High School English Resource Plans – Novels

High School English: Novels Lesson Plans by Book

These lists provide a recommended reading schedule for resources used in the English courses, to make it easier to assign them in other ways.

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british novels

Pride and Prejudice, Austen [Amaz][Project Gutenberg] – Level 6 Year 1

Chapters 1-3
Chapters 4-6
Chapters 7-9
Chapters 10-12
Chapters 13-15
Chapters 16-18
Chapters 19-21
Chapters 22-24
Chapters 25-27
Chapters 28-30
Chapters 31-33
Chapters 34-36
Chapters 37-39
Chapters 40-42
Chapters 43-45
Chapters 46-48
Chapters 49-51
Chapters 52-55
Chapters 56-58
Chapters 59-61

David Copperfield, Dickens [Amaz][Project Gutenberg] – Level 6 Year 1

Chapters 1-4
Chapters 5-8
Chapters 9-12
Chapters 13-16
Chapters 17-20
Chapters 21-24
Chapters 25-28
Chapters 29-32
Chapters 33-36
Chapters 37-40
Chapters 41-44
Chapters 45-48
Chapters 49-52
Chapters 53-56
Chapters 57-60
Chapters 61-64

Gaudy Night, Sayers [Amaz] – Level 6 Year 2

The student will read this novel on his or her own time and schedule, but a good plan would be to finish it in five weeks (half a term) when combined with The Great Gatsby.

american novels

Huckleberry Finn, Twain [Amaz][Project Gutenberg] – Level 6 Year 1

Chapters 1-3
Chapters 4-6
Chapters 7-9
Chapters 10-12
Chapters 13-15
Chapters 16-18
Chapters 19-21
Chapters 22-24
Chapters 25-27
Chapters 28-30
Chapters 31-33
Chapters 34-36
Chapters 37-39
Chapters 40-43

My Antonia, Cather [Amaz] – Level 6 Year 2

The student will read this novel on his or her own time and schedule, but should complete it in eleven weeks (a single term).

The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald [Amaz] – Level 6 Year 2

The student will read this novel on his or her own time and schedule, but a good plan would be to finish it in six weeks (half a term).
Optional resources:

Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston [Amaz] – Level 6 Year 2

The student will read this novel on his or her own time and schedule, but a good plan would be to finish it in six weeks (half a term).

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