English 11
In the eleventh grade, students undertake the study of American literature from the precolonial to the modern period. Class discussion and written assignments will consider American themes including race, freedom, individuality, and the family. Works studied include: O'Connor, A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories; Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, AP English Language & Composition Prep Guide; Erdrich, Tracks; Faulkner, Go Down Moses; Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby; Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter; Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms; Miller, Death of a Salesman; Sound and Sense, An Introduction to Poetry; and Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student.