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

Focuses on developing strategies for effective speaking and listening, language and writing, and reading comprehension by analyzing a variety of complex texts and building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction.

Continues the study and refinement of essential literacy skills with a deeper focus on reading, writing, and speaking grounded in evidence from literary and informational texts.

Focuses on strengthening skills to unpack and understand texts at higher complexities and demonstrate understanding through tasks meeting literacy instructional shifts.

Engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose and skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes including analytical, persuasive, and reflective writing.

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

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

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

College-level course providing practice in expository writing that synthesizes ideas from various readings and includes the production of documented papers.

Introduces students to the field of journalism and organization of publications like newspapers and yearbooks, covering news stories, editorials, and photography.

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

Study of basic mythologies of major civilizations to help understand allusions in literature and the influence of mythology on language and science.