Welcome to Montville High School's
English Department Web Page
Summer Reading 2011
Montville Arts Cafe & Writers of the Month
Please visit faculty web pages for information about course descriptions, expectations, and weekly assignments.
Instructors:
“Reading and writing are life long habits of mind. As members of the Montville High School English Department, we believe that it is our responsibility to expand, develop, and support the creativity and critical voice of each individual student.”
The requirements for graduation include:
| Freshman English | 1 credit |
| Sophomore English | 1 credit |
| Junior English | 1 credit |
| Senior English | 1 credit |
All students will take a full year English course in order to get credit toward graduation.
Other full year courses are:
| AP English | 1 credit |
| AP/ECE English | 1 credit |
| American Studies | 1 credit |
| ECE American Studies | 1 credit |
| Maritime Studies | 1 credit |
Elective courses offered, but do not count for English credit toward graduation.
Speech Communication – this course is required for College Career Pathways students.
Creative Writing Poetry – this course may be taken more than once with the approval of the instructor.
Creative Writing Fiction – this course may be taken more than once with the approval of the instructor.
Journalism – this course may be taken more than once with the approval of the instructors.
SAT Prep– this course is designed to help students improve their scores on the SAT Critical Reading section.
"The ultimate goal for each student in Connecticut schools is to become an independent, skilled, lifelong reader and writer."
-- Beyond the Blueprint: Literacy in Grades 4-12 and Across the Content Areas, CSDE 2007