English/Language Arts

English I This course seeks to expand a student's personal, social, literary, historical and spiritual vision. Freshman Survey will provide students with activities which highlight many types of vision, including: foresight, tunnel vision, double vision, blurred vision, x-ray vision, and insight. The idea of vision will control each activity and also extend into the community, as students participate in GLOBAL VIEW, a cultural community arts project, and plan a short term missions trip. The course will look at how internal ("I") and external ("other") visions connect to create the "real world" all people share, and how ultimately God's Word is the standard by which we measure all truth and reality.

English II English II is typically considered a sophomore English course that includes reading selections from world literature. The motif, or theme, of the course revolves around the idea of dreams-the unobtainable and the obtainable. Accordingly, the readings relate to themes of fantasy, dreams, and goal setting. For instance, the Shakespeare selection you will study is A Midsummer Night's Dream. This course is built on National Standards-the guiding document for state standards and a state's curriculum. Some topics included in this course are drama and Shakespeare, I-search research, mythology, analysis of fiction and nonfiction as related to the theme of dreams and goal setting, and analysis of literature within the context of a biblical worldview. As a member of this class, you will study various means of communication: oral, visual, electronic, and textual as you hone your language arts skills.

English III Using the theme of the newspaper, this Junior-level course covers American literature written between the Early American period up to the present. The selection of literature ranges from fiction and poetry to speeches, sermons, letters, and journals. Students will see where this literature fits in relation to the events and culture of the time period and how the Word of God is present in all subjects and is the foundation of all literature.

English IV Doors and Choices is the motif for English IV allowing students to explore the various "doors of knowledge and opportunity" awaiting them as they transition from high school to college and work. Students will study a variety of literature representing a broad spectrum of genres including poetry, short stories, drama, fiction and nonfiction and complete assignments which allow students to choose from different types of assessments to demonstrate their knowledge.

*All English courses include an honors track that students can choose to complete