English
The English department lives in the N building. Until the 2022-2023 school year, most English courses taught multiple grades.
Lower rotation
Freshmen and sophomores formerly participated in the lower rotation. Freshmen can now take a yearlong class of English 9 (College-Prep Lane) or English 9A (Advanced Lane), and sophomores can now take a yearlong class of English 10 (College-Prep Lane) or English 10A (Advanced Lane).
Upper rotation
Juniors and Seniors participate in the upper rotation, consisting of an English elective and a required course. Odd-Even years teach World Literature and World Classics, while Even-Odd years teach American Literature and American Classics. Instead of taking the required course, seniors may take AP English Literature, which is the only year-long English course.
Electives
(Main page: English electives)
- Analytic College Writing
- The Works of Shakespeare
- Escape Literature
- Classic Mythology
- Shakespeare in Performance or Dramatic Literature in Performance in alternate years
- Part of the theater program — students must be concurrently enrolled in Theater 3 or Theater 4H, and vice versa
- Composition & Literature of Visual Media (Film Lit)
- Philosophy through Literature
- Reading Between the Lines
- Expository Reading and Writing
- Option for dual enrollment
- Literature of Sports
- The Art of Visual Storytelling
- Asian American Literature
- Women Writers
- Analysis of the Writer's Craft (Creative Writing)
Idiosyncrasies
- English teachers do not tend to synchronize their curriculums and assignments, unlike the Math department, and tend to choose different books or order their units differently
- There is a wide range of grading harshness between teachers; some teachers give A+'s for essays that are just good, while other teachers grade more harshly on criteria such as analytical quality, grammar, and style
- More English department teachers than those in other departments choose to dress in a more formal style at school/work
- Lecture slides may be posted, depending on the teacher