Units of Instruction Grade 12

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1 Units of Instruction Grade 12 Each unit begins with a group research project. topics for each unit are listed in column two. Unit Class Norms and Anglo Saxon Literature Introduction Research Topics Invasions of 466 Coming of Christianity 595 Danish Invasions of the 8 th and 9 th Centuries Daily Life in Anglo- Saxon Times Food and of the Anglo- Saxon Period Sutton Hoo Essential Question Who is a Hero? Texts Beowulf pg 40 Film: To Sir With Love Excerpt from the Illiad pg 78 Poetry pg Common Core Standards Introduction RI.8, RI.9, RI.10 Writing s Compare/Contrast: a Superhero with your personal hero. My Hero Based Assessments Estimated Days 26 Days

2 Middle Ages Literature Feudalism Crusades Black Plague Romantic Literature Geofrey Chaucer Arthurian Legends Religion Would a cross- section of today s society compare with one of the Middle Ages Society? Ballads: Sir Patrick Spens Bonny Barbara Allen Get up and Bar the Door Canterbury Tales: Prologue Pardoner s Tale Wife of Bath s Tale Sir Gawain and the Green Knight or Fedrigo s Falcon La Morte De Arthur Everyman If a group of pilgrims that represented a cross- section of society went on a journey today, who would go? Write a description of each pilgrim. (At least 15) Topics: C/C Sir Gawain and Knight s Tale Argument: Is the Wife of Bath a Feminist? Does the term Dark Ages accurately describe the Middle Ages? 27 Days English Renaissance Renaissance Monarchy Reformation Exploration During the Renaissance Major Writers and Works in How do our choices shape our existence? Part I Sonnets Passionate Shepherd Nymph s Reply Shakespearean Poetry Part II What does MacBeth reveal about fate and freewill? Analyze To Daffodills, To the Virgins To His Coy 32 Days

3 the Renaissance Religion MacBeth Part III KJV John Donne Writings Part IV Cavalier Poets Paradise Lost Pilgrim s Progress Don Quixote Mistress. Use several texts from this period to discuss the relationship between emotion and reason. Restoration Restoration Monarchy Lifestyle in the Eighteenth Century Inventions and Discoveries Religion Is satire an effective tool for transforming Society? A Modest Proposal Gulliver s Travels Robinson Crusoe Micromegas: Voltaire What does Robinson Crusoe reveal about the author s view of human nature? Describe the author s attempts to satirize human nature and human history. Compare/Contrast: themes found ion Gulliver s Travels and Micromegas. What role does nature play in the Literature of this era? 15 Dyas

4 next three units: Romantic, Victorian and Twentieth Century Units will be covered simultaneously. Each class will be divided into three groups; each group will be responsible for teaching a unit to the rest of the class. Each student will be responsible for reading a novel from their era and will do a PBA on their Novel. Each group will present the background information and share the characteristics of the literature using the novels they read as examples. Mar 11 April Days Romantic Period Victorian Age THE Monarchy Lifestyle Significant Historical Events Religion. Women s Rights THE Monarchy Lifestyle Significant Historical Events Religion. Women s Rights What are the causes and effects of scientific progress? Is social reform important? Poets Blake, Burns, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelly, Keats Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Frankenstein Poets Tennyson, Elizabeth Browning, Robert Browning, Thomas Hardy. A.E. Housmann Jane Eyre Wuthering Presenting the Era RL.7, RL.8 Journal W.10 Presenting the Era RL.7, RL.8 Journal W.10 C/C Gothic and Romantic Novels How die the increasing middle class and the transition to urban life impact the literature of this era? Persuasive: If you were to write a poem about an awesome, fearful creature, which one would you choose? Why? Argument: Agree or Disagree with Charles Darwin s Positions Argument: Is childhood a product of nature or socially engineered? Define

5 Heights Treasure Island Mayor of Casterbridge Tess of the D Ubervilles Origin of the Species: Darwin Silas Marner: Elliot the waltz and the polka and provide sample recordings. Explore and report the emotional causes and physical processes of crying. Twentieth Century THE Monarchy Lifestyle Significant Historical Events Religion. Women s Rights How do government and politics affect art and literature? Each Student will select a British novel from the 20 th century. Ulysses by Joyce Heart of Darkness by Conrad Brave New World by Huxley Anne of Green Gables by Montgomery Screwtape Letters by Lewis Of Human Bondage by Maughan 1984 by Orwell Pygmalion by Shaw Presenting the Era RL.7, RL.8 Journal W.10 Using the literature as a thought base, why might this era be called Age of Anxiety? Argument: Was 1984 prophetic? Informative Read September 1, Howdoes this poem shed light on the literature from this era? Discuss the importance of King Edward VII s funeral. Discuss the rapid changes in music of the 20 th Century.

6 Research Paper Unit Senior memory Book How do you pose a question, find information, form an opinion, organize your thoughts, document your sources and write to express your synthesized ideas? RI.1, RI.7, W.1,W.8 30 Days 15 Days

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ISTITUTO NOSTRA SIGNORA vl. G. D Annunzio, Pescara tel fax LICEO LINGUISTICO EUROPEO PROGRAMMA A.S. 2011/2012 CLASSE III LETTERATURA E STORIA (testo: Thomson e Maglioni, Literary vol.i) Early Britain: a history of invasions The Celts,Celtic culture from Bronze