Why is this class important? This course combines English and Theater instruction to help students become confident and successful communicators. There will be traditional reading and writing assignments such as essays, stories, poems. Much of this work will happen through the projects listed on the left of this paper. We will also spend time “on our feet” further developing communication skills. By the time you leave this class, you will be a confident speaker, reader, and writer, and will have learned beginning acting and theater skills.