High School English Department

  • Students in NYS are required to successfully complete four years of high school English  and pass the NYS Regents exam in 11th grade before graduating. Additionally, students must complete a Senior Research Project.

    Our 9-12 program is vast and always improving. Currently, our department consists of 11 highly qualified teachers who have each been with the district 12 years or more. We are fully committed to supporting the New York State Next Generation Standards as well as the Spartan Way. Our teachers strive to not only educate our students on reading and writing, but we also strive to enhance our daily lessons with real-world experiences which include character building opportunities. We consistently provide rich and diverse instruction by incorporating cooperative learning, meaningful technology use, and rigorous and multifaceted activities. Department members are committed to professional development in an effort to continually enhance our teaching practices. 

     Some of our more unique opportunities include the following course options:

    • AP Language and Composition
    • AP Literature  (beginning again in the fall of 2020)
    • Creative Writing 
    • Dual Credit Humanities 12
    • Honors 9-11
    • Public Speaking

    See the Program of Studies link below, and sign up today.

     

Pre-Ap / AP Summer Reading Work

Senior Research Project Files

Related Links

  • HS Program of Studies

    For more information on our course offerings, please visit the high school's Program of Study.

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  • NYS Department of Education

    This website offers past exams and the answers, including a full array of scores on essays and explanations for each score. This is a great source to use to practice taking multiple choice and to review the types of essays you should be writing to earn high rubric scores.

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  • Barron's NYS Regents Exam Prep

    Barron's is a well-known test review company. This site includes an outline of the test, test taking tips, practice tests and much more. Some material is free, but there is also an option to purchase materials. This site also includes review materials for all NYS Regents exams.

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  • Study.com

    This website offers tips on how to prepare for the NYS Regents exam as well as an outline of the test format. 

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  • Khan Academy

    This site offers practice on just about any subject and allows students to immediately see their scores. English students will find this particularly useful for SAT prep and related English areas.

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  • Kaplan SAT Question of the Day

    Register with this site to receive SAT questions of the day that go straight to your email. If you don't get to them everyday, you can save them for a block of time that better suits you. The reminders alone will be helpful in keeping up with your SAT preparation.

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  • College Board

    After creating a free account, students can use this website to register for SAT and ACT exams. The site also offers exam prep and is a helpful place to begin your college search. 

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  • Purdue Owl

    This website offers an array of writing resources, including research tips, guidelines on MLA and APA citation, as well as subject-specific writing. This is a site you may find useful well beyond your high school years. 

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