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The truly motivated college bound student explores the "challenging storehouse of insights and ideas found in high quality literature." Success in Honors English, as in college, is directly related to the amount and quality of literature students read. Reading increases fluency, vocabulary, critical thinking, and SAT and Advanced Placement test scores. The following foundation works provide rich material which Honors English teachers will allude to in teaching the course of study. Throughout the school year, while studying other core works, students will be expected to make references, comparing and contrasting universal themes, memorable characters, and authors' writing styles found in their summer reading. Conswquently, Honors and AP level courses have extended content and an additional workload that sets them apart from the regular college prep high school courses in the same subject. The W.H.S. Language Department requires the Honors and Advanced Placement Program students to read the following two books and submit the summer reading assignment on the first day of English class.
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