English 100
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Introduction
English 100 provides an introduction to the study of language and literature at Andover.
In this Junior course, which cultivates the same skills and effects pursued throughout the English curriculum, students begin to understand the rich relationships among reading, thinking, and writing.English 100 assents to Helen Vendler’s notion that “every good writer was a good reader first.” Accordingly, English 100 students work to develop their ability to read closely, actively, and imaginatively. They study not only what a text means but also how it produces meaning. They seek to make connections as they read—perhaps at first only connections between themselves and the text, but eventually connections within the text and between the texts as well. All the while, however, English 100 students revel in the beauty, humor, and wisdom of the literature.
Over the three trimesters, English 100 students read literature of various genres and periods. Every class reads Homer’s Odyssey and at least one play by William Shakespeare. For the rest of the syllabus, teachers turn to a great many authors. Among those whose work is more regularly selected are Ernest Hemingway, Toni Morrison, J.D. Salinger, John Steinbeck, and August Wilson.
English 100 students practice several types of writing, primarily in response to what they read. They write at times in narrative, expressive, and creative modes, but their efforts focus more and more on critical analysis. They learn to conceive of writing as a craft to be practiced and as a process to be followed. Through frequent assignments, both formal and informal, English 100 students come to value writing as a means of making sense of what they read and think. Attending carefully to their writing at the levels of the sentence, paragraph, and full essay, they learn to appreciate the power of the written critical argument.
Lively, purposeful class discussions reinforce the lessons of reading and writing, and often leave students with especially fond memories of their English 100 experience. The course prepares our youngest students well for the further challenges of their education at Andover.
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