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 Chairperson - Mrs. Kelly Antonakos

Instructors

Mr. Ricardo Amador - Montclair State University

Ms. Sofia Amorim - Drew University

Mrs. Lee Ann Brooks-Chupp – Texas A&M University

Mr. Samuel Davidowitz – Queens College (CUNY)

Ms. Jasmine Parker - Seton Hall University & MSU

Ms. Raven Parker - Montclair State University

Sienna Robinson - South Carolina State University

Mrs. Julie Volmar – The College of New Jersey

Mrs. Keisha Wallace – Rutgers University