Designed to provide high achieving students the opportunity to further develop skills in higher-level thinking, traditional and creative research, group discussion, public speaking, creativity, and independent study through the in-depth study of traditional and contemporary literature and current events.

Helps students continue the mastery of essential literacy skills including speaking, listening, language, writing, and reading comprehension by analyzing a variety of complex texts and content-rich nonfiction.

Focuses on the study and refinement of essential literacy skills started in grade 9, with deeper focus on literacy instructional shifts and strategies for effective communication through complex texts.

Focuses on strengthening skills needed to unpack and understand texts at higher complexities and demonstrate understanding through tasks that build knowledge around important topics and essential questions.

Engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods and rhetorical contexts and becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes including analytical or persuasive essays.

Prepares students with the skills needed to communicate effectively in the workplace or to gain admission to and succeed in college or professional school through the development of literacy skills.

Engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature, considering structure, style, themes, and use of figurative language, imagery, and symbolism.

A college-level course offering practice in expository writing with emphasis on content, organization, and style for different purposes and audiences.

A college-level course providing practice in expository writing that synthesizes ideas from various readings and includes library work and production of documented papers.

Introduces the field of journalism and organization of publications like newspapers and yearbooks, covering news stories, editorials, feature writing, photography, and business aspects.

Enhances English vocabulary and understanding of the structure of the English language through systematic analysis of words and word origins from Greek, Latin, and modern languages.

Includes the study of basic mythologies of major civilizations to help students understand allusions in western literature and the influence of mythology on language and science.