ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

St. Dominic High School

Overview

All courses address the demands of the Common Core Curriculum

Ready for the rigors of college in terms of critical reading, essay writing and public speaking

Extra help offered on a regular basis

9th Grade

FRESHMAN Goals to Develop Basic Skills: Analyze, critique and discuss varied types of literature Develop vocabulary and thereby written and oral expression Write academic and creative papers including a research

paper

10th Grade

SOPHOMORES   Build upon basic skills and draw a connection

between the literature read and the world around us

Work with Interdisciplinary collaboration

11th Grade

Juniors Develop effective responses through

persuasive prose and analyze the literary elements of literature

AP Language and Composition Scrutinize college-level prose for the

author’s rhetorical devices and strive to emulate those strategies in their writing

12th Grade

SENIORS

Challenging students with college-level reading through the study of contemporary literature.

 Sharpening writing skills using a variety of rhetorical devices.

AP Literature and Composition Synthesize primary and secondary materials in

order to effectively analyze and critically respond to great works of literature

Electives

SAT preparation .5 credit courses for Sophomores

and Juniors

The Bayhawk Bulletin - Students write, edit, and

design the bi-monthly publication.

The Yearbook - Students write, edit, learn graphic

design and photography techniques, and manage

deadlines.

Honors Program

St. Dominic is offers to our junior and senior English students an opportunity to receive an honors designation on their transcripts.

The Bookworms

A place where you can travel to new places, and meet interesting characters without leaving the comfort of your home.

Membership is open to all levels.

Clubs

Creative Writing Club Everyone has a story to tell

Library Writer’s Round Table Fridays “B” week