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The English Department believes that literature and language have the power to awaken and challenge students’ core values and beliefs by:

  • Empowering students to develop critical thinking skills.

  • Exploring and developing the potential of their writing through reflection and revision.

  • Understanding the value of literature within its historical and cultural context.

  • Reinforcing standard English language skills for application in cross curricular concepts.

  • Preparing students for a twenty-first century citizenship, including technological literacy.

  • Connecting to the human experience through the construction of personal meaning.

  • Fostering an appreciation of literature and language as consumers of well-constructed text.

The English Department strives to support the Berlin Public Schools’ Vision of the Graduate in all of its courses, particularly emphasizing reading critically, writing effectively, communicating clearly and persuasively, and using a variety of resources for academic, technological, and practical purposes.


Department Curriculum

PROGRAM OF STUDIES

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COURSE OFFERINGS:

CORE ENGLISH COURSES

English 9

Advanced English 9

American Literature

Advanced American Studies **

Junior Seminar: Critical Reading, Writing, and Thinking

* Indicates an Advanced level course
** Indicates an Honors level course


SENIOR COURSE OFFERINGS

American Voices and Modern Issues

Creative Writing

Mythology

Speech

Sports Literature

21st Century Journalism and Media Literacy

* Indicates an Advanced level course
** Indicates an Honors level course

ADVANCED PLACEMENT & ECE OFFERINGS

AP English Language and Composition**

AP Literature and Composition**

UConn ECE Seminar in Writing and Multimodal Composition**

* Indicates an Advanced level course
** Indicates an Honors level course

Additional Course Offering

Issues and Methods in Writing and Peer Tutoring - teacher recommendation needed

English Department
DEPARTMENT MEMBERS

Samantha Buzzelli
Jamie Dirkson
Kelly Dumas
Christine Glass
Evelisa Mayette
Laurie Piecewicz
Jason Pires
Amanda Portal
Andrea Rodrigue-Johnson
Cara Williams

 

DISTRICT SUPERVISOR 6-12

Laurie Piecewicz