Honors Texts for Literature and Composition
Honors Texts for Literature and Composition (E2)
The Honors Track for Literature and Composition involves additional reading and writing, which is described in the study guide. Another way you can use the honors texts is if you’ve already read a focus text for a module, you may substitute an honors text.
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You and your student will have the print book for reference and evaluation, but the student will be able to view the modules online, and click links (on most computers) to the context resources, rather than typing out the URLs.
Literature and Composition: English 2
The books linked below are the honors texts for Literature and Composition, which is English 2 in the Excellence in Literature curriculum.
Module 1
Honors: The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss or The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DeFoe
Optional: The book of Jonah (any translation) and Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners by John Bunyan
Module 2
Honors: “Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau and “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The book shown above is a collection of Thoreau writings which include the honors text “Civil Disobedience” as well as the focus text, Walden. We have not yet reviewed the other material in this collection.
The book shown above is a collection of Emerson writings, including the honors text we recommend, “Self-Reliance.” We have not yet reviewed the other material in this collection.
Module 3
Honors: The Man in the Iron Mask or The Three Musketeers by Dumas
Module 4
Honors: Manalive by G.K. Chesterton
The book shown above is a collection of Chesterton writings, including the honors text we recommend, Manalive. We have not yet reviewed the other material in this collection.
Module 5
Honors: The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Module 6
Honors: Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett
The book shown above is a collection of writings by Sarah Orne Jewett, including the honors text we recommend, Country of the Pointed Firs. We have not yet reviewed the other material in this collection.
Module 7
Honors: King John by William Shakespeare
The book shown above is a collection of Shakespeare plays and resources, including the honors text we recommend, King John. We have not yet reviewed the other material in this collection.
Module 8
Honors: Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare or Rob Roy by Scott
Module 9
Honors: Kim by Rudyard Kipling
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