ENGLISH 2 HONORS

Marrinson
Course Outline

FIRST QUARTER:
American Romanticism
The American Renaissance

PLAY
The Crucible

VOCABULARY:
The Importance of Vocabulary
Learning New Worlds from the Context
Building Vocabulary through Central Ideas

SECOND QUARTER:
A New American Poetry

NOVEL
The Scarlet Letter

VOCABULARY:
Words derived from Greek
Words derived from Latin

THIRD QUARTER:
The Rise of Realism
Fiction
Non-fiction

NOVEL
The Great Gatsby
A Farewell to Arms

VOCABULARY:
Words from Classical Mythology and History
Anglo-Saxon Vocabulary and its Enrichment through Latin
French, Italian, and Spanish words

FOURTH QUARTER:
Contemporary Writers
Modern Poetry
Creative Writing


NOVEL
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
PLAY
Death of a Salesman

VOCABULARY:
Expanding Vocabulary through Derivatives

PHASE: COMPOSITION
The focus in composition will be an emphasis on reading and writing as interrelated activities.
Students will learn to write well written analytical essays using analogy, comparison/contrast and
argument in preparation for the challenge of upper level writing in the AP class.