Freshman Class Literature

Freshman year is a survey year. It is an introduction to reading and writing for high school, college, career and life. We will not only work on those skill sets, but will specifically read texts to support the next three years in high school: freshman year- survey, sophomore year- world literature, junior year- American literature, and senior year-- British literature. 

Semester 1
Introduction to Literary Devices: Archetypes and Allusion
August: Freshman Essay
September: Ender’s Game
October:Odyssey (abridged- in the lit. book)
November--December:To Kill a Mockingbird

Semester 2 
The Hero’s Quest—The Quest for Self 
January —Paradise Lost
February—Of Mice and Men
May—Romeo and Juliet