Departments and Courses Detail

English

  • AP Research

    AP Research is designed to allow you to dive into an academic topic, problem, or issue of individual interest. You will further develop the skills you acquired in the AP Seminar course by understanding research methods; employing ethical research practices; and accessing, analyzing, and synthesizing information as they address a research question. The course culminates in an academic paper of 4,000-5,000 words and a presentation with an oral defense during which you will answer questions about your academic paper.
    In the AP Research course, you will:
    • Employ research and inquiry methodology to develop, manage, and conduct an in-depth study or investigation of an area of student’s own interest, culminating in a 4,000-5,000 word paper.
    • Present (using appropriate media), and defend the research design, approach, and findings.
    • Document and reflect upon the research process and communication with mentor using a research log.

  • AP English Language and Composition

    This advanced placement level English course is designed to challenge students to apply critical thinking and writing skills. Students will identify and analyze rhetorical strategies through close reading of prose and poetry. The students will demonstrate a mastery of writing about different genres across various periods in literature.  A writer’s workshop approach in class will allow students to engage in incisive and evaluative critique and discourse about their own and other’s writing.  Attention will be given to the writing process, revision, research and review in preparation for the Advanced Placement Language and Composition exam which is a requirement.
    PREREQUISITE:  Completed AP application and Department Approval

  • AP Literature and Composition

    AP English is a college level English course that engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose and poetry written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts.  Through a close reading of selected texts students should deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their reader.  Students will be challenged to become skilled writers of literary analysis.  Students will be required to read and write actively in preparation for the Advanced Placement Literature and Composition test, which is a requirement. Summer reading is required and the students will submit essays for each work on the first day of school for a grade.
    PREREQUISITE:  Completed AP application and Department Approval

  • AP Seminar

    Exploring different points of view and making connections across disciplines are fundamental components of the AP Seminar experience. Students consider each topic through a variety of lenses and from multiple perspectives, many of which are divergent or competing. Analyzing topics through multiple lenses aids in interdisciplinary understanding and helps students gain a rich appreciation for the complexity of important issues.Teachers should encourage students to explore a topic through several of the following lenses:
    • Cultural and social
    • Artistic and philosophical • Political and historical
    • Environmental
    • Economic
    • Scientific
    • Futuristic
    • Ethical 

  • Creative Writing A

    This course is designed for students who wish to learn how to write better.  It is geared toward students who have good basic writing skills.  Areas covered are short story, form poetry, essays, journals and children’s literature. 

  • Creative Writing B

    This course is designed for students who wish to learn how to write better.  It is geared toward students who have good basic writing skills.  Areas covered are short story, form poetry, essays, journals and children’s literature. 

  • Developing Writing for Publications

    This course will introduce students to the team process of developing a publication. The ongoing and culminating project of the course is to produce and publish Shalom, the school yearbook, which covers all major events at Paul VI High School, from September to graduation. Students will learn to differentiate and write different types of copy found in a publication, including cover stories, captions, and interviews. In addition, students will be introduced to the basics of design, and photojournalism, and learn to be conscious of the ethical liabilities associated with writing for published work. Furthermore, students will write reviews, editorials, and stories for the quarterly newspaper, The E-Talon, and tackle creative assignments for the literary magazine, Aerie. The course will provide hands-on work experience to students who wish to pursue journalistic writing, design, and photography, and incorporates critical 21st-century skills of collaboration, communication, and accountability directly applicable to work in most fields. This course will require an extracurricular time commitment. 

  • Elements of Language and Literature

    This is the core course for freshmen.  It begins with strengthening study skills.  The text contains elements of writing and grammar that is supplemental with genre elements of literature (mood, tone, conflict, etc.).  A solid foundation will be developed in vocabulary, grammar, public speaking and reading a variety of fiction and non-fiction pieces.  Journal and portfolio writing will be stressed.  Summer reading is required and the students will be tested on the material in the first few weeks of school.

  • Film Appreciation A

    This course will utilize a selected group of films focusing on the history and background of film as well as writing about and discussing films.  Students will make a film during the semester.

  • Film Appreciation B

    This course will utilize a selected group of films focusing on the history and background of film as well as writing about and discussing films.  Students will make a film during the semester.

  • Honors American Literature

    This is an honors English course developed for the student who is highly motivated.  The techniques involved in writing the research paper, précis writing and critiques of novels will be emphasized.  The study of American writers will be enriched by outside readings in all genres.  Critical thinking and logical thought processes will be constantly promoted.  Vocabulary study is included.  Summer reading is required and the students will be tested on the material in the first few weeks of school.

  • Honors British Literature

    This is an advanced course in which an in-depth approach to British literature is presented.  Students will read numerous plays, including two by Shakespeare, and several novels.  There is a continued emphasis on writing, speaking and critical thinking.  Students will write literary analyses, a research paper, and timed writings.  Summer reading is required and the students will be evaluated on the material in the first few weeks of school.

    Prerequisite:  Grade of B or higher in Advanced Placement English Language and Composition

  • Honors Language and Literature

    This is an honors English course developed for the student who is highly motivated.  A wide variety of themes and literary genres provide a classical as well as contemporary background for the students.  The writing program emphasizes the five-paragraph essay and the literary response journal. Summer reading is required and the students will be tested on the material in the first few weeks of school.

  • Honors Writing for Academic Success A

    A required course for freshmen scheduled for Honors Language and Literature, which includes an intensive study of writing skills: using the writing process; basic elements of writing; review of basic grammar; and expository writing. The curriculum also includes a study of proper MLA documentation and Microsoft Word application. 

  • Honors Writing for Academic Success B

    A required course for freshmen scheduled for Honors Language and Literature, which includes an intensive study of writing skills: using the writing process; basic elements of writing; review of basic grammar; and expository writing. The curriculum also includes a study of proper MLA documentation and Microsoft Word application. 

  • Public Speaking A

    This course is designed as a practical course that will teach the student the fundamentals of good speech making.  The students will be required to outline, organize, collect source materials, and adhere to time limits in preparing and presenting a dedication speech, a eulogy, a sales talk, an after dinner speech, a debate, a speech to inform or any of a dozen other speeches.  The experience will be beneficial to all students.  They will see grades go up; they will experience new feelings of self-confidence, and they will speak capably, having learned that good speaking is carefully prepared speaking.

  • Public Speaking B

    This course is designed as a practical course that will teach the student the fundamentals of good speech making.  The students will be required to outline, organize, collect source materials, and adhere to time limits in preparing and presenting a dedication speech, a eulogy, a sales talk, an after dinner speech, a debate, a speech to inform or any of a dozen other speeches.  The experience will be beneficial to all students.  They will see grades go up; they will experience new feelings of self-confidence, and they will speak capably, having learned that good speaking is carefully prepared speaking.

  • Studies in American Literature

    This is the core English course for sophomores.  The text is a chronological study of American culture through Literature – from the Native Americans to the present.  Students will be required to read works, study vocabulary and discuss the literature.  Students will learn to write reactions to the literature covered as well as write expository, descriptive and narrative papers.  Portfolio work will be required.  Summer reading is required and the students will be tested on the material in the first few weeks of school.

  • Studies in British Literature

    This is a core comprehensive English course for juniors.  It surveys British Literature from the Anglo-Saxon times to the present.  Students will read two Shakespearean plays as well as outside novels.  Students will be required to read works, study vocabulary, study grammar, write papers and discuss the literature.  Portfolio work will be required. Summer reading is required and the students will be tested on the material in the first few weeks of school.

  • Studies in World Literature

    The World Literature course (core course for seniors) is a study in the comparative world cultures that is organized by theme but that focuses primarily on "The Hero." This survey course is not a chronological classification of heroes throughout literature; rather it is a carefully  assembled collection of readings from a variety of cultures that analyzes the power of literary characters and devices in defining the values of man. The course will include a study of tragic heroes, epic heroes, the anti-hero, and the personal hero. Perhaps the most important focus of the course is to have students find and develop connections between ancient heroes (values) and modern heroes (culture). Portfolio work will be required.  Summer reading is required and the students will be tested on the material in the first few weeks of school.

  • Writing for Academic Success A

    A required course for all freshmen, which includes an intensive study of writing skills: using the writing process; basic elements of writing; review of basic grammar; and expository writing. The curriculum also includes a study of proper MLA documentation and Microsoft Word application

  • Writing for Academic Success B

    A required course for all freshmen, which includes an intensive study of writing skills: using the writing process; basic elements of writing; review of basic grammar; and expository writing. The curriculum also includes a study of proper MLA documentation and Microsoft Word application

  • Writing Lab B

    The students selected for this semester course will review basic reading and writing concepts, grammar, sentence construction, comprehension and test taking skills. This is a semester course taken in addition to required English course. 

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