2022-2023 Teaching Schedule
Room P8
Period 1 = English 3
Period 2 = Honors English 1
Period 3 = Honors English 1
Period 4 = Honors English 1
Period 5 = English 3
Period 6 = Prep
Best Way to Contact Me?
Please email me. Be sure to add your student's name in the subject line, so I don't think your message is spam. I tend to respond much faster via email--usually within 48 hours!
Thank you,
Ms. Stravers
Freshmen Texts:
Summer Reading
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes- Edith Hamilton
*NOTE: This summer reading requirement is stated on the honors contract students sign when registering for the course with their counselor. We do a good deal of project-based work with this reading the first month of school.
Fall/Spring Reading
The Odyssey- Homer
To Kill A Mockingbird- Harper Lee
Multicultural Short Stories/Poems/Essays/Songs
Night- Elie Weisel
I Am Malala- Malala Yousefzai
Romeo and Juliet- William Shakespeare
Junior Texts:
Fall/Spring Reading
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest- Ken Kesey (whole-class novel)
The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald (Choice Book: Narrative/Fiction)
Black Boy Part 1- Richard Wright (Choice Book: Informational/Memoir)
The Crucible- Arthur Miller (Choice Book: Historical Fiction)
Postmodern Poetry- multicultural collection of poets
A Raisin in the Sun- Lorraine Hansberry (Choice Text: Social Justice Speeches)
