Description
(Prerequisites: English I or English I Honors, English II or English II Honors and English III or English III Honors) This course focuses on literature and composition. Students will analyze four literary works including an epic, an American play and European works. Students will learn about various types of composition including persuasive and descriptive essays, poetry, a personal narrative and practical writing like resume and cover letter preparation.
Poem Resource: www.theotherpages.org/poems
Textbook: Easy Grammar Ultimate Series 180 Daily Teaching Lessons – Grade 12 – Easygrammar.com (978-0-936981-56-7)(This link will take you to the Teacher Edition. However, scroll down and the student edition is also available)
Books: Below are the links to purchase each novel for English. A new copy of each novel is required. The purpose is for class unity and for students to be able to annotate while studying each novel:
- The Odyssey by Homer Penguin Classics Edited by H. Rieu
- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (Mass Market Paperback, abridged by Lowell Blair)
- Our Town: A Play in Three Acts by Thornton Wilder
- Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
