High School English Composition and Literature 2010-
2011
Mrs. Sondra Sparks
5510 North Peachtree Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338
770-804-0081 Email: sondrasparks722@gmail.com
Students will read from the classics as well as modern
authors. We will write a paper weekly on topics coordinating
with the literature. Students will gain experience in paragraph,
essay, and creative writing as well as writing poetry, reports,
and research writing. The students will do a research paper
spring semester. There will be some in-class writing to
prepare the students for standardized testing. We will also
have experience in note taking and outlining. Mini-grammar
lessons will be taught as the students’ writing assignments
necessitate them to be taught. Students will be well-prepared
for standardized testing such as the SATs by the types of
writing and evaluation given as well as critical reading skills
that are taught through the literature. Mrs. Sparks has
attended a class on how SAT writing essays are graded, and
from that she encourages students to write with “voice,”
pertinent details, organized central themes, and mature
vocabulary. The students will have a brief vocabulary
assignment from Sadlier-Oxford weekly.
The literature studies are the following:
Uncle Tom’s Cabin- Stowe
ISBN# 0486440281
Animal Farm- Orwell
0451526341
Cry, the Beloved Country - Paton
139780743262170
John Adams- David McCullough
139780743223133
Hamlet- Shakespeare **
067172262X
Selected poetry
provided by the teacher
Sadlier-Oxford vocabulary book
provided by the teacher
The above ISBN numbers are highly suggested but not
required. Please provide your student’s books. Make sure
they are unabridged editions. **Do not buy the No-Fear
Shakespeare or Shakespeare Made Easy translations for
Hamlet as these translations are crude and inaccurate.
Tuition: $450 per year ($200 first semester; 250 second
semester)
Nine payments of $50 may be made monthly from Aug.
/September through May
Registration: $25