English

^{NOTE: Mark Keppel High School's core English courses are aligned with California State Standards. Four years (40 credits) of English are required for students to demonstrate competence in listening and speaking skills, academic research, advanced reading comprehension, language usage and writing, literary analysis, and critical thinking. English forms the basis of all academic disciplines. The ability to read, analyze, and draw conclusions from written language is necessary for students to succeed in their studies of other disciplines.}