Course Title: LA 11 Unit Title: Early American Literature Unit Length: 4 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. What did the early American settlers record about their experiences in 17 th century America? 2. How did the values of the Puritans influence our society? 3. What was the relationship between the various groups of settlers and Native Americans like and how were their writings similar and /or different? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5,, 9, 10 Strand, Standard #: 1, 3, 5,, 9, 10 #: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,, 10 4, 5, 1. Take notes on Puritans. 2. Identify why the Puritans fled England and came to America. 3. Read background text about authors. 4. Read and interpret texts. 5. Understand the influence early American authors, specifically the Puritans, had on American culture.. Compare and contrast Puritan and Southern Planters beliefs and lifestyles. 7. Read and interpret Native American creation myths. 8. Simulate the written style of Native American creation myths. reading Composition: Native American style myth Notes Elements of Literature Fifth Course Specifically the Early American Literature Unit Native American Creation Myths Elements of Literature Fifth Course Visual Connections
Course Title: LA 11 Unit Title: The Crucible Unit Length: 3 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. How was The Red Hunt in Post WW2 America allegorically related to The Salem Witch Trials? 2. How and why did The Salem Witch Trials happen? 3. How does Arthur Miller use language and drama conventions to get across his themes of betrayal, secrecy and redemption? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5,, 7, 10 Strand, Standard #: 1, 3 #: 10 4, 5 1. Read background information on Arthur Miller, The Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism. 2. Explore how the play is an allegory of the Red Hunt. 3. Read and analyze Arthur Miller s The Crucible. 4. Discuss various dramatic elements of the play. reading Elements of Literature Fifth Course The Crucible Arthur Miller s Why I Wrote The Crucible In Search of History: The Salem Witch Trials The Crucible DVD Sen. McCarthy handouts
Course Title: LA 11 Unit Title: The American Renaissance Unit Length: 4 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. What conditions brought about the American Renaissance and how was American culture/literature changed by the period? 2. How and why did Walt Whitman revolutionize poetry? 3. How were the Transcendentalists and Dark Romantics different, and how did each group influence American literature? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 3, 4, 5,, 9, 10 #: 10 4, 5 1. Take notes on the American Renaissance. 2. Identify why the American Renaissance came about. 3. Read background text about authors. 4. Read and interpret texts. 5. Understand the influence the American Renaissance had on American culture.. Compare and contrast the Transcendentalists and Dark Romantics. 7. Explore Walt Whitman s impact on poetry. 8. Simulate the written style of Walt Whitman s poetry. reading Review Original poetry Notes Elements of Literature Fifth Course Specifically the American Renaissance Unit Edgar Allan Poe s Collected Works
Course Title: LA 11 Unit Title: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1. How was Douglass Narrative critical in changing the face of slavery in America? 2. How did Douglass gain literacy and, in turn, freedom? 3. What was life like for slaves, and how could they achieve freedom? Unit Length: 3 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 3, 4, 5,, 9, 10 #: 10 4, 5, 1. Read background information on Frederick Douglass and slavery. 2. Read and analyze Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of an American Slave. 3. Discuss the impact of the narrative of American culture at the time and the implications for slavery. 4. Discuss the impact of literacy and knowledge on freedom. reading Review Unit Test Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass course connections A&E biography of Frederick Douglass
Course Title: LA 11 Unit Title: Research Process and Paper 1. How do resources add to an author s argument? 2. How do MLA conventions function in a research paper? 3. How can you put your opinion, backed by research into a cohesive, coherent essay? Unit Length: 1 Week Academic Year: 2013-2014 Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3 #: 1, 2, 4, 5,, 7, 8, 9, 10 Stand, Standard #: 2, 4, 1. Go over assignment and read example essays. 2. Discuss the writing process. 3. Evaluate resources. 4. Go over MLA guidelines. MLA Quiz Incremental portions of paper due separately Formal research paper Notes MLA Guidebook Purdue s OWL website Common errors handout Evaluating resources handout Example essays
Course Title: LA 11 Unit Title: Grammar Unit Length: 3 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. What are the rules to using commas and how do you apply them? 2. What are a variety of common grammar problems high school students encounter, and how can we address them? 3. How can you apply basic grammar rules and conventions to make more successful writing? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and #: 2, 4, 5,, 10 Stand, Standard #: 1, 1. Know the eight parts of speech 2. Identify and successfully use commas in a variety of contexts. 3. Write in complete sentences that are neither run-ons nor fragments. 4. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers. 5. Correctly use semicolons.. Compose a 1 2 page paper with as few grammar errors as possible. Worksheets Review Composition: Perfect grammar paper Notes Elements of Language Fifth Course A variety of grammar handouts
Course Title: LA 11 Unit Title: To Kill a Mockingbird Unit Length: 4 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. How is To Kill a Mockingbird related to Harper Lee s life and the Scottsboro Trials? 2. How does the author address the themes of prejudice and justice, personal responsibility, compassion and forgiveness? 3. How is To Kill a Mockingbird a coming of age story? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5,, 7, 10 Strand, Standard #: 1, 3, 10 #: 2, 3, 4, 5,, 9, 10 4, 5, 1. Read background information on Harper Lee, The Scottsboro Trials and the themes presented in the novel. 2. Complete an anticipation guide. 3. Read and analyze Harper Lee s To Kill a Mockingbird. 4. Discuss the historical context of the novel and how it adds to the meaning behind the text. 5. Discuss the themes of prejudice and justice, personal responsibility, compassion and forgiveness.. Complete a group timeline activity sequencing the events in the novel. 7. Complete a project or essay choose one of five options to respond to. reading Unit project Notes Harper Lee s To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird Course Connections Scottsboro Trials articles The 190s To Kill a Mockingbird movie
Course Title: LA 11 Unit Title: Poetry Unit Length: 3 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. What makes a poem a poem? 2. How do rhythm rhyme and literary devices add to the meaning of poetry? 3. How can you express yourself through poetry? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and Strand, Standard #: 1, 4, 5,, 7, 10 #: 10 Stand, Standard #: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1. Take notes on rhyme and rhythm in poetry. 2. Takes notes on literary devices and poetic forms. 3. Analyze a variety of poems and forms including haiku, senryu, acrostic, concrete, lyric, narrative, epic, free verse, and extended metaphor. 4. Watch slam poetry clips. 5. Compose 7 original poems and present them to the class.. Contribute to a class poetry book. reading and discussion of poems Unit Unit poetry project composing and reading poems to the class Notes Walking Past Poems article A variety of poems including the poetry of Billy Collins, Robert Frost, Edwin Arlington Robinson, William Shakespeare, Pablo Neruda, and May Swenson YouTube videos of slam poets including Saul Williams and Taylor Mali
Course Title: LA 11 Unit Title: The Glass Castle Unit Length: 4 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. How has her upbringing impacted Jeanette Walls life in both positive and negative ways? 2. How does poverty and alcoholism affect a family? 3. How does Walls memoir convey the themes of personal responsibility, lost dreams, growing up and forgiveness? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5,, 7, 10 Strand, Standard #: 1, 3, 10 #: 2, 3, 4, 5,, 9, 10 4, 5, 1. Read background information on Jeanette Walls. 2. Read and analyze Jeanette Wall s The Glass Castle 3. Discuss the themes of personal responsibility, lost dreams, growing up and forgiveness. 4. Complete a personal narrative essay. Reading Narrative Essay Jeanette Walls The Glass Castle YouTube videos of interviews with Jeanette Walls
Course Title: LA 11 Unit Title: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Unit Length: 4 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. What was Mark Twain like and why was his writing influential? 2. How does Huck grow up over the course of the novel? How do his views change as the book progresses? 3. How does Twain explore the themes of racism and slavery, prejudice and justice, morality V legality and growing up? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5,, 7, 9, 10 Strand, Standard #: 1, 3, 10 #: 2, 3, 4, 5,, 9, 10 4, 5, 1. Read background information on Mark Twain, slavery, life on the Mississippi and the themes presented in the novel. 2. Read and analyze Mark Twain s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 3. Discuss the historical context of the novel and how it adds to the meaning behind the text. 4. Discuss the themes of racism and slavery, prejudice and justice, morality V legality and growing up. Reading Background reading on Mark Twain Channel One s Huck Finn background video Mark Twain s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Loudlit.org The 1980s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn movie
Course Title: LA 11 Unit Title: The American Dream Unit Length: 2 1/2 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. How did Jefferson, Henry and Franklin contribute to American culture? 2. Why were the writings for Jefferson, Henry and Franklin so influential? 3. What modern conventions stemmed from their writings? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and Strand, Standard #: 1, 3, 4, 5,, 7, 8, 9, 10 4 1. Read background information about each author to be studied including Franklin, Henry and Jefferson. 2. Read important American historical documents including Benjamin Franklin s Autobiography, Patrick Henry s Speech to the Virginia Convention, and Thomas Jefferson s The Autobiography: The Declaration of Independence. 3. Complete modern translations of at least one of the documents and answer for all of them. Reading Translation Test Elements of Literature Fifth Course Franklin s Autobiography, Henry s Speech to the Virginia Convention, and Jefferson s The Autobiography: The Declaration of Independence.
Course Title: LA 11 Unit Title: The Contender Unit Length: 3 weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. What is a contender and how does a person become one? 2. Why do we want to maintain friendships that aren t working for us anymore? 3. How does Lipsyte deal with the themes of loyalty, self-improvement, hard work and achievement? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5,, 10 #: 1, 4, 5,, 9, 10 4, 1. Read background information on the setting and the themes of the novel. 2. Read and analyze Robert Lipsyte s The Contender. 3. Discuss the historical context of the novel and how it adds to the meaning behind the text. 1. Discuss Lipsyte s use of symbolism and how it adds to the richness of the text. 4. Discuss the themes of loyalty, selfimprovement, hard work and achievement. Reading Robert Lipsyte s The Contender The Contender classroom connections handouts
Course Title: LA 11 Unit Title: Stargirl Unit Length: 3 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. Why is it important to be yourself even if you are being pressured to act differently? 2. How does the novel present and address the themes of peer pressure and identity? 3.Why is it important to be kind to others and treat them the way you wish to be treated? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5, 10 #: 2, 3, 4, 5,, 10 4, 1. Read and analyze Jerry Spinelli s Stargirl. 2. Complete a name essay. 3. Discuss the themes of identity and the importance of being oneself, peer pressure, and the interconnectedness of everyone. 4. In the spirit of Stargirl, complete as many good deeds as possible including a thank you card. 5. Write an essay detailing the good deeds accomplished and their effect. Reading Unit project Name essay Jerry Spinelli s Stargirl
Course Title: Enriched LA 11 Unit Title: Early American Literature Unit Length: 4 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. What did the early American settlers record about their experiences in 17 th century America? 2. How did the values of the Puritans influence our society? 3. What was the relationship between the various groups of settlers and Native Americans like and how were their writings similar and /or different? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5,, 9, 10 Strand, Standard #: 1, 3, 5,, 9, 10 #: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,, 10 4, 5, 1. Take notes on Puritans. 2. Identify why the Puritans fled England and came to America. 3. Read background text about authors. 4. Read and interpret texts. 5. Understand the influence early American authors, specifically the Puritans, had on American culture.. Compare and contrast Puritan and Southern Planters beliefs and lifestyles. 7. Read and interpret Native American creation myths. 8. Simulate the written style of Native American creation myths. reading Composition: Native American style myth Notes Elements of Literature Fifth Course Specifically the Early American Literature Unit Native American Creation Myths Elements of Literature Fifth Course Visual Connections
Course Title: Enriched LA 11 Unit Title: The Crucible Unit Length: 3 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. How was The Red Hunt in Post WW2 America allegorically related to The Salem Witch Trials? 2. How and why did The Salem Witch Trials happen? 3. How does Arthur Miller use language and drama conventions to get across his themes of betrayal, secrecy and redemption? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5,, 7, 10 Strand, Standard #: 1, 3 #: 10 4, 5 1. Read background information on Arthur Miller, The Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism. 2. Explore how the play is an allegory of the Red Hunt. 3. Read and analyze Arthur Miller s The Crucible. 4. Discuss various dramatic elements of the play. reading Elements of Literature Fifth Course The Crucible Arthur Miller s Why I Wrote The Crucible In Search of History: The Salem Witch Trials The Crucible DVD Sen. McCarthy handouts
Course Title: Enriched LA 11 Unit Title: The Scarlet Letter Unit Length: 4 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. How did Nathaniel Hawthorne s Puritan ancestry affect his life? 2. How does Nathaniel Hawthorne tackle the themes of hypocrisy, effects of sin and guilt, personal responsibilty and revenge. 3. How does symbolism add to Hawthorne s storytelling? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5,, 10 Strand, Standard #: 1, 3 #: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,, 10 4, 1. Read background information on Nathaniel Hawthorne, Puritan culture and the themes presented in the novel. 2. Read and analyze Nathaniel Hawthorne s The Scarlet Letter. 3. Discuss Hawthorne s use of symbolism and how it adds to the richness of the text. 4. Discuss the themes of hypocrisy, the effects of sin and guilt on the individual, and personal responsibility and revenge. 5. Compose a 3-4 page essay responding to 1 of 4 prompts. reading Analytical essay or Narrative essay Notes Nathaniel Hawthorne s The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter Course Connections Clips of Lillian Gish s The Scarlet Letter
Course Title: Enriched LA 11 Unit Title: The American Renaissance Unit Length: 4 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. What conditions brought about the American Renaissance and how was American culture/literature changed by the period? 2. How and why did Walt Whitman revolutionize poetry? 3. How were the Transcendentalists and Dark Romantics different, and how did each group influence American literature? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 3, 4, 5,, 9, 10 #: 10 4, 5 1. Take notes on the American Renaissance. 2. Identify why the American Renaissance came about. 3. Read background text about authors. 4. Read and interpret texts. 5. Understand the influence the American Renaissance had on American culture.. Compare and contrast the Transcendentalists and Dark Romantics. 7. Explore Walt Whitman s impact on poetry. 8. Simulate the written style of Walt Whitman s poetry. reading Review Original poetry Notes Elements of Literature Fifth Course Specifically the American Renaissance Unit Edgar Allan Poe s Collected Works
Course Title: Enriched LA 11 Unit Title: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1. How was Douglass Narrative critical in changing the face of slavery in America? 2. How did Douglass gain literacy and, in turn, freedom? 3. What was life like for slaves, and how could they achieve freedom? Unit Length: 3 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 3, 4, 5,, 9, 10 #: 10 4, 5, 1. Read background information on Frederick Douglass and slavery. 2. Read and analyze Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of an American Slave. 3. Discuss the impact of the narrative of American culture at the time and the implications for slavery. 4. Discuss the impact of literacy and knowledge on freedom. reading Review Unit Test Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass course connections A&E biography of Frederick Douglass
Course Title: Enriched LA 11 Unit Title: Research Process and Paper 1. How do resources add to an author s argument? 2. How do MLA conventions function in a research paper? 3. How can you put your opinion, backed by research into a cohesive, coherent essay? Unit Length: 1 Week Academic Year: 2013-2014 Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3 #: 1, 2, 4, 5,, 7, 8, 9, 10 Stand, Standard #: 2, 4, 1. Go over assignment and read example essays. 2. Discuss the writing process. 3. Evaluate resources. 4. Go over MLA guidelines. MLA Quiz Incremental portions of paper due separately Formal research paper Notes MLA Guidebook Purdue s OWL website Common errors handout Evaluating resources handout Example essays
Course Title: Enriched LA 11 Unit Title: Grammar Unit Length: 3 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. What are the rules to using commas and how do you apply them? 2. What are a variety of common grammar problems high school students encounter, and how can we address them? 3. How can you apply basic grammar rules and conventions to make more successful writing? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and #: 2, 4, 5,, 10 Stand, Standard #: 1, 1. Know the eight parts of speech 2. Identify and successfully use commas in a variety of contexts. 3. Write in complete sentences that are neither run-ons nor fragments. 4. Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers. 5. Correctly use semicolons.. Compose a 1 2 page paper with as few grammar errors as possible. Worksheets Review Composition: Perfect grammar paper Notes Elements of Language Fifth Course A variety of grammar handouts
Course Title: Enriched LA 11 Unit Title: To Kill a Mockingbird Unit Length: 4 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. How is To Kill a Mockingbird related to Harper Lee s life and the Scottsboro Trials? 2. How does the author address the themes of prejudice and justice, personal responsibility, compassion and forgiveness? 3. How is To Kill a Mockingbird a coming of age story? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5,, 7, 10 Strand, Standard #: 1, 3, 10 #: 2, 3, 4, 5,, 9, 10 4, 5, 1. Read background information on Harper Lee, The Scottsboro Trials and the themes presented in the novel. 2. Complete an anticipation guide. 3. Read and analyze Harper Lee s To Kill a Mockingbird. 4. Discuss the historical context of the novel and how it adds to the meaning behind the text. 5. Discuss the themes of prejudice and justice, personal responsibility, compassion and forgiveness.. Complete a group timeline activity sequencing the events in the novel. 7. Complete a project or essay choose one of five options to respond to. reading Unit project Notes Harper Lee s To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird Course Connections Scottsboro Trials articles The 190s To Kill a Mockingbird movie
Course Title: Enriched LA 11 Unit Title: Poetry Unit Length: 3 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. What makes a poem a poem? 2. How do rhythm rhyme and literary devices add to the meaning of poetry? 3. How can you express yourself through poetry? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and Strand, Standard #: 1, 4, 5,, 7, 10 #: 10 Stand, Standard #: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1. Take notes on rhyme and rhythm in poetry. 2. Takes notes on literary devices and poetic forms. 3. Analyze a variety of poems and forms including haiku, senryu, acrostic, concrete, lyric, narrative, epic, free verse, and extended metaphor. 4. Watch slam poetry clips. 5. Compose 7 original poems and present them to the class.. Contribute to a class poetry book. reading and discussion of poems Unit Unit poetry project composing and reading poems to the class Notes Walking Past Poems article A variety of poems including the poetry of Billy Collins, Robert Frost, Edwin Arlington Robinson, William Shakespeare, Pablo Neruda, and May Swenson YouTube videos of slam poets including Saul Williams and Taylor Mali
Course Title: Enriched LA 11 Unit Title: The Great Gatsby Unit Length: 4 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. How is The Great Gatsby a reflection of the roaring twenties and F. Scott Fitzgerald s life? 2. How does Fitzgerald address the themes of the American dream, love, holding on to the past, mortality, corruption of one s dreams and deception. 3. What happens when a person is willing to betray his/her morals to get what he/she desires? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5,, 7, 10 Strand, Standard #: 1, 3 #: 2, 4, 5,, 7, 8, 9, 10 4, 5, 1. Read background information on F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Roaring Twenties and the themes presented in the novel. 2. Complete an anticipation guide over the novel. 3. Read and analyze F. Scott Fitzgerald s The Great Gatsby. 4. Discuss the historical context of the novel and how it adds to the meaning behind the text. 5. Discuss the themes of American Dream, love, holding on to the past, mortality, corruption of one s dreams and deception.. Complete an essay chose one of three prompts or a roaring twenties research paper. 7. Complete a group collage. Reading Unit project F. Scott Fitzgerald s The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby course connections Articles about the roaring twenties The 1990s The Great Gatsby movie
Course Title: Enriched LA 11 Unit Title: The Glass Castle Unit Length: 4 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. How has her upbringing impacted Jeanette Walls life in both positive and negative ways? 2. How does poverty and alcoholism affect a family? 3. How does Walls memoir convey the themes of personal responsibility, lost dreams, growing up and forgiveness? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5,, 7, 10 Strand, Standard #: 1, 3, 10 #: 2, 3, 4, 5,, 9, 10 4, 5, 1. Read background information on Jeanette Walls. 2. Read and analyze Jeanette Wall s The Glass Castle 3. Discuss the themes of personal responsibility, lost dreams, growing up and forgiveness. 4. Complete a personal narrative essay. Reading Narrative Essay Jeanette Walls The Glass Castle YouTube videos of interviews with Jeanette Walls
Course Title: Enriched LA 11 Unit Title: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Unit Length: 4 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. What was Mark Twain like and why was his writing influential? 2. How does Huck grow up over the course of the novel? How do his views change as the book progresses? 3. How does Twain explore the themes of racism and slavery, prejudice and justice, morality V legality and growing up? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and 3, 4, 5,, 7, 9, 10 Strand, Standard #: 1, 3, 10 #: 2, 3, 4, 5,, 9, 10 4, 5, 1. Read background information on Mark Twain, slavery, life on the Mississippi and the themes presented in the novel. 2. Read and analyze Mark Twain s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 3. Discuss the historical context of the novel and how it adds to the meaning behind the text. 4. Discuss the themes of racism and slavery, prejudice and justice, morality V legality and growing up. Reading Background reading on Mark Twain Channel One s Huck Finn background video Mark Twain s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Loudlit.org The 1980s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn movie
Course Title: Enriched LA 11 Unit Title: The American Dream Unit Length: 2 1/2 Weeks Academic Year: 2013-2014 1. How did Jefferson, Henry and Franklin contribute to American culture? 2. Why were the writings for Jefferson, Henry and Franklin so influential? 3. What modern conventions stemmed from their writings? Core-Standards Instructional Strategies and Strand, Standard #: 1, 3, 4, 5,, 7, 8, 9, 10 4 1. Read background information about each author to be studied including Franklin, Henry and Jefferson. 2. Read important American historical documents including Benjamin Franklin s Autobiography, Patrick Henry s Speech to the Virginia Convention, and Thomas Jefferson s The Autobiography: The Declaration of Independence. 3. Complete modern translations of at least one of the documents and answer for all of them. Reading Translation Test Elements of Literature Fifth Course Franklin s Autobiography, Henry s Speech to the Virginia Convention, and Jefferson s The Autobiography: The Declaration of Independence.