Honors 9H - 10H Presentation
Curriculum: American Literature
Love American History
Puritans, Colonial Period
The Enlightenment,
Revolution
Romanticism, The Civil War
Slavery, Reconstruction
WWI
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Grade Scale (Mr. Lamar’s May
Differ Slightly)
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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%
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
Major Assessments
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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
Curriculum – Literary Devices,
Figurative Language &
Vocabulary
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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
Sample Essay Prompt
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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.
Grade Distribution 1st Semester
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First Semester (2013) – 107 Students
 A=4
 B = 38
 C+ = 8
 C = 28
 C- = 15
 F = 14
 Average class grade = 77%
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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.
Further Information
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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