Senior English
New Town High School
Senior English 2009-2010

Teacher: Ms. Anderson
Web site: www.msanderson.net
Email: elizabeth.anderson@sendit.nodak.edu
            
Grading scale: standard, see student handbook

Classroom expectations: see student handbook and classroom contract

Scope: World Literature, Native American Literature, Literary Analysis, Composition and Rhetoric

Major works of Literature:
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Sumerian hero/creation story)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
The Ancient Child by N. Scott Momaday
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
The Death of Jim Loney by James Welch

Instructor Goals:
To engage students in the process of interpreting and analyzing literature from a variety of
historical and cultural contexts.
To help students gain confidence in their abilities to understand, interpret and respond to a
variety of texts.
To prepare students for college-level reading and writing experiences.


Please note that the following schedule is subject to change throughout the year. Units may be
shortened