The English department at Moreau Catholic High School offers a variety of classes at the college preparatory and honors/AP levels. Each course trains students in the core skills of critical reading, critical thinking, critical writing, and effective oral expression, the cornerstones of a lifetime of independent learning.

In the interest of affording all students the opportunity to develop these competencies while exploring an area of their interest, the department offers a variety of elective courses that explore specific ideas, tastes, and voices in our world. The department has a number of such offerings, including European and World literature, Science Fiction and Women’s literature, the literature of America’s many ethnic communities, Great Books, Shakespeare, and Myth and Folklore.

In addition to its focus on the core skills, each course offered by the department (excluding Journalism) includes a component of sustained silent reading, so that students may cultivate, over time, their own literary tastes and interests. Each course also features a research paper or project, designed so that students can learn and apply skills in the field of information literacy necessary to their success in college and beyond.