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)
• E59X/E79X and E60X/E80X, AP English Language and Composition: Physics and Metaphysics
• 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: 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

Not offered at this time.

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.

AP English Language and Composition: Physics and Metaphysics

E59X and E60X

Full year course.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

Not offered Fall 2009.

Creative Nonfiction Workshop

E5CN or E6CN

Detective Fiction

E5DF or E6DF

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: Society and Self

E75X and E86X

Full-year course. By application.

AP English Literature and Composition: Physics and Metaphysics

E79X and E80X

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

Creative Nonfiction Workshop

E7CN or E8CN

Contemporary Literature

E7CLT or E8CLT

Philosophy

E7PH or E8PH

Not offered at this time.

Poetry Workshop

E7PW or E8PW

Russian Literature Since 1850

E7RL or E8RL

Not offered at this time.

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

Not offered Fall 2009.

Writers Workshop

E7WW or E8WW

Not offered Fall 2009.

Other English

Course Code

Miscellany

Forensics, Introduction to Speech

ECFS

Elective but not an English selective. Sophomores.Cannot replace an English class. Not offered at this time.

Journalism/The Spectator

EJPPJS

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

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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	Not offered at this time.
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.
AP English Language and Composition: Physics and Metaphysics	E59X and E60X	Full year course.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	Not offered Fall 2009.
Creative Nonfiction Workshop	E5CN or E6CN
Detective Fiction	E5DF or E6DF

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: Society and Self	E75X and E86X	Full-year course. By application.
AP English Literature and Composition: Physics and Metaphysics	E79X and E80X	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
Creative Nonfiction Workshop	E7CN or E8CN
Contemporary Literature	E7CLT or E8CLT
Philosophy	E7PH or E8PH	Not offered at this time.
Poetry Workshop	E7PW or E8PW
Russian Literature Since 1850	E7RL or E8RL	Not offered at this time.
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	Not offered Fall 2009.
Writers Workshop	E7WW or E8WW	Not offered Fall 2009.

Other English	Course Code	Miscellany
Forensics, Introduction to Speech	ECFS	Elective but not an English selective. Sophomores.Cannot replace an English class. Not offered at this time.
Journalism/The Spectator	EJPPJS	Only offered to Spectator Staff. Elective but not an English selective. Cannot replace an English class.