This course integrates oral and written conventions, listening and speaking skills, and composition, and integrates the study of literature, reading analysis and response, vocabulary development, media literacy, listening and speaking skills and research. It develops and strengthens speaking and writing skills through both oral and written practice, including the integration of grammar and spelling skills…

Advanced English & Reading 8 will focus on the same TEKS prescribed by the State of Texas for the grade level but will emphasize the advanced application of reading and writing skills in increasingly complex texts across a variety of genres as well as in various original compositions and responses to text. Students will be…

Objectives and expectations mirror those of English Grade 8 with the addition of foundational language development expectations. Course content is adapted and scaffolded as appropriate for English learners (ELLs) proficiency levels using the ELLA TEKS. The course focuses on the interconnected nature of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking through the seven integrated strands of…

This course will fulfill the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum requirements for Theory of Knowledge. This course challenges students to reflect critically on diverse ways of knowing and areas of knowledge, and to consider the role which knowledge plays in the global society. This course is meant to encourage students to become aware of themselves as…

This course is a continuation of IB English III and will fulfill the International Baccalaureate (IB) requirements for Group 1 Language A HL. Students will continue to improve their proficiency in literary analysis and oral and written communication. This course will fulfill the Texas graduation requirements for English IV.

This course will fulfill the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum requirements for Group 1 Language A. The English Language and Literature course aims to develop students’ appreciation and use of the English language through the study of literature, as well as non-fiction texts. Students develop their reading, writing, and speaking abilities in a variety of contexts,…

This course is a continuation of IB English III and will fulfill the International Baccalaureate (IB) requirements for Group 1 Language A HL. Students will continue to improve their proficiency in literary analysis and oral and written communication. This course will fulfill the Texas graduation requirements for English IV.

This course will fulfill the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum requirements for Group 1 Language A. This rigorous pre-university program will draw from the literary heritage of English in addition to offering the international perspective of world literature. Students will read works selected from IB recommended reading lists and will demonstrate oral and written competencies based…

The United States Academic Decathlon® is a ten-event scholastic competition for teams of high school students. Each high school enters a team of nine students: 3 Honor students (3.80 – 4.00 GPA), 3 Scholastic students (3.20 – 3.799 GPA), and 3 Varsity students (0.00 – 3.199 GPA). The theme of study changes each year.

This writing course is designed especially to challenge the imagination and creativity of the student by encouraging spontaneity of expression by increasing awareness of the power of language, and by refining the individual original characteristics of language style in such literary types as short stories, poetry and nonfiction writing.