• The Odyssey by Homer (Abridged Textbook Version)

• One Shakespeare Play (typically either Romeo and Juliet or Julius Caesar)

• At least 2 young adult titles

Teachers have a list of other pre-approved novels, short stories, poems, and nonfiction articles to choose from to supplement the above works.

• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

• At least 1 of the 2 following titles
     Lord of the Flies by William Golding
     The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

• Excerpts from Stamped by Jason Reynolds or another work engaging students in the themes of diversity and inclusion

• One Shakespeare Play (typically either Othello or Twelfth Night)

Teachers have a list of other pre-approved novels to choose from to supplement the above works.

• Macbeth by William Shakespeare

• Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

• One pre-twentieth century or early twentieth-century novel
     Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
     Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
     Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Teachers have a list of other pre-approved novels, plays, poems, short stories, and nonfiction articles to choose from to supplement the above works.

Senior Electives Include:

• Honors Creative Writing
• Literature into Film
• Scholars Literature of the Immigrant Experience
• Literature, Psychology, and Gender
• Popular Literature
• Practical Philosophy Through Literature
• Science Fiction

• Scholars Shakespeare

Advanced Placement Courses

Admission to AP courses is very competitive and based on Sophomore/Junior year English grades as well as teacher recommendations.
AP Courses include:

• AP English Literature and Composition - offered junior year
• AP Seminar - offered junior year
• AP English Language and Composition - offered senior year