The purpose of the Reicher English Department program is to aid students in the development of close reading skills

as well as critical thinking in writing and speaking. Familiarity with many of the classics of literature as well as

contremporary master writers prepares students to write with clarity, complexity of style, and a wide-ranging vocabulary.

Grammar instruction has as its purpose the writing of prose with a variety of sentence structures, including appropriate

use of subordination and coordination.

English classes include English I, English II, English III, and English IV.

Pre AP English I and II provide the able, motivated student the opportunity to learn the foundational skills for the

AP English Classes in 11th and 12th grade.

AP English Language and Composition provides a college level class for 11th graders comparable to the first year of

rhetoric and composition; English Literature and Composition provides a college level literature course.

Both AP English courses may lead to college credit from the College Board.

The Pre AP and AP English classes require summer reading, timed essays, essay examinations, literary research papers,

a full-length practice test, and the actual College Board exams in May.

English students participate in the TAPPS Academic meets at both the district and state level. Reicher students have

placed at both levels in Literary Criticism, Ready Writing, Spelling, and both Poetry and Prose Interpretation.