Designed to provide a mastery or core program in English required for all students from grades 7 through 12 in the Cincinnati Public Schools, this guide represents a compilation of the structured segments of three separate graded courses of study: writing, oral communication/media, and reading/literature. Following an introduction, the guide presents a brief mission statement from the Cincinnati Public Schools and a program philosophy, followed by the English program goals. The next two sections outline expectations for secondary school English classrooms, as well as expectations by grade level. The most extensive section details scope and sequence objectives for each grade. Succeeding sections address evaluation procedures and the purposes of student assessment. A bibliography is also included. (NKA)