HS English 1

Teacher: Kristin Hamon

Cost: $80 monthly tuition
VENMO: @kristinhamon
(see registration page for registration details)

Recommended Grade Level: 9th grade (advanced 8th graders may get special placement, please contact Mrs. Hamon)

Required Texts:
*If you have read one or more of the following texts, please don’t worry. We will analyze them in ways new to you, so your prior knowledge can only help!

1)     Discovering Voice by Nancy Dean
   Amazon.com: Discovering Voice
2)     Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
   Amazon.com: Fahrenheit 451
3)     To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  Amazon.com: To Kill a Mockingbird
4)     Night by Elie Wiesel
  Amazon.com: Night
5)     The Annotated Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
The Annotated Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

Course Description: English I introduces students to high school-level expectations for academic and creative writing. Students will read multiple genres, including fiction, nonfiction, drama, short story, poetry, and prose. This course examines various concepts of literary technique, narrative, dramatic, and poetic innovations and constructions. Literary selections range from classic to contemporary pieces. Students will also broaden their composition skills by examining model essays and improving their ability to compose longer-written works. Students will grow as young writers through in-depth planning, organizing, drafting, revising, proofreading, and feedback. They will also build on grammar skills by analyzing the syntax and structure of each text. Additionally, one of the unique features of the BAHA high school English program is the introduction of literary theory by a Christian educator. English I literary theories cover reader response, biographical, historical, and formalist literary theories.

This course counts as 1 of the 4 English credits needed on a high school transcript for high school graduation in the state of Texas.