English Department
The Workman High School English Department educates in the belief that all the essential components of life - individual and social, historical and scientific, cultural and spiritual - are experienced through the study of literature. During the eight semesters required, the department is committed to developing students who read, reflect, speak, and write both critically and creatively.
Students will study the various genres of literature (short story, novel, drama, poetry, and non-fiction) to learn how literature communicates as well as what meanings are conveyed. The ethical aesthetic and cultural values of literature will provide the students with a chance to understand themselves and the world around them.
A systematic writing program stressing the process of writing and various modes will be related to literature. A research project unit will introduce students to the procedure of research, citing, and thesis sentence. Vocabulary will be provided. A concentrated grammar student will focus on areas generally needed to improve student writing. The opportunity to develop and practice oral communication skills will be included.
A - G Requirements
English ("b) Four years of college preparatory English that integrates reading of classic and modern literature, frequent and regular writing, and practice listening and speaking.
- English 1
- English 2
- English 3
- AP English Literature
- AP English Language
- ERWC