English
Literary analysis and the articulation of ideas in written and verbal form constitute the basis of the English curriculum at St. Anselm's Abbey School.
Department Overview
The English department of St. Anselm's Abbey School recognizes that its mission involves working with students of above-average academic ability who enjoy the challenge of producing high quality work. The department also recognizes that students' varying degrees of ability and areas of interest occasionally demand that teachers meet individual challenges in order to help each student develop to the best of his ability.
Generally speaking, the English faculty presents the study of literature primarily as a means of personal fulfillment, while student success in composition, speaking, and listening is seen more as a necessary, practical achievement. These objectives guide the faculty's teaching and are mastered sequentially by the students from Form A through Form VI.
Curriculum Sequence
Form A | Introduction to Composition, Grammar, and Literature |
Form I | English I |
Form II | English II |
Form III | English: Literature and Composition I |
Form IV | English: Literature and Composition II |
Form V | AP Language & Composition (1 semester); Choice of Elective |
Forms V & VI |
Recent AP Literature and Composition electives include The Bonds of Culture; Voices from the Wasteland; Shakespeare's History Plays; Literature from the American South; Portraits in Villainy in Literature; African-American Literature; Representations of Women in Literature; Moby Dick and the American Renaissance; Inner Conflicts in Literature; Literature of The Greatest Generation; The Modern American Experience; Magic Realism; Heroes, Rebels, and Exiles in Literature; Logic and Morality in Literature; and Conceptions of Leadership in Literature. A non-AP Literature elective in reading and writing poetry and short story is offered every Spring semester. To prepare for the AP Literature and Composition test, AP essay prompts and AP objective questions will be administered, assessed, and reviewed. |
Course Descriptions
- Form A English
- Form I English
- Form II English
- English: Literature and Composition I
- English: Literature and Composition II
- AP English Language & Composition
- AP English Literature & Composition: The Bonds of American Culture
- AP English Literature & Composition: Voices from the Wasteland
- AP English Literature & Composition: Shakespeare's History Plays
- AP English Literature & Composition: Literature of the American South
- AP English Literature & Composition: Portraits in Villainy in Literature
- AP English Literature & Composition: African-American Literature
- AP English Literature & Composition: Representations of Women in Literature
- AP English Literature & Composition: Psychoanalytic Approaches to Literature
- AP Literature & Composition: Moby Dick and the American Renaissance
- AP Literature & Composition: Inner Conflicts in Literature
- AP Literature & Composition: Literature of Greatest Generation
- AP English Literature & Composition: The Modern American Experience
- AP English Literature & Composition: Magic Realism
- AP English Literature & Composition: Heroes, Rebels, and Exiles in Literature
- AP English Literature & Composition: Logic and Morality in Literature
- AP English Literature & Composition: Conceptions of Leadership in Literature
- Reading & Writing Poetry
Form A English
Form I English
Form II English
English: Literature and Composition I
English: Literature and Composition II
AP English Language & Composition
AP English Literature & Composition: The Bonds of American Culture
AP English Literature & Composition: Voices from the Wasteland
AP English Literature & Composition: Shakespeare's History Plays
AP English Literature & Composition: Literature of the American South
AP English Literature & Composition: Portraits in Villainy in Literature
AP English Literature & Composition: African-American Literature
AP English Literature & Composition: Representations of Women in Literature
AP English Literature & Composition: Psychoanalytic Approaches to Literature
AP Literature & Composition: Moby Dick and the American Renaissance
AP Literature & Composition: Inner Conflicts in Literature
AP Literature & Composition: Literature of Greatest Generation
AP English Literature & Composition: The Modern American Experience
AP English Literature & Composition: Magic Realism
AP English Literature & Composition: Heroes, Rebels, and Exiles in Literature
AP English Literature & Composition: Logic and Morality in Literature
AP English Literature & Composition: Conceptions of Leadership in Literature
Reading & Writing Poetry
English Faculty |
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Ms. Janine Dunne, Department Chair |
Mrs. Nancy Cholis AP English Language & Composition; AP English Literature & Composition M.A.L.S., American Literature, Georgetown University B.A., Humanistic Studies and History, St. Mary's College (Notre Dame, Ind.) ncholis@saintanselms.org |
Mr. Hal DeLuca Form A English M.A., Duquesne University M.A.T., George Washington University B.A., Rutgers University hdeluca@saintanselms.org |
Mr. James Leathers, '04 |
Dr. Michael Manglitz, '00 |
Mr. Michael McCarthy |
Mr. Alex Morse |
Mr. Jonathan Vaile |