Honors English III includes the study of American literature and a focus on writing in a variety of formats, with particular emphasis on persuasive writing. Students are challenged to think critically and present their ideas through the written and spoken word in both formal and informal settings. Honors English III students will move faster and delve deeper into the

literature than non-honors students. In particular, they will read an extra novel, complete a few more literary analysis papers, and extend their learning by studying additional works by the authors covered in the scope of the course. Two minor research papers and a "junior project" over poetry will also help 11th grade honors students to develop the writing and presentation skills necessary for success in the senior year and beyond.

First Quarter:

The Colonial Period

The Revolutionary Period

Research paper

Major Work: The Crucible by Arthur Miller

Second Quarter:

American Romanticism

The American Renaissance

Major Authors: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Washington Irving, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, James Russell Lowell, John Greenleaf Whittier

Major Work: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Third Quarter

The Rise of Realism

Modern American Literature

Major Authors: Ambrose Bierce, Bret Harte, Stephen Crane, Ernest Hemingway, Jack London, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, Alice Walker, Amy Tan, Flannery O’Connor, John Updike, Ray Bradbury

Major Work: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Fourth Quarter

New American Poetry

Poetry project involving research and multimedia presentation

Class Materials Needed

One folder with pockets and fasteners to store in the classroom & use for your journal - you may want another English folder to keep with you

Looseleaf notebook paper

3x5 note cards (at least 60)

Computer disk or flash drive (preferred)

Blue or black ink pens, No. 2 pencils

Class fee - $3

Vocabulary workbook - $7.25 (optional)

Outside reading books – Huckleberry Finn (I have limited copies available to borrow, but personal copies are recommended for $2)

The Great Gatsby (a class set is available to borrow. An optional personal copy may be purchased on your own – they generally cost around $12 at bookstores like Books-A-Million in Providence)