Honors English 12

2007-2008

Quarter I: THEME: The Hero's Journey

 Possible Texts:

Beowulf translation by Seamus Heaney

Grendel by John Gardner

The Stranger by Albert Camus

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Writing Assignments:

Writing Text: Write For College

The College Essay

Literary Analysis

 Tentative Syllabus Quarter I

 Week 1: 9/11, 9/13

1. "No Man Is an Island" Presentations

2. Introduction to the College Essay

Week 2: 9/17-9/21

1. College Essay Peer Review

2. Intro to the Hero's Journey and Archetypal Criticism

3. Introduction and analysis of Beowulf

4. Vocabulary Quiz #1

Week 3: 9/25, 9/27

1. College Essays

2. Beowulf

3. Vocabulary Quiz #2

Week 4: 10/1-10/5

COLLEGE ESSAY DUE OCTOBER 1

1. Beowulf Test

2. Introduction to Grendel

3. JOURNALS DUE OCTOBER 5

Week 5: 10/10, 10/12

1. Grendel

2. Grendel

3. Vocabulary Quiz #3

Week 6: 10/16, 10/18

1. Grendel

2. Grendel

3. Vocabulary Quiz #4

Week 7: 10/22-10/26

1. Grendel

2. Writing a Literary Analysis

3. Vocabulary Test Lists 1-4

Week 8: 10/30, 11/1

1. Independent Reading Test

2. JOURNALS DUE

Week 9:  11/5-11/9

END QUARTER I