Addresses four strands of literacy: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking, and Language. Students read fiction and nonfiction, including short stories, poetry, drama, novels, and literary nonfiction. Writing includes narrative, informative/explanatory, and argument.

Students read increasingly complex tests and write in various modes, with additional expectations of extended reading, writing, and research.

Addresses four strands of literacy through survey of thematically aligned units. Writing emphasizes narrative, informative/explanatory, and argument modes using increasingly sophisticated structures.

Involves increasingly complex texts and various writing modes with additional expectations of extended reading, writing, and research. Students expected to demonstrate mastery of grammar and mechanics.

Survey of American Literature in thematically aligned units. Focuses on complex works of literary nonfiction and various genres of American literature. Writing emphasizes rhetorical analysis and research.

Focused on recurrent themes in American literature and foundational works of American political philosophy. Writing is heavily focused on analytical writing including developing claims and counterclaims.

Cultivates reading and writing skills for college success and civic engagement. Focuses on evidence-based analytic and argumentative writing, rhetorical analysis of nonfiction, and the writing process.

First year of a two-year sequence. Students read college-level selections approved by IB board. Preparation for IB Oral Commentary and Oral Presentation exams.

Survey of British Literature. Students read and analyze complex works of literary nonfiction and British literature. Writing emphasizes analysis, research, and sophisticated structures.

Complex reading focused on themes in British literature and foundational works of British history and philosophy. Writing is heavily focused on analytical writing and sophisticated structures.

Study of literary works of fiction, drama, and poetry. Focuses on reading, analyzing, and writing about imaginative literature from various periods to understand structure, style, and themes.

Second year of two-year sequence. Requires extensive reading, interactive orals, and historical and literary research. Culminates in two written exams for the IB Diploma.