English

Differences Between Regular English, Honors English, and AP

Honors English Students Will:

• Focus more on college-preparatory writing.

• Apply oral presentation skills in class more frequently.

• Have increased responsibilities to read at home, manage their time, and organize themselves.

• Participate in more student-centered and independent student-inquiry activities.

• Discuss texts on a more sophisticated level utilizing Socratic seminar and similar discussion structures.

• If a student is missing an essential skill, the expectations are that the teacher will help guide the student but not teach the skill to the entire class; therefore, the student will work independently to reach the level of the rest of the class.

Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Students Will: 

• Improve their writing skills by writing on a consistent basis and seeing good writing from others.

• Improve their reading skills by reading good writing from a variety of good writers.

• Improve their skills on multiple choice practice exams through a variety of multiple choice exams and other exercises.

Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition Students Will:

• Read, discuss, and analyze a variety of poetry, prose, and longer fiction at a collegiate level.

  • Students should expect to read outside of class for 5-6 hours per week.

• Practice writing timed essays over a variety of literary topics.

• Write longer literary analysis and research papers.