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Roxboro Community School
Characteristics of an English Honors Student
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Self-motivated and wants to excel academically
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Willing to work and read at an accelerated pace
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Eager to learn and is open to new possibilities
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Competent in basic skills – spelling, sentence structure, grammatical usage, etc.
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Loves to read for pleasure and academic study
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Enjoys writing and is willing to rewrite to improve writings
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Knows that high scores come from hard work and consistent effort
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Accepts the challenges of a demanding course where diligent study and strong organizational habits are essential
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Plans to pursue higher education and is working to achieve those goals.
SUGGESTED
READING LISTS BELOW
Teachers will provide specific list of which books will be taught in each class and which books students may select for independent reading projects.
2008 -2009
English Reading List
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Title |
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Les
Miserable |
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The Little Prince |
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Things Fall ApartISBN 0-385-47454-7 |
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Night |
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Dawn |
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The Alchemist |
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Siddhartha ISBN 0-553-20884-5 |
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Medea |
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Julius Caesar |
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Cry, the Beloved Country |
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Antigone |
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All Quiet on the Western Front |
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The Chosen |
Ethan Frome |
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Cold Sassy Tree |
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Their Eyes Were Watching GodISBN 0-06-091650-8 |
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The Pearl |
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Deathwatch |
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The Old Man and the Sea |
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Adventures of Tom Sawyer |
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Call of the Wild |
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Fahrenheit 451 |
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My Forbidden Face |
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To Kill A Mockingbird |
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Animal Farm |
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Inherit the Wind (drama) |
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Of Mice and Men |
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Lord of the Flies |
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A Separate Peace |
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The Moon Is Down |
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Hiroshima |
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The Scarlet Letter |
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The Great Gatsby |
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
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Their Eyes Were Watching God |
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The Awakening |
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Title |
Author |
Price |
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First Semester |
|
|
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Maniac Magee [Period 1 Only] |
Jerry Spinelli |
5.59 |
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Belle Prater [Periods 3 & 4 Only] |
Ruth White |
5.20 |
|
Boy |
Roald Dahl |
5.59 |
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The Door in the Wall |
Marquerite De Angeli |
5.59 |
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Second Semester |
|
|
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Letters from Rifka |
Karen Hesse |
5.59 |
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Lily’s Crossing |
Patricia Reilly Giff |
5.20 |
|
The Devil’s Arithmetic |
Jane Yolen |
5.59 |
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