American literature
11th Grade
Updates / Announcements
Extra credit reading list
See below for a list of books and short stories that students can read at any time during the semester or over the break for extra credit. These texts, unlike the texts read for class, do not need to be annotated. They are just for a fun, added exploration of literature :)
The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allen Poe
Nightbirds on Nantucket by Joan Aiken
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
An Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery
Any of the Anne books by LM Montgomery
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Scarface by Andre Norton
Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Any of the books or stories written by Agatha Christie
To Build a Fire by Jack London
Course Resources
Week nine 10/24 - 10/28
Monday Discuss Chapter 24 of The Scarlet Letter
Tuesday Jeopardy!
Wednesday Essay Work
Thursday Essay Work
Friday Essay Peer Reviews
ESSAY DUE ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 31
Week Eight 10/17 - 10/21
Monday Discuss Chapter 22 of The Scarlet Letter
Tuesday Discuss Chapter 2 of The Scarlet Letter
Wednesday NO SCHOOL
Thursday NO SCHOOL
Friday NO SCHOOL
Week seven 10/10 - 10/14
Monday Discuss Chapter 17 of The Scarlet Letter
Tuesday Discuss Chapter 18 of The Scarlet Letter
Wednesday Discuss Chapter 19 of The Scarlet Letter
Thursday Discuss Chapter 20 of The Scarlet Letter
Friday Discuss Chapter 21 of The Scarlet Letter
Week six 10/03 - 10/07
Monday Discuss Chapter 12 of The Scarlet Letter
Tuesday Discuss Chapter 13 of The Scarlet Letter
Wednesday Discuss Chapter 14 of The Scarlet Letter
Thursday Discuss Chapter 15 of The Scarlet Letter
Friday Discuss Chapter 16 of The Scarlet Letter
Bell Work and Annotation Check
Week five 09/26 - 09/30
Monday Discuss Chapter 7 of The Scarlet Letter
Tuesday Discuss Chapter 8 of The Scarlet Letter
Wednesday Discuss Chapter 9 of The Scarlet Letter
Thursday Discuss Chapter 10 of The Scarlet Letter
Friday Discuss Chapter 11 of The Scarlet Letter
Bell Work and Annotation Check
Week four 09/19 - 09/23
Monday Discuss Chapter 1-2 of The Scarlet Letter
Tuesday Discuss Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter
Wednesday Discuss Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter
Thursday Discuss Chapter 5 of The Scarlet Letter
Friday Discuss Chapter 6 of The Scarlet Letter
Bell Work and Annotation Check
Week three 09/12 - 09/16
Monday Discuss Rappaccini's Daughter
Tuesday Discuss The Birth Mark
Wednesday Discuss The Birth Mark
Thursday Discuss The Earth's Holocaust
Friday Discuss The Earth's Holocaust
Week two 09/05 - 09/09
Monday Discuss The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Tuesday Discuss the outcomes of everyone's summer "Moral Perfection" project
Wednesday Discuss Self-Reliance
Thursday Discuss Self-Reliance
Friday Discuss Rappaccini's Daughter
Week One 08/29 - 09/02
Monday Class Introduction and Overview
Tuesday Discuss The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Wednesday Discuss The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Thursday Discuss The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Friday Discuss The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Required Course Materials
All Provided by Ascent:
One Binder (not to be shared with another/other classes)
5 Dividers
Loose-leaf paper (plenty for use throughout the year)
Pens/pencils (any dark color works, no white, peach, etc.; no red on typical assignments)
Literature Texts