Description:

Honors American Literature offers highly motivated students a survey of multiple genres from selected American authors from each of the major periods of American history, beginning with pre-colonial times and continuing into the contemporary era. Grammar studies and vocabulary aquisition will be integrated with composition to produce a variety of writing projects including argumentative and research essays, as well as a non-research essay and several analytical research essays.

NOTE for Honors: American Literature Honors (ENGL350) is an enriched version of ENGL300. The supplemental literature and assignments in the Honors course allow students the opportunity to reinforce their learning as they gain a deeper understanding of the material. Students are supported by the teacher and by the lessons themselves as they work through the course. Students in the Honors course can expect an average of 1-2 hours of work each week in addition to the regular course content.

Special Notes:

This course is a part of the honors track, and intentional focus will be on the required knowledge and critical thinking and analytical skills to prepare a student to be successful in future upper level and Advanced Placement® (AP®) courses.

Special Instructions:

*As part of the EVP program, this course will have a live class requirement once a week at a set time; please see the website for time choices. This live class will include teaching, discussion with classmates from around the world, demonstrations, questions and answers, and other aspects of a live classroom. Students will have weekly due dates and stay on a traditional coursework schedule.

Semester 1: August 28 – January 21

Fall Break: November 20 – 24

Christmas Break: December 18 – January 1

Semester 2: January 22 – June 2

Spring Break: March 25 – March 29

Times: Thursdays 10:00 AM or Thursdays 9:00 PM US Central Time

If there are books and materials for this course, they can be purchased from our Online Bookstore.