Bridgman High School

English 11

 American/British Literature

2008-09

Mrs. Conklin

Literature is a power to be possessed, not a body of objects to be studied ~ Anonymous

I will be updated my webpage in the fall for the new school year....HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!

Some of the selections you can expect to see in the British Literature course (second semester)

"Beowulf" - Anglo Saxon poem*

"The Iliad" by Homer*

"The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer*

"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" translated by John Gardner*

"Le Morte d'Arthur" Sir Thomas Malory*

**(these are shorter excerpts of the original works)

English Renaissance poetry and essays

English Restoration poetry and essays

English Romantic poetry and essays

English Victorian poetry

English Victorian drama "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde

Student Writing Handbook

In the first weeks of the new semester, your son or daughter will be receiving a student writing handbook. The writing handbook has been created by the BHS English department to help strengthen the writing skills of our students and assist them in the writing assignments they complete across the Bridgman High School curriculum.

This handbook is the property of Bridgman High School, and if lost or damaged, your child will be fined $15.

Go Bees!