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1 UNIT TITLE: The Anglo-Saxon Period and the Middle Ages ( ) SEMESTER: 1 Grading Period: 1 How did foreign invasions affect British history and culture? How was the Roman Catholic Church important to medieval culture? What cultural forces does the medieval romance reflect? Conflict Big Idea: The Epic Warrior Analyzing Text Features Big Ideas: The Epic Warrior, The Power of Faith, The World of Romance Characterization Big Idea: The Power of Faith LA , LA , LACC.1112.RI.1.1, LACC.1112.RI.1.2, LACC.1112.RI.1.3, LACC.1112.RI.2.4, LACC.1112.RI.2.5, LACC.1112.RI.2.6, LACC.1112.RI.3.7 LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.1.3, LACC.1112.RL.2.4, LACC.1112.RL.2.5, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.2.4, LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.1.3, LACC.1112.RL.2.4, LACC.1112.RL.2.5, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 Blended Benchmark: SS.912.C.2.8, SS.912.C.2.11, SS.912.C.3, SS.912.C.3.13 What are the key events in British Literature and world events from 449 to 1485? What heroic qualities does Beowulf display? In what ways do the pilgrims interpret and act upon the requirements of their religious faith? Vocabulary: inference, draw conclusions, peasant, wergild, Anglo- Saxons, Vikings, Normans, Feudal England, Plague, wyrd, monastery, conflict, external conflict, internal conflict, identifying sequence, lament, forged, shroud, infamous, writhing frame story, characterization, paraphrase, solicitous, estimable, discreet, disdainful, prevarication, acquisition, style pilgrimage, main idea, knight, chivalry, courtly love The Anglo-Saxon Period and the Middle Ages (pg 5-11) Introduction to the Big Ideas Big Idea 1: The Epic Warrior (pg ) Big Idea 2: The Power of Faith (pg ) Big Idea 3: The World of Romance (pg ) from Beowulf (pg ) from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (pg ) 1

2 Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Chocolate War by Robert Carmier, The Things They Carried by Brian O Brien, She s Come Undone by Wally Lamb, Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya Literary History: The Epic and the Epic Hero (pg ) Vocabulary Workshop: Academic Vocabulary (pg ) Vocabulary Workshop: Old English Word Parts (pg. 77) Grammar Workshop: Sentence Combining (pg ) Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Chocolate War by Robert Carmier, The Things They Carried by Brian O Brien, She s Come Undone by Wally Lamb, Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya Literary History: The Development of English (pg ) Citizens of the Anglo Saxon Period and the Middle Ages and determine methods of active participation in society, government and the political system; and the principles, functions, and organization of government. (C-Palms) Respond Through Writing: Expository Essay (pg. 151) Grammar Workshop: Verb Tense (pg. 162) Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Chocolate War by Robert Carmier, The Things They Carried by Brian O Brien, She s Come Undone by Wally Lamb, Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 2

3 UNIT TITLE: The Anglo-Saxon Period and the Middle Ages ( ) SEMESTER: 1 Grading Period: 1 How did foreign invasions affect British history and culture? How was the Roman Catholic Church important to medieval culture? What cultural forces does the medieval romance reflect? Legend Big Idea: The World of Romance Archetype Big Ideas: The World of Romance Ballad Stanza Big Idea: The World of Romance LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 Blended Benchmark: SS.912.C.2.8, SS.912.C.2.11, SS.912.C.3, SS.912.C.3.13 LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.1.3, LACC.1112.RL.2.4, LACC.1112.RL.2.5, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 Blended Benchmark: SS.912.C.2.8, SS.912.C.2.11, SS.912.C.3, SS.912.C.3.13 LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.1.3, LACC.1112.RL.2.4, LACC.1112.RL.2.5, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 What challenges does Sir Gawain face in his test of honor? What ideals do King Arthur and his knights represent? How do ballads romanticize the stories they tell? legend, activating prior knowledge, doleful, peril, jeopardy, brandish, dialogue, mood, archetype, example, contrast, restatement, synonym Le Morte d Arthur (pg ) archetype, copiously, intrepid, dauntless, blithe, conflict, external conflict, protagonist, antagonist from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (pg ) folk ballads, literary ballads, ballad stanza, responding to characters, dwell, foremost Ballads: Bonny Barbara Allan and Get Up and Bar the Door ( ) Respond Through Writing: Short Story (pg. 184) Citizens of the Anglo Saxon Period and the Middle Ages and determine methods of active participation in society, government and the political system; and the principles, functions, and organization of government. (C-Palms) Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Chocolate War by Robert Carmier, The Things They Carried by Brian O Brien, She s Come Undone by Wally Lamb, Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya Vocabulary Workshop: Context Clues (pg. 199) Citizens of the Anglo Saxon Period and the Middle Ages and determine methods of active participation in society, government and the political system; and the principles, functions, and organization of government. (C-Palms) ndependent Reading: Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Chocolate War by Robert Carmier, The Things They Carried by Brian O Brien, She s Come Undone by Wally Lamb, Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya Literary History: The Ballad Tradition (pg ) Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Chocolate War by Robert Carmier, The Things They Carried by Brian O Brien, She s Come Undone by Wally Lamb, Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 3

4 UNIT TITLE: The Anglo-Saxon Period and the Middle Ages ( ) SEMESTER: 1 Grading Period: 1 How did foreign invasions affect British history and culture? How was the Roman Catholic Church important to medieval culture? What cultural forces does the medieval romance reflect? Listening and Speaking Big Idea: Photo Essay Descriptive Details, Semicolons Big Idea: Descriptive Essay Assessment Big Idea: Application of Skills and Strategies LA , LA , LACC.1112.W.1.2, LACC.1112.W.2.4, LACC.1112W.2.5, LACC.1112.W.2.6, LACC.1112.L.1.1, LACC.1112.L.1.2, LACC.1112.L.2.3 LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.W.1.2, LACC.1112.W.2.4, LACC.1112W.2.5, LACC.1112.W.2.6, LACC.1112.L.1.1, LACC.1112.L.1.2, LACC.1112.L.2.3 LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA What are the stages of the writing process? What techniques are needed for planning and rehearsing a photo essay to present orally? How would your approach to reading nonfiction change in a test situation? prewrite, draft, revise, edit, proofread, present, audience, purpose, familiar subject, meaningful subject, complex subject volume, pace, tone, eye contact, gestures, display analyze, evaluate, predict infer, trace, explain, formulate, conclude, describe, support, compare, contrast Writing Workshop: Descriptive Essay (pg ) Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Chocolate War by Robert Carmier, The Things They Carried by Brian O Brien, She s Come Undone by Wally Lamb, Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya Speaking, Listening, and Viewing Workshop: Discuss Ideas about Literature (pg ) Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Chocolate War by Robert Carmier, The Things They Carried by Brian O Brien, She s Come Undone by Wally Lamb, Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya Assessment (pg ) Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Chocolate War by Robert Carmier, The Things They Carried by Brian O Brien, She s Come Undone by Wally Lamb, Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 4

5 UNIT TITLE: The English Renaissance ( ) SEMESTER: 1 Grading Period: 1 What were the characteristics of Renaissance humanism? How is humanism reflected in Shakespeare s works? How did the metaphysical and Cavalier poets respond to the religious conflicts of their time? Tone Big Idea: Humanist and Courtiers Analyzing Text Features Big Ideas: Humanist and Courtiers, A Bard for the Ages, The Sacred and the Secular Point of View Big Idea: Humanist and Courtiers LA , LACC.1112.RI.1.1, LACC.1112.RI.1.2, LACC.1112.RI.1.3, LACC.1112.RI.2.4, LACC.1112.RI.2.5, LACC.1112.RI.2.6, LACC.1112.RI.3.7 Blended Benchmark: SS.912.C.2.8, SS.912.C.2.11, SS.912.C.3, SS.912.C.3.13 LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.1.3, LACC.1112.RL.2.4, LACC.1112.RL.2.5, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 Blended Benchmark: SS.912.C.2.8, SS.912.C.2.11, SS.912.C.3, SS.912.C.3.13 LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 What are the key events in British Literature and world events from 1485 to 1650? Elizabeth focuses on secular subjects, such as love and politics, rather than on religious concerns. How do these works reflect the Renaissance spirit? How does the exaggerated style and setting of The Passionate Shepherd to His Love reflect the shift in focus from otherworldly concerns to secular subjects like love, politics, and science? inference, renaissance, humanism, bard, soliloquy, simile, meter, iambic pentameter, Italian Sonnet, octave, sestet, English point of view, sound devices, alliteration metaphysical, cavalier, legacy Sonnet, quatrains, couplet, Spenserian Sonnet, tone, analyzing text structure, mute, suppressed, treachery, concord, valor The English Renaissance (pg ) Introduction to the Big Ideas Big Idea 1: Humanist and Courtiers (pg ) Big Idea 2: A Bard for the Ages (pg ) Big Idea 3: The Sacred and the Secular (pg ) On Monsieur s Departure and Speech to the Troops at Tilbury by Elizabeth I (pg ) The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe (pg ) 5

6 Citizens of the Anglo Saxon Period and the Middle Ages and determine methods of active participation in society, government and the political system; and the principles, functions, and organization of government. (C-Palms) Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Chocolate War by Robert Carmier, The Things They Carried by Brian O Brien, She s Come Undone by Wally Lamb, Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya Literary History of The Development of the Sonnet (pg ) Vocabulary Workshop: Dictionary Use (pg. 254) Citizens of the Anglo Saxon Period and the Middle Ages and determine methods of active participation in society, government and the political system; and the principles, functions, and organization of government. (C-Palms) Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Chocolate War by Robert Carmier, The Things They Carried by Brian O Brien, She s Come Undone by Wally Lamb, Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Chocolate War by Robert Carmier, The Things They Carried by Brian O Brien, She s Come Undone by Wally Lamb, Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 6

7 UNIT TITLE: The English Renaissance ( ) SEMESTER: 1 Grading Period: 1 What were the characteristics of Renaissance humanism? How is humanism reflected in Shakespeare s works? How did the metaphysical and Cavalier poets respond to the religious conflicts of their time? Simile and Metaphor Big Idea: A Bard for the Ages Author s Purpose Big Idea: Humanist and Courtiers Simile Big Idea: A Bard for the Ages LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.1.3, LACC.1112.RL.2.4, LACC.1112.RL.2.5, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 Raleigh explored love, politics, science, and philosophy in his writing and in his life. How does Raleigh address some of these issues? How does Shakespeare use the sonnet form to express his ideas about love? How does Shakespeare use the sonnet form to express his ideas about love? author s intent, speaker, author s purpose parody, simile, metaphor, figure of speech, alteration, tempest, doom, simile, conclusion tread, personification, symbol The Nymph s Reply to the Shepherd by Sir Walter Raleigh (pg Sonnet 116 and Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare (pg ) Sonnet 73 and Sonnet 29 by William Shakespeare (pg ) 272) Grammar Workshop: Subject-Verb Agreement (pg. 280) Shakespeare, Dating Hamlet: Ophelia s Story by Lisa Fiedler, Richard the Lionheart: The Life of a King and Crusader by David West, The Shakespeare, Dating Hamlet: Ophelia s Story by Lisa Fiedler, Richard the Lionheart: The Life of a King and Crusader by David West, The Shakespeare, Dating Hamlet: Ophelia s Story by Lisa Fiedler, Richard the Lionheart: The Life of a King and Crusader by David West, The 7

8 UNIT TITLE: The English Renaissance ( ) SEMESTER: 1 Grading Period: 2 What were the characteristics of Renaissance humanism? How is humanism reflected in Shakespeare s works? How did the metaphysical and Cavalier poets respond to the religious conflicts of their time? Motif Big Idea: A Bard for the Ages Atmosphere Big Idea: A Bard for the Ages Foil Big Idea: A Bard for the Ages LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 Blended Benchmark: SS.912.C.2.8, SS.912.C.2.11, SS.912.C.3, SS.912.C.3.13 LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.1.3, LACC.1112.RL.2.4, LACC.1112.RL.2.5, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 Blended Benchmark: SS.912.C.2.8, SS.912.C.2.11, SS.912.C.3, SS.912.C.3.13 LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.1.3, LACC.1112.RL.2.4, LACC.1112.RL.2.5, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 Blended Benchmark: SS.912.C.2.8, SS.912.C.2.11, SS.912.C.3, SS.912.C.3.13 How do the characters motivations contribute to their universal appeal? In Act 1 of Macbeth, two important motifs are the supernatural, associated with the witches, and the shedding of blood, associated with the wounded captain. Where do these motifs recur, and what new motifs does Shakespeare introduce and develop? Which character or characters function as Macbeth s foil? Act 1: groundlings, blank verse, tragic hero, atmosphere, background Act 2: motif, evaluating credibility, stealthy, surfeited, provoke, scruple, Act 3: foil, style, indissoluble, incense, jovial, appall, amends, antonym knowledge, direful, prophetic, repentance, plenteous, peerless predominance Macbeth by William Shakespeare (pg ) Macbeth by William Shakespeare (pg ) Macbeth by William Shakespeare (pg ) Literary History: Shakespeare s Theater (pg ) Citizens of the Anglo Saxon Period and the Middle Ages and determine methods of active participation in society, government and the political system; and the principles, functions, and organization of government. (C-Palms) Shakespeare, Dating Hamlet: Ophelia s Story by Lisa Fiedler, Richard the Lionheart: The Life of a King and Crusader by David West, The Citizens of the Anglo Saxon Period and the Middle Ages and determine methods of active participation in society, government and the political system; and the principles, functions, and organization of government. (C-Palms) Shakespeare, Dating Hamlet: Ophelia s Story by Lisa Fiedler, Richard the Lionheart: The Life of a King and Crusader by David West, The Citizens of the Anglo Saxon Period and the Middle Ages and determine methods of active participation in society, government and the political system; and the principles, functions, and organization of government. (C-Palms) Shakespeare, Dating Hamlet: Ophelia s Story by Lisa Fiedler, Richard the Lionheart: The Life of a King and Crusader by David West, The 8

9 UNIT TITLE: The English Renaissance ( ) SEMESTER: 1 Grading Period: 2 What were the characteristics of Renaissance humanism? How is humanism reflected in Shakespeare s works? How did the metaphysical and Cavalier poets respond to the religious conflicts of their time? Tragedy Big Idea: A Bard for the Ages Concept: Plot Big Idea: A Bard for the Ages Style Big Idea: The Sacred and the Secular LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 Blended Benchmark: SS.912.C.2.8, SS.912.C.2.11, SS.912.C.3, SS.912.C.3.13 LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.1.3, LACC.1112.RL.2.4, LACC.1112.RL.2.5, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 Blended Benchmark: SS.912.C.2.8, SS.912.C.2.11, SS.912.C.3, SS.912.C.3.13 LA , LA , LACC.1112.RI.1.1, LACC.1112.RI.1.2, LACC.1112.RI.1.3, LACC.1112.RI.2.4, LACC.1112.RI.2.5, LACC.1112.RI.2.6, LACC.1112.RI.3.7 Blended Benchmark: SS.912.C.2.8, SS.912.C.2.11, SS.912.C.3, SS.912.C.3.13 Does fate cause the events that are being set in motion or are the characters responsible for what happens? What qualities of a tragedy does Macbeth reflect? What effects might this translation have had on laypeople, who could now read the Bible on their own? Act 4: plot, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, denouement, predicting, pernicious, exploit, redress, avarice, pertain, Act 5: tragedy, tragic hero, cause, effect, purge, antidote, siege, prowess, usurper, tragic hero, irony, verbal irony, situational irony, style, analyzing text structure, abundantly, replenish, beguile, enmity, parallelism predicting dramatic irony Macbeth by William Shakespeare (pg ) Citizens of the Anglo Saxon Period and the Middle Ages and determine methods of active participation in society, government and the political system; and the principles, functions, and organization of government. (C-Palms) Shakespeare, Dating Hamlet: Ophelia s Story by Lisa Fiedler, Richard the Lionheart: The Life of a King and Crusader by David West, The Aphin Macbeth by William Shakespeare (pg ) Citizens of the Anglo Saxon Period and the Middle Ages and determine methods of active participation in society, government and the political system; and the principles, functions, and organization of government. (C-Palms) Respond Through Writing: Expository Essay (pg. 397) Shakespeare, Dating Hamlet: Ophelia s Story by Lisa Fiedler, Richard the Lionheart: The Life of a King and Crusader by David West, The from the King James Version of the Bible (pg ) Citizens of the Anglo Saxon Period and the Middle Ages and determine methods of active participation in society, government and the political system; and the principles, functions, and organization of government. (C-Palms) Shakespeare, Dating Hamlet: Ophelia s Story by Lisa Fiedler, Richard the Lionheart: The Life of a King and Crusader by David West, The 9

10 UNIT TITLE: The English Renaissance ( ) SEMESTER: 1 Grading Period: 2 What were the characteristics of Renaissance humanism? How is humanism reflected in Shakespeare s works? How did the metaphysical and Cavalier poets respond to the religious conflicts of their time? Transitions Between Paragraphs, Quotations Big Idea: Research Report Metaphysical Conceit Big Idea: A Bard for the Ages Speaking, Listening, and Viewing Big Idea: Photo Essay LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.W.1.2, LACC.1112.W.3.7, LACC.1112.W.2.4, LACC.1112W.2.5, LACC.1112.W.2.6, LACC.1112.L.1.1, LACC.1112.L.1.2, LACC.1112.L.2.3 LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.W.1.2, LACC.1112.W.2.4, LACC.1112W.2.5, LACC.1112.W.2.6, LACC.1112.L.1.1, LACC.1112.L.1.2, LACC.1112.L.2.3 How does Donne use metaphysical conceits to advance an argument about mortality and salvation? What are the stages of the writing process? What techniques are needed for planning and rehearsing an oral literary criticism to present orally? metaphysical conceit, theme, congregation, covetousness, contemplation motif, theme prewrite, draft, revise, edit, proofread, present, audience, purpose, transition pace, volume, eye contact, body language, posture, movement, facial expressions Mediation 17 by John Donne (pg ) Writing Workshop: Research Report (pg ) Speaking, Listening, and Viewing Workshop: Multimedia Presentation (pg ) Literary History: The Metaphysical Poets (pg ) Respond Through Writing: Summary (pg. 435) Vocabulary Workshop: Analogies (pg. 436) Shakespeare, Dating Hamlet: Ophelia s Story by Lisa Fiedler, Richard the Lionheart: The Life of a King and Crusader by David West, The Shakespeare, Dating Hamlet: Ophelia s Story by Lisa Fiedler, Richard the Lionheart: The Life of a King and Crusader by David West, The Shakespeare, Dating Hamlet: Ophelia s Story by Lisa Fiedler, Richard the Lionheart: The Life of a King and Crusader by David West, The 10

11 UNIT TITLE: The English Renaissance ( ) SEMESTER: 1 Grading Period: 2 What were the characteristics of Renaissance humanism? How is humanism reflected in Shakespeare s works? How did the metaphysical and Cavalier poets respond to the religious conflicts of their time? Assessment Big Idea: Application of Skills and Strategies LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RI.1.1, LACC.1112.RI.1.2, LACC.1112.RI.1.3, LACC.1112.RI.2.4, LACC.1112.RI.2.5, LACC.1112.RI.2.6, LACC.1112.RI.3.7 How would your approach to reading nonfiction change in a test situation? analyze, evaluate, predict infer, trace, explain, formulate, conclude, describe, support, compare, contrast Assessment (pg ) Shakespeare, Dating Hamlet: Ophelia s Story by Lisa Fiedler, Richard the Lionheart: The Life of a King and Crusader by David West, The 11

12 UNIT TITLE: From Puritanism to the Enlightenment ( ) SEMESTER: 2 Grading Period: 3 What were the essential features of Puritanism? What factors contributed to the outbreak of the English civil war? What were the goals of the English Enlightenment? Analyzing Text Features Big Ideas: Puritanism and the Civil War, The Restoration, English Enlightenment and Neoclassicism Personification and Allusion Big Idea: Puritanism and the Civil War Inversion Big Idea: The Restoration LA , LA , LACC.1112.RI.1.1, LACC.1112.RI.1.2, LACC.1112.RI.1.3, LACC.1112.RI.2.4, LACC.1112.RI.2.5, LACC.1112.RI.2.6, LACC.1112.RI.3.7 Blended Benchmark: SS.912.C.2.8, SS.912.C.2.11, SS.912.C.3, SS.912.C.3.13 LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.1.3, LACC.1112.RL.2.4, LACC.1112.RL.2.5, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 What are the key events in British Literature and world events from ? What does Milton include in his poems that might help explain his religious devotion and his identification with the Puritan cause? The literary culture of the Restoration was marked by a witty, cynical tone and an emphasis on worldly values. How does this poem reflect that culture? Parliament, satire, tyranny, grievance, Enlightenment, Neoclassicism, personification, problem, solution, allusion, visualization, transgress, inversion, questioning, passion, subdue, mourn Puritanism deluge, discern, myriad, subterranean, conflict, external conflict, internal conflict From Puritanism to the Enlightenment (pg ) Introduction to the Big Ideas Big Idea 1: Puritanism and the Civil War (pg ) Big Idea 2: The Restoration (pg ) Big Idea 3: English Enlightenment and Neoclassicism (pg ) Citizens of the Anglo Saxon Period and the Middle Ages and determine methods of active participation in society, government and the political system; and the principles, functions, and organization of government. (C-Palms) Gulliver s Travels by Johnathan Swift, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, Native Son by Richard Wright, Celine by Brock Cole, A Child Called It: One Child s Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer, A Stranger With My Face by Lois Duncan How Soon Hath Time, When I Consider How My Spirit is Spent and from the Paradise Lost by John Milton (pg ) Respond Through Writing: Expository Essay (pg. 523) Vocabulary Workshop: Thesaurus Use (pg. 532) Gulliver s Travels by Johnathan Swift, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, Native Son by Richard Wright, Celine by Brock Cole, A Child Called It: One Child s Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer, A Stranger With My Face by Lois Duncan On Her Loving Two Equally by Aphra Behn (pg ) Gulliver s Travels by Johnathan Swift, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, Native Son by Richard Wright, Celine by Brock Cole, A Child Called It: One Child s Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer, A Stranger With My Face by Lois Duncan 12

13 UNIT TITLE: From Puritanism to the Enlightenment ( ) SEMESTER: 2 Grading Period: 3 What were the essential features of Puritanism? What factors contributed to the outbreak of the English civil war? What were the goals of the English Enlightenment? Satire and Parody Big Idea: The English Enlightenment and Neoclassicism Diary Big Idea: The Restoration Mock-Epic Big Idea: The English Enlightenment and Neoclassicism LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.1.3, LACC.1112.RL.2.4, LACC.1112.RL.2.5, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.1.3, LACC.1112.RL.2.4, LACC.1112.RL.2.5, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 How do Pepy s entries reflect the new sense of freedom and the enjoyment of life that many writers of the Restoration felt? How does A Modest Proposal reflect reason, one of the core values of the Enlightenment? How does Pope use references to classical mythology to comment on his subject? diary, draw conclusions, cavalcade, loath, quench, malicious, tone satire, analyze text structure, sustenance, deference, digress, conjecture, magnitude epigram, heroic couplet, iambic pentameter, paraphrase, commend, discord, closed couplets, caesura, parallelism, mock-epic, interpret imagery, stratagem, confound, tone, allusion, myth, figurative language Glencoe Literature: Florida Treasures English Literature from the Diary of Samuel Pepys (pg ) Gulliver s Travels by Johnathan Swift, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, Native Son by Richard Wright, Celine by Brock Cole, A Child Called It: One Child s Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer, A Stranger With My Face by Lois Duncan Glencoe Literature: Florida Treasures English Literature A Modest Proposal and from Gulliver s Travels by Jonathan Swift (pg ) Respond Through Writing: Reflective Essay (pg. 570) Gulliver s Travels by Johnathan Swift, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, Native Son by Richard Wright, Celine by Brock Cole, A Child Called It: One Child s Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer, A Stranger With My Face by Lois Duncan Glencoe Literature: Florida Treasures English Literature Epigrams and from The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope ( ) Gulliver s Travels by Johnathan Swift, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, Native Son by Richard Wright, Celine by Brock Cole, A Child Called It: One Child s Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer, A Stranger With My Face by Lois Duncan 13

14 UNIT TITLE: From Puritanism to the Enlightenment ( ) SEMESTER: 2 Grading Period: 3 What were the essential features of Puritanism? What factors contributed to the outbreak of the English civil war? What wee the goals of the English Enlightenment? Voice Big Idea: English Enlightenment and Neoclassicism Extended Metaphor Big Idea: English Enlightenment and Neoclassicism Appropriate Tone and Parallelism Big Idea: Persuasive Essay LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.1.3, LACC.1112.RL.2.4, LACC.1112.RL.2.5, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 LA , LA , LACC.1112.RI.1.1, LACC.1112.RI.1.2, LACC.1112.RI.1.3, LACC.1112.RI.2.4, LACC.1112.RI.2.5, LACC.1112.RI.2.6, LACC.1112.RI.3.7 LA , LA , LACC.1112.W.1.2, LACC.1112.W.2.4, LACC.1112W.2.5, LACC.1112.W.2.6, LACC.1112.W.3.7, LACC.1112.L.1.1, LACC.1112.L.1.2, LACC.1112.L.2.3 The Enlightenment valued reason as the supreme authority in matters How does Johnson use reason to guide his opinions? What are the stages of the writing process? of opinion, belief, and conduct. What role does reason play in this letter? metaphor, extended metaphor, argument, edifice, diversion, inveterate, elate Letter to Her Daughter by Lady Mary Wortley Montague (pg ) Vocabulary Workshop: Denotation and Connotation (pg. 591) Gulliver s Travels by Johnathan Swift, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, Native Son by Richard Wright, Celine by Brock Cole, A Child Called It: One Child s Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer, A Stranger With My Face by Lois Duncan voice, facts, opinions, vigilance, intuitive, immutably, aggregated from A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson (pg ) Grammar Workshop: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement (pg. 631) Gulliver s Travels by Johnathan Swift, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, Native Son by Richard Wright, Celine by Brock Cole, A Child Called It: One Child s Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer, A Stranger With My Face by Lois Duncan Duration: 4 days prewrite, draft, revise, edit, proofread, present, audience, purpose, tone, parallelism Writing Workshop: Research Report (pg ) Gulliver s Travels by Johnathan Swift, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, Native Son by Richard Wright, Celine by Brock Cole, A Child Called It: One Child s Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer, A Stranger With My Face by Lois Duncan 14

15 UNIT TITLE: From Puritanism to the Enlightenment ( ) SEMESTER: 2 Grading Period: 3 What were the essential features of Puritanism? What factors contributed to the outbreak of the English civil war? What wee the goals of the English Enlightenment? Speaking, Listening, and Viewing Big Idea: Persuasive Speech Assessment Big Idea: Application of Skills and Strategies LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.W.1.2, LACC.1112.W.2.4, LACC.1112W.2.5, LACC.1112.W.2.6, LACC.1112.L.1.1, LACC.1112.L.1.2, LACC.1112.L.2.3 LA , LA , LA , LA.1.7.3, LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RI.1.1, LACC.1112.RI.1.2, LACC.1112.RI.1.3, LACC.1112.RI.2.4, LACC.1112.RI.2.5, LACC.1112.RI.2.6, LACC.1112.RI.3.7 What techniques are needed for planning and rehearsing a persuasive How would your approach to reading fiction change in a test situation? speech to present orally? Vocabulary: delivery, pace, clarity, eye contact, posture, gestures analyze, evaluate, predict infer, trace, explain, formulate, conclude, describe, support, compare, contrast Speaking, Listening, and Viewing Workshop: Persuasive Speech (pg ) Assessment (pg ) Gulliver s Travels by Johnathan Swift, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, Native Son by Richard Wright, Celine by Brock Cole, A Child Called It: One Child s Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer, A Stranger With My Face by Lois Duncan Gulliver s Travels by Johnathan Swift, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, Native Son by Richard Wright, Celine by Brock Cole, A Child Called It: One Child s Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer, A Stranger With My Face by Lois Duncan 15

16 UNIT TITLE: The Triumph of Romanticism (1750 to 1837) SEMESTER: 2 Grading Period: 4 What were the essential features of Romanticism? How did Romantic writers respond to nature? What conception of the imagination did Romanticism express? Epitaph Big Idea: The Stirrings of Romanticism Analyzing Text Features Big Ideas: The Stirrings of Romanticism, Nature and the Imagination, The Quest for Truth and Beauty Thesis Big Idea: The Stirrings of Romanticism LA , LACC.1112.RI.1.1, LACC.1112.RI.1.2, LACC.1112.RI.1.3, LACC.1112.RI.2.4, LACC.1112.RI.2.5, LACC.1112.RI.2.6, LACC.1112.RI.3.7, Blended Benchmark: SS.912.C.2.8, SS.912.C.2.11, SS.912.C.3, SS.912.C.3.13 LA LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , Blended Benchmark: SS.912.C.2.8, SS.912.C.2.11, SS.912.C.3, SS.912.C.3.13 What are the key events in British Literature and world events from 1750 to 1837? How does the epitaph relate to the rest of the poem? How does Wollstonecraft challenge the values of her time and call for change? Romanticism, Nature elegy, epitaph, interpret imagery, pomp, inevitable, genial, uncouth, kindred, images, theme thesis, evaluating argument, indignation, rational, faculty, congenial, condescend, allusion, prefixes, suffixes, base words, word roots The Triumph of Romanticism (pg ) Introduction to the Big Ideas Big Idea 1: The Stirrings of Romanticism (pg ) Big Idea 2: Nature and the Imagination (pg ) Big Idea 3: The Quest for Truth and Beauty (pg ) Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray (pg ) From A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft (pg ) 16

17 Citizens of the Anglo Saxon Period and the Middle Ages and determine methods of active participation in society, government and the political system; and the principles, functions, and organization of government. (C-Palms) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Autobiography of an ExColored Man by James Weldon Johnson, Emma by Jane Austen, Richard the Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Autobiography of an ExColored Man by James Weldon Johnson, Emma by Jane Austen, Richard the Respond Through Writing: Persuasive Essay (pg. 704) Vocabulary Workshop: Greek and Latin Word Parts (pg. 705) Grammar Workshop: Dangling Modifiers (pg. 713) Citizens of the Anglo Saxon Period and the Middle Ages and determine methods of active participation in society, government and the political system; and the principles, functions, and organization of government. (C-Palms) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Autobiography of an ExColored Man by James Weldon Johnson, Emma by Jane Austen, Richard the 17

18 UNIT TITLE: The Triumph of Romanticism (1750 to 1837) SEMESTER: 2 Grading Period: 4 What were the essential features of Romanticism? How did Romantic writers respond to nature? What conception of the imagination did Romanticism express? Historical Journal Big Idea: Nature and the Imagination Enjambment Big Idea: Nature and the Imagination Ode Big Idea: The Quest for Truth and Beauty LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 LA , LA , LACC.1112.RI.1.1, LACC.1112.RI.1.2, LACC.1112.RI.1.3, LACC.1112.RI.2.4, LACC.1112.RI.2.5, LACC.1112.RI.2.6, LACC.1112.RI.3.7 LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 What do these poems suggest about the relationship between humans and the natural world? How do Dorothy Wordsworth s observations reflect the Romantics admiration for nature, and nature s effect on the imagination? How does Keats find the Romantic ideals of truth and beauty in the Grecian urn? enjambment, sordid, piety, secluded, repose, theme, diction, sensory historical journal, analyzing mood, personification, journals, mood, tone, ode, apostrophe, parallelism, deities, desolate, rhetorical devices details atmosphere The World Is Too Much With Us, It is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and from The Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth by Dorothy Wordsworth (pg. Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats (pg ) Free, My Heart Leaps Up, Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802, Lines Composed A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth (pg ) ) Responding Through Writing: Expository Essay (pg. 752) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Autobiography of an ExColored Man by James Weldon Johnson, Emma by Jane Austen, Richard the Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Autobiography of an ExColored Man by James Weldon Johnson, Emma by Jane Austen, Richard the Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Autobiography of an ExColored Man by James Weldon Johnson, Emma by Jane Austen, Richard the 18

19 UNIT TITLE: The Triumph of Romanticism (1750 to 1837) SEMESTER: 2 Grading Period: 4 What were the essential features of Romanticism? How did Romantic writers respond to nature? What conception of the imagination did Romanticism express? Speaking, Listening, and Viewing Big Idea: Reflective Presentation Sentence Structure, Active and Passive Voice Big Idea: Reflective Essay Assessment Big Idea: Application of Skills and Strategies LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA ,LA , LA , LACC.1112.W.1.2, LACC.1112.W.2.4, LACC.1112W.2.5, LACC.1112.W.2.6, LACC.1112.L.1.1, LACC.1112.L.1.2, LACC.1112.L.2.3 LA , LA , LACC.1112.W.1.2, LACC.1112.W.2.4, LACC.1112W.2.5, LACC.1112.W.2.6, LACC.1112.W.3.7, LACC.1112.L.1.1, LACC.1112.L.1.2, LACC.1112.L.2.3 LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RI.1.1, LACC.1112.RI.1.2, LACC.1112.RI.1.3, LACC.1112.RI.2.4, LACC.1112.RI.2.5, LACC.1112.RI.2.6, LACC.1112.RI.3.7 What are the stages of the writing process? What techniques are needed for planning and rehearsing reflective How would your approach to reading fiction change in a test situation? presentation to present orally? prewrite, draft, revise, edit, proofread, present, audience, purpose, transition pace, pronunciation, eye contact, facial expressions analyze, evaluate, predict infer, trace, explain, formulate, conclude, describe, support, compare, contrast Writing Workshop: Reflective Essay (pg ) Speaking, Listening, and Viewing Workshop: Reflective Presentation (pg ) Assessment (pg ) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Autobiography of an ExColored Man by James Weldon Johnson, Emma by Jane Austen, Richard the Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Autobiography of an ExColored Man by James Weldon Johnson, Emma by Jane Austen, Richard the Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Autobiography of an ExColored Man by James Weldon Johnson, Emma by Jane Austen, Richard the 19

20 UNIT TITLE: The Victorian Age ( ) SEMESTER: 2 Grading Period: 4 How were Britain and the British Empire changing during the Victorian age? What conditions helped stimulate Victorian optimism? How did the mood of later Victorian writers change? Nonsense Verse Big Idea: Optimism and the Belief in Progress Analyzing Text Features Big Ideas: Optimism and the Belief in Progress, The Emergence of Realism, Disillusionment and Darker Visions Description Big Idea: Disillusionment and Darker Visions LA , LA , LACC.1112.RI.1.1, LACC.1112.RI.1.2, LACC.1112.RI.1.3, LACC.1112.RI.2.4, LACC.1112.RI.2.5, LACC.1112.RI.2.6, LACC.1112.RI.3.7, Blended Benchmark: SS.912.C.2.8, SS.912.C.2.11, SS.912.C.3, SS.912.C.3.13 LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.1.3, LACC.1112.RL.2.4, LACC.1112.RL.2.5, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RL.1.1, LACC.1112.RL.1.2, LACC.1112.RL.1.3, LACC.1112.RL.2.4, LACC.1112.RL.2.5, LACC.1112.RL.2.6, LACC.1112.RL.3.7 What are the key events in British Literature and world events from How does Victorian inventiveness extend itself into this poem? What effects would conditions like Jane s have on Victorian orphans? 1837 to 1901? Marxism, Darwinism, Imperialism, Pessimism, Naturalism optimism, nonsense verse, onomatopoeia, analyze style, analyzing literary influences description, characterization, direct characterization, indirect characterization, vacant, scrutiny, advocate, retaliation, subside The Victorian Age (pg ) Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll and Jabberwocky by Wanda Coleman (pg. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (pg ) Introduction to the Big Ideas ) Big Idea 1: Optimism and the Belief in Progress (pg ) Big Idea 2: The Emergence of Realism (pg ) Big Idea 3: Disillusionment and Darker Visions (pg ) Citizens of the Anglo Saxon Period and the Middle Ages and determine methods of active participation in society, government and the political system; and the principles, functions, and organization of government. (C-Palms) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Autobiography of an ExColored Man by James Weldon Johnson, Emma by Jane Austen, Richard the : Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Autobiography of an ExColored Man by James Weldon Johnson, Emma by Jane Austen, Richard the Literary History: The Age of the Novel (pg ) Grammar Workshop: Noun Clauses (pg. 935) Vocabulary Workshop: Word Origins: Politics and History (pg. 950) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Autobiography of an ExColored Man by James Weldon Johnson, Emma by Jane Austen, Richard the 20

21 UNIT TITLE: The Victorian Age ( ) SEMESTER: 2 Grading Period: 4 How were Britain and the British Empire changing during the Victorian age? What conditions helped stimulate Victorian optimism? How did the mood of later Victorian writers change? Speaking, Listening, and Viewing Big Idea: Oral Response to Literature Wordy Sentences, In-Text Quotations from Poems Big Idea: Literary Analysis Assessment Big Idea: Application of Skills and Strategies LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.W.1.2, LACC.1112.W.2.4, LACC.1112W.2.5, LACC.1112.W.2.6, LACC.1112.L.1.1, LACC.1112.L.1.2, LACC.1112.L.2.3 LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.W.1.2, LACC.1112.W.2.4, LACC.1112W.2.5, LACC.1112.W.2.6, LACC.1112.L.1.1, LACC.1112.L.1.2, LACC.1112.L.2.3 LA , LA , LA LA , LA LA , LA LA , LA , LA , LACC.1112.RI.1.1, LACC.1112.RI.1.2, LACC.1112.RI.1.3, LACC.1112.RI.2.4, LACC.1112.RI.2.5, LACC.1112.RI.2.6, LACC.1112.RI.3.7 What are the stages of the writing process? What techniques are needed for planning and rehearsing an oral How would your approach to reading fiction change in a test situation? response to present orally? prewrite, draft, revise, edit, proofread, present, audience, purpose, transition pace, discuss, evaluate, listen, poise, gestures analyze, evaluate, predict infer, trace, explain, formulate, conclude, describe, support, compare, contrast Writing Workshop: Literary Analysis (pg ) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Autobiography of an ExColored Man by James Weldon Johnson, Emma by Jane Austen, Richard the Speaking, Listening, and Viewing Workshop: Oral Response to Literature (pg ) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Autobiography of an ExColored Man by James Weldon Johnson, Emma by Jane Austen, Richard the Assessment (pg ) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Autobiography of an ExColored Man by James Weldon Johnson, Emma by Jane Austen, Richard the 21

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