Language Arts

Advanced Placement English
A college level course based on intense study of language and literature with the purpose of preparing students for the AP English tests.

English IV
A survey course of British literature from Beowulf to the present.

English III
A survey course in American literature from the Puritan Era to the present.

English II
A study of various genres of literature combined with the development of composition skills appropriate to the 10th Grade.

English II - Honors
English II curriculum with further emphasis on critical analysis of literature and the development of advanced style techniques in composition.

English I
A survey of genres of literature combined with the development of composition skills appropriate to the 9th Grade.

English 8
A survey of various genres of literature combined with the development of composition skills appropriate to the 8th Grade.

World Literature
A comprehensive, in depth course in the great writings from countries other than Britain and the U.S. Selections include The Iliad, The Aeneid, The Confessions of St. Augustine, Arabian Nights, The Song of Roland and The Divine Comedy. Other authors include: Cervantes, Goethe, Hugo, Ibsen, Camus, Achebe and Solzhenitsyn.

Creative Writing - The Short Story
A study of Literary Elements and Archetypes common to the short-story genre.

Creative Writing - Nonfiction
A study of Informative, Expository, Narrative, and Persuasive essay writing.

Studies In Literature - Shakespeare
A study of the Bards Life, times, and major texts.

Studies In Literature - Science Fiction
A study of “Dystopia” (defined as ” a fictional place, state, or situation in which conditions are dreadful…”).

Grammar & Composition
For the student whose grammar and/or composition skills are below grade level. It prepares the student to write compositions of varying length, paying special attention to spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and organization.