Tentative Schedule of Readings

for English II

 

Choices

“What Happened during the Ice Storm,” p. 4

“Gracious Goodness,” p. 464

“The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant,” p. 34

“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” p. 516

“The Road Less Traveled,” copy

“Abraham and Issac,” p. 904

“The Prodigal Son,” p. 916

from Travels with Charley, p. 81

 

Exiles

“The Pedestrian,” p. 172

“Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?” p. 196

“The Bet,” p. 209

“Abandoned Farmhouse,” p. 504

“Ex-Basketball Player,” p. 592

“The Legend,” p. 530

“It Can’t Be Helped,” p. 354

Call of the Wild

 

You Are There

“No News from Auschwitz,” p. 409

from Into Thin Air, p. 418

“H.M.S. Titanic,” p. 388

“Preservation of Whales,” p. 433

 

Heroes

Old Man and the Sea

“Distillation,” p. 132

“The Man in the Water,” p. 470

Challenger speech

from “Sword in the Stone,” p. 950

from Camelot, “The Round Table,” p. 956

“Tale of Sir Launcelot,” p. 964

 

Fable and Legend

from The Sundiata, p. 972

Sayings of Saadi, p. 927

Taoist Anecdotes, p. 931

from The Tao Te Ching p. 933

“The Highwayman,” copy

Zen parables, p. 937

“The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal,” p. 940

The Pearl

 

The Individual/Roots

“Boys and Girls,” p. 52

“Everyday Use,” p. 69

“Hair,” from Autobiography of Malcom X, p. 344

“Typhoid Fever,” from Angela’s Ashes, p. 365

“Mending Wall,” p. 526

“Sea Fever,” p. 590

“Trap of Gold,” p. 248

“Through the Tunnel,” p. 276

“Powder,” p. 141

 

Honor

Animal Farm

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, p. 774

A Day No Pigs Would Die

“Mother to Son,” p. 508

“I Have a Dream” speech

 

Relationships

“The First Seven Years,” p. 119

“Shall I Compare Thee ...,” p. 560

“Bonny Barbara Allen,” p. 564

“Hear! We Will Forget Him,” p. 568

“Two Kinds,” p. 94

“With All Flags Flying,” p. 308

from Silent Dancing, “Lessons of Love,” p. 157

“The Wrestlers,” p. 340

“Daddy Doll under the Bed,” p. 679

“The Good Samaritan,” copy

“Courage,” p. 512

“A Voice,” p.603