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English II Sample Portfolio

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AP Lit

Theatre I

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

Our opening unit will follow a discussing of your summer reading. A departure from many of Wharton's books, Ethan Frome will help us to learn the ropes of literary analysis. The skills you will earn during this unit will carry throughout the rest of the year. ​

History and Foundations

Where does the theatre come from? How did it all begin? The year begins with an overview of the foundations of Western theatre that we still maintain in productions today. How did we come from a single person reciting to some of the more spectacular plays we know today? What essential elements should be a part of every production? We begin by building the essentials.

English II

English III

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

The Way to Rainy Mountain ​by N. Scott Momaday
We begin this year with Ray Bradbury's classic novel on the nature of thought and questioning. Though this book is less than 200 pages, it deals with some of the richest themes in literature (free thought, censorship, technology, distractions). Written in 1953, its message is evergreen and the book remains a great reminder of what made Bradbury such a prescient and notable voice in the world of science fiction and literature. ​
Our study of American literature begins with the earliest inhabitants of the continent. Through the investigation of the poetic and haunting The Way to Rainy Mountain, students will learn both about the native storytelling traditions of indigenous people and the different perspectives we apply when we read stories.  ​