English Enrichment
High School English Classes
Preparing students for college and beyond through advanced writing, literary analysis, grammar mastery, and vocabulary development — 9th through 12th grade.
Prepare for the future.
A Grade Ahead’s High School English enrichment program pushes students’ writing and reading abilities to the next level. Our program develops high school students’ reading and writing skills for college preparation. Students earn advanced AP/IB-level proficiency through language arts skills, such as:
- Analytical reading
- Advanced grammar and vocabulary skills
- Focused academic writing
Month by Month High School English Curriculum Breakdown
| Curriculum Topics |
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| July |
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Comprehension: Foreword; preface; prologue; epilogue; mini-bio; Literary Devices 1 |
| August |
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Comprehension: Reading and understanding important details; Literary Devices 2 |
| September |
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Comprehension: Generalizations; inferences; direct & implied meanings; reading strategies; Literary Devices 3 |
| October |
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Grammar: Parts of speech; agreement; parallelism |
| November |
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Grammar: Punctuation; modifiers; split infinitives; sentence structures; conjunctions and parentheses |
| December |
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Grammar: Mixed constructions; active and passive voice; grammatical errors; editing |
| January |
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Vocabulary: Etymology; POI strategies; context clues |
| February |
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Vocabulary: Improving your own writing; defining words; triggers and transitions; idioms |
| March |
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Vocabulary: Commonly misused words and phrases; advanced vocabulary and jargon |
| April |
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Writing: Essays; purpose; audience; tone; voice; looking closer at the prompt; analysis; arrangement and revision |
| May |
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Writing: Prewriting; introductory paragraph; thesis statement; topic sentences; transitions; details and supporting evidence; expository writing |
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Writing: Narratives; persuasive essays; revising and editing |