Upper School Curriculum

Upper School Curriculum

Click the subjects below to read about each course. H indicates an Honors course. If you have any questions about the Upper School curriculum, contact the Upper School Office. Thank you for your interest in the Currey Ingram Academy Upper School.

English

  • English II

    English II extends upon the foundation established during the English I experience. Novels, short stories, and poems from contemporary and classic cannons enable students to use an array of analytical reading strategies to gain greater independence and comprehension. Students refine knowledge of literary elements and devices, exploring topics, themes, and cultures that inform classic and modern texts. Written instruction emphasizes structure, extending the eleven sentence paragraph model into essays. For a variety of purposes and audiences, students write, creating complex sentence structures and developing vivid word choice. Grammar instruction includes review of sentence patterns, punctuation, editing skills, and revision tasks. Creative assignments and group projects integrate technology, while providing students with a chance to utilize individual abilities and talents.
     

  • English II (H)

     
    English II Honors, which extends upon the foundation established during the English I experience, is enriched by a deeper scope and an expanded exploration of traditional sophomore skills and concepts. This course is paced appropriately for scholars who have been deemed eligible to enroll.
     
    Pupils are required to apply critical thinking and higher level reasoning, while practicing evaluative logic to the full application of concepts. Selected novels, plays, short stories, and poems from contemporary and classic cannons enable students to utilize an array of analytical reading strategies to gain greater independence and comprehension. Honors students pursue supplemental reading and write longer essays with higher frequency. Students refine knowledge of literary elements and devices, exploring topics, themes, and cultures that inform classic texts. Written instruction emphasizes structure, extending the eleven sentence paragraph model into essays. For a variety of purposes and audiences, students write, creating complex sentence structures and developing vivid word choice. Grammar instruction includes review of sentence patterns, punctuation, editing skills, and revision tasks. Creative assignments and group projects integrate technology, while providing students with a chance to utilize individual abilities.
     

  • English III (H)

    Experience the finest works of British literature from ancient to present times. Chosen texts will represent some of the most exciting and important thoughts of the ages. The honors course will focus on written and spoken discourse as we explore a wide range of topics and themes, unfolding the fascinating history of the English language and the culture that produced the likes of William Shakespeare. The honors course approaches reading, writing, research, and discussion with an emphasis on analytical reasoning, skillful thinking, and college readiness. The class will move towards a more sophisticated vocabulary, studying grammar and mechanics in the context of essay writing.  Students will understand the defining aspects of the major literary periods including the Renaissance, the Romantic Age, and the Age of Reason, as well as essential literary terms. Students will discover the way poems, plays, stories, and essays shed light on our humanity and the amazing little island from which our nation descends.
     

  • English IV (H)

    English IV Honors demands a higher level of written expression. Students focus on both writing masterful sentences and building interesting, readable essays by putting together sentences that flow and control the experience of the reader. Senior Composition is designed to help students improve all aspects of written expression so they can apply this skill inside and outside the university classroom. Using professionally published essays as models, students work on developing topics, interpreting prompts, crafting a thesis, and expanding supporting details through free-writing, brain-storming and discussion. Research skills include evaluating sources for credibility, paraphrasing, summarizing, and citing sources. Students read and draft essays, and edit and revise work to strengthen college readiness skills.
  • Will Doran
    US English Teacher
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    Catherine Graham
    US English Teacher
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    Makaila Offutt
    US English Teacher
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    Ryan Peña
    US English Teacher & Asst. Residential Life Director
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    Lori Woods
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Currey Ingram Academy is an exemplary JK-12 day and boarding school that empowers students with learning differences to achieve their fullest potential. Since 2002, the school has been located on an 83-acre campus in Brentwood, Tennessee, just miles from Nashville and Franklin. Families from 33 states and eight countries cite the school as their primary reason for moving to Middle Tennessee.

Currey Ingram Academy is accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and AdvancEd/Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI).