The Masconomet English Department believes that the study of literature and composition is crucial to the ethical, intellectual, and spiritual growth of all individuals. It is in stories that human beings find guidance in the difficult task of making sense of their own lives, and it is through writing for literary analysis or self-expression that people reflect upon and articulate their own understandings of what their lives mean. The six years that students devote to English at Masconomet prepares them not only for college, but also for the more challenging business of building a life.