Course Outline. Below is a brief overview of what to expect. The essential questions will guide our interpretations of our texts. Major Texts & Topics Norton Juster Summer Reading: The Phantom Tollbooth – QUARTER I QUARTER II Short Stories & Poems The Wind in the Willows Essential Question: How can we get deeper Essential Question: What does it mean to be a meaning from short samples of literature? good friend? Major Assessment: Tests + Personal Narrative Major Assessment: Tests + Mr. Toad’s Retrial Essay Project (Persuasive essay/oratory) + Midterm Recitation: Shurley English jingles Recitation: Poem recitation (to be determined) A. Hero’s journey, story arc, and character A. Character analysis (explicit/implicit development characterization), mood, themes, voice B. Shurley Grammar sentence patterns 1 & 2 B. Shurley Grammar sentence pattern 3 C. Scanning and interpreting poems (ballad, C. The selflessness of true friendship elegy, sonnet) QUARTER III QUARTER IV Sir Gawain and the Green Knight A Midsummer Night’s Dream Essential Question: Is life without honor worth Essential Question: What makes a good living? relationship? Major Assessment: Tests + Book Analysis Major Assessment: Tests + Shoulders of Giants (Expository essay) Research essay + Monologue Project + Final exam Recitation: Speech Recitation (Excerpt from “St. Crispin’s Day” - Shakespeare, Henry V) Recitation: Original monologue in iambic pentameter based on a historical figure A. Test vs. Temptation; the connection between chivalry and Judeo-Christian virtues A. Farce, comedy, and irony B. Shurley Grammar sentence pattern 4 B. Shurley Grammar sentence pattern 5 C. Character archetypes, juxtaposition, Arthurian C. Effective online research skills, MLA format lore
Course Outline. Below is a brief overview of what to expect. The essential questions will guide our interpretations of our texts. Major Texts & Topics Summer Reading: The Phantom Tollbooth – Norton Juster QUARTER I Short Stories & Poems Essential Question: How can we get deeper meaning from short samples of literature? Major Assessment: Tests + Personal Narrative Essay Recitation: Shurley English jingles A. Hero’s journey, story arc, and character development B. Shurley Grammar sentence patterns 1 & 2 C. Scanning and interpreting poems (ballad, elegy, sonnet) QUARTER II The Wind in the Willows Essential Question: What does it mean to be a good friend? Major Assessment: Tests + Mr. Toad’s Retrial Project (Persuasive essay/oratory) + Midterm Recitation: Poem recitation (to be determined) A. Character analysis (explicit/implicit characterization), mood, themes, voice B. Shurley Grammar sentence pattern 3 C. The selflessness of true friendship QUARTER III Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Essential Question: Is life without honor worth living? Major Assessment: Tests + Book Analysis (Expository essay) Recitation: Speech Recitation (Excerpt from “St. Crispin’s Day” - Shakespeare, Henry V) A. Test vs. Temptation; the connection between chivalry and Judeo-Christian virtues B. Shurley Grammar sentence pattern 4 C. Character archetypes, juxtaposition, Arthurian lore QUARTER IV A Midsummer Night’s Dream Essential Question: What makes a good relationship? Major Assessment: Tests + Shoulders of Giants Research essay + Monologue Project + Final exam Recitation: Original monologue in iambic pentameter based on a historical figure A. Farce, comedy, and irony B. Shurley Grammar sentence pattern 5 C. Effective online research skills, MLA format