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English Language Mastery

The English Department at Marist High School is committed to providing students with a well-rounded and diverse education rooted in both foundational skills and Catholic ideals. Over four years, students will be asked to complete a variety of rigorous, structured, and creative assessments focused on writing, speaking, comprehension, test preparation, and critical thinking. Through an evolving and varied collection of genres, authors, literary movements, critical analysis, vocabulary, writing, and thinking, each student will be able to find and harness his or her passion as they progress through their four years at Marist while preparing for college as well as becoming a life-long learner.

Freshman English students will learn primary strategies for writing, grammar, speaking, and reading. The freshman year curriculum focuses on and develops critical thinking skills as well as the articulation of these ideas. Our goal is to help our students express their creativity, take risks, and appropriately utilize technology. These competencies will be expected of all students as they advance in their high school careers. Freshman students also have the option to enroll in Journalism & Media 1 as an elective.

Over the course of 3 years all upper level students are required to earn 3.0 English credits as a graduation requirement. English courses will continue to challenge students in their analysis of various types of literature, refinement and mastery of the writing process, appropriately implementing technology, practice and maturation of public speaking skills, and the evolution and application of critical analysis skills. Sophomore students have the option of enrolling in Journalism or Advanced Speech as an elective course, while junior and senior students have this option along with Creative Writing or continuing in Journalism.

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