High School English OverviewAll of our students take English each year. The curriculum balances traditional and contemporary texts to ensure our students both know the “classics” and are exposed to literature from diverse writers. When possible, our teachers interweave concepts from the social studies curriculum. In 9th and 10th grade, honors classes are available, and in 11th and 12th grade, Advanced Placement courses are available.
ELA Program OverviewStudents in the ELA program will experience a balance of literature and informational texts designed to create opportunities for learners to engage with a variety of topics and texts and have discussions about texts that support language development and knowledge building. These ‘reading or literacy experiences’ focus on using texts, printed and visual, to develop readers’ concepts of how meaning is conveyed through reading and writing, and in turn their ability to make meaning of increasingly complex texts. The ELA program includes literary and informational text types including stories, drama, poetry, fiction, myths, graphic novels, and other literary texts, nonfiction, biographies, autobiographies, books and articles about science, art, history, social studies, and information displayed in charts, graphs, or maps in both print and digital forms.
To develop their writing skills, students will use a variety of strategies to plan, revise, and strengthen their writing as they work independently and collaboratively with peers to produce texts, and to learn about and develop oral language. All grades continue to develop their writing and vocabulary skills through grammar and vocabulary focused weekly study.
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