This course prepares students for the Advanced Placement Examination in English Language and Composition through a college-level class. Emphasis is on the analysis of rhetorical devices employed in non-fiction, including essays, articles, and speeches. Students continually write timed and un-timed essays on a variety of topics. This course prepares students for the Advanced Placement Examination in English Literature and Composition through a college-level class. Emphasis is on the refinement of individual writing styles and the critical analysis of literature.
Students analyze representative works from several genres and periods.
This seminar requires intensive thinking, and independent assignments. A student performs non-instructional tasks for a teacher. No credit is awarded. IV Emphasis is on improving thinking and speaking skills through competition. Activities include declamation, extemporaneous speaking, oratory, and prose and poetry reading.