Description: This English writing course is designed for students who are competent in writing skills and mechanics but are interested in enhancing their writing creativity. Students will exercise their observation skills and sharpen their sensitivity to language as they write poetry, short stories, essays, biographies, and autobiographies. Students will be able to express themselves in an artistic manner using sound writing techniques and standard American English.

Description: This English course introduces skills necessary for students to become indepth researchers, technical and persuasive writers, effective communicators, and perceptive listeners. Students will learn argumentation and persuasion theories and public speaking techniques. Students will research topics, organize findings, and write persuasive cases.

Description: This English course builds on the skills developed in Debate I. Students will learn argumentation and persuasion theories, logic, and analysis. Students will research topics, organize their research, write persuasive cases, and deliver their arguments orally.

Description: This journalism course exposes students to techniques of writing for a newspaper or magazine. Students will study theories and procedures of journalism and examine all aspects of newspaper publication (gathering, writing, editing, displaying the news, and using technology) and other mass media.

Description: This journalism course builds upon the skills learned in Journalism I, with a focus on advanced skills such as using the latest technology to produce a high school newspaper. Students will assign and produce all publishing tasks: writing stories, editing copy, designing ads, writing headlines, and making layout designs. This course is recommended for students interested in related careers.

Description: This journalism course builds upon the skills learned in Journalism II. Students will apply all aspects of the writing process (i.e., prewriting, drafting, editing, and proofreading) to written work. Students will be introduced to the skills necessary to produce a variety of mass communication documents. Students will demonstrate knowledge of organization and management techniques relating to mass communications, including leadership and business skills, time management, and use of personnel and task organization. This course is recommended for students interested in related careers.

Description: This English course surveys the historical development of ethnic American literature from its origins to modern times. Students will read, discuss, and write on African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, and Native American literature, seeking commonalities and an understanding of the different contributions of each ethnic group. Students will analyze a variety of genres, including the novel, drama, poetry, short story, nonfiction, and others. Completion of several short papers and one longer documented paper of 500-800 words is also required.

Description: This English course provides students with a broad range of experiences in oral communication. Students will learn group discussion techniques and parliamentary procedures. Students will be able to give increasingly demanding speeches and express their abstract ideas in concrete form.

Description: This English course focuses on skills needed for production of the school yearbook. Students will cover techniques of advertising, journalistic writing, photo selection, and layout design. Students learn about possible careers in printing, costs of printing, and printing techniques.

Description: This course is intended to follow Yearbook 1 and extends the learning, focusing on skills needed for production of the school yearbook. Students will cover techniques of advertising, journalistic writing, photo selection, and layout design. Students learn about possible careers in printing, costs of printing, and printing techniques.