In this course, we will prepare you to graduate from high school with solid reading and writing skills. You'll be ready for college, service, and work.
The focus of the course is Coming-of-Age literature...we'll explore big questions about growing up, becoming mature, and entering the world around us.
* Please check the main page of this website for daily homework updates and other resources.
The texts we'll read are:
* Please check the main page of this website for daily homework updates and other resources.
The texts we'll read are:
- The Body by Stephen King
- Room by Emma Donoghue
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
We'll also study the story of Hamlet. We'll write literary analysis, personal essays, and critiques.
Check the Blog portion of this site (msjmcmaster.blogspot.com) for daily homework updates and resources.
Some independent reading suggestions from past students:
Some independent reading suggestions from past students:
- The Long Walk by Stephen King
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
- Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
- Frozen in Time by Mitchell Zuckoff
- Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
- The Final Four by Paul Volponi
- Homeland by R.A. Salvatore
- First Round Lottery Pick by Franklin White
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- 11 Seconds by Travis Roy
- Tweak
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