English
The Upper School English curriculum strengthens the imaginative and intellectual faculties of our students by teaching them to read deeply, write thoughtfully, listen respectfully, and speak confidently. Enriched by a variety of pedagogical approaches, our program emphasizes writing as not only a tool for expression and communication, but also a means of discovery. Students write frequently in a variety of genres. Seminar-style discussions emphasize close, attentive reading of literature drawn from a variety of time periods and cultures and nurture students’ ability to grapple with complex questions and multiple perspectives. Frequent opportunities for public speaking embolden students to be more confident, articulate speakers. In all courses, students learn and review grammar, mechanics, and vocabulary in the context of writing.
ENGLISH CLASSES
- Advanced Placement (AP) English Language and Composition
- Being Human: Literature of the Monstrous and the Humane (AP English Literature and Composition)
- Creative Writing: Found Voices
- Epics & Sagas: Storytelling in Film and Television
- Journalism I/II/III: Hallmanac, the Dana Hall Student Newspaper
- Language-Intensive Literature and Composition I
- Literature and Composition I: Literary Odysseys
- Literature and Composition II: World Literature
- Literature and Composition III: American Literature
- This is Us: Contemporary Narratives of the Human Experience
- Wild and Free: Exploring Freedom in Literature (AP English Literature and Composition)
- Women at the Edge: Women Pioneers, Explorers, Rebels, and Researchers (AP English Literature and Composition)
- Writing and Communication