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Department Philosophy
The English Department aims to provide students with the opportunity to master the writing, reading, speaking, listening, and thinking skills they need for an adult life in our society.  It hopes to awaken or intensify a love for reading and to further analysis and creative writing ability.  It strives to help students learn to evaluate the communications media so that they maintain values consistent with their Christian beliefs.  The English Department also aims to provide learning situations and experiences which promote cultural development rooted in the knowledge and experience of literature, music, art, and history.


Department Learner Goals
  • In their English classes students shall practice tolerance by participating in a values-based curriculum as an opportunity for spiritual growth, responsible leadership and community service.
  • Students will practice the process of writing, particularly formal essay writing.  They will participate in small group activities and learn to manage class workload and meet deadlines as they work toward a common goal.
  • Students will demonstrate the ability to find relevance between events in literature and current events.
  • Students will learn the modes of discourse and demonstrate awareness of both purpose and intended audience.  In addition, they will demonstrate mastery of outlining skills.
  • Student proficiency in the use of media resources will include conscientious use of the internet for research, understanding of what constitutes plagiarism as enhanced by the use of Turnitin.com.  and how to evaluate resources, effective and appropriate use of Power Point as a presentation tool, and word processing skills as applied to the writing process.
  • Students shall demonstrate awareness of social, cultural, religious, ethnic and economic issues by studying British, women’s, world, and American literature and their respective canons.
  • Students will foster their own lifelong love of learning and awareness of the value of self-expression through creative writing, the study of poetry and film, integration of the other arts with literature, grammar, vocabulary development, completion of summer reading assignments, and cross-curricular topic discussions.
  • Students will employ critical thinking skills as well as reflect on and evaluate information in order to achieve a healthy balance in their personal lives.  Journaling and writing to prompts, attending cultural events and outreach activities will nurture lifelong readership.
English I
English II
Honors English II
English III
Honors English III
AP English Language
English IV
Honors English IV
AP English Literature
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