Sophomore Honors English instruction focuses on our cultural heritage and seeks to acquaint students with a sampling of literature from the great reservoir of Western thought which continues to shape our literature, identity, and experience. In examining the ethical choices people make within the context of the developing Western culture, students study literature from the Greeks, the Bible, Arthurian legends, Shakespearean tragedy, Thomas Hardy, and Charles Dickens. In addition, modern works, which are related to the classics by allusions, archetypal patterns, images, and themes, are read and analyzed. Emphasis is placed upon changes in language and style as well as on changes in cultural values.
How to enroll in Sophomore Honors English:
Please review "Should you take English 10 Honors" and communicate with your counselor if you’ve decided that you’d like to enroll in the course. Students NEW to LOHS should email the English department chair, Jami Wray, with any questions and to get a copy of the summer work for the class. You can reach her at wrayj@loswego.k12.or.us. (Completion of the summer work is required for enrollment in the class. Students who do not complete the summer work will be unenrolled at the start of the year.)