English

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English Department

With the rapid and continually accelerating rate of change in the modern world, today's student must be prepared to adapt to many new situations. Among these are changes in technology, society, the work environment, the home, and education. Research indicates that a strong command of the English language is essential to success in all of these areas of endeavor. The English program at Thornton Fractional District 215 is devoted to the development of competency in reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary and critical thinking--intrinsic aspects of any effective English curriculum. In addition, the department emphasizes the development of a sense of civic and social responsibility, as well as fostering a better understanding of self and others. Only by directing conscientious effort toward all of these concerns can a student truly maximize his or her potential, for English is the key to all learning and understanding as well as the instrument which transmits our cultural heritage.

Eight semesters of English are required to graduate. Students must take an English credit each semester. However, students may select additional English courses in their junior and/or senior year as electives. Requirements include:

• English 9
• English 10
• English 11
• English 12
• or Honors/ AP English courses

English Classes Required Reading Lists

Novels marked with an * are generally read  for book reports/essay purposes.

Free English Class Novels Available Online

(Please note that not all the above are available free and online)

Honors English 9

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Romeo and Juliet
  • Audio Version

English 9

• Romeo and Juliet
  • Audio Version
• To Kill a Mockingbird

Honors English 10

• Great Gatsby
• The Scarlet Letter
  • Audio Version

Honors English 11

• Taming of the Shrew
  • Audio Version

AP Literature

• A Farewell to Arms
  • Audio Version
• Oedipus
  • Audio Version
• Antigone
  • Audio Version
• Fences
• A Doll's House
  • Audio Version
• Hamlet
  • Audio Version
• A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • Audio Version
• The Grapes of Wrath
  • Audio Version
• A Hope in the Unseen
• There Are No Children Here
• Their Eyes Were Watching God
• Othello
  • Audio Version
• A Lesson Before Dying
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
• Pride and Prejudice
  • Audio Version
• Great Expectations
  • Audio Version
• The Inferno

English 12

• Glass Castle
  • Audio Version
• Othello
  • Audio Version
• Pygmalion 
  • Audio Version

Language and Composition

• Othello
  • Audio Version