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English I Honors is the first class in the series of English honors classes
focusing on reading, writing, and thinking about ideas. Students will be
given the opportunity to study significant works of literature and their
relationship to the passages of our lives. We will be reading novels, short
stories, poetry, and non-fiction which center around certain essential
questions.
Reading is an important component of this class, and significant
aspects of Lincoln-Way's reading program are included in the curriculum.
Vocabulary is an important strand in the Freshman Honors Curriculum, and
students will be expected to work diligently to increase their recognition
vocabulary which tends to raise their understanding of what they read in all
of their classes.
Students will be given special instruction in developing their writing
skills as well as raising the level of their thinking skills. The learning
experiences in this class will encourage understanding, analysis and
critical thinking.
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ENGLISH I HONORS--FIRST SEMESTER
The following is the list of some of the literary works we will read this
year. A major component of the English I Honors curriculum is the study of
literature and its relationship to the passages of our lives.
PASSAGES. . .
from Suffering to Redemption
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)
To Kill a Mockingbird--Harper Lee (classic novel)
"Sonny's Blues"--James Baldwin (short story)
from the Ordinary to the Heroic
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 and Antigone --Sophocles (Greek plays)
"My Oedipus Complex" --Frank O'Connor (short story)
"Christa McAuliffe: An Ordinary Hero"--Mike Pride (essay)
"Ulysses"--Alfred, Lord Tennyson (dramatic monologue)
ENGLISH I HONORS--SECOND SEMESTER
MORE PASSAGES. . .
from Control to Rebellion
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)
"Harrison Bergeron"--Kurt Vonnegut (short story)
1984 (dystopian novel) / Animal Farm (satire)--George Orwell
"Politics and the English Language"--George Orwell (essay)
from Generation to Generation
How to 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 (classic novel)
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