Required Assessments: Students should read each book carefully, taking notes in order to help bolster their comprehension and connection with the stories. They should pay attention to overall plot, characters, setting, themes, etc. In September, students will be given an objective test and a writing assignment. SENIORS AP English Required Books: E. M. Forster A Passage to India – Jonathan Swift Gulliver’s Travels – Edith Hamilton Mythology/Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes – Required Assessments: Students will have both objective tests covering content and the opportunity to write thoughtful essays in September. Honors World Literature Required Books: Herman Hesse Siddhartha – Paulo Coelho The Alchemist – Arundhati Roy The God of Small Things – Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart – Required Assessments: Students will be assessed through a combination of quizzes and essays. Literature/Media Studies Required Books: Lee Woodruff In an Instant: A of Love and Healing Family’s Journey – Stephen King On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft – Required Assessments: Students will write an in-class essay for and they will take an objective test On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, on In an Instant: A of Love and Healing. Family’s Journey Detective Fiction Required Books: Stephen King On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft - Students will write an essay about this book during the first week of school. will also be used as a On Writing textbook throughout the school year. Agatha Christie The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery – Students will take a quiz on this novel during the first full week of school. Dashiell Hammett The Maltese Falcon – Students must write four newspapers style stories of 350-500 words each which might have appeared in a San Francisco newspaper during this mystery. The stories should reflect progress in the mystery which a newspaper might cover. For example, a story about the murders of Miles Archer and/or Floyd Thursby would include only facts a reports would be able to find out at that point. It could not name the actual murderer.
Required Assessments: Students should read each book carefully, taking notes in order to help bolster their comprehension and connection with the stories. They should pay attention to overall plot, characters, setting, themes, etc. In September, students will be given an objective test and a writing assignment. SENIORS AP English Required Books: A Passage to India – E. M. Forster Gulliver’s Travels – Jonathan Swift Mythology/Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes – Edith Hamilton Required Assessments: Students will have both objective tests covering content and the opportunity to write thoughtful essays in September. Honors World Literature Required Books: Siddhartha – Herman Hesse The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho The God of Small Things – Arundhati Roy Things Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe Required Assessments: Students will be assessed through a combination of quizzes and essays. Literature/Media Studies Required Books: In an Instant: A Family’s Journey of Love and Healing – Lee Woodruff On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft – Stephen King Required Assessments: Students will write an in-class essay for On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, and they will take an objective test on In an Instant: A Family’s Journey of Love and Healing. Detective Fiction Required Books: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft - Stephen King Students will write an essay about this book during the first week of school. On Writing will also be used as a textbook throughout the school year. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery – Agatha Christie Students will take a quiz on this novel during the first full week of school. The Maltese Falcon – Dashiell Hammett Students must write four newspapers style stories of 350-500 words each which might have appeared in a San Francisco newspaper during this mystery. The stories should reflect progress in the mystery which a newspaper might cover. For example, a story about the murders of Miles Archer and/or Floyd Thursby would include only facts a reports would be able to find out at that point. It could not name the actual murderer.