English
Students at Machebeuf will take English courses that provide the following content:
Grade Level 9th
or English Literature & Composition10th 11th
or AP Language & Composition
12th
or AP Literature & Composition
Objectives
1. To invite each student through the study of literature to encounter Jesus Christ, the incarnate Word of God, and to deepen his or her relationship with Him and the Church.
2. To develop the ability to critically read, understand, and analyze various literary genres: non-fiction prose, poetry, drama, short stories, and novels.
3. To understand the history of British and American literature and how each reflects the events, ideas, and philosophies of the times.
4. To deepen the ability to write clear, organized, and compelling essays.
5. To utilize the research process as a means of acquiring secondary sources of information for exposition or argumentation.
6. To focus on improving grammar, syntax, and usage.
Summer Reading Assignments
Summer Reading Assignments for the 2010-2011 school year will be posted here by the end of the current school year.
9th: English Grammar & Composition will read:
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
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9th: English Literature & Composition will read:
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
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10th: World Literature will read:
Mythology by Edith Hamilton
11th: American Literature and AP Language & Composition will read:
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Daniel, Chapter 13 (Old Testament of the Bible)
Acts 5:27-40 (New Testament of the Bible)
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12th: English 4/British Literature will read:
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
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12th: AP Literature & Composition will read:
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster
King Lear by William Shakespeare
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