English 9 CP: 

This course in effective writing and critical reading centers on fostering a student’s awareness of writing as a thinking process. Concentration on language use and stylistic development with a thematic focus on justice will lead to insight regarding interpretive reading and writing skills. The fiction and nonfiction course offerings will serve as tools for advancing the manipulation of language details and structure to create meaning primarily within the modes of exposition, analysis, and argumentation. Our journey through various moral and justice systems will serve as a means to understanding our individual roles in creating global justice for all. 

 English 11 CP: A Thousand Different Ways

“There are a thousand different ways to tell the truth, yet each is true.” ~Swami Vivekananda.  This course will explore the connections between objective or factual truth, and subjective or personal truth. Through a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between the portrayal of ideas and their interpretation, students will consider concepts of reality, fantasy, and illusion; manipulation and perception of information; and heroism versus villainy. Through the investigation of literary genres, including graphic novels, plays, novels, short stories and more, this course encourages critical thinking, self-reflection, and open dialogue to foster a deeper understanding of these fundamental aspects of human existence.