Katelyn Dix
kdix@bcps.org
Suzanne Supplee
Heidi Helfer
hhelfer@bcps.org
Colleen Jordan
cjordan@bcps.org
Sheri Kimmel
skimmel@bcps.org
Wendy Samuels
wsamuels@bcps.org
Michelle Stoll
mstoll2@bcps.org
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Classes
English 9. Foundations of literature and composition.
English 10. World literature
English 11. American literature
English 12. British literature
Standard, Honors, Gifted and Talented, and Advanced Placement are all options
for these courses.
Extra Information
The English Program at Carver Center
--By Paige Schweitzer, Chairperson
The English program at Carver Center follows the curricular scope and sequence
of Baltimore County Public Schools and is designed to promote habits of
effective reading, writing, and thinking. Each of the four courses focuses on a
different kind of literature: Grade 9, on general literature, including both
classics and young adult titles; Grade 10, on World literature; Grade 11, on
American literature; and Grade 12, on literature of the British Commonwealth.
During the four years of English instruction, students learn to write essays,
stories, poems, personal narratives, and journal entries. They also study
English grammar and vocabulary.
Instruction at Carver is rigorous and prepares students for the SAT, for the
HSA's, and for college writing. In 2004, Carver's seniors had the highest
average Verbal SAT score among Baltimore County Public Schools: 568. Carver AP
English students have a 90% pass rate on the Advanced Placement English tests;
they also score the top score on the test (5) at much greater rates than the
national average.
Students who visit the school when they are on break from college usually report
the following: they are doing well in their composition and literature courses
at four-year colleges (including the most selective colleges in the nation);
they pass the English placement tests at two-year and four-year colleges so that
they do not need to take remedial courses; they succeed on their writing
assignments in courses other than English courses. These reports are anecdotal,
but, when taken with the scores on the SAT and the AP, they are a testament to
the quality of the English program at Carver Center.
Summer Reading
Students are required to complete Summer Reading for English. Below is a link to
the list of books required for summer reading.
List of Books
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