AP® English Literature and Composition
This course is offered to juniors and seniors who have demonstrated the ability to do college level work, and for whom English is a particular passion. This is a genre course studying literature in English and a selection of important works in translation from the canon of world literature. Students write frequent literary analysis essays,…
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This college-level course is offered to juniors and seniors, and teaches students to become skilled readers and writers who can identify rhetorical contexts and craft their writing to a variety of audiences and purposes. The course focuses on the study of how language is used to create meaning, and the analysis of nonfiction prose. Students…
Read MoreEnglish II – Honors: Exploring Literary Perspectives
In this rigorous advanced course, students are required to think critically and autonomously about literature, and to explore and participate in a dialogue about the major philosophical questions that British and American literature have posed from their Anglo-Saxon origins to contemporary forms. Students are expected to extend those philosophical questions and make meaningful connections to…
Read MoreEnglish II – Exploring Literary Perspectives
Students explore and participate in dialogues about the major philosophical questions that British and American literature have posed from their Anglo-Saxon origins to contemporary forms. Through a study of significant literary movements, students are expected to question the text and make meaningful connections between the texts and their contemporary world. Through close reading, creative and…
Read MoreEnglish I – Honors: Investigating Forms and Genres
This rigorous advanced course encourages the process of critical thinking, analysis and writing through the study of fiction, nonfiction, drama and poetry. Students continue to expand their writing skills by studying vocabulary, grammar rules and stylistic conventions. The writing students do at the honors level is informed by a nuanced understanding of texts and the…
Read MoreEnglish I – Investigating Forms and Genres
In this course, students use literature to explore communities and cultures different from their own while connecting their experiences to common themes throughout the texts. Through poetry, short stories, drama, essays and novels, students read and write their way to an empathetic view of the world. Students experience a variety of genres, voices, and approaches…
Read MoreEnglish 8 Honors
This critical thinking course is designed for students for whom English is a particular passion or talent. This class is fast-paced with appropriately high expectations. The goal for the course is to develop in each student an identity as a reader and a writer, by exploring multiple genres. Students are encouraged and expected to make…
Read MoreEnglish 8
This course focuses on the transitions needed to prepare for Upper School English. Close attention is given to each student’s reading and writing skills. Students learn active and critically-engaged reading of literature, with a focus on interpreting and making meaning out of figurative language. They learn composition and revision skills through a variety of essays…
Read MoreEnglish 7 Honors
This critical thinking course is designed for students with a particular passion or talent for English. The course is typically fast-paced with high expectations. The goal is to develop in each student an identity as a reader and a writer by exploring multiple genres. Through structured mini-lessons and individual conferences, students build strength as writers…
Read MoreEnglish 7
The goal for this course is to nurture a love for the English language while developing in each student an identity as a reader and a writer by exploring multiple genres. Students are encouraged and expected to make assertions on their own and reinforce those claims with textual support. Students also learn to make connections…
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