A year-long dual registration course. ELD 1-2 develops basic English language skills through listening, speaking, reading, and writing for beginning speakers. The Newcomer Class acquaints newly immigrated students with U.S. culture, history, geography, and basic academic skills.

A year-long course for students with limited English proficiency. It integrates listening, speaking, reading, and writing to develop functional literacy. ELD Explorations A/B provides extra practice and support for intermediate fluency.

This course integrates literature with the writing process to introduce new styles of writing and literary techniques. It focuses on skills needed for performance assessment tests and prepares students for advanced English courses.

An accelerated course covering short stories, novels, and multi-paragraph compositions. It focuses on advanced literary analysis, fluent descriptive/narrative/expository writing, grammar, and usage.

A thematic study of literature and composition that develops writing, thinking, punctuation, and grammar skills, as well as listening and speaking in collaborative settings.

Studies the relationship between individuals and society, nature, and self. Emphasizes written and oral expository expression and the influences of Western humanities.

Explores the American Dream and American identity through historical literary movements and rhetorical analysis. Focuses on analytical thinking, evidentiary analysis, and English language conventions.

Focuses on the analysis of American fiction and non-fiction from Colonial to modern times. Prepares students for the AP Language Exam through text analysis and rhetorical strategies.

A rhetoric-based course designed to prepare seniors for college-level literacy. Students develop proficiency in expository, analytical, and argumentative reading and writing.

Surveys literary works from diverse global authors to provide perspectives on different cultures, human experiences, and values.

A college-level course covering Western literary development from the Greeks to the 20th century. Emphasizes close reading, research papers, and creative narratives to prepare for the AP exam.

Examines media methodologies by comparing news presentation and advertising. Focuses on bias, ethics, and the techniques used in media production using primary nonfiction sources.