English

  • The English Department courses develop the students’ ability to read, write, speak and think critically and introspectively. By examining and responding to various genres, students deepen their insights about human nature, society and themselves (e.g. drama, poetry, novels, short stories, and non-fiction).

    Syosset High School English Department supports reading practices that allow students to... 

    • Think, write, speak, and listen to understand 
    • Read often and widely from a range of global and diverse texts
    • Read for multiple purposes, including for learning and for pleasure
    • Self-select texts based on interest
    • Persevere through challenging, complex texts
    • Enrich personal language, background knowledge, and vocabulary through reading and communicating with others
    • Monitor comprehension and apply reading strategies flexibly • make connections (to self, other texts, ideas, cultures, eras, etc.) 


    The English Department also encourages writing practices that allow students to...

    • Think, read, speak, and listen to support writing
    • Write often and widely in a variety of formats, using print and digital resources and tools
    • Write for multiple purposes, including for learning and for pleasure
    • Persevere through challenging writing tasks
    • Enrich personal language, background knowledge, and vocabulary through writing and communicating with others
    • Experiment and play with language
    • Analyze mentor texts to enhance writing
    • Strengthen writing by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach


    NYS Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards

    A Parent's Guide to the NYS Next Generation Learning Standards
     

    SENIOR REQUIREMENTS: Seniors may fulfill their fourth year English requirement by enrolling in either: 

    A. AP English Literature, AP Language, Project Advance English (year courses), Examining Americana, or Long Island Studies OR
    B. Two electives 

    ELECTIVES: Students may elect to take additional semester courses providing that prerequisites are met. Ninth, tenth and eleventh graders may take English electives, but they cannot apply these courses toward their twelfth grade English requirement unless students have been accepted for early graduation before taking these courses. 

    OBTAINING A VALID HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA REQUIRES THAT NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PASS THE NEW YORK STATE COMMON CORE REGENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS.
English Course Pathway