Developed for Boston high school students, the English objectives in this booklet are presented in a two-column format. General objectives are stated in the left-hand column while specific examples of ways to evaluate student mastery of the objectives are presented in the right. Integrating reading, writing, listening, speaking, and critical thinking, the objectives are arranged under the following major headings: (1) variety of material; (2) literal comprehension--reading/listening for the explicit meaning; (3) interpretive comprehension--reading/listening "between the lines"; (4) evaluative comprehension--reading/listening with "critical insight"; (5) vocabulary building; (6) variety of writing; (7) the writing process; (8) the writing craft; (9) writing mechanics and usage; (10) language structure--patterns and nomenclature of English; (11) speaking--oral reading, discussion, and presentation; and (12) study skills--locating, organizing, and retaining information, and improving test-taking skills. (HOD)