Month

Content/Topic

Skills

Assessment

Standards

September

·         Middle Ages

·         Internet Research

·         Elizabethan Age

·         Renaissance

·         Poetry

·         Shakespeare

·         Hamlet

·         “The Passionate Shepard to His Love”

·         “Shakespeare in Our Time”

·         “Mel Gibson Goes Back to School”

·         Note taking

·         Interpret Sonnets

·         Write Sonnets

·         Historical perspective on Shakespeare

·         Biography

·         Read Hamlet as a class (Oral)

·         Importance of Shakespeare’s effect in our society

·         Pastoral Poetry

·         Tragedy

·         Character Motivations

·         Summarization

·         Compare/Contrast

·         Cause/|Effect

·         Imagery

·         Irony

·         Cultural Context

·         Illustration

·         Poem Writing

·         Quizzes

·         Journaling

·         Oral participation

·         Shakespeare Exam

·         Sonnet

·         Film Critique

·         Character Sketch

·         Scene Sketch

·         Class Discussion/Participation

·         Reflection Writing

·         Writing Prompts as Starters

·         A10.1, A10.2, A10.3, A10.4, B10.1, C10.1, F10.1, E10.1

·         C10.3, C10.2

October

·         Hamlet continued

·         View Hamlet Film

·         Intro. Research Papers

·         Begin Research

·         Source List

·         Practice reading orally

·         Comprehend Hamlet’s characters

·         Comprehend Shakespeare’s influence during Hamlet

·         Finding a Topic

·         Conflict

·         Vocabulary

·         Compare Contrast Film

·         Google Scholar

·         Determine Valid Research

·         Quizzes on each Act

·         Worksheets to evaluate comprehension

·         Class discussion

·         Scene Illustration

·         Hamlet Final Examination

·         Journaling

·         Writing Prompts

·         Film Analysis/Critique

·         Final Essay Writing

·         Final Exam

·         Daily Oral Language

·         Spelling/Vocabulary Activities

A10.1, A10.2, A10.3, A10.4, D10.1, D10.2,

E10.1, C10.1, C10.2, C10.3, B10.1, B10.2, B10.3, F10.1

November

·         Bibliography

·         Thesis Statements

·         Organizational Preview

·         Outlining

·         Peer Conferencing

·         The Giver

·         Citations/Source List Format

·         Format –MLA (Modern Language Association)

·         Formal Outlining Format

·         Main Points

·         Supporting Evidence

·         In-Text Citations

·         Cover Page Format

·         Check Grammar/Mechanics

Define Novel

Character Motivation, Theme

·         Final Draft Formal Outline

·         Rough Draft Research Paper

·         Final Draft Research Paper

·         Final Draft Bibliography

A10.1, A10.2, A10.3, A10.4, D10.1, D10.2,

E10.1, C10.1, C10.2, C10.3, B10.1, B10.2, B10.3, F10.1

December

Short Stories Unit I

• Plot

• Characterization

• Point of View

• “Games At Twilight”

           Understanding Motivation

• “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pockets”

            Understanding Plot

• “The Monkey’s Paw”

             Understanding Suspense

• “A Visit to Grandmother”

              Making Inferences

“Chee’s Daughter”

              Round/Flat Characters

• “Diamond Island”

              First Person POV

• “Mushrooms in the City”

              Third Person POV

              Omniscient Narrator

• Identifying Active/Passive Voice
• Quizzes
• Literature Circles
• I.D. Prepositional Phrases Wkst.
• Writing Prompt About Mood

• Character Sketch

• Selection Questions
• Critical Thinking Questions
• Selection Questions
• Writing Prompt in First Person POV

• Same Writing Prompt…shift to Third Person POV

A10.1, A10.2, A10.3, A10.4, B10.1, B10.2, B10.3, C12.3, D10.1, D10.2, E10.1, F10.1

January

Short Stories Unit II

• Setting

• Allegory

• Tone

• Irony

• Symbols

• Theme

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

• “There Will Come Soft Rains”

             Effect of Setting

• “The Streets of the Cannon”

              Local Color

• “By the Waters of Babylon”

                     Recognizing Time

• “The Masque of the Red Death”

               Identifying Patterns   

• “Open Window”

                      Making Inferences  

• “The Machine that Won the War”

                Draw Conclusions

• “Abalone, Abalone, Abalone”

• “With All Flags Flying”

• Mark Twain Biography
• Ethnic Notions film
• The Day They Banned the Book
• Tom and Huck film

• Write Half Page Describing your favorite Place (Setting)

• Selection Questions
• Critical Thinking Question
• Quizzes
• Daily Oral Language
• Vocabulary Exam
•  
• Final Examination

A10.1, A10.2, A10.3, A10.4, B10.1, B10.2, B10.3, C12.3, D10.1, D10.2, E10.1, F10.1

A10.1, A10.2, A10.3, A10.4, D10.1, D10.2,

E10.1, C10.1, C10.2, C10.3, B10.1, B10.2, B10.3, F10.1

February

Huck Finn Continued

• Raft Projects

• Exam on First Half of Novel
• Essay Writing
• View Film

A10.1, A10.2, A10.3, A10.4, D10.1, D10.2,

E10.1, C10.1, C10.2, C10.3, B10.1, B10.2, B10.3, F10.1

March

Huck Finn Continued

• Human Condition
• Social Issues
• Description
• Discrimination
• Language
• Dialect
• Historical Context

Chapter Quizzes

Chapter Study Guides

Literature Circles

Partner Worksheets

Creative Writing Prompts

A10.1, A10.2, A10.3, A10.4, D10.1, D10.2,

E10.1, C10.1, C10.2, C10.3, B10.1, B10.2, B10.3, F10.1

April

Hero Unit

• “Arthur Becomes King”
• “Marriage of King Arthur”
• “Sword in the Stone”
• “Sundiata”
• “K’ung Ming Borrows Some Arrows”
• “Don Quixote”
• Joseph Campbell’s Heroic Traditions
• Joseph Campbell’s Cross-C
• Merlin

• Heroic Tradition
• Profile of a Hero
• Exposition
• Arthurian Legends
• Romanian Legends
• Themes
• Characterization
• Reading Strategies
• Cultural Examination
• Parody
• Compare/Contrast

• “Adventure/Misadventure” Writing Exercise for Don Quixote
• Hero/Myth Creation
• Quizzes
• Daily Oral Language
• Question/Answer sessions
• Final Examination
• Worksheet Practice
•  

A10.1, A10.2, A10.3, A10.4, B10.1, B10.2, B10.3, C12.3, D10.1, D10.2, E10.1, F10.1

May

Hero Unit Continued

Drama Unit

Poetry

• Monty Python and the Holy Grail

• Introduce Oedipus Complex Myth
• Sophecles Biography
• Antigone

• “Alabama Centennial”
• Active Reading
• Narrative Poetry Criteria
• Creative Thinking
• Writing Styles/Techniques
• Create Own Narrative Poem

• Worksheets
• Class Discussion
• Quizzes
• Hero Unit Final Exam
• Antigone Exam
• Note taking
• Poetry Writing

A10.1, A10.2, A10.3, A10.4, B10.1, B10.2, B10.3, C12.3, D10.1, D10.2, E10.1, F10.1

June

Poetry Continued

• Draft Poems
• Illustrate Poems
• Figurative Language
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Haiku
• Cinquain
• Number Poem
• Biography Poem

• Share with Class
• Final Draft Poems
• Oral Readings

B10.2, C10.1