Grading is based on students' individual skills in the oral presentations, class participation, group work, in and out of class assignments and quizzes. Other materials include a vocabulary workbook and the Writer's INC handbook. The course will deal with an intensive review and development of the student's ability to write expository prose. Early in the school year, an introduction to the structures of narrative prose and fiction will be added to this emphasis on composition. In the third quarter the concentration is on an introduction to the structure and thematic development of the drama, and the fourth quarter provides an introduction to the form and content of poetry.
Vocabulary study continues throughout the school year.
The top level will be chosen by recorded evidence of competence and by teacher recommendation. The group will have a heavy reading program centering on the major ideas manifested in British writing. Writing assignments will demand considerable depth, insight, and development. The group on the second level will examine the contribution of significant British writers and will react to it with frequent written assignments. For each level, grades will be based upon quizzes, major tests, essays, and quarter examinations.