In English I, students will engage in activities that build on their prior knowledge and skills in order to strengthen their reading, writing, and oral language skills. Students will read and write on a daily basis.

In English I, students will engage in activities that build on their prior knowledge and skills in order to strengthen their reading, writing, and oral language skills. Students will read and write on a daily basis.

Advanced English I is meant to provide a foundational course for students who intend to enroll in Advanced Placement English III and IV. The course offers a study of multiple genres and periods of literature, accompanies a variety of writing opportunities, vocabulary study, and higher level thinking skills and strategies from College Board.

English II reinforces study skills, library skills, language usage, composition methods, reading competence, literature appreciation, vocabulary enrichment, and effective test-taking techniques.

Advanced English II continues the foundational preparation for the upper level AP courses. Through a study of classic and contemporary literature, students have multiple opportunities to develop and demonstrate their understanding of rhetorical and literary devices through close reading and analysis.

English III consists of advanced language usage, written compositions, preparation for college entrance examinations through vocabulary development and test-taking techniques, a survey of American literature, and advanced research skills applicable to a documented paper on an appropriate topic.

English IV includes extensive composition and language practice, a study of the origins and growth of the English language through a survey of British literature, the reading of other works by world masters from all periods, and advanced research practice.

The AP Language and Composition course aligns to an introductory college-level rhetoric and writing curriculum, requiring students to develop evidence-based analytic and argumentative writing skills. Students will read nonfiction texts to analyze rhetorical elements and will evaluate, synthesize, and cite research to support their arguments.

This course engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of selected texts, students deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers.

In this rigorous composition course, students will write poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and drama. They will demonstrate an understanding of the recursive nature of the writing process.

The purpose of this course is to provide a foundation for students to solve problems using functions, symbolic reasoning and mathematical modeling. This course includes the study of linear, quadratic, and exponential functions and their related transformations, equations, and associated solutions.

This course is designed to include all the Algebra I NISD Standards and TEKS with an emphasis on complex problem-solving. This will build a foundation for success in AP Calculus and AP Statistics.