The Cherokee County School District’s English and Language Arts curriculum is based on the integration of teaching listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Teaching concepts in literature as they relate to students’ lives and future career choices, teaching problem-solving skills and instructing in the application of technology in the teaching of language arts is also stressed.
English Department Publications/Documents
| Courses | GA Milestone Required | Elective |
| 9th Grade Literature and Composition (On-level and Honors) | YES | NO |
| 10th Grade Literature and Composition (On-level and Honors) | NO | NO |
| 11th Literature and Composition - American (On-level and Honors) | YES | NO |
| 12th Grade Literature and Composition - British (On-level) | NO | NO |
| Honors Advanced Composition (Seniors) | NO | YES |
| Advanced Placement Language (Sophomores and Juniors) | NO | YES |
| Advanced Placement Literature/Composition (Seniors) | NO | YES |
| English ESOL I - IV | NO | YES |
| Journalism 1 (Introduction to Journalism) | NO | YES |
| Journalism 2 (Yearbook, Newspaper, or Literary Magazine) | NO | YES |
| Journalism 3 (Yearbook, Newspaper, or Literary Magazine) | NO | YES |
| Journalism 4 (Yearbook, Newspaper, or Literary Magazine) | NO | YES |
| Oral/Written Communication (Speech) – Semester class | NO | YES |
| Film/Video and Television – Semester class | NO | YES |
| Basic Reading and Writing 1 and 2 – Study Skills Elective for 9th and 10th This class is for students who may have struggled in previous English/Language Arts classes and would benefit from extra English instruction. The class will provide support for the assignments given in the students’ regular English class as well as supplement those assignments with more targeted reading and writing practice. | NO | YES |