• SOPHOMORE YEAR

    "You're afraid of making mistakes. Don't be." - Ray Bradbury--Fahrenheit 451

    Focusing on social justice and personal moral development, sophomore students extend their writing and research skills, practice personal, reflective, and literary  essays, and begin the independent persuasive essay. Advanced vocabulary development through study of roots is an important sophomore element, as are timed writing practices to prepare students for on-demand assessments. Independent reading programs are an important part of the English curriculum at each level. In addition to an evolving selection of full-length works,  sophomores study poetry, articles, essays, and media in support of their development as readers and citizens of the world.

     

    From the Sophomore Reading Lists: 

  • The Carrying

    by Ada Limón Year Published: 2019

    New to our sophomore list this year: powerful new poetry collection by an SVHS alumna. 

    Comments (-1)

  • Night

    by Elie Wiesel Year Published: 2006

    Nobel laureate's memoir of the Holocaust.

    Comments (-1)

  • Macbeth

    by Shakespeare Year Published:

    Shakespeare's examination ofleadership, superstition, and the abuse of power.

    Comments (-1)

  • In the time of the Butterflies

    by Julia Alvarez Year Published: 2010

    Stories of four sisters during the years of brutal dictatorship in the Dominican Republic.

    Comments (-1)

  • Fahrenheit 451

    by Ray Bradbury Year Published:

    Dystopian classic examines censorship, rmisinformation, and the power of the written word.

    Comments (-1)

  • Lord of the Flies

    by William Golding Year Published: 1953

    Savage cruelty or cooperative civilization--what is the fundamental nature of humanity?

    Comments (-1)