Reading I, II, and III offer students reading instruction to successfully navigate academic demands and learn lifelong literacy skills. These courses are designed for students who are having considerable difficulty in reading. Students will learn study strategies, test-taking skills, the literacy processes necessary for handling a wide variety of texts, including school materials, work-related reading, and self-selected pleasure reading. Students eligible for this class include those who meet any of the following criteria: students who fail to pass the reading objectives of the STAAR 8th grade reading or EOC tests, fail two or more content subjects, or are designated as at-risk. This course is designed to teach reading as a critical life skill.

Reading I, II, and III offer students reading instruction to successfully navigate academic demands and learn lifelong literacy skills. These courses are designed for students who are having considerable difficulty in reading. Students will learn study strategies, test-taking skills, the literacy processes necessary for handling a wide variety of texts, including school materials, work-related reading, and self-selected pleasure reading. Students eligible for this class include those who meet any of the following criteria: students who fail to pass the reading objectives of the STAAR 8th grade reading or EOC tests, fail two or more content subjects, or are designated as at-risk. This course is designed to teach reading as a critical life skill.

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. Instruction includes an introduction to key terms, skills, and strategies associated with rhetorical and literary analysis.

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. Instruction includes an introduction to key terms, skills, and strategies associated with rhetorical and literary analysis.

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

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.

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 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.