Course Outline. Below is a brief overview of what to expect. The essential questions will guide our interpretations of our texts. Texts & Topics Summer Reading: The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster – QUARTER I QUARTER II Short The Wind in the Stories & Willows Poems Essential Essential Question: What Question: does it mean to How can we be a good get deeper friend? meaning from short Major samples of Assessment: literature? Tests + Mr. Toad’s Retrial Major Project Assessment: (Persuasive Tests + essay/oratory) + Personal Midterm Narrative Essay Recitation: Poem recitation (to be Recitation: determined) Shurley English A. Character jingles analysis (explicit/implicit A. Hero’s characterization), journey, mood, themes, arc, and voice character development B. Shurley Grammar B. Shurley sentence pattern Grammar 3 sentence patterns 1 & C. The 2 selflessness of true friendship C. Scanning and interpreting poems
Course Outline. Below is a brief overview of what to expect. The essential questions will guide our interpretations of our texts. 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, arc, and character development B. Shurley Grammar sentence patterns 1 & 2 C. Scanning and interpreting poems 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
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