READING IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS IN THIS CLASS. IT IS IMPERITIVE THAT YOU
KEEP UP WITH READING. IT IS ALSO A VITAL COMPONENT IN TERMS OF THE S.A.T.'S AND THE NEW YORK STATE REGENTS. THIS YEAR YOU
WILL TAKE THE REGENTS IN JANUARY. DURING THE FIRST QUARTER YOU WILL READ:
The Crucible
The Life and Times and Frederick Douglass
Other readings will be selected on the text. They are Early
American Literature pieces written by many authors such as: Christopher Coulumbus, Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards, Thomas
Paine.
There will also be extensive S.A.T. and Regents practices.