Course Descriptions:

English II CP

The foundation of this course is to begin with the question, “How do we understand ourselves and the world around us?” Through this question we will develop our ability to read critically, our ability to write clearly for a variety of occasions, our ability to speak publicly, and we will develop our understanding of how language functions within our daily lives. The course content will address our understanding of our sense of self, our understanding of how the choices we make shape our lives, and how to make meaning of our place in the world.

English IV CPC and CPE

The foundation of this course is to develop students’ reading, writing, speaking, discourse, public speaking, and problem solving skills and to help them to appreciate and become active citizens in the world. The course content is multi-disciplinary to give students opportunities to explore in depth current issues in the areas of politics, philosophy, law, ethics, gender, race, social media and celebrity culture, consumerism, morality and business, the consumer culture, technology, arts, and science, etc. Through reading, writing, and discourse, the course will cultivate students’ ability to apply, analyze, argue, create, etc. using the various rhetorical strategies and technological tools. In addition, the student will explore these skills and themes through the forms of the short story, personal narratives, modern and contemporary drama, and world literature. Students also will continue to build on their reading, grammar and usage, writing, and vocabulary skills and will write in a variety of forms, including informational, argument, critical analysis, argumentative essays and reflection.