This accelerated course is the second year of an advanced college preparatory English sequence, and designed especially for students who want to take at least one Advanced Placement English course. Content is organized thematically and will employ the use of essential questions to guide critical thinking about challenging texts that include short stories, novels, nonfiction, drama and poetry. There is a clear emphasis on the progressive development of skills identified in the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (9-10). English II Honors places special emphasis on developing student writers who can produce well-crafted, organized, multi-paragraph essays written for a variety of audiences, with a focus on evidence-based analyses of multiple sources. Students will be assessed, in part, through the use of regular district-wide benchmark assessments.

* This course is in sequence with the AP English course.

* Blended option is not open to 9th grade students.