9-12 Literature & Composition

Literature & Composition, teacher: Lisa Schron

Suggested text: Romeo and Juliet (highly recommend “No Fear” version 9781586638450), The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Rip Van Winkle (9781479445646), All Quiet on the Western Front (9780449213940), A Clean, Well-Lighted Place (provided), In Flanders FIelds (provided)

Supply fee: $5

The work of some authors influences us forever. But why? Is it their unique writing style? Did they pioneer a literary movement? Did they take a risk and write about something controversial for their time? Did they expose a social ill? These are all questions we will seek to answer in this course. Students will also encounter the traditional elements of a high school English class, including grammar, mechanics, vocabulary studies, literary devices, and MLA formatting. We will learn the requirements of differing responses and focus on how to analyze a piece of literature and respond.