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English Department Chair
Evan Remley
Email: evan.remley@ncps-k12.org
English Language Arts (ELA)
The NCHS English Department believes that writing and reading are recursive processes that benefit from development in stages and frequent practice. In each course, students will read and write to construct meaning and respond to texts, as well as revise writing to reshape and improve both writing and thinking. In the junior year, English is a year-long course that makes use of American literature and writings. In senior year, electives offer a variety of text combinations to appeal to the interests of students. The fundamentals of these courses extend those of the freshman and sophomore years. Students should choose one course for the junior year and two courses for the senior year.
The eight semesters of English credit are required for graduation and distributed as follows: Freshman English (two semesters); Sophomore English (two semesters in the sophomore year); Junior English (two semesters); and Senior English (two semesters).
A student transferring into the school after the completion of the first term of a course may not take the course for credit unless it can be seen as a logical continuation of a course taken at the previous school.