Students are expected to increase their analytical skills, reading increasingly complex texts across all genres and writing cogent, well-supported analysis and argument essays using evidence from those texts. Focus on world culture and how points of view vary with cultural experience.

Honors English college prep course that takes a global and thematic approach to the study of literature and composition. Highly academic course requiring extensive outside reading, writing, and research.

Students continue to increase analytical skills, reading complex texts and writing analysis essays. Focus on world culture and how points of view vary with cultural experience.

College prep course emphasizing in-depth analysis of World Literature, personal and expository compositions, vocabulary development, public speaking skills, and research skills.

Close reading of complex works of American literature and informational texts. Understanding nuances of language, analyzing author's point of view, recognizing rhetorical elements, and developing tone and mood.

College prep course introducing the American experience through diverse literature from Puritan era through 20th Century. Emphasis on reading comprehension and writing skills. Research paper required.

Close reading of complex works and informational texts. Analysis of author's point of view and rhetorical elements. Sustained research projects evaluating primary and secondary sources.

Interpret, analyze, evaluate, and critique British literature with concentration on developing writing and analytical reading skills. Covers short stories, essays, poems, plays, and novels.

Close reading of complex British literature and informational texts. Analyzing author's point of view, rhetorical elements, tone, and mood. Sustained research projects.

College-level course analyzing world literature. Provides practice and guidance for AP examination.

Elective course focused on Evidence-Based Reading and Writing sections of the SAT. Students become familiar with SAT format, concepts, strategies, and test-taking skills. Includes practice tests.

Opportunities to enhance grammar and style techniques. Students compose creative works and edit/publish a literary journal or school paper.