Senior English class information & printable documents 

In our 18-week course, my classes will cover these units:

Beowulf , one of the oldest poems written in the English language.  This unit will include a creative writing paper. 

Medieval literature, which will include The Canterbury Tales, medieval ballads, and other selections from this timeperiod.

The novel The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart, which retells in modern language the story of Merlin, the magician associated with King Arthur.  This unit will include a literary analysis paper.

A Research unit, in which we'll complete a short Authors Project and then move on to a research paper in MLA format. 

The Shakespearean play Macbeth .  We'll read this tragic play together in class and will conclude the unit with a literary analysis paper and the video of another Shakespearean comedy Much Ado About Nothing.

As the end of the semester draws to a close, we will complete two final units in Poetry and British Short Stories before moving on to a final review project, which will review the literature covered in the course and will prepare students for the final exam.

Study guides, some texts, and other class items that you may need at home can be printed using the links at the end of this page.