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English Courses

The English Department at Stuyvesant High School presents a wide array of courses. Classes for freshmen and sophomores, which stress composition and literature, provide a solid foundation for later study. Selectives, available in later semesters, present a variety of specialized courses. Be sure to choose wisely so that you achieve a balance between writing, workshop, and literature classes.

Mission Statement: Students should not be graduated from Stuyvesant High School without studying texts in the European, American and British literature canon. E5EA (Early American Literature) and E6LA (Later American Literature) are the CORE courses for English 5 and 6. E7EB (Early British Literature) and E8LB (Later British and World Literature) are the CORE courses for English 7 and 8.

All Juniors and Seniors will be mandated to take one term of Core English either in the fall term or spring term:

For Juniors, one semester of either Early American or Later American Literature.

For Seniors, one semester of either Early British or Later British and World Literature, Shakespearean Literature, or Victorian Literature.

The following courses, all year-long except for Shakespearean Literature and Victorian Literature, will also be considered core courses:
• E51X and E62X, AP English Language and Composition: American Literary History
• E57X and E68X, AP English Language and Composition: Contemporaries and Classics in American Literature
• E55X and E66X, AP English Language and Composition: American Studies (linked with H55X)
• E71X and E82X, AP English Literature and Composition: Ancients and Moderns
• E73X and E84X, AP English Literature and Composition: Great Books
• E75X and E86X, AP English Literature and Composition: British Literature - Society and Self
• E7SL or E8SL, Shakespearean Literature (one term course)
• E7VL or E8VL, Victorian Literature (one term course)

Policy on Workshop Courses: Acting Workshop, Fiction Writing Workshop, Journalism Workshop, Poetry and Writers Workshop cannot be repeated except with the advance written permission of the Chairperson.

English Grading Rubric - To review the grading rubric used in the English Department, please click here.


Freshman English

Course Code

Miscellany

Freshman Composition

E1FC and E2FC

Full year course.

Freshman Humanities

EH1 and EH2

Full year course. Not offered at this time.

Sophomore English

Course Code

Miscellany

Sophomore Expository Writing Seminar

E3WS and E4WS

Full year course.

Sophomore Humanities

EH3 and EH4

Full year course.By application. Not offered at this time.

European Literature

E3EL and E4EL

Full year course.

Classical Literature

E3CL

Fall Term only

Modern European Literature

E4ME

Spring Term only.

Junior English

Course Code

Miscellany

Acting Workshop

E5PAC or E6PAC

 

African-American Literature

E5AA or E6AA

 

AP English Language and Composition: American Literary History

E51X and E62X

Full year course.By application.

AP English Language and Composition: Contemporaries and Classics in American Literature

E57X and E68X

Full year course.By application.

AP English Language and Composition: American Studies

E55X and E66X

Full year course. Linked with H55X/H66X. By application.

Early American Literature

E5EA

Fall Term only

Later American Literature

E6LA

Spring Term only

Poetry Workshop

E5PW or E6PW

 

Writers Workshop

E5WW or E6WW

 

Creative Nonfiction Workshop

E5CN or E6CN

 

Forensics

E5FS or E6FS

Not offered at this time.

Senior English Selectives/Electives

Course Code

Miscellany

Acting Workshop

E7PAC or E8PAC

 

Advanced Acting

E8PAD

Spring Term only.

AP English Literature and Composition: Ancients and Moderns

E71X and E82X

Full year course.By application.

AP English Literature and Composition: Great Books

E73X and E84X

Full-year course. By application.

AP English Literature and Composition: British Literature - Society and Self

E75X and E86X

Full-year course. By application.

Asian American Literature

E7HA or E8HA

 

Early British and World Literature

E7EB

Fall Term only

Later British and World Literature

E8LB

Spring Term only

Existentialism

E7EE or E8EE

  

Fiction Writing

E7FW or E8FW

Not offered 2007-8.

Philosophy

E7PH or E8PH

Not offered 2007-8.

Poetry Workshop

E7PW or E8PW

 

Russian Literature Since 1850

E7RL or E8RL

 

Science Fiction & Fantasy

E7SF or E8SF

 

Shakespearean Literature

E7SL or E8SL

One term course. Core.

Victorian Literature

E7VL or E8VL

One term course. Core.

Women's Voices

E7WV or E8WV

 

Other English

Course Code

Miscellany

Forensics, Introduction to Speech

ECFS

Elective but not an English selective. Sophomores.Cannot replace an English class. Not offered 2007-8.

Journalism/The Spectator

EJPPJS

Only offered to Spectator Staff. Elective but not an English selective. Cannot replace an English class.


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