Course: English II Unit Length: 11/10/14 - 12/19/14 Unit title: Mystery and Thriller Genre Study Suggested Texts: Arthur Conan Doyle The Man with the Twisted Lip – Letter from the Understudy Kathryn Simmonds – 10 Commandments of Detective Fiction Ronald Knox – BBC Series Sherlock Episode One – – The Real Sherlock Holmes Peter Calamai – The Mystery PBS Masterpiece – Other theme-related fiction/non-fiction/poetry/short stories Language Arts Florida Standards: Objectives: RL.2.5 Demonstrate understanding of the components of a mystery, and how language and structure are used to develop plot RI.1.2 and create tension by composing short mystery narrative (based off of class-created genre conventions). Students will also RI.1.3 critique a list of genre conventions to reveal the social norms behind them, as well as reflect on a text and the ways in RI.2.6 which it adheres to and deviates from genre conventions for effect. RI.3.7 Essential Questions: SL.1.2 How do story structures and literary conventions (such as parallel, flashback, in medias res, etc.) allow for R.L. 1.1* suspense and mystery to create a compelling text? R.L. 2.4* How do minds of detective characters differ from the minds of others? What kinds of skills do they possess? R.I.1.1* How do conventions reflect the attitudes of society at the time they were established? Can conventions be R.I.2.4* altered? R.I.2.5* R.I.2.6* W.2.4* W.2.5* W.2.6* S.L.1.1* S.L.1.2* S.L.2.6* L.1.1-3.6* Academic Vocabulary: Content Tasks
Course: English II Unit Length: 11/10/14 - 12/19/14 Unit title: Mystery and Thriller Genre Study Suggested Texts: The Man with the Twisted Lip – Arthur Conan Doyle Letter from the Understudy – Kathryn Simmonds 10 Commandments of Detective Fiction – Ronald Knox BBC Series – Sherlock – Episode One The Real Sherlock Holmes – Peter Calamai The Mystery – PBS Masterpiece Other theme-related fiction/non-fiction/poetry/short stories Language Arts Florida Standards: RL.2.5 RI.1.2 RI.1.3 RI.2.6 RI.3.7 SL.1.2 R.L. 1.1* R.L. 2.4* R.I.1.1* R.I.2.4* R.I.2.5* R.I.2.6* W.2.4* W.2.5* W.2.6* S.L.1.1* S.L.1.2* S.L.2.6* L.1.1-3.6* Objectives: Demonstrate understanding of the components of a mystery, and how language and structure are used to develop plot and create tension by composing short mystery narrative (based off of class-created genre conventions). Students will also critique a list of genre conventions to reveal the social norms behind them, as well as reflect on a text and the ways in which it adheres to and deviates from genre conventions for effect. Essential Questions: How do story structures and literary conventions (such as parallel, flashback, in medias res, etc.) allow for suspense and mystery to create a compelling text? How do minds of detective characters differ from the minds of others? What kinds of skills do they possess? How do conventions reflect the attitudes of society at the time they were established? Can conventions be altered? Academic Vocabulary: Content Tasks
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