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Dr.
Brad Sachs, a nationally known expert on teens, will speak on “The
Good Enough Family: Promoting the Parent-Teen Dialogue” at
Catonsville High School, Tuesday, March 5, 2008, at 7 PM. The public
is invited to this free event, and students and parents are encouraged
to attend together. Sponsored by the CHS PTSA, Student Government
Association, and the Department of Student Services. 410-646-1360.
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Good Enough Family - PPT File
Pre-Course Reading for English Classes at Catonsville High School
Students enrolled in the GT/AP and Honors programs must read the
required work and one from the suggested list prior to beginning
their English class. GT/AP and Honors students will be tested on
their pre-course reading in their English classes. Standard students
will receive extra credit upon completing an assessment on any of
the works listed for their grade level.
9th grade- Genres in Literature
GT- The Once and Future King
Honors- Fahrenheit 451
Suggested Works- The Bean Trees, Cold Mountain, The Secret Life
of Bees, Stones in Water, Little Women
10th grade- World Literature
GT- Poisonwood Bible
Honors- Poisonwood Bible or All Quiet on the Western Front
Suggested Works- The House of Spirits, Artist of the Floating
World, Palace Walk, Waiting, The Namesake, How the Garcia
Girls Lost Their Accent, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress,
Alias Grace
11th grade- American Literature
AP- Grapes of Wrath or East of Eden
Honors- Grapes of Wrath or East of Eden
Suggested Works- The Sun Also Rises, A Lesson Before Dying, Tender
is the Night, Invisible Man (Ellison), On the Road,
The Awakening, Catch 22, In Cold Blood, Dinner at the Homesick
Restaurant
12th grade- British Literature
AP- Jane Eyre
Honors- Jane Eyre
Suggested Works- Atonement, A Clockwork Orange, White Teeth, The
French Lieutenant’s Woman, Regeneration