English Department

General Information

Placement Criteria for AP English 4
Placement into AP English 4 is based on the following criteria

January 19, 2012 Ted Hornback, '83

A minimum history of an A- (though a grade of A or A+ is considered a more likely recommendation) in the current English class (B+ will be considered if the student is currently enrolled in AP),
Standardized test data – top 20% of class in reading and verbal skills
Class Rank and GPA – top 20% of class
Overall teacher recommendation of 4 or above stressing the willingness of the student to do the work required in an honors course and his ability / competence
A graded writing sample from current year or a timed writing sample administ

General Information

Placement Criteria for AP English 3
Placement into AP English 3 is based on the following criteria

January 19, 2012 Ted Hornback, '83

A minimum history of an A- (though a grade of A or A+ is considered a more likely recommendation) in the current English class (B+ will be considered if the student is currently enrolled in XL/AP),
Standardized test data – top 20% of class in reading and verbal skills
Class Rank and GPA – top 20% of class
Overall teacher recommendation of 4 or above stressing the willingness of the student to do the work required in an honors course and his ability / competence
Current XL/AP students have first consideration for the next level

General Information

Placement Criteria for English 2XL
Placement into English 2XL is based on the following criteria:

January 19, 2012 Ted Hornback, '83

A minimum history of an A- (though a grade of A or A+ is considered a more likely recommendation) in the current English class (B+ will be considered if the student is currently enrolled in XL),
Standardized test data – top 20% of class in reading and verbal skills
Class Rank and GPA – top 20% of class
Overall teacher recommendation of 4 or above stressing the willingness of the student to do the work required in an honors course and his ability / competence
A graded writing sample from current year. If one is not available, yo

Assignment

English Department 2011 Summer Reading Assignments

July 6, 2011

English students are expected to complete the appropriate assignments over the summer. Click the links for more information.

Students in English 1, English 1A and English 1B are required to keep a reading log as part of their summer reading assignment. Although you are welcome to hand-write each entry initially, the final reading log that you turn in must be typed.

Please note: Only those students who demonstrate unusual competency in English, and who have an outstanding record of academic achievement in junior high school as well as high verbal, language and reading scores are placed in our accelerated (XL) English grouping. This is a competitive placement with only the top 5% of the students placed in the course. Those students who were placed in the English 1XL class will be notified by mail.

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