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 Honors English Language, Literature, and Academic Writing I
2023-2024 Course Outline 
 This syllabus is subject to revision
HS Lit & Writing Placement
Literature
The Aeneid, Virgil (Fagles translation)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Simon Armitage translation
Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
A Tale of Two Cities, 
Charles Dickens 
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
Including also:
Several short stories exemplifying various literary elements and themes.
A selection of poetry highlighting relevant themes and literary/poetic devices.
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Other required texts: 
MLA Handbook, 8th Edition, Modern Language Association


Partial List of Skills Taught
Building on skills taught in L&C 3, students will:

Literature:
  • continue a study of literary classics focusing on literary periods
  • encounter the chivalric romance as a genre
  • encounter the beginnings of the modern novel as a genre 
  • intelligently discuss and identify parody in literature and its uses 
  • grapple with thematic ideas probing what it means to be human
  • demonstrate understanding of the importance of context in understanding literature
  • deepen understanding of the interrelationship of setting, character, and theme 
  • continue their personal reading journals 
  • interact in classroom discussion around elements of story and thematic ideas 
  • begin to compare author ideas with own (i.e. “Is the author telling the truth as he/she understands it to be? Do I agree with the author?”)
Composition:
  • recognize a variety of rhetorical modes
  • expand familiarity with standard proofreader's marks in editing 
  • become familiar with more elaborate MLA rules
  • continue working on unity, coherence and cohesion throughout a composition  
  • practice modeling well-written pieces and generating original compositions
  • write more complex research papers using multiple sources
Grammar:
  • use knowledge of grammar to develop style and improve clarity.
  • use knowledge of grammar to correctly punctuate compositions.
  • use knowledge of grammar to edit compositions.

Focus of Work
In class:  
-A balance of direct instruction and group discussion focusing on literary analysis and literary appreciation. 
-Focused lessons on grammar and composition.
-Guided practice in composition.
-Review of weekly grammar homework.

Homework:
-Read assigned literature and prepare for discussion.  
-Complete weekly composition assignments. 
-Complete weekly grammar practice. 
-Compose several short MLA literary essays throughout the year

-Compose 3 MLA research papers throughout the year

                          
                                                                       This syllabus is subject to revision.
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