Essential Questions for Sophomore English

CP Sophomore English

Essential Questions for Quarter 1:

Foundational Voices: American Ideals Embodied

To what extent is the American “mythology” reflected in the characters and themes of the selected texts?

What do the foundational voices have to say about the American Experience? For example, to what extent is the American Experience about the search for meaning and connection within the confines of a community and within the exploration of a larger landscape and how do each of the selected texts reflect this?

What are the unique characteristics of each writer’s commentary?

1. What does it mean to be figuratively “American”?

Projected Reading List (subject to change):

• Quarter 1:

The Crucible

Death of a Salesman

Quarter 2:

Scratch Beginnings

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (selected chapters)

Quarter 3:

The Great Gatsby

The Catcher in the Rye

Quarter 4

A Raisin in the Sun