English II: English II is a full year course for sophomores. Students read selections from American Literature, participate in interactive projects, write creatively and analytically, and continue to develop critical thinking skills.

Contemporary Writers: (Fall)

Creative Writing: (Spring)This course is an opportunity for students to become more imaginative writers by learning different ways of looking at subjects and different strategies for writing. Students will read contemporary authors in order to better understand the trends and practices in contemporary poetry and fiction. To that end, they will read such authors as Jack Myers, Mark Doty, Naomi Shihab Nye, Dean Young, David Sederis, and Jhumpa Lahiri. The collection will also include essays by Italo Calvino, Gregory Orr, and James Dickey.