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American Literature and History Honors Program

Explore American literature, history, and major assessments in this challenging honors program. Dive into texts like "The Scarlet Letter," "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," and more. Enhance your analysis skills and literary knowledge.

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American Literature and History Honors Program

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  1. Honors 9H - 10H Presentation • Curriculum: American Literature Love American History Puritans, Colonial Period The Enlightenment, Revolution Romanticism, The Civil War Slavery, Reconstruction WWI

  2. Grade Scale (Mr. Lamar’s May Differ Slightly) • Essays – 30% • Quizzes and Tests Including Oral Snippets – 30% • Class Participation (Discussion, Socratic) – 15% • Group Presentation 1st Semester/ Research Paper Second Semester – 10% • Homework/Practice Writings – 10% • Grammar – 5%

  3. Curriculum – Reading Load • Students Must Read Independently! • The Scarlet Letter (Summer Reading) – 240 pages • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – 300 pages • The Great Gatsby – 190 pages • The Catcher in the Rye – 215 pages • Poetry, and some nonfictional texts and short stories

  4. Major Assessments • 8-10 timed, in-class interpretive essays • Practice Writing Components – Thesis Statement, Topic Sentence, Paragraph, Quote Analysis Writing • Analysis of literary terminology, figurative language, diction, imagery, et. • Research Paper, MLA • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Multimedia Project • Oral Snippets (First one is on The Scarlet Letter in September!) • “Pop” reading quizzes – Details, short analysis, quote identification, vocabulary

  5. Curriculum – Literary Devices, Figurative Language & Vocabulary • Irony – Define, 3 Types • Metaphor, different types • meretricious • hegemony • visage • Be able to analyze a term for a paragraph, and use vocabulary in your analysis

  6. Sample Essay Prompt • Although literary critics have tended to praise the unique in literary characterizations, many authors have employed the stereotyped character successfully. Select one work of acknowledged literary merit and in a well-written essay, show how the conventional or stereotyped character or characters function to achieve the author’s purpose. Do not merely summarize the plot.

  7. Grade Distribution 1st Semester • First Semester (2013) – 107 Students • A = 4 • B = 38 • C+ = 8 • C = 28 • C- = 15 • F = 14 • Average class grade = 77% • The English Department recommends that students earn a grade of “B” or better before continuing to the next level of honors; students who earn a C- or F are not recommended.

  8. Further Information • Email or ask Mr. Lamar or myself • Check my webpage for syllabus, expectations (honors and writing), core literature, and homework information • There is a wiki to look at for The Scarlet Letter and there is an informational packet coming your way about it too. • Ask students who are currently enrolled in English 10 Honors

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