Students will be taught based loosely on Indiana Academic State Standards for English at the Middle School level. These standards have been modified by an experienced teacher to prepare students for their needs to take the SAT, ACT, and similar tests as well as prepare them for eventual graduation into the collegiate level. These are also well-structured and designed to assist those who will enter the workforce and will require reading/writing skills.

Primarily, we will focus on Reading in the first part of the course by providing grammatical instruction as well as essential Reading skills for a variety of learners. In the second part of the course, we will redirect our focus to Writing, however, we will be writing throughout the course on a regular basis. 

Traditionally, classes will begin with instruction/lecture, followed by work done as a group to allow for questions to be asked and answered, eventually to end with individual practice to ensure comprehension.

My teaching philosophy is that I can teach virtually any standard or skill with any piece of work. Hence, I can provide modern literature that is relevant to today's student body to help promote student interest and use that to segue into the traditional classics that many English teachers cling to in their coursework. I find that, like myself, students perform and learn best when they are interested and invested in the topics they are discussing in class.