Freshman+English

Unit 1: Reading Selction: //Of Mice and Men//
@http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm A list of literary elements

Unit 2: Reading Selection: //The Odyssey// by Homer
@http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/odyssey.html The Odyssey online

@http://www.leasttern.com/HighSchool/odyssey/Odyssey2.html A study guide for the Odyssey that explores terms and conventions

Unit 3: Reading Selections: //Speak// and //Fahrenheit 451//
//Speak// [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=] In //Speak//, the author alludes to Piscasso, search for other artists.

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNGxhC6kRFk In //Speak,// the author alludes to O'Keefe, search for other artists.

//Fahrenheit 451// Consequences of Mass Communication A text that examines the various forms of mass media and their consequences

@http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/ //Fahrenheit 451// raises the issues about literacy. Today, media literacy is extremely important. Check out CNNfyi, a student news page, to practice your media literacy skills.

[] Connection to //Fahrenheit 451's// dystopian society

Unit 4: Reading Selection: //Romeo and Juliet//
Romeo and Juliet: the drama online Click here to read the text online

Romeo and Juliet Study Guide Study Guide