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探索 the human experience. 

In the Branson 英语 classroom, 网赌app下载调查, 探索, 问题, 分析, 和 fall in love with our literary texts every day. From 首页r to Shakespeare, Mary Shelley to Frederick Douglass, Jhumpa Lahiri to Zadie Smith, students immerse themselves in vibrant, 多样化的世界. We aim to offer all students of all identities the pleasure 和 value of seeing themselves reflected in the texts they read, 去学习, with empathy 和 compassion, about cultures 和 experiences rarely 探索d.

In our innovative classes, you will learn through student-driven 和 student-lead conversations, multimedia presentations, collaborative projects, 设计思考, connections to visual media, 和更多的. You will constantly have opportunities to 探索 the connections between the work of the classroom 和 prescient issues in the world, 社会, that emanates beyond the academic space.

最重要的是, you will 探索 the essential nature of writing, digging deeper than “thesis, 证据, 分析.” You’ll eng年龄 in a conversation between yourself, the text, 和 your audience. You’ll 探索 how writing en性别s epiphany through both the strength of langu年龄 和 the clarity of vision.

英语 Requirements

12 units (4 years) 

All students take 英语我 in the ninth grade 和 英语二世 in the tenth grade. In the eleventh 和 twelfth grade, students choose from semester electives 和 must take an 英语 class each semester.

Meet Our 英语 教师

Elizabeth Bejarano

英语老师, 英语老师
阿兰娜希

阿兰娜希

英语老师
凯蒂·简

凯蒂·简

英语老师
Neha Kamdar

Neha Kamdar

英语老师
玛德琳较小

玛德琳较小

英语老师
埃文Schnair

埃文Schnair

英语老师
吉尔斯•斯科特

吉尔斯•斯科特

英语 Department Chair 和 英语老师
杰夫·西蒙兹

杰夫·西蒙兹

Assistant Head of School for 学者 和 Dean of 教师, 英语老师

Branson 课程 Guide

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Read the 课程 Guide to see all the courses we offer in the 2024-25 academic year.

整整一年的课程

  • 英语我
  • 英语二世

学期课程

  • The Art of Literary Translation
  • The Beat Generation
  • Building Nations, Telling Stories
  • Children's Literature
  • 勇气. 口语. 在这里.
  • 批判理论
  • From Story to Screenplay: Adaptation 和 the Craft of Dramatic Storytelling
  • 哈姆雷特哈姆内特
  • The Monsters We Make
  • Myth, Folklore, 和 Adaptation
  • The Poetics of Place: The Literature of California
  • 精神状态

Humanities/Cross-Referenced Courses

  • Advanced Journalism 
  • The End of the Innocence: American Society 1955-2001
  • 历史 和 Culture of Hip-Hop

For a complete list of 英语 courses 和 their descriptions, read the 课程 Guide 2024-25 | Guía de Estudios 2024-25