English 2A develops skills in literary analysis, writing, speaking, and listening. Students read the play Antigone, the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the epic poem The Odyssey, and a literary nonfiction book (possible choices include the following: Into the Wild, The Things They Carried, Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho, and Tuesdays with Morrie). Students practice writing skills, with particular emphasis on the literary analysis essay. This course also includes independent reading.