English 11
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE: English 11 is designed to enhance students’ appreciation for
and understanding of American literature of the 20th and 21st centuries and to strengthen their
writing and grammar skills. The class consists of five major components: Reading of Literature,
Reading of Informational Texts, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language.
SUMMER READING: Selections from Deadline Artists edited by Avalon, Angelo, & Louis,
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
*Individual teachers will customize the sequence but not course content based on
the needs of the students.
1ST Quarter: Elements of Voice
Narrative Writing
Argumentative Writing
Application of Summer Reading Books
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
2nd Quarter: The Great Gatsby
Literary Analysis Writing
Harlem Renaissance
3rd Quarter: Multigenre Research Project
Poetry Unit
Shakespearean Play
4th Quarter: Southern Gothic Literature
A Streetcar Named Desire
The Things They Carried
ALL YEAR: Journaling, Vocabulary, Grammar
Other Reading: Informational Texts, Choice Reading