The English Department’s mission is to help students become confident, competent, and accurate writers who can respond with voice, detail, style, and imagination to a wide variety of assignments, as well as skilled, analytical, and appreciative readers of all genres of literature.

The English Department offers a sequence of courses 9 through 12 designed to prepare students to become skilled and critical readers, writers, speakers, and appreciators of literature. Our courses prepare students for success in demanding college programs, in other post high school programs, in the workplace, and in all facets of their personal and professional lives.

English courses in grades 9 through 12 are designed for students to experience at multiple levels of sophistication and challenge, including College-Prep, Honors, and Advanced Placement. The department also offers a varied and engaging array of electives, which students can select in addition to the required four years of English study.

In all four years, students will gain greater skill and confidence in all aspects of writing – including argumentative writing, research writing, creative writing, anecdotal writing, creative non-fiction, and analytical response writing.

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Program of Studies