Honors English 1
The Fine Print
Course Goals
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To read works from a variety of genres, including novels, short stories, autobiographies, dramas, and poetry
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To read and discuss literature written primarily between the sixteenth and twenty-first centuries by authors of all nationalities
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To be introduced to the art of poetry, with an emphasis on figurative language, meter and rhyme, sound devices, and a few forms
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To learn how to annotate works of varying lengths--and through that process, be able to identify allusions, plot, suspense, conflict, theme, setting, imagery, point of view, tone, irony, symbolism, elements of characterization, and figurative language
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To write in a variety of essay modes—including a research paper—and through this practice, to develop an individual writer's voice
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To learn how to write both a literary analysis essay and a research paper
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To increase vocabulary through the literature read
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To increase grammatical skills through daily practice
Course Resources
Core Texts:
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Easy Grammar Ultimate Series: 180 Daily Teaching Lessons – Grade 10 Student Workbook, Phillips
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Prose & Poetry, Walch Toolbook Series, Helen Ruth Bass and Diane Morrill
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The Synonym Finder, Rodale
Reading:
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The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson
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The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom
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Our Town, Thornton Wilder
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The Ransom of Red Chief, O. Henry
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Rip Van Winkle, Washington Irving
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Marie Boroff translation
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Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt
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Class choice
Summer Reading & Creative Assignment:
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The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster