Students are required to take a full-year English course, which is an in-depth study of major writers and their works. In addition to studying American literature, students in this course will be expected to learn or fine-tune those specific communication skills, which they need to be productive members of the 21st Century’s workforce. All students will be required to demonstrate their expertise in reading, writing, listening and speaking in a variety of ways. In addition to traditional evaluations based on essays, oral reports, objective tests, etc., the members of this class will be rated on a number of projects which will require them to take the knowledge they have learned and apply it to other possible unconnected situations. Research assignments, the making of audio and/or videotapes, the creation of charts and/or graphs, etc. is just a few of the hands-on projects, which may go into a student’s personal portfolio. Also required for successful completion of this course is student participation in the NYSED English Regents.