It Provides a detailed investigation of literary techniques and devices using classics from American and English literature as examples. -It explains how to recognize these techniques and to incorporate them into writing. It also presents strategies for expanding vocabulary through reading and provides focus on grammar skills for advanced writing. Course topics include: Plot, Setting, …
Course Overview High School English II provides tools for students to achieve college readiness in understanding and correctly using the conventions of standard English, with a focus on literary techniques, vocabulary, and grammar. The course draws from literature classics to give students practice in identifying and incorporating these conventions. Course topics include: Elements of Short …
Course Overview American Literature-English III uses the works of the masters to give the student a well-rounded look at American Literature, beginning with Native American lore and continuing on through the Modernist Movement. Sprinkled with strategically-placed morsels of grammar and style, this course enhances the student’s ability to enjoy and produce literature. Course topics include: …
British Literature is a robust high school English IV course for 11th and 12th-grade students that examine British Literature as it has developed through the ages against a historical backdrop. It exposes students to classic works of fiction and nonfiction, including epics, legends, poetry, histories, novels, and drama from early Anglo-Saxon texts to post-modern pieces. …
AP English Literature and Composition is designed for students who have mastered the basic English curriculum (English I, English II) and wish to be challenged by higher-level reading and analysis. It engages students in becoming skilled readers and writers of prose from a variety of rhetorical contexts. The course also includes AP Exam prep.
AP English Language and Composition is designed for students who have mastered the basic English curriculum (English I, English II) and wish to be challenged by higher-level reading and analysis. Students analyze and interpret good writing and apply effective strategies in their own writing while also preparing for the AP Exam.
