Department Head: Shamira Gratch

Lincoln High School English classes promote critical thinking, genuine self-expression, reading comprehension, speaking skills, and clear, correct writing.  Students need to pass four years of English in order to graduate from high school. Most universities require a "C" or better in all four years of English.  All of our classes are "State Standards" based. Lincoln English classes are:

The anthology is McDougall Littell’s The Language of Literature. Some of the individual works read are Romeo and Juliet, The Odyssey, To Kill a Mockingbird, Animal Farm, and Great Expectations.

The anthology is McDougall Littell’s The Language of Literature. Some of the individual works read are A Raisin in the Sun, Yellow Raft in Blue Water, Othello, Bless Me, Ultima,The Kitchen God’s Wife or Joy Luck Club, Sula, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, and Black Boy.

The anthologies used are McDougal Littell’s The Language of Literature or Scribner’s American Literature. Some of the individual works read are The Crucible, The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Scarlet Letter, The Catcher in the Rye, and Death of a Salesman.

 The anthologies used are Glenco’s British Literature and Carlsen’s British and Western Literature. Some of the individual works read are Antigone, Beowulf, Canterbury Tales, Hamlet or Macbeth, Brave New World, Crime and Punishment, and Frankenstein.  

We also have 9th, 10th, and 11th honors classes as well as 12th grade Advanced Placement. Students must apply for these cla

We also have 9th, 10th, and 11th honors classes as well as 12th grade Advanced Placement. Students must apply for these classes. Criteria include: Star Test score of 5 in English Language Arts, previous English class grade of A or B, teacher recommendation, and an application essay score of at least 6 out of a possible 10. Students in 11th honors may take the Advanced Placement Language and Composition test. Students in the 12th grade AP class must take the Advanced Placement Literature and Composition test. All AP tests are open to any student who has an interest and pays approximately $83 per test.

 English Department electives: Yearbook

Abraham Lincoln High School  Summer Reading Assignment: 2010

Abraham Lincoln High School  Summer Reading Assignment: 2010

SUMMER READING: The Lincoln High School English teachers expect all students to read one of the two novels listed below over the summer. Select a novel for the grade level you are entering. If you will be taking more than one English class in the fall, you should read one novel listed for each class. These books are readily available in bookstores, and libraries. However, you may be able to purchase a used novel from an upperclassman at the book exchange.

BOOK EXCHANGE:  (TBA)

ASSIGNMENT: While you are reading, take notes on: significant passages, plot, point of view, characterization, conflicts, symbols, setting, themes, and the author’s writing style. Be prepared for some evaluation of your reading when you return to school. We hope you will enjoy these choices.

 Entering 10^th Grade Ethnic Literature                      

Monster by Walter Dean Myers                                    

Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah                        

Entering 11^th Grade American Literature

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime   by Mark Hadden

 Entering 12^th Grade British Literature                        

Bone by Fae Myenne Ng                                               

Life of Pi by Yann Martel                                              

Entering HONORS/AP Literature: Contact listed teacher for specific assignment

Entering: 10th My Antonia by Willa Cather  (Mr Crotwell)

Entering:  11th The Unvanquished by William Faulkner (Ms.Gratch)                                                                                                                  

Entering: 12th AP: The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (Mr.Kim)