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1 CURRICULUM CATALOG

2 Table of Contents COURSE OVERVIEW... 1 UNIT 1: SKILLS WORKSHOP... 2 UNIT 2: AMERICAN HISTORY COLLECTION... 2 UNIT 3: DISPLAY OF NATURAL HISTORY... 3 UNIT 4: WORLD CIVILIZATION... 3 UNIT 5: FINE ART GALLERY... 4 UNIT 6: AIR & SPACE MEZZANINE... 4 UNIT 7: FINAL EXAM Glynlyon, Inc. i

3 Course Overview is a survey of literature that explores the work of various writers of different time periods through a historical lens, studying a range of classic and contemporary literature to convey themes of American history, natural history, world civilization, and air and space. Students will also develop writing skills while producing informative, argumentative, and narrative compositions. Supported by a balance of fictional and informational texts, students will learn and practice close reading, modeled reading, writing, speaking, and listening strategies. To become critical consumers of text, students will be exposed to increasingly more complex texts to apply those skills, including high-quality contemporary works, the classics of American literature, and Homer s Iliad. Unit 1: Skills Workshop: Students will demonstrate a mastery of the foundational writing and reading skills necessary to succeed in this course and are provided with an opportunity to refresh knowledge of writing, research, and content-area vocabulary. Unit 2: American History Collection: Students will examine Louisa May Alcott s Little Women and foundational American documents, utilizing the literature for an examination of literary elements such as theme, historical context, and characterization. Unit 3: Display of Natural History: Students will examine Jules Verne s Journey to the Center of the Earth and an informational text, interpreting theme, character, mood, tone, allusions, and author purpose; this unit culminates in a focused research project and multimedia presentation. Unit 4: World Civilization: Students will explore the literature and culture of ancient civilizations, synthesizing information from various texts to uncover universal themes within literature, examining the role of historical context in literary analysis, and composing an original argumentative essay and visual presentation based on the topic of culture and customs. Unit 5: Fine Art Gallery: Students will encounter a variety of nonfiction texts and poetry centered on the themes and experiences expressed in the art and literature of a society, including Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist, by Jan Greenburg; this unit engages students writing skills through the composition of informational text, literary analyses, and a focused research essay. Unit 6: Air & Space Mezzanine: Students will explore a variety of fiction and nonfiction works united by the themes of destiny, determination, and vision; using a critical eye to interpret and write academic texts about character, point of view, figurative language, and structure Glynlyon, Inc. 1

4 Unit 1: SKILLS WORKSHOP 1. Course Overview 17. Evaluate Reliability of Sources 2. Review How to Write an Argument 18. Quiz 3 3. Writing to Explain or Inform 19. Informational Text Practice 4. Writing a Narrative 20. Analyze Text Features 5. Reviewing Sentences 21. Distinguishing Fact vs. Opinion 6. Quiz Speeches, Presentations, and Discussions 7. Solving Word Mysteries 23. Speaking Qualities 8. Beyond the Dictionary 24. Project: Active Listening 9. Project: Word History 25. Project: Rules and Roles in Discussions 10. Modifiers 26. Group Work 11. Prepositions 27. Delivering Group Presentations and Evaluating Speeches 12. Quiz Quiz Sentences 29. Special Project* 14. Punctuation: Quotation Marks 30. Test 15. Reading Fiction 31. Alternate Test* 16. Reading Informational Texts Unit 2: AMERICAN HISTORY COLLECTION 1. Little Women: Transcendental Movement 20. Little Women: Vocabulary and Synthesis 2. Little Women: Characterization and Inference 21. Quiz 3 3. Little Women: Active and Passive Voice 22. Research Essay: Planning 4. Little Women: Allegory 23. Project: Collaborative Discussion 5. Little Women: Characterization and Passive Sentences 24. "We Shall Overcome: The Power of Protest Song": 6. Little Women: Theme of Ambition Finding Sources 7. Quiz Research: Addressing Your Audience 8. Little Women: Context and Inference 26. "Gettysburg Address": Writing for Audience and Purpose 9. Little Women: Vocabulary in Context 27. "Paul Revere's Ride" and "O Captain! My Captain!": 10. Little Women: Synthesizing Information Historical Context 11. Little Women: Unknown Words 28. "Paul Revere's Ride" and "O Captain! My Captain!": 12. Little Women: Conditional Mood Compare and Contrast 13. Little Women: Subjunctives 29. Research Essay: Proofreading 14. Quiz US Constitution: Claims and Citations 15. Little Women: Spelling and Text Connections 31. Bill of Rights: Public Speaking 16. Little Women: Spelling and Suffixes 32. Quiz Little Women: Elements of Speech and Spellings 33. Special Project* 18. Little Women: Homophones 34. Test 19. Little Women: Inferences and Spelling 35. Alternate Test* 2018 Glynlyon, Inc. 2

5 Unit 3: DISPLAY OF NATURAL HISTORY 1. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Context and Allusions 16. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Context Clues and 2. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Characterization Characterization 3. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Imperative Mood and 17. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Allusions and Humor Motivations 4. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Interrogative Mood 18. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Greek Roots and and Irony Genre Research 5. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Word Choice and 19. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Analyze Theme and Allusions Characters 6. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Subjunctive Mood and 20. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Multiple Plot Structure Interpretations of a Text 7. Quiz Project: Analyze Renewable Energy Sources 8. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Irony and Allusion 22. "Colors": Point of View and Purpose 9. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Dynamic Characters 23. "Your Brain on Blue": Fact or Opinion 10. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Discovering Theme 24. Project: Research Essay and Multimedia Presentation on 11. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Point of View the Brain 12. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Tone and Mood 25. Quiz Journey to the Center of the Earth: Theme and 26. Special Project* Foreshadowing 27. Test 14. Quiz Alternate Test* 15. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Reliable Narrator and Theme Unit 4: WORLD CIVILIZATION 1. The Iliad: Charting the Reading 16. "Sweet Nothings": Structure and Revision 2. The Iliad: Analysis 17. "Sweet Nothings": Euphemisms and Loaded Language 3. The Iliad: Structure 18. "Sweet Nothings": Analyzing Evidence 4. The Iliad: Presenting Evidence 19. "The White Umbrella": Prereading and Analogy 5. The Iliad: Epithets 20. "The Medicine Bag": Context and Exposition 6. The Iliad: Epic Poem 21. "The Medicine Bag" and "The White Umbrella": 7. Quiz 1 Comparative Analysis 8. "A Very Ancient Ode" and "Spring and Autumn": Reading 22. "The Medicine Bag" and "The White Umbrella": Write a Poetry Literary Analysis 9. "A Maiden's Lament": Comparative Analysis of Poetry 23. Research: Cultural History 10. "The Bear": Plot and Verb Moods 24. Project: Argumentative Essay - Culture in America 11. "The Bear": Characterization 25. Project: Visual Presentation of Cultural Customs 12. "The Bear": Vocabulary and Research 26. Quiz "The Bear": Comparing Productions 27. Special Project* 14. Quiz Test 15. "Sweet Nothings": Author Purpose and Parenthetical 29. Alternate Test* Citation 2018 Glynlyon, Inc. 3

6 Unit 5: FINE ART GALLERY 1. Vincent van Gogh: Prologues and Foreshadowing 17. "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus": Theme and Irony 2. Vincent van Gogh: Mood and Tone 18. The Fall of Icarus: Reading a Painting 3. Vincent van Gogh: Media Type and Meaning 19. The Fall of Icarus and "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus": 4. Vincent van Gogh: Organizers and Inference Synthesize 5. Vincent van Gogh: Setting, Mood, Context Clues 20. "Taj Mahal": Central and Supporting Ideas and 6. Vincent van Gogh: Ellipsis, Making a Claim, Symbolism Notetaking 7. Quiz "Taj Mahal": Write an Informational Text 8. Vincent van Gogh: Analysis 22. "Girl Powdering Her Neck": Imagery 9. Vincent van Gogh: Evidence and Claims 23. "Girl Powdering Her Neck": Symbolism 10. Conducting Research for Informative Writing 24. Friar Bartolomeo: Paraphrase and Quote 11. "The Camera Does Lie": Figurative Language and Media 25. Project: Research Essay on Impressionistic Artist Literacy 26. Project: Multi-media Presentation of an Art Piece 12. "The Camera Does Lie": Critical Reading 27. Quiz "American Gothic": Parody 28. Special Project* 14. "American Gothic": Write a Parody 29. Test 15. Quiz Alternate Test* 16. "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus": Allusion and Theme Unit 6: AIR & SPACE MEZZANINE 1. "The Monkey's Paw": Charting Characterization 18. "Living Like Weasels": Analyzing Structure 2. "The Monkey's Paw": Alliteration and Diction 19. "Living Like Weasels": Writing Style and Voice 3. "The Monkey's Paw": Write a Literary Analysis 20. Project: "Living Like Weasels": Multimedia Presentation 4. "The Monkey's Paw": Verbals of Personal Narrative 5. Reflecting, Editing, Proofreading 21. "The Modern Faithful Steed": Elements of Argument 6. Quiz 1 Writing 7. Generation and Use of Steam: Create a Reverse Outline 22. "Modern Faithful Steed": Proofreading and Punctuation 8. Generation and Use of Steam: Transitions 23. "Early History of the Airplane": Identify Meaning with 9. Generation and Use of Steam: Ethos, Logos, Pathos Graphic Organizer 10. Writing Informally 24. "The Modern Faithful Steed" and Early History of the 11. Early Generation and Use of Steam: Writing Formally Airplane: Compare and Contrast 12. Project: Multimedia Claim 25. "Modern Faithful Steed" and Early History of the 13. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty": Irony Airplane: Conclusion 14. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty": Dialogue and 26. Project: "Modern Faithful Steed": Argumentative Essay Characterization 27. Quiz "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and "The Monkey's 28. Special Project* Paw": Write a Character Analysis 29. Test 16. Quiz Alternate Test* 17. "Living Like Weasels": Figurative Language Unit 7: FINAL EXAM 1. Final Exam 2. Alternate Final Exam* (*) Indicates alternative assignment 2018 Glynlyon, Inc. 4

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