This course, a survey of World literature, integrates writing and language concepts and skills as well as literature and reading concepts and skills. This course includes intensive writing instruction and provides the critical thinking, reading, and writing skills necessary for college entrance.

This course concentrates on exposing the student to the creative achievements in literature, art, architecture, music and philosophy (LAMP) throughout Western Civilization. Critical thinking skills are developed through analysis of the relationship of these creative forms of expression through reading, written and oral response, class discussion, and audio/visual presentations. Concert and museum field trips after…

This course, which focuses on rhetoric, challenges advanced students to complete college preparatory work by integrating units according to chronology, genre, and theme in American Literature and by utilizing those writing skills necessary to respond to literary and nonfiction works extemporaneously. The necessary components of grammar, persuasion, and argumentation needed for success in college are…

This course requires students to read and deeply analyze a wide variety of genres including fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction texts including informational and argumentative as well as digital/multi-modal texts. Students will utilize their understanding of genres read and the best examples of the author’s craft in a variety of genres to generate written texts…

This one-semester course is an SAT preparation course that emphasizes vocabulary development, writing skills, and comprehension skills needed to excel on the SAT. The curriculum also provides practice in improving reading rate, reading flexibility, and study skills needed for college success.

The course will provide instructional opportunities for recent immigrant students with limited English proficiency. Through comprehensible input, students will accelerate second language acquisition and will be challenged to apply higher order thinking skills in all four language domains. Emphasis is placed on word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension strategies and fluency in order to provide students opportunities…

The course will provide instructional opportunities for recent immigrant students with limited English proficiency. Through comprehensible input, students will accelerate second language acquisition and will be challenged to apply higher order thinking skills in all four language domains. Emphasis is placed on word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension strategies and fluency in order to provide students opportunities…

Objectives and expectations are identical to those of English II. Emphasis is placed on vocabulary expansion, written and oral communication, reading comprehension and attentive listening. This course is designed to accelerate the non- English speaking student’s social and academic English language acquisition. Course content is adapted and scaffolded as appropriate for student language proficiency levels.…

Objectives and expectations are identical to those of English I. Emphasis is placed on vocabulary expansion, written and oral communication, reading comprehension and attentive listening. This course is designed to accelerate the non-English speaking student’s social and academic English language acquisition. Course content is adapted and scaffolded as appropriate for student language proficiency levels. End…