In the English 20-2 program, students will develop a variety of reading, comprehension and writing strategies and they will respond to texts at a variety of different levels of sophistication. This course sequence (10-2, 20-2, 30-2) satisfies the English Language Arts requirements for a high school diploma, and it will prepare students for some post-secondary programs. Prerequisites: English 10-2: 50% or English 10-1: 40%. Students without the prerequisite must withdraw from class with no refund if they are under 20 years of age as of September 1 of the current school year. Students are expected to supply their own dictionary and thesaurus.