Kent!
Kent recently replaced AP courses with AS courses. AS stands for this.
What is Advanced Studies?
The famous author of Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
World Food Literature: In many fairy tales, a poisoned version of this fruit is used to trick characters.
What is an apple?
This Kent Dean also teaches English courses, including Black American Horror and Exploring Mystery Literature.
Who is Mr. Shafer?
The main character of the play Hamlet.
Who is Hamlet?
Name one element of Kent's motto.
What is Simplicity of Life, Directness of Purpose, Self-Reliance?
The playwright who wrote the Broadway hit Hamilton.
Who is Lin Manuel Miranda?
AS Underground Railroad: Although not in Whitehead's text, this is the most famous “conductor” of the Underground Railroad; she helped hundreds of enslaved people escape.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The name of the Head of the English Department; shares a name with a famous soup brand.
Who is Mrs. Campbell?
Name one American poet.
Multiple Answers.
The name of Kent's literary magazine.
What is The Cauldron?
The author of A Tale of Two Cities; his last name rhymes with what you might find in a coop.
Who is Charles Dickens?
21st Century Short Stories: What it's called when an author uses hints or clues to suggest future events in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
This teacher of AS Literature and the Land shares their name with an establishment in town.
Who is Ms. Wilson?
This 1818 novel about a scientist who creates life from corpses was most recently adapted into a 2025 Guillermo del Toro film starring Jacob Elordi.
What is Frankenstein?
Kent was founded in this year.
What is 1906?
This famous American author wrote the novels Beloved and Song of Solomon.
Who is Toni Morrison?
AS Law & Literature: A formal agreement between two or more parties that is enforceable by law.
What is a contract?
This English teacher, who also directs drama, shares his name with the tiny mouse hero from E.B. White’s classic novel and film.
Who is Mr. Stewart?
The part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses, like "and," "but," or "or."
What is a conjunction?
Name of the founder of Kent School; also the name of a shelf or slab of stone, wood, or metal at the foot of a window or doorway.
Who is Father Sill?
This famous female novelist’s last name is pronounced the same as a Texas city.
Who is Jane Austen?
Fly Fishing in Literature: This freshwater fish, prized by fly anglers, is native to cold, clear streams and rivers in North America and Europe.
What is a trout?
This English teacher shares their name with the basic unit of rhythm in poetry.
Who is Mr. Foote?
A word that imitates the sound it represents, like buzz or clang.
What is onomatopoeia?