English Language Arts
Overview
The English Department services students during their entire 4 (9-12) years at Arts High School, providing them with a rigorous program in literary response and analysis, vocabulary development, reading comprehension, written conventions, and writing strategies. Utilizing a host of high-interest, rigorous texts, the English Department strives to ensure access to high-quality curriculum and instruction for all students, in order to meet or exceed the demands of both the New Jersey Student Learning Standards and the Common Core State Standards.
Department Chair - Jennifer Beaugris
Instructors
Ms. Yara Alrabaa - Montclair State University
Mrs. Lee Ann Brooks-Chupp – Texas A&M University
Mr. Samuel Davidowitz – Queens College (CUNY)
Mrs. Julie Volmar – The College of New Jersey
Mrs. Keisha Wallace – Rutgers University