English Department

Instructors

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Mike Black
Department Head/Instructor
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Tamera Giles
Instructor
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Zachery Pearce
Instructor

Courses

American Literature

Instructor Mr. Zachery Pearce
Department English Department

This course introduces students to the rich and varied multicultural heritage of American literature. Students read a broad range of works that give voice to diverse perspectives on being American. The balance of contemporary and traditional readings enhances students’ knowledge of literary techniques and movements. We also emphasize close reading and critical writing skills. In the fall term, considerable attention is devoted to expository and critical writing. Students write frequently and concurrently study a variety of essays and other non-fiction forms, providing models for their own compositions.

Class Roster - Period 2 Class Roster - Period 6

Creative Writing

Instructor Mrs. Tamera Giles
Department English Department

This course offers opportunities to improve writing skills and become more creative. The class activities are daily writing and thinking exercises, studying a variety of works by classic and contemporary writers and composing poems and stories.

Class Roster - Period 3 Class Roster - Period 7

Journalism

Instructor Mrs. Tamera Giles
Department English Department

Students who take this course will learn the elements of newspaper style. They will learn how to gather news and conduct interviews while they prepare articles for the school newspaper. All students will have the chance to tackle a range of assignments from hard news to feature stories, sports assignments to editorials.

Class Roster - Period 4 Class Roster - Period 8

Public Speaking

Instructor Mr. Mike Black, Department Head
Department English Department
Class Roster - Period 2 Class Roster - Period 6

World Literature

Instructor Mr. Mike Black, Department Head
Department English Department

This course uses the study of select English and World literature and their authors as a base to continue to enhance the student’s vocabulary, writing skills, formally and creatively, and critical thinking. The approach to this course is chronological and also includes historical events and philosophies on each literary age. In addition, this course reviews the MLA style of research and documentation and involves a step-by-step approach to researching and organizing documented papers using the APA format.

Class Roster - Period 1 Class Roster - Period 5
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