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All essays must be typed using the MLA format.  Essays submitted past the due date will have ten points per day deducted.  All students will keep a writing portfolio.  Students will write at least one essay per quarter.  Students will take a comprehensive grammar test at the end of each year.  Students will take a comprehensive vocabulary test at the end of each year.  Juniors will purchase an MLA Handbook.

Department Requirements

Four credits of English and .5 credits of speech are needed for graduation.  Students must complete assigned summer reading that is evaluated at the start of the school year and is counted as 20% of the first quarter grade.

Department Standards

Students are required to participate in class actively and constructively. This involves outside preparation (doing read and writing assignments), attention during lectures and presentations, involvement in class discussions, and participation in small and large group activities. Writing should be grammatically correct, following the rules of standard written English.  All work should be the student's own work.