English

In this workshop-style class, students will read and listen to a wide array of poetry (from sonnets to spoken word) and compose original poems. Students will experiment writing in different forms [...]

In this class students will explore the genre of creative nonfiction with particular focus on lyric essays. Students will read and write lyric essays and will go on excursions that aim to inspire [...]

This course is an introduction to the infinite possibilities and pleasures of literature. We will, first and foremost, consider a selection of contemporary novels, classic texts, and short [...]

This English II section, entitled “Speaking Truth to Power,” will explore the meanings of the words “truth” and “power.” Who decides what is true? If all information contains bias, then how do we [...]

The class will read Tolstoy’s War and Peace over the course of the fall term. Daily discussions will consider the rich emotional and moral world that Tolstoy uniquely creates. In the first half [...]

Seniors will choose one of two electives offered each semester, each taught by a different teacher. These courses will continue to develop, on a more advanced level, many of the theoretical and [...]