ENGLISH II
Content
Skills
Assessment
August /
September
or
January /
February
or
1st 4 ½ weeks
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Writing: |
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1 and 5
Analysis of novel using various types of writing to various
audiences |
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1 and 4
Documented Literary Analysis AP
essay of short story |
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5 Timed
Writing #1 |
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Literature: |
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Elements
of Short Stories, novels, and dramas: plot, characters, setting,
archetypes, conflict, point of view, theme, symbolism, tone, and
irony, A Separate Peace |
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Grammar: |
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Review
parts of speech, verb tense consistency, active and passive voice,
subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement |
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Begin
appositives and gerunds |
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Vocabulary: |
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Eight
vocabulary maps each week from Tennessee's academic vocabulary list
or from outside reading |
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Vocabulary
maps from novel |
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Recognize
and apply six traits of writing in a variety of ways. |
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Identify
and develop components of plot. |
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Recognize
types of characters and methods of characterization. |
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Identify
setting of a short story. |
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Identify
the tone and point of view of a story. |
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Recognize
symbols and archetypes used in writing. |
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Identify
and differentiate between verbal irony, situational irony, and
dramatic irony |
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Identify
the theme(s) of short stories. |
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Analyze
parts of sentences. |
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Develop
a plot diagram for a literary selection. |
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Analysis
of character or theme in a documented literary analysis essay. |
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Creative
and descriptive writing in response journal. |
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Assessment
of short story elements in a previously not studied short story. |
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Thinking
Maps. |
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Tests
(multiple choice, short answer, thinking maps, essay) |
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Vocabulary
maps. |
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Timed
Writing #1. |
September /
October
or
February /
March
or
2nd
4 ½ weeks
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Writing: |
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Persuasive
Paragraph/Essay |
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Elements
of Research |
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Evaluating
Source Materials – Reliable vs. Unreliable |
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MLA
Documentation |
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Timed
Writing #2 |
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Literature: |
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A
Separate Peace by John Knowles |
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WWII Era
& Propaganda techniques in WWII and political campaigns |
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Grammar: |
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Run-ons
& Fragments |
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Semicolon
usage |
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Punctuation
with Parenthetical Citations |
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Direct
Quotes vs. Paraphrasing |
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Vocabulary: |
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Continued
course of study |
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Identify
elements of fiction found in the novel. |
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Evaluate
propaganda techniques used in the real world. |
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Use
commas and semicolons correctly in writing. |
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WWII era
webquest. |
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Prepare a
time capsule presentation and present findings to class in an oral
presentation. |
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Evaluate
source material for validity. |
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Develop an outline page and a works cited page. |