Both their writing and reading will make students aware of the interactions among a writer's purposes, audience expectations, and subjects as well as the way generic conventions and the resources of language contribute to effectiveness in writing. College Prep English is specifically designed to prepare and meet the needs of the college bound student. Grammar and usage will be taught as necessary for effective essay writing, as well as preparation for and production of a research project. A large scope of world literature is covered through various genre. Vocabulary, literacy criticism and literary terms are also taught in this course.
Students study literature interwoven with technical reading and writing.
The Senior Advanced Placement course is structured to allow students to pass the College Board National Advanced Placement Test. Students must apply for admittance to this class. Students may elect, in the spring, to take the College Board Advanced Placement Exam in either Language and Composition or Literature and Composition. Study will include world literature of various historical periods and application of reading, writing, oral communication and critical thinking skills. This course is designed to increase the student's power for future college work or for other reading.