English 11 Honors

The eleventh grade honors course is a component in a study of genres which will develop a comprehensive base of experience and learning for those students who are planning to pursue college credit in twelfth grade Advanced Placement English class or for students who are seeking an academic or select-college advantage. This course extends and refines the skills developed in the tenth grade Advanced English. Students will apply strategies learned in the past and acquire more specific ones to meet the rigorous demands of Advanced Placement English and the culminating AP exam. Critical writing skills will be expanded to include analytical and explicatory essays, frequent timed essays, SAT preparation, and a research project. This program can lead to advanced freshman status in post high school study.

Text: Glencoe- American Literature

Units: From the Earliest Day
A New Nation
The Civil War and its Aftermath
Regionalism and Realism
Beginnings of the Modern Age
Mid-century Voices
Toward the Twenty-first Century

Factors for Grading:
Homework
Quiz scores
Tests and compositions
Weekly vocabulary exercises and tests
Final Exam- see County Policy
Attendance- see County Policy

Students are encouraged to record their grades in their agendas or to reserve a part of their notebook to record their grades and to monitor their academic process.