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English Language & Literature

journey through landscapes, cultures, and critical issues. Develop and create your own writing, understandings, and skills for critical thinking.1
 

There are so many reasons to make the most out of your English class. Make sure that you take every advantage this year to do your best to succeed in class and, more importantly, in building the foundation for your life!

 

Click on this Overview Infographic and the Course Syllabus for more detailed and specific information.

Student Choice Literature
Grammar, Writing, and Vocab
Freshmen Literature Semester One
Freshmen Literature Semester Two

at least:

  • "Pancakes" by Joan Bauer

  • "The Lost Boys" by Sara Corbett

  • House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

  • Poetry by Mary Oliver, Langston Hughes, et al

  • Sweet 15

  • "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury

  • The Odyssey by Homer

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

  • Any text not assigned above from the CCBOE approved list (Note: some texts NOT available from LHS bookroom.)

  • Various nonfiction articles

  • Directed research websites

  • Contemporary news articles

  • Children's picture books for database evaluation

  • Student-interest readings

  • 20-word Vocabulary Lists from Sadlier-Oxford Level D

  • Greek and Latin Roots Vocabulary

  • Personal Narratives in Vignette Form

  • Mini Research Project, Handout, and Presentation

  • Book-to-Film Comparison Essay

  • Argumentative Essay Pre-Writing

  • Literary Analysis Essay

  • Free Choice Major Writing Assignment

at least:

  • "How Private is Your Private Life?" by Andrea Rock

  • Various Privacy and Technology Articles

  • "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe

  • Hey, Boo

  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

  • Student Choice Novels

  • Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

  • West Side Story

to be determined from:

  • Animal Farm by George Orwell

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

  • Student Choice Novels

  • research paper

  • assorted poetry

Sophomore Literature Semester Two
Sophomore Literature Semester One

to be determined from:

  • Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

  • stories of King Arthur

  • Night by Elie Wesel

  • assorted short stories

  • assorted persuasive texts

1. NOTE: Taken from Furman University's English Department Homepage. Mrs. Heck is a Furman graduate and relies on her own education and learning habits developed from her time at there; ergo, their mission statement has become, in part, her own.

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