Recommendations for Class Selections

Best for Students Who Read:

-At or approaching grade level, at a moderate or slower pace

-Best with direction and support in analyzing text for style and craft

Best for students who READ:

-Above grade level, at an accelerated pace, with persistence

-Often and beyond what is assigned in class

-With an analytical approach and an appreciation of style and craft

Best for students who WRITE:

-At or approaching grade level

-More confidently with additional structure and support

Best for students who WRITE:

-Above grade level in a variety of contexts

-With sentence variety, advanced vocabulary, excellent control of grammar and usage, and attention to audience and purpose

Best for students who WANT:

-Focus on essential writing skills

-Help learning to self-advocate

-Support and structure in meeting deadlines, note taking, class discussion and completion of larger assignments

-Time to commit to studies in other subject areas over humanities

Best for students who ARE:

-Planning to take Advanced Placement English classes

-Organized and skilled at time management

-Able to self-advocate and seek help when needed

-Independent workers who naturally take initiative

-Interested in extended discussion and discourse

-Particularly committed to studies in the humanities

-Wanting a faster pace and more demanding workload