Students master basic writing, speaking, researching, and interpreting skills. Focus on narrative and expository essays, literature survey, presentations, drama/novel study, MLA research project, and grammar/mechanics.

Mastery of basic writing, speaking, researching, and interpreting skills at an advanced level. Includes narrative/expository essays, literature, presentations, drama/novel study, MLA research project, and grammar.

Students master writing, speaking, researching, and interpreting skills. Emphasis on argumentative and expository essays, literature, drama/novel study, research/MLA format, and grammar.

Advanced mastery of writing, speaking, researching, and interpreting skills with emphasis on argumentative and exposition writing, literature analysis, research/MLA format, and grammar.

Focus on written and verbal communication and reading comprehension. Includes expository and argumentative essays, a typed research paper, American literature survey, and grammar review.

Mastery in written/verbal communications, literary analysis, and interpretation. Includes expository/argumentative essays, research paper, critical analysis of a novel, and American literature.

Preparation for college-level writing. Study of narrative, expository, argumentative, analytical, and digital writing. Includes writing for college applications and research documentation.

Analysis of video as an artistic medium compared to literature. Evaluates content, themes, and intentions of authors/directors. Involves writing analytical and comparative essays.

Development of effective communication skills through delivery of informative, demonstrative, argumentative, and memorized speeches. Includes written outlines and reflections.

Mastery of marketable job skills, career exploration, resume creation, interviewing, and business letter writing. Includes research reports and grammar study.

Written/verbal communications, literary analysis, and interpretation. Focus on expository and argumentative essays, drama/novel study, research/MLA format, and technical writing.

College-level course focused on becoming skilled readers of prose and writers for various purposes. Emphasizes expository, analytical, and argumentative writing based on non-fiction texts.