English 11
Ms. Scapatici
Texts:
The
Scarlet Letter Nathaniel
Hawthorne
Herland
and Selected Stories Charlotte
Perkins Gilman
Their
Eyes Were Watching God Zora
Neale Hurston
The
Age of Innocence Edith
Wharton
The
Tempest William
Shakespeare
The
Great Gatsby F.
Scott Fitzgerald
Death
of a Salesman Arthur
Miller
Great
American Short Stories
The
Bedford Handbook
The
goal of English 11 is to have
students reading and writing as much as possible in order to promote critical
thinking, reading, and writing skills. This course is a general survey of mainly American literature
that will aid students in developing a deeper understanding of the American Dream
and its many facets.
Our
primary focus will be on analytical and expository prose writing; we will use
the writing process, which allows students multiple drafts and peer editing in
order to improve their skills.
Writing exercises will not be limited to analytical writing, however,
and students will be called upon to explore journal writing and creative
writing, along with in class timed writing assignments. Vocabulary will be taken from the texts
and from lists of most commonly used words on the SAT,
Huckleberry
Finn (Summer Reading Texts)
Their
Eyes Were Watching God
The
Scarlet Letter
PSAT
prep
Selected
poetry
Herland
and Selected Stories
The
Great Gatsby
The
Tempest
Selected
short stories and poems
Death
of a Salesman
The
Age of Innocence
Sat
I and II preparation
Selected
short stories and poems
Grading: 55% writing assignments and projects,
25 % quizzes and tests, and 20% class participation.