ENGLISH I:
This is a full year reading and writing course for freshmen. Students read, analyze, evaluate and respond to various literary genres. They are asked to compose in many modes and the emphasis is on the writing process in a workshop format. Vocabulary is increased through varied reading and writing activities. This course establishes the foundation of critical thinking and study of writing and literature. (1 Credit)

English IV: SOUTHERN WRITERS (FALL, 2007)
Students will immerse themselves in Southern literature through required and personal selections of short stories and novels. Students respond to the literature through writing, research, journals and critical reviews. The works of writers such as Kate Chopin, William Faulkner, Lyle Saxon and Kay Gibbons are the text that will be read. (1/2 Credit)

ENGLISH IV: ADVANCED PLACEMENT LITERATURE & COMPOSITION (SPRING, 2008)
The AP English Literature and Composition course engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of selected texts, students deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. As they read, students consider a work’s structure, style, and themes as well as such smaller scale elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone. Students will read selections from authors such as T.S. Eliot, William Shakespeare, James Joyce, Edith Wharton, and Virginia Woolf in the areas of poetry, drama, fiction (novel and short story) and expository prose. Writing is an integral part of the course and exam. Writing assignments focus on the critical analysis of literature and include expository, analytical, and argumentative essays. Students prepare for the AP exam scheduled for May 8, 2008, which could earn college credit. (1/2 credit)