GUNTERSVILLE
12 Advanced English - 2010-2011
Texts: McDougal Littell, Literature: the Reader’s Choice British Literature
Glencoe, Literature: Reader’s Choice British Literature ; Glencoe, Writer's Choice: Grammar and Composition
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*First Nine Weeks |
**Third Nine Weeks |
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Board Work: Journal writings Vocabulary: Literary terms (Elements of Fiction) Vocabulary from grammar skills Language Skills: Vocabulary, spelling, study skills, test preparation, personal writing (college essays, applications, resumes, business letters), grammar troubleshooting (major grammatical errors), phrases, clauses & sentence structure, sentence combining, modifiers, capitalization, punctuation Short story unit : “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” “Araby,” “A Cup of Tea,”
“A Mild Attack of Locusts,” “The Train from “Dead Men’s Path” Novel units:
1984 by George Orwell (summer) Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Writing Products: Writing essay answers & writing about literature Paragraphs & multiparagraph essays College applications and resumes, thank you notes Business letters & memos |
Board Work: Daily Oral Language Vocabulary: Research Vocabulary Literary terms, poetry terms Language Skills: The English Language, cliches, jargon, sexist language. Analyzing tone and using point of view Narrative and descriptive writing, analyzing imagery, Expository writing, verb tense, voice & mood, agreement Persuasive writing & satire MLA format for research paper Research skills & resources, dictionaries Paraphrasing, summarizing Viewing and representing Electronic resources Critical Essays on literary selections Satire "A Modest Proposal" Various prose selections Writing Products: Letter to principal (argumentative form) Research paper using MLA format Essay using satire Expository, persuasive writing |
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* Second Nine Weeks |
**Fourth Nine Weeks |
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Board work: Daily Oral Language Vocabulary: Elements of poetry & vocab. From content Language skills: Any remaining from 2nd 9 Weeks. Analyzing imagery.
Anglo
Saxon Period & Middle Ages:
Beowulf &
Prologue & “Pardoner’s Tale”
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English Renaissance:
Sonnet & carpe diem
& parody poetry Romantic Period: selected poems from Wordsworth, Byron, Coleridge, Shelley, & Keats Victorian Period: selected poems from Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Hardy, Hopkins, and Housman Twentieth Century: selected poems from Brooke, Owen, Yeats, Reed, Thomas. Writing Products: Comparison/contrast, definition, theme analysis essays |
Board work: Journals Vocabulary: Drama vocabulary
Language skills: Business & technical writing Social notes
Macbeth Pygmalion Literary criticism Writing Products: Expository paragraphs & essays Analysis of character and theme Thank you notes & bread-and-butter notes |
Note:
At the discretion of the
instructor, units may be added, deleted, or altered in sequence.
12 Advanced English
Course Outline
First Nine Weeks
Journal Writings
Elements of Fiction handout
George Orwell, 1984
(novel)
Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights (novel)
Twentieth Century Fiction Literature
D. H. Lawrence, “The Rocking-Horse Winner” McDougal Literature 1128
James Joyce, “Araby” McDougal Literature 1174
Katherine Mansfield, “A Cup of Tea” McDougal Literature 1102
*Virginia Woolf, “The Duchess and the Jeweler” McDougal Literature 1114
*Elizabeth Bowen, “The Demon Lover” McDougal Literature 1204
*Anita Desai, A Devoted Son” McDougal Literature 1338
Doris Lessing, “A Mild Attack of Locusts” *Glencoe Literature 1143
Nadine Gordimer, “The Train from Rhodesia” *Glencoe Literature 1153
Chinua Achebe, “Dead Men’s Path” *Glencoe Literature 1161
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
(novel)
Writing for College handouts
Vocabulary Grammar 784
Spelling Grammar 793
Study Skills Grammar 800
Test Preparation Grammar 807
Personal Writing Grammar 20
Troubleshooting Grammar 37
Capitalization Grammar 692
Punctuation Grammar 708
Verb Tenses, Voice, Mood Grammar 570
Agreement Grammar 598
Pronouns Grammar 620
Modifiers Grammar 646
Phrases Grammar 510
Clauses & Sentence Structure Grammar 532
Sentence Combining Grammar 355
Second Nine Weeks
DOL
Elements of Poetry handout
Anglo Saxon Period & Middle Ages Verse Literature
Beowulf McDougal Literature 36 Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, “Prologue” McDougal Literature 140
“Pardoner’s Tale” McDougal Literature 165
English Renaissance Poetry Literature
The Sonnet Literature
Spenser, Sonnet 30 & 75 McDougal Literature 310, 313
Sidney, Sonnet 31 & 39 *Glencoe Literature 233,234
Shakespeare, #ll6, l30, 18, 29 McDougal Literature 316, 320, 321, 322
Donne, Meditation 17 McDougal Literature 514
Shakespeare, “Fear No More the Heat…”
“Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind” *Glencoe Literature 257,258
Donne, “Song,” “A Valediction,”&
“Death Be Not Proud” McDougal Literature 508, 513
Parody: “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” McDougal Literature 304
“The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” McDougal Literature 308
Milton, “How Soon Hath Time,” When I ...” McDougal Literature 480, 483
From Paradise Lost McDougal Literature 485
Carpe diem poetry, “To His Coy Mistress” McDougal Literature 522
“To the Virgins…” McDougal Literature 526
*from Ecclesiastes, Chapter 23 McDougal Literature 472
*Psalms 23 McDougal Literature 476
*“Parable of the Prodigal Son” McDougal Literature 477
Romantic Period Poetry Literature
Wordsworth, “The World…” McDougal Literature 791
“It Is a Beauteous Evening…” *Glencoe Literature 653
“My Heart Leaps Up: *Glencoe Literature 653
“Lines Composed …” McDougal Literature 782
*Blake, “The Lamb” McDougal Literature 754
“The Tyger” McDougal Literature 758
Coleridge, “Kubla Khan.” McDougal Literature 842
“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” McDougal Literature 796
Byron, “from Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” McDougal Literature 838
“She Walks in beauty” McDougal Literature 832
Shelley, “Ozymandias” McDougal Literature 846
“Ode to the West” McDougal Literature 850
Keats, “When I Have Fears…” McDougal Literature 860
“Ode on a Grecian Urn” McDougal Literature 866
Any remaining units from Second Nine Weeks
Analyzing Imagery Grammar 144
Third Nine Weeks
DOL
Elements of Fiction handout
Restoration & l8th Century Non-fiction Literature
The Essay Literature
Jonathan Swift, “A Modest Proposal” McDougal Literature 608
*Daniel Defoe, from A Journal of the Plague Year McDougal Literature 580
*Mary Wollstonecraft, from A Vindication of the… McDougal Literature 706
Joan Didion, “On Keeping a Notebook” *Glencoe Literature 547
Virginia Woolf, from A Room of One’s Own *Glencoe Literature 1049
Research vocabulary handout
Research Paper Grammar 319
The English Language Grammar 754
Cliches, Jargon, Sexist Language Grammar 82
Analyzing Tone Grammar 94
Narrative Writing Grammar 160
Using Point of View Grammar 180
Descriptive Writing Grammar 120
Expository Writing Grammar 207
Persuasive Writing Grammar 268
Satire Grammar 294
Library Resources Grammar 770
Dictionaries Grammar 783
Viewing and Representing Grammar 854
Electronic Resources Grammar 865
Fourth Nine Weeks
Journal Writings
Elements of Poetry
Victorian Age Poetry Literature
Tennyson, “Crossing the Bar” McDougal Literature 921
Browning, “My Last Duchess” McDougal Literature 924
Arnold, “Dover Beath” McDougal Literature 1034
Hopkins, “Pied Beauty,” “Spring & Fall” McDougal Literature 942, 945
Hardy, “The Man He Killed” *Glencoe Literature 835
“The Darkling Thrush” McDougal Literature 1048
“Ah, Are You Digging on My Grave?” McDougal Literature 1052
“Is My Team Plowing” handout
“The Ruined Maid” handout
Housman, “When I Was One and Twenty” McDougal Literature 1044
“To an Athlete Dying Young” McDougal Literature 1040
Twentieth Century Poetry Literature
Brooke, “The Soldier” McDougal Literature 1222
Owen, “Dulce et Decorum Est” *Glencoe Literature 968
Yeats, “When You Are Old” McDougal Literature 1172
“An Irish Airman…” McDougal Literature 1218
“The Second Coming” Literature 1171
Reed, “Naming of Parts” *Glencoe Literature 1116
Thomas, “Do Not Go Gentle…” McDougal Literature 1158
Drama Vocabulary handout
Shaw, Pygmalion McDougal Literature 1202
Shakespeare, Macbeth McDougal Literature 338
Business & Technical Writing Grammar 404
Note:
At the discretion of the instructor, selections may be added, deleted, or
altered in sequence.
First
Semester
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Week of |
Mon |
Tues |
Wed |
Thurs |
Fri |
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Aug 9-13 |
TEST *Demonstrate reading knowledge of 1984 and Wuthering Heights.
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& Writing goals |
Lecture on background of Orwell & 1984. Give vocabulary words on board. Assign chapters for student-led discussions to begin on Thurs. |
Review 1984: plot, setting, characters, imagery, symbols, etc. *Determine voc. Meanings. Check vocabulary from 1984. Students should present reports on chapters and
answer study questions orally. |
*Review 1984: plot, setting, characters, imagery, symbols. Students should present reports on chapters and answer study questions orally. Give out critical essays for students to read and to write a one page summary (students will have different ones). Turn in. |
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Aug 16-20 |
Proofread *Review 1984: plot, setting, characters, imagery, symbols, etc. *Determine voc. Meanings. Use DOL for quick review of cap & punctuation Check vocabulary from 1984. Students should present reports on chapters and
answer study |
**Evaluate knowledge of 1984. 1 page fill in the blank & one lengthy essay question on 1984 HW: Setting analysis of
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*Introduction of *Define Byronic hero, Romantic Age, frame narration Put outline on board of main characters in the novel, narrative structure, and vocabulary terms. Complete lecture. |
*Recognize terms such as Byronic hero, Romantic Age, etc. LECTURE Vocabulary Setting Character parallels
Narrative voices/frame |
In-Class Writing --- Or final objective test on |
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Aug 23-27 |
Begin student reports of chapters in WUTHERING
HEIGHTS |
Continue student reports of chapters in WUTHERING HEIGHTS |
Continue student reports of chapters in WUTHERING HEIGHTS |
Final lecture/review of WUTHERING HEIGHTS |
Final test on 50 Objective questions 20 vocabulary one discussion |
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Aug 30-Sept 3 |
*Define elements of fiction Give out literature books & handout of elements of fiction. Use lit
books to define these terms.
Give out crossword puzzles to complete for hw. |
*Identify major classical and biblical allusions. Use old tests to discuss. HW:
Study for test on elements of fiction. |
*Demonstrate knowledge of elements of fiction. Review elements of fiction. Check crosswords. Give final test on elements of fiction. When finished, begin reading for Wednesday. |
*Read for understanding. Put a list of short stories on the board for students to copy—these will be on final test. Read orally – LITERATURE P. 1143 “a Mild Attack of Locusts” HW:
Answer recall questions |
*Read for understanding Check recall questions from “A Mild Attack of Locusts” & discuss. Begin oral reading of “The Train from & complete reading & recall questions for homework. |
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Sept 6-10 |
Labor Day |
*Read for understanding Read orally/or review “Dead Men’s Paths” p. 1161 in LITERATURE and briefly review chart w/ other stories. Begin oral reading of “A Cup of Tea.”
Complete for HW. |
*Read for understanding Check recall questions for “A Cup of Tea.” Discuss. Then begin oral reading of “The Rocking-horse
Winner” p. 1000 in LITERATURE.
Complete reading & recall questions for homework. |
*Read for understanding Check recall questions for “The Rocking-horse
Winner.” Then begin oral reading of “Araby” on p. 1016
LITERATURE. Complete
reading & recall questions for homework. |
Review by doing study questions for each story. Work independently. Test --
Monday |
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Sept 13-17 |
Outline grammar review for group & assign parts – written summary due Monday. Presentations begin Monday. Major grammar test at the completion of presentations. Give out copies of ANIMAL FARM. |
Allow students to work on the their presentations.
Some can go to the lab to type their summaries.
Others will be reading. |
Allow students to work on the their presentations.
Some can go to the lab to type their summaries.
Others will be reading. |
Allow students to work on the their presentations.
Some can go to the lab to type their summaries.
Others will be reading. |
Allow students to work on the their presentations.
Some can go to the lab to type their summaries.
Others will be reading. |
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Sept 20-24 |
Begin grammar presentations. (see outline) |
Continue grammar presentations |
Continue grammar presentations |
Continue grammar presentations. Test -- Monday |
Continue grammar presentations. Test -- Monday |
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Sept 27-Oct 1 |
Complete grammar presentations – Michael Walker (capitalization) & commas Test ---Wednesday |
College Day (Seniors gone until |
Major grammar test |
Introduce college unit *Business letter/envelope *Application *Resumes *Write narrative/descriptive
essay. |
In-class essays |
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Oct 4-8 |
college unit / in-class essays |
college unit / in-class essays |
College unit / class essays |
college unit / in-class essays |
College unit / in-class essays |
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Oct 11-15 |
Give out copies of HEART OF DARKNESS. Review life of Conrad & have them do some research
on the colonial period in Africa. |
Begin the reading of Part I of HEART OF DARKNESS. Give out study questions to accompany reading. |
Complete the reading of Part I of HEART OF DARKNESS |
Final discussion of Part I of Heart of Darkness. Quiz on Part I |
Read Part II of HEART OF DARKNESS. (To be completed by Monday) |
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Oct 18-22
(Fall Break) |
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Oct 25-29 |
Review Part I of Heart of Darkness. Check
study questions, etc.
Prepare for test for Tuesday. |
Give short test on Part I of Heart of Darkness.
Take up. Then
begin discussion of Part II.
Be sure they have a copy of study questions for that part. |
Continue discussion of Part II of Heart of
Darkness. |
Complete discussion of Part II of Heart of
Darkness. Check
all study questions to prepare for the test on Part II. |
Test on Part II of Heart of Darkness. HW:
Complete reading of Part III of Heart of Darkness for
discussion on Monday. |
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Nov 1-5 |
DOL: complete sentences for week l.. 1- Complete discussion of Part II.- Heart of Darkness. 5 - Test on Part II- Heart of Darkness |
DOL Week 2 -- give handout to be checked Wednesday. DOL Test on Thursday. 1 - Test on Part II of Heart of Darkness. HW: Read 1/2 of Part III. 5 - Read Part III of Heart of Darkness.
Do study ques. |
Check DOL handout of Week #2. Review weeks 1 & 2. Discussion of Part III of Heart of Darkness.
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DOL Test on weeks 1 & 2:
50 pts. Complete
discussion of Part III of Heart of Darkness.
Review for final test on Monday. |
Mrs. Slappey will be in classes to discuss
scholarship options. |
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Nov 8-12 |
Review for final test on HEART OF DARKNESS & discussion of essay to be written on Friday |
Final test on HEART OF DARKNESS 100 objective questions. |
Vet Day |
Preparation for in class essay on HEART OF DARKNESS: discussion of topics, structure, type of essay,
etc., prewriting. |
In class essay on HEART OF DARKNESS. |
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Nov 15-19 |
Check DOL # 3 Anglo Saxon Period. p. 32. Do Jeopardy assignment & turn in.
Read "Epic Hero," "Background," and "Grendel Attacks" p. 42-47
for Tues. |
Quiz on reading. Give out study packet. Read Battle with Grendel & Battle with Grendel's
mother |
Review DOL #3 & 4 Read Death of Beowulf Final discussion and review using study packet |
DOL Test on #3 & 4 Test on Beowulf (all objective) HW:
study characteristics of an Anglo Saxon hero. |
Do an in class essay defining an Anglo Saxon hero
using Beowulf as an example. |
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Nov 22-26 |
1. Give out the hero essay chart (in folder) for them to prepare for Tuesday's essay. 2.
Give final test on Beowulf
(see folder). |
Sentence Combining & subordination & coordination |
Thanksgiving |
Thanksgiving |
Thanksgiving |
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Nov. 29-Dec 3 |
Introduction to Medieval Period --research topics --vocabulary DOL #5 |
Report on researched topics. Compare Middle English to Modern English Chaucer Plan for Canterbury Tales Handout:
Feudal group |
Check DOL #5 Direct/Indirect characterization:
Discuss characters in feudal group and take notes on physical
appearance, character, and actions.
Church Handout |
Direct/Indirect character.: What is Chaucer saying about the church in England during the Middle Ages? Discuss characters in church group and take notes on physical appearance, character, and actions Handout:
City Group |
Discuss characters in city group and take notes on physical appearance, character, and actions Study for test on Monday. DOL #6 |
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Dec 6-10 |
Test on Chaucer Characters. Read Pardoner's Tale |
Discussion of Pardoner's Tale and review for
Medieval period test. |
Medieval Period Test HW:
Read about sonnets. |
Poetry vocabulary Recognizing sonnets, rhyme scheme, types of
sonnets, personification, etc. |
Test on sonnets. Read Parody & carpe diem poems. |
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Dec 13-17 |
Discuss sonnets, rhyme scheme, personification, simile, alliteration, metaphor, etc. Review poetry vocabulary. |
Quiz on sonnets, etc.
and poetry vocabulary |
Review Day |
Exams |
Exams |