English I is meticulously designed to offer students a profound exploration of literary genres. Students will undergo intensive writing instruction, acquiring mastery in the Evidence Based Paragraph, Literary Analysis Essay, Rhetorical Analysis Essay, Poetry Explication, and the Literary Research Paper.

This course provides a comprehensive study of the progression of American voices and the American experience through literature from the Colonial period to the present.

Students examine, explore and respond to multiple genres surrounding various global, historical, and social contexts from the Anglo-Saxon Period to the present.

Designed to bridge the gap for high school seniors who need college-level instruction surrounding reading, writing, critical thinking, metacognition, and essential skills necessary for college success.

This elective course surveys African-American literature from the 1700's to the present through short works, poetry, drama, essays, speeches, letters and novels.

Students read rigorous texts from various eras and genres, analyzing the big ideas of rhetorical situation, claims/evidence, reasoning/organization, and style.

Students closely read and analyze imaginative fiction, developing their ability to recognize a work's complexity and understand how meaning is developed through literary techniques.

This elective course gives students who enjoy writing a chance both to express themselves creatively and to polish their writing skills through fiction, poetry, and non-fiction.

Dual credit course following city college syllabus. Semester one focuses on various types of writing. Semester two focuses on argumentative and research-based writing. Students earn 3 college credit hours per semester upon successful completion with C or better.

Designed to introduce students to journalism: history, principles of journalistic writing, laws and ethics, design, editing, photography, and broadcasting. Students produce The Kaleidoscope newspaper.

Emphasizes the development of poise, confidence, and delivery in public speaking. Students will study effective speeches and write/practice speeches in various styles.

Required for all freshmen who have not already taken it. Students will study the real number system and build manipulative and problem solving skills.