Mrs. Karen McConnell

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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. English I Honors Syllabus small medium large English I Honors “How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book. The book exists for us, perchance, which will explain our miracles and reveal new ones. The, at present, unutterable things we may find somewhere uttered. These same questions that disturb and puzzle and confound us have in their turn occurred to all the wise men; not one has been omitted; and each has answered them according to his ability, by his word, and his life.” Henry David Thoreau Passages. . . from the Ordinary to the Heroic 1st quarter Do some people and situations seem so ordinary that we fail to notice their meaning or heroic nature? Can a good story teach us some of these powerful meanings? Can such stories help us to see the heroic nature in simple events or learn how characters must make difficult and heroic choices? Readings: “A Worn Path”—Eudora Welty (classic short story) Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero’s Journey” (film) Oedipus & Antigone—Sophocles (Greek play) “Ulysses”—Alfred, Lord Tennyson (dramatic monologue) “Christa McAuliffe: An Ordinary Hero”—Mike Pride (essay) from Suffering to Redemption 2nd Quarter How does suffering or adversity affect us? Can suffering lead us toward strength or even redeem us? How can literature help us see how others have reacted to situations that challenge them physically, mentally, or emotionally? Readings: “Theme for English B”—Langston Hughes (poem) Of Mice and Men--Steinbeck (1st or 2ndsemester) (short novel) To Kill a Mockingbird—Harper Lee (classic novel) “Sonny’s Blues”—James Baldwin (short story) `` from Control to Rebellion 3rd quarter Do all human beings crave freedom and independence? How do other people or institutions attempt to control us? How do we try to break free or rebel from such constraints? How can literature teach us how others have broken free or rebelled? Readings: “The Unknown Citizen”—W. H. Auden (poem) 1984 –Orwell (dystopian novel) and/or Animal Farm—Orwell (satirical novella) “Politics and the English Language”—George Orwell (essay) from Generation to Generation 4th quarter How do families pass down customs and advice from generation to generation? Can storytelling do this? How can reading stories tell us about family culture? What has been passed down to us from generation to generation? Readings: Romeo and Juliet—Shakespeare (classic play) “A Rose for Emily”—William Faulkner (classic short story) Their Eyes Were Watching God- Zora Neal Hurston A note about the class: Late papers/assignments will be accepted ONE day late for half credit. Students MUST bring all materials with them to class each day. Failure to do this will result in a 2-point deduction of total points for each day of coming to class unprepared. Each student will receive ONE WARNING (per quarter) before points are deducted. Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

Mrs. Karen McConnell

English I Honors Syllabus

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