Sports, features, news, and editorial columns all play an important role in putting together a good newspaper. The class will be partially responsible for the production of the school newspaper, The Smoke Signal . All students will be evaluated on their work in producing this paper monthly. A major portion of this class is writing. Consent of instructor is required.
Computer skills are necessary.
The Advanced Placement course allows highly motivated students with a strong background in literary criticism who have preferably taken Advanced Composition and British Literature a chance to take an even more advanced English course. Students in this fast paced course must have excellent writing and oral skills and must also read large volumes in a limited time. Mere comprehension of material is not enough since intensive study of representative works from drama, poetry, novels, and short stories will be considered in terms of their language, characters, theme, structure, and meaning. Students may earn college English credits if they pass the rigorous A.P. Examination given at the conclusion of the course. The exam is strongly recommended as the proper culmination to the course.