Honors American Literature (Period 1)

Honors American Literature provides a survey of major American authors from the Native American cultures to late 20th centuries, while analyzing American Literature within its historical and cultural context. Emphasis is placed on analyzing how authors convey their ideas and produce emotional effects in individual works as well as on understanding major trends in the development of American Literature. Active reading strategies, process writing, and higher order/critical thinking skills will be used to analyze and interpret reading selections across the chronological study of American authors and genres through this fast-paced, reading and writing-intensive course.

Prerequisites: Placement into this class is by invitation only and is dependent upon the following
criteria:

- Honors English I grade of 85% or higher and teacher recommendation, OR
- English I grade of 97% or higher, combined score of 7* on a timed writing exam, and
teacher recommendation