Summer reading is required. Expository paragraphs, persuasive writing, controversial issue prompts, work place exist, and a five page research project is required. Intensive instruction is area specific and includes, but is not restricted to, vocabulary, grammar, usage, mechanics, and library skills. In addition, major emphasis is placed upon the knowledge clusters, which are necessary pass the New Jersey High School proficiency Test. The short story, high interest novels, the drama, adapted classics, and a demonstration speech are mandatory elements.
Summer reading is required.
Advance students study world literature with emphasis on interpretation and analysis. Stylistic development, two researches based review of various genre, and a fully documented seven to nine page research paper are required. Accelerated instruction is area specific and includes, but is not restricted to, vocabulary, grammar, usage mechanics, library skills, and preparatory preparation. The novel, poetry, the short story, a tragedy of Shakespeare, and an informational speech are mandatory elements. In addition, students are prepared for the PSAT, SAT, and reading and writing sections of the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test.