Focuses on reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. Integrated study of literature and composition. Summer reading is required.

Focuses on reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. Integrated study of literature and composition. Summer reading is required.

Focuses on reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. Integrated study of literature and composition. Summer reading is required.

Focuses on reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. Integrated study of literature and composition. Summer project is required.

Study and writing of analytical or persuasive essays on non-literary topics. Focuses on language, rhetoric, and expository writing. Prepares for the AP exam.

Part of AP Capstone. Develops skills in writing, research, analysis, evidence-based arguments, and collaboration. Investigates real-world issues.

Second course in AP Capstone. Students design, plan, and implement a yearlong research-based investigation on a topic of interest. Culminates in a 4,000-5,000 word paper and oral defense.

Critical analysis of imaginative literature across various genres and periods. Focuses on experience, interpretation, and evaluation of literature. Intensive writing.

Focuses on college-level writing, reading, and evaluating non-fiction academic essays. Preparation for introductory college writing courses.

Development of creative writing skills through narratives, poems, journal entries, dramatic scenes, and novel excerpts. Focuses on audience and mode of expression.

Refinement of writing skills. Students work with teachers to compose writing for publication in school literary magazines.

History and fundamentals of effective journalism, including interviewing, reporting, editing, layout, and ethical social media use.