English Language Arts Modifiedfocuses on specially designed instruction aligned to students’ IEP goals and objectives with modified grading, content, and materials from the general education curriculum. The purposes of the course are to improve literal and inferential comprehension skills, vocabulary, reading rate, reading related study skills, and interest in reading. Curriculum is based on students’ IEP goals and objectives as well as modified general education curriculum and content.  By IEP case manager assignment only.

This course concentrates on critical reading of texts from different genres, reflecting themes of identity and self-discovery, and on clear and purposeful writing aligned to the Design Thinking process. Course topics and texts are aligned to the “Origins, Identity, and Agency” domain of the SPS Ethnic Studies Framework.

This class concentrates on how the human experience is expressed in literature from around the world. Students learn to read analytically and write clearly and purposefully. Course topics and texts are aligned to the “Power and Oppression” domain of the SPS Ethnic Studies Framework.

American Literature & Composition continues to emphasize writing, discussion, and literary analysis. The literary emphasis is on the work of American authors, with texts selected based on input from students. Course outcomes include developing critical reading skills, communication skills, and various modes of writing. Course topics and texts are aligned to the “Resistance and Liberation” domain of the SPS Ethnic Studies Framework.

Comparative Literature & Composition synthesizes critical reading and writing skills from previous years, focusing on texts that cross a wide range of genres, and embody a high level of thematic and technical complexity. The course prepares students to grapple with the rigors of comparative analysis they will encounter in college. Readings, both classical and contemporary, fiction and non-fiction, represent a diverse range of authentic voices and showcase an assortment of themes. They are also sufficiently complex to lend themselves to literary analysis. The texts allow students to build on critical interpretive skills they have encountered in previous years of study. At the conclusion of the course students analyze literature in depth, allowing them critical perspective with which to examine complex texts beyond high school.

This course is designed to bring students to independence in their learning through student centered discussion and study. Course work focuses on diction, presentation, and construction of ideas, and writing about concepts, all elements of AP preparatory work emphasizing Language and Composition. The strategies for “timed writings” are established during this course. The AP designation will be added to the student’s final transcript. Students are encouraged to take the AP exam, but that exam is not part of the course grade.

Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition is a college-level course offered in high school. The course objective is to enable students to write effectively and confidently in their college courses across the curriculum. Therefore, this composition course emphasizes the expository, analytical, and argumentative writing that forms the basis of academic and professional communication, as well as the personal and reflective writing that fosters the development of writing facility in any context. In addition, this course will focus on skills necessary to read primary and secondary sources carefully, to synthesize material from these texts in their own compositions, and to cite sources using conventions recommended by professional organizations.

This multilevel course concentrates on critical reading of texts from different genres, reflecting themes of identity and self-discovery, and on clear and purposeful writing aligned to the Design Thinking process. Course topics and texts are aligned to the “Origins, Identity, and Agency” domain of the SPS Ethnic Studies Framework.

This multilevel course concentrates on how the human experience is expressed in literature from around the world. Students learn to read analytically and write clearly and purposefully. Course topics and texts are aligned to the “Power and Oppression” domain of the SPS Ethnic Studies Framework.

This multilevel course concentrates on critical readings about the American experience with an emphasis on increased sophistication through reading, writing and speaking.

This multilevel course concentrates The main objective of this course is to provide additional language support for students who are taking a mainstream language arts class. Students will receive additional practice and support in reading and analyzing grade level texts, writing expository, argumentative and analytical paragraphs and essays, enhancing their oral proficiency skills and developing academic vocabulary needed for success in the mainstream classroom. Students will also receive targeted grammar support on an as needed basis.

This course is designed to focus on strengthening the skills required for successful completion of senior projects and post-secondary level work. Scaffolding instruction for English Language Learners, it will review and reinforce the writing process, including choosing and limiting a topic, writing a thesis statement, planning an outline, and gathering, analyzing, and organizing information for a research paper. This course involves improvement of oral presentation skills, writing multi-paragraph essays, completing college applications, and resume writing. Students will also read and respond to adapted versions of grade-level appropriate literature, excerpts from grade-level literature, or entire grade-level texts.