This course is recommended for students who have not performed adequately on PACT assessments. Students will strengthen their written and spoken language skills, develop a more diverse vocabulary, review basic research skills, and improve critical thinking skills. They will read works from the five major literary genres, be able to identify characteristics that distinguish literary forms.   Student writing will include persuasive, expository essays, and technical reports.  Students will use spoken and visual language to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

This course is recommended for college-bound students who have performed adequately on PACT assessments.  Students will refine their mastery of grammar, mechanics, usage, and sentence structure and variety for use in paragraph development. They will read works from the five major literary genres, be able to identify characteristics that distinguish literary forms, and explain the influence a historical period has on the form, style, and theme of a written work.   Student writing will include research essays, expository and persuasive essays, and technical reports.  Students will use spoken and visual language to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

English 2 CP 1

English 2 CP 2

This course is recommended for students who have not performed adequately on PACT assessments.  A great deal of emphasis is placed on HSAP preparation.  Students continue to develop skills in language through a study of classic and contemporary literature.  They will synthesize, analyze, and critique reading selections and become competent at interpreting, comparing and contrasting, analyzing, and applying information from printed materials.  Student writings should include expository essays and creative pieces.  They will make formal and extemporaneous oral presentations in the narrative and expository modes.  They will continue to improve research skills.

This course is recommended for college-bound students.  Students continue to develop skills in language through a study of classic and contemporary literature.  They will synthesize, analyze, and critique reading selections and become competent at interpreting, comparing and contrasting, analyzing, and applying information from printed materials.  Students’ writings should include expository essays and creative pieces.  They will make formal and extemporaneous oral presentations in the narrative and expository modes.  They will continue to improve research skills.

This course is designed for the International Baccalaureate diploma and certificate candidate. The curriculum presents highly esteemed works of world literature for discussion and intensive analysis.  The sophisticated tone of class discussions and the nature of the related work dictate that the students should be mature and highly motivated.  Ten to twelve major literary works are studied in depth.  Class work incorporates lecture and discussion, independent and cooperative analysis, writing assignments, and group and independent presentations.  A significant amount of outside research and preparation is a necessary requirement for the class.  Assessment criteria include major tests, quizzes, essays, research papers, oral presentations, and comprehensive journals.  During the Junior year, students must complete two IB prescribed oral assessments: a rehearsed presentation, and an unrehearsed taped commentary.  Upon successful completion of all criteria, the IB diploma/certificate candidate continues to the English 5 HL/IB/AP Literature and Composition course.

This course is the second year of the International Baccalaureate studies (Language A).  Students will continue their intensive analyses of great works from the international canon.  Seven to nine major works will be studied during the Senior year.  As in the first segment of the two-year IB program, students should be mature and self-motivated.  A sophisticated level of scholarship is desired.  Extensive reading, research, and composition will prepare the student for the IB prescribed external assessments, a two-hour written commentary (unprepared) and a two-hour written essay (prepared).  IB students will take both the AP and IB exams.  AP students will take the AP exam.