If a student enjoys reading a book, then what is there to test? Having students memorize unimportant facts only to be regurgitated on an objective test has no value in the study of literature. In fact, such tests are counterproductive, because literature cannot be taught, but rather it must be experienced. Therefore, our English courses discourage the use of objective tests (fill in the blank, multiple-choice, etc.). However, since critical writing is the most important skill that a high school student needs to develop, the student will have the opportunity to do plenty of writing. The students' reading of quality literature will give them excellent patterns to emulate and good rhetorical issues to write about. We recommend that the student's grade in the course should be 10% for vocabulary quizzes and 90% for papers.

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