Honors

Algebra 1 [Honors] (1st semester)

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Course Description Throughout Algebra 1 [Honors], students will study a range of topics that extend beyond the traditional framework of Algebra 1. This course begins with fundamental topics in algebra, including number classification, parts of expressions, linear equations, and proportionality. Students will extend these topics as they learn about the many characteristics and applications of linear functions. The course continues with an exploration of systems of equations and inequalities, the structure of polynomials, and an in-depth examination of quadratic functions. Students wrap up the course by analyzing data and probability concepts, inverses, radical functions, and rational expressions. Course Breakdown Properties of real numbers Expressions and linear equations Ratios and rates Decimals, percentages, and fractions Proportions Linear inequalities Function notation Domain and range Arithmetic sequences Slope and intercept of a line Course Goals Perform operations with real numbers. Solve one-step and multistep equations using different operations. Solve problems involving rates and proportions. Model applications with rates and proportions. Analyze functions and different aspects of their graphs. Interpret the parts of slope-intercept and point-slope forms of equations.
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Algebra 1 [Honors] (2nd semester)

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Course Description Throughout Algebra 1 [Honors], students will study a range of topics that extend beyond the traditional framework of Algebra 1. This course begins with fundamental topics in algebra, including number classification, parts of expressions, linear equations, and proportionality. Students will extend these topics as they learn about the many characteristics and applications of linear functions. The course continues with an exploration of systems of equations and inequalities, the structure of polynomials, and an in-depth examination of quadratic functions. Students wrap up the course by analyzing data and probability concepts, inverses, radical functions, and rational expressions. Course Breakdown Systems of equations and inequalities Exponent rules Polynomial operations Factoring polynomials Quadratic function characteristics Nonlinear systems Data displays Probability Exponential functions Radical and cubic functions Inverse functions Rational expressions and functions Course Goals Demonstrate the ability to solve systems of equations using a variety of methods. Simplify polynomials using different operations. Apply the different methods of factoring polynomials. Choose an appropriate method for solving a quadratic equation. Explore the measures of central tendency. Compute various forms of probabilities. Solve problems involving rational expressions by using different operations.
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Algebra 2 [Honors] (1st semester)

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Course Description Algebra 2 [Honors] allows students to discover how the skills they learned in Algebra 1 further apply to a variety of topics. Students begin the course with a review of linear equations and inequalities in one and two variables. They apply their knowledge of systems of equations to work with more advanced systems of three equations. Systems of equations are applied to matrices as students calculate determinants and display data in matrices of various sizes. A deeper dive into polynomials and quadratics involves factoring, performing operations, complex solutions, and comparing and contrasting graphs. Students explore additional characteristics and types of functions including inverse, exponential, logarithmic, and rational functions. Students graph and create equations for conic sections. After students apply their knowledge of functions to sequences and series, they are introduced to trigonometric topics including the unit circle, laws of sines and cosines, graphs of periodic functions, and methods of solving trigonometric equations. Statistics and probability are covered as students solve problems involving mutually exclusive and inclusive events, find measures of central tendency and variation, and recognize normally distributed data. Course Breakdown Graphs of linear functions Systems of equations Properties of matrices Graphs of quadratic functions Quadratic equations Complex numbers Polynomials and factoring Radical and root functions Rational equations and functions Course Goals Explore characteristics of linear functions and their graphs. Solve applications using matrices and systems of equations. Analyze quadratic functions and reveal key features of their graphs. Solve quadratic equations using a variety of methods. Perform and apply calculations using imaginary and complex numbers. Investigate radical and rational functions and their characteristics.
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Algebra 2 [Honors] (2nd semester)

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Course Description Algebra 2 [Honors] allows students to discover how the skills they learned in Algebra 1 further apply to a variety of topics. Students begin the course with a review of linear equations and inequalities in one and two variables. They apply their knowledge of systems of equations to work with more advanced systems of three equations. Systems of equations are applied to matrices as students calculate determinants and display data in matrices of various sizes. A deeper dive into polynomials and quadratics involves factoring, performing operations, complex solutions, and comparing and contrasting graphs. Students explore additional characteristics and types of functions including inverse, exponential, logarithmic, and rational functions. Students graph and create equations for conic sections. After students apply their knowledge of functions to sequences and series, they are introduced to trigonometric topics including the unit circle, laws of sines and cosines, graphs of periodic functions, and methods of solving trigonometric equations. Statistics and probability are covered as students solve problems involving mutually exclusive and inclusive events, find measures of central tendency and variation, and recognize normally distributed data. Course Breakdown Exponential and logarithmic functions Transforming polynomials Operations with functions Inverse functions Conic sections Sequences and series The unit circle Trigonometric functions Trigonometric identities and formulas Normally distributed data Course Goals Analyze, evaluate, and graph rational functions. Model real-world scenarios with exponential and logarithmic functions. Find the inverse of a function graphically and algebraically. Explore the relationships between linear and exponential functions and arithmetic and geometric sequences. Analyze the unit circle and its relationship to trigonometric functions. Use characteristics of normal distributions to solve problems.
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American History [Honors] (1st semester)

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Course Description In American History, students will study the framework of cultural, political, and social issues that have touched and impacted American society. Focusing on reading as an historian, students will begin with the necessary skills needed for reading primary and secondary resources. They will incorporate these skills as they delve into the course material. Picking up with Reconstruction and concluding with globalization in the Twenty-First Century, students will uncover how cooperation, innovation, and spirit have shaped the United States into the country it is today. Course Breakdown Reading like a historian Reconstruction Civil rights Second Industrial Revolution Business and government Immigration Social and political reform Immigration Westward expansion and Native Americans Political and economic reforms Rise of labor unions Women's rights Spanish-American War Causes and implications of World War I Course Goals Analyze primary and secondary sources and identify cause-and-effect relationships related to specific historical events and eras. Analyze the Reconstruction Era in terms of race relations, government reunification, and social changes in the United States. Explain the development of the American economy after the Civil War. Compare and contrast various social reform movements in the United States during the late 1800s. Relate the phenomenon of westward expansion to conflict between the United States government and Native American tribes. Summarize the hardships faced by farmers and ranchers in the western territories during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Assess the impact of imperialism on American politics and culture. Analyze the political, social, and technological causes and effects of World War I from an American perspective.
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American History [Honors] (2nd semester)

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Course Description In American History, students will study the framework of cultural, political, and social issues that have touched and impacted American society. Focusing on reading as an historian, students will begin with the necessary skills needed for reading primary and secondary resources. They will incorporate these skills as they delve into the course material. Picking up with Reconstruction and concluding with globalization in the Twenty-First Century, students will uncover how cooperation, innovation, and spirit have shaped the United States into the country it is today. Course Breakdown Roaring Twenties Causes and impact of the Great Depression Policies of the New Deal Causes and impact of World War II Factors leading to the Cold War Factors leading to the Korean War and Vietnam War Spread of Communism Civil rights movement Political and social trends after the 1970s Trends in innovation and technology Preparing for the future Course Goals Interpret changes to American politics and culture in the years between World War I and World War II. Explain the political, cultural, and economic causes of the Great Depression. Analyze the effectiveness of the First and Second New Deals presented by the Roosevelt administration in response to the Great Depression. Summarize key people, events, and technologies of World War II. Assess the significance of the Cold War in American history, including key conflicts and outcomes. Relate significant individuals and events of the civil rights movement to legislative and social changes they inspired. Identify trends in American political thought from the 1960s until the present day. Recognize the impact of technology on American politics, economics, and culture since World War II.
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Biology [Honors] (1st semester)

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Course Description The science of biology is large, complex, and constantly changing. This course provides students with a broad and interactive experience covering the main topics of biological science. Topics range from cell reproduction to the diversity of life. Students also learn about the chemical components of life, the process of energy conversion, and life’s functions. The course explores genetics, incorporating the latest scientific research, including the use of genetics in biotechnology. Next, the course covers ecology to raise students’ awareness of the many challenges and opportunities in the modern world and how they apply to the field of biology. Finally, the course presents the theory of evolution and the evidence that supports the theory. Throughout the course, students complete lab activities that reinforce the material and provide the opportunity to apply their knowledge through interactive experiments and activities. Course Breakdown Themes of biology The scientific method Characteristics of life Classification of living things Chemistry principles Molecules of life Cell structure Types of cells Passive transport Active transport Energy and ATP Cellular respiration Photosynthesis The cell cycle Mitosis Meiosis Chromosome distribution Genetics Course Goals Develop proper scientific methodology techniques and apply them in scientific investigations. Become familiar with the unifying characteristics that all living organisms share. Examine concepts in chemistry that are important to living organisms, including the structure and function of major biomolecules. Explore the structure and function of various cellular organelles. Explain how cells maintain homeostasis through passive transport Describe the way cells maintain homeostasis through active transport. Explain the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Compare and contrast the ways cells reproduce through mitosis and meiosis. Show how chromosomes are distributed during cell division. Apply the principles of genetics to demonstrate how traits pass from parents to offspring.
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Chemistry [Honors] (1st semester)

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Course Description In the simplest terms, chemistry is the study of matter. Nearly everything in the world is matter. Anything that can be touched, seen, heard, or smelled is matter. Even things that cannot be seen, such as atoms, are matter. In the Chemistry course, students will study the basic structure of matter and the ways different types of matter interact. They will explore how single atoms come together to make large complex molecules and mixtures. Anything that isn’t matter is energy. Students will examine the ways matter interacts with energy. Students in the honors course will learn basic chemistry concepts, then explore them in greater detail. In addition, students will have the opportunity to examine cutting-edge research and learn about the latest advancements in chemistry. Course Breakdown Description of chemistry History of chemistry Measurements in chemistry Classification of matter The periodic table Understanding elements Atoms and ions Models of the atom Quantum mechanics Electron structure Covalent bonding Ionic bonding Nomenclature Formula writing Molecular shapes Chemical reactions and equations Stoichiometry Course Goals Develop proper scientific methodology techniques and apply them in scientific investigations. Explain the connections between matter and energy. Describe the basic structure and properties of matter. Describe the structure of matter down to the atomic level. Relate the atomic structure of an element to its properties. Apply the principles of quantum mechanics to the arrangement of electrons around the nucleus of the atom. Explain how atoms interact and combine to form compounds. Apply the rules for naming compounds and write the formulas for those compounds. Apply the law of conservation of mass in chemical reactions and in the analysis of the quantities involved in these reactions.
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Chemistry [Honors] (2nd semester)

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Course Description In the simplest terms, chemistry is the study of matter. Nearly everything in the world is matter. Anything that can be touched, seen, heard, or smelled is matter. Even things that cannot be seen, such as atoms, are matter. In the Chemistry course, students will study the basic structure of matter and the ways different types of matter interact. They will explore how single atoms come together to make large complex molecules and mixtures. Anything that isn’t matter is energy. Students will examine the ways matter interacts with energy. Students in the honors course will learn basic chemistry concepts, then explore them in greater detail. In addition, students will have the opportunity to examine cutting-edge research and learn about the latest advancements in chemistry. Course Breakdown Percent yield Redox reactions Kinetic theory and gas laws Heat changes Colligative properties Measures of concentration Dilution Acid-base chemistry Collision theory and reaction rates Action of catalysts Law of thermodynamics Le Chatelier's principle and equilibrium Organic chemistry Nuclear chemistry Course Goals Relate electron transfers to the changes in oxidation-reduction reactions. Use the motion of particles to explain the properties and behavior of ideal gases. Describe the nature of heat changes in physical and chemical changes. Relate the nature of water to its function as a solvent in solutions. Compare and contrast acids and bases and describe how they react with one another. Apply the factors that affect the rates of reactions by calculating the rate law. Apply the laws of thermodynamics in chemical reactions and in equilibrium conditions. Describe the nature of carbon and the compounds formed from carbon. Explain the characteristics of nuclear reactions and the dangers associated with them.
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English 1 [Honors] (1st semester)

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Course Description The honors English track begins with English 1 [Honors], a course which introduces students to great works of literature such as Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, Mary Shelley’s Gothic novel Frankenstein, and Voltaire’s satire Candide. Throughout this course, students will learn to actively read, study, and analyze both fiction and nonfiction. Additionally, students will write essays and complete projects that meet a range of purposes in order to demonstrate their understanding of the concepts taught in the course. Course Breakdown "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes "Home" by Anton Chekhov Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros "The Nose" by Nikolai Gogol Tartuffe by Jean-Baptiste Molière "The Circular Ruins" by Jorge Luis Borges "The True Story of Ah Q" by Lu Hsun Master Harold and the Boys by Athol Fugard “Bill the Bloodhound" by P. G. Wodehouse "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin "The Feather Pillow" by Horacio Quiroga Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare "The Fatalist" by Mikhail Lermontov "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson "Marriage is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe "The Book of Sand" by Jorge Luis Borges Course Goals Read and analyze various works of satire and other short stories. Examine elements of drama. Write a story about a significant moment in your life. Create a cartoon panel which employs elements of satire. Complete a webquest on Shakespeare’s life and the culture of Elizabethan England. Analyze conventions of drama in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Write a persuasive essay on Romeo and Juliet. Read and analyze various short stories.
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English 1 [Honors] (2nd semester)

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Course Description The honors English track begins with English 1 [Honors], a course which introduces students to great works of literature such as Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, Mary Shelley’s Gothic novel Frankenstein, and Voltaire’s satire Candide. Throughout this course, students will learn to actively read, study, and analyze both fiction and nonfiction. Additionally, students will write essays and complete projects that meet a range of purposes in order to demonstrate their understanding of the concepts taught in the course. Course Breakdown "The Myth of Sisyphus" by Albert Camus A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf "Prologue" by Anne Bradstreet Haiku by Matsuo Basho and Issa Kobayashi "Personal Helicon" by Seamus Heaney "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen "For My People" by Margaret Walker "Changgan Memories" by Li Po "I Am Offering This Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca "The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica" by Judith Ortiz Cofer "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" by Wallace Stevens "Romance Sonumbulo" by Federico García Lorca "Ode to My Suit" by Pablo Neruda "Musée des Beaux Arts" by W. H. Auden "If You Forget Me" by Pablo Neruda "Poetry" by Pablo Neruda "When You Are Old" by William Butler Yeats "The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats "Cleis" by Sappho "The Black Cat" by Rainer Maria Rilke "The Swan" by Rainer Maria Rilke The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka "The Garden of Forking Paths" by Jorge Luis Borges Frankenstein by Mary Shelley "Any Human to Another" by Countee Cullen "Patterns" by Amy Lowell "The Battle of Agincourt" by William Shakespeare "In Westminster Abbey" by John Betjeman "Devonshire Street W1" by John Betjeman Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare Sonnet 06 by William Shakespeare Sonnet 02 by William Shakespeare Sonnet 141 by William Shakespeare Sonnet 97 by William Shakespeare Course Goals Write a research paper about a career. Write a compare-and-contrast essay. Read and analyze the literary elements of various poems and haiku. Examine elements of various nonfiction texts. Examine the style, structure, and form of various sonnets by William Shakespeare. Read and analyze the plot structure of The Metamorphosis. Read and analyze Frankenstein. Write a persuasive essay that convinces the audience to live in a particular neighborhood or city. Write an essay that focuses on either the causes or effects of a specific environmental or health issue.
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English 2 [Honors] (2nd semester)

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Course Description Throughout English 2 [Honors], students will complete a range of tasks that demonstrate their ability to write in different styles and increase their understanding of the texts they will study throughout the course. Students will study and practice speaking and listening, writing, and presentation skills as they complete their coursework. They will also read a variety of texts, including speeches by prominent figures such as Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, and Animal Farm by George Orwell. Course Breakdown The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams "Great Serpent and the Great Flood" by an anonymous author "Wenebojo and the Wolves" by an anonymous author "The Sculptor's Funeral" by Willa Cather "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty "The Rat Trap" by Selma Lagerlöf "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel García Márquez "The Feather Pillow" by Horacio Quiroga "Just Lather, That's All" by Hernando Téllez "Where Stories Come From" by an anonymous author "Why the Cheetah's Cheeks are Stained" by an anonymous author "The Birth of Hawaii" by an anonymous author Chinese Creation Myths by an anonymous author "The Story of the Three Genjias" by an anonymous author "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" by Gabriel García Márquez "Rapunzel" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm "Babe the Blue Ox" by S. E. Schlosser "The Ballad of Casey Jones" by Wallace Saunders "The Devil and Daniel Webster" by Stephen Vincent Benét "The Circular Ruins" by Jorge Luis Borges "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry Animal Farm by George Orwell "Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning "Go and Catch a Falling Star" by John Donne "Sweetest Love, I Do Not Go" by John Donne "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne Course Goals Research a vacation destination by finding a variety of credible resources. Write a research paper on a vacation destination. Read and analyze short stories. Write an original short story. Read and analyze poetry. Write a persuasive essay on a program, service, or policy that you would like to be implemented at your school or local community center. Read and analyze Animal Farm. Write a cause-and-effect essay on a social issue.
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English 3 [Honors] (1st semester)

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Course Description Students will discover different genres of literature, including poetry, short stories, plays, novels, and essays, throughout their coursework in English 3 [Honors]. By engaging with the literature, students will learn more about how to analyze and evaluate literary devices, style, and structure. Throughout the course, students will demonstrate their learning by writing about the texts they read. They will also practice a variety of skills, including writing research, analytic, persuasive, and narrative essays, and leading a group discussion. Course Breakdown "If" by Rudyard Kipling "Ode to the West Wind" by Percy Bysshe Shelley "We Grow Accustomed to the Dark" by Emily Dickinson "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou "Ode: Imitations of Immortality" by William Wordsworth "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake "Songs of Experience" by William Blake "She Tells Her Love while Half Asleep" by Robert Graves "Chicago" by Carl Sandburg "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath "Any Human to Another" by Countee Cullen "Patterns" by Amy Lowell "Demeter's Prayer to Hades" by Rita Dove "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe "Jazz Fantasia" by Carl Sandburg "The Weary Blues" by Langston Hughes "Man Listening to Disc" by Billy Collins "A Conversation with Jeanne" by Czesław Miłosz Various sonnets by William Shakespeare "Sestina" by Elizabeth Bishop "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe "Out, Out" by Robert Frost A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson "I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died" by Emily Dickinson "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsberg "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Course Goals Write a story about a significant moment in your life. Read and analyze poetry. Write and recite original poetry that utilizes elements of structure and style. Lead a group discussion on a controversial issue that may impact you both in school and in your daily life. Read and analyze The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Write an analytical essay on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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English 3 [Honors] (2nd semester)

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Course Description Students will discover different genres of literature, including poetry, short stories, plays, novels, and essays, throughout their coursework in English 3 [Honors]. By engaging with the literature, students will learn more about how to analyze and evaluate literary devices, style, and structure. Throughout the course, students will demonstrate their learning by writing about the texts they read. They will also practice a variety of skills, including writing research, analytic, persuasive, and narrative essays, and leading a group discussion. Course Breakdown "Mrs. Packletide's Tiger" by Saki "To Build a Fire" by Jack London "A Mystery of Heroism" by Stephen Crane "A White Heron" by Sarah Orne Jewett "Winter Dreams" by F. Scott Fitzgerald "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry "The Third Ingredient" by O. Henry "The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" by Nathaniel Hawthorne "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner "I Stand Here Ironing" by Tillie Olsen "The Brave Little Tailor" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving "The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving "The Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau "Little Things Are Big" by Jesús Colón The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry "Women" by Alice Walker Course Goals Research a historical topic by finding a variety of credible resources. Write a research paper on a historical topic. Read and analyze short stories. Write an original short story that utilizes irony. Analyze elements of works of rhetoric. Write a persuasive essay that encourages your audience to take action to fix a problem in your community. Read and analyze The Great Gatsby. Create and deliver a presentation on themes in The Great Gatsby.
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English 4 [Honors] (1st semester)

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Course Description The honors English track concludes with English 4 [Honors]. This course requires students to engage with a variety of fiction and nonfiction texts, including works by William Shakespeare, Charlotte Brontë, Geoffrey Chaucer, John Donne, Virginia Woolf, and Henry David Thoreau. In addition to reading, analyzing, and evaluating these texts, students will also hone their writing skills through a range of assignments and build on previously learned concepts to begin generating their own paper topics and research questions. Course Breakdown "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats "The Sun Rising" by John Donne "The Loveliest of Trees" by A. E. Housman "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T. S. Eliot "Daybreak" by Stephen Spender "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold "Sonnet for Heaven Below" by Jack Agüeros "The Thought Fox" by Ted Hughes "Soul's Joy, Now I Am Gone" by John Donne Sonnet 73 by William Shakespeare "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne "Go and Catch a Falling Star" by John Donne "Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister" by Robert Browning "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love" by Christopher Marlowe "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" by Sir Walter Raleigh "How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning "Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley "Naming of Parts" by Henry Reed "Not Waving, But Drowning" by Stevie Smith Shepheardes Calender "Eclogue 4" by Edmund Spenser "All the World's a Stage" by William Shakespeare "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw "Death of the Hired Man" by Robert Frost Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson "Adventure of the Dying Detective" by Arthur Conan Doyle Course Goals Write a descriptive essay that utilizes imagery and figurative language. Read and analyze poetry. Examine poetic conventions and structure. Write a poetry analysis. Read and analyze Jane Eyre. Create a time capsule based on the time period and culture in Jane Eyre. Write an analytical essay on Jane Eyre.
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English 4 [Honors] (2nd semester)

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Course Description The honors English track concludes with English 4 [Honors]. This course requires students to engage with a variety of fiction and nonfiction texts, including works by William Shakespeare, Charlotte Brontë, Geoffrey Chaucer, John Donne, Virginia Woolf, and Henry David Thoreau. In addition to reading, analyzing, and evaluating these texts, students will also hone their writing skills through a range of assignments and build on previously learned concepts to begin generating their own paper topics and research questions. Course Breakdown "The Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau "Little Things Are Big" by Jesús Colón "Self-Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson Common Sense by Thomas Paine "My Wood" by E. M. Forster "Death of the Moth" by Virginia Woolf "No Faith in the Media" by Ahmed Versi "When Harry Met Sexism" by Bidisha "Women's Fiction is a Sign of a Sexist Book Industry" by Alison Flood "Baking Mad: The Return of Afternoon Tea" by Maria Fitzpatrick "Wind of Change" by Harold Macmillan "Marc Antony's Speech" by William Shakespeare "Of Adversity" by Sir Francis Bacon "Of Death" by Sir Francis Bacon "The Fallacy of Success" by G. K. Chesterton "Sermon on the Mound" by Margaret Thatcher "We Shall Fight on the Beaches" by Winston Churchill "The Golden Speech" by Queen Elizabeth I Candide by Voltaire "Faith" by Tim O'Brien "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty Hamlet by William Shakespeare "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant Course Goals Research a grade-appropriate topic by finding a variety of credible resources. Write a research paper. Read and analyze nonfiction articles, essays, and speeches. Write a persuasive essay. Write a personal narrative that addresses a common theme in literature. Read and analyze William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Examine plot components and elements of drama. Create a presentation that compares and contrasts two productions of Hamlet.
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