English II Honors
Big Concepts this Year
AUGUST. Beginning-of-year stuff: Introductory getting-to-know-you activities, CommonLit assessment
SEPTEMBER. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger: Theme essay
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros: Poetry booklet and creative project
DECEMBER. The hero's journey
JANUARY/FEBRUARY. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry: Problem/solution essay
FEBRUARY/MARCH. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Synthesis essay
APRIL/MAY. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Compare/contrast essay
J.D. Salinger
Sandra Cisneros
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Lorraine Hansberry
Daily/Weekly Routines
Daily warm-ups: This will include grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, parts of speech, and vocabulary.
Class novels: Each novel will take us four to six weeks to complete. This cycle will include reading the book, completing smaller assignments along the way, and then ending with a final essay or project. In English, essays or projects are our final exams for each novel.
