2018-19 CURRICULUM CATALOG
Table of Contents COURSE OVERVIEW... 1 UNIT 1: SHORT STORY... 1 UNIT 2: LITERARY NONFICTION... 1 UNIT 3: EPIC POETRY... 2 UNIT 4: SEMESTER EXAM... 2 UNIT 5: DRAMA... 2 UNIT 6: NOVEL... 3 UNIT 7: POETRY... 3 UNIT 8: SEMESTER EXAM... 4 UNIT 9: FINAL EXAM... 4 2018 Glynlyon, Inc. i
English I (01001) NY Course Overview Students should enter English I with a foundation in fiction, drama, poetry, mythology, and nonfiction. This course will provide them with the opportunity to build on that foundation. They will engage in in-depth analysis of more complex literature, view that literature from its historical perspective, and connect it to other arts. They will write literary analyses, logical arguments, informational/explanatory texts, narratives, and focused research projects. These writing tasks will be both formal and informal. Additionally, they will engage in speaking and listening activities that use and incorporate media and technology. As a result of the reading, writing, speaking, and listening students will do in this course, they will grow their vocabulary and their understanding of how to communicate effectively by making skillful choices when expressing themselves with language. To become critical consumers of text, students will be exposed to increasingly more complex texts to which they apply those skills. The content is both rigorous and relevant and includes high-quality contemporary works as well as the classics of literature. Students will be enriched as they expand their skills and confidence in English language arts through a comprehensive study that includes the following units: Unit 1: Short Story 1. Course Overview 14. Project: Expository Essay "Two Kinds" 2. "The Most Dangerous Game": Analysis of Plot 15. Project: Research on Chinese American Life Structure 16. "I Stand Here Ironing": Point of View 3. "The Most Dangerous Game": Types of Conflict 17. Quiz 4 4. Project: "The Most Dangerous Game": Group 18. "I Stand Here Ironing": Narrator Reliability Discussion 19. "Everyday Use": Symbolism 5. Quiz 1 20. "The Gift of the Magi": Diction and Irony 6. "The Most Dangerous Game": Building Vocabulary 21. "The Cask of Amontillado": Mood and Suspense 7. 22. Project: Literary Analysis of "The Gift of the "Marigolds": Setting Magi" 8. Project: Comparative Essay "Marigolds" 23. "The Cask of Amontillado": Vocabulary 9. Quiz 2 24. Parallel Structure 10. "Marigolds": Figurative Language 25. Quiz 5 11. "Two Kinds": Indirect Characterization and Cultural 26. Project: Informative Essay: Research an Author Context 27. Special Project* 12. Quiz 3 28. Test 13. "Two Kinds": Theme Through Inference 29. Alternate Test* Unit 2: Literary Nonfiction 1. Introduction to Literary Nonfiction 12. Gettysburg Address: History and Rhetoric 2. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Characteristics 13. "I Have a Dream": Context and Rhetoric of Memoir 14. Project: Comparative Essay of Gettysburg Address 3. "Life Without Go-Go Boots": Diction and Humor and "I Have a Dream" 4. "Uncle John's Farm": Satire and Parallelism 15. "Hope, Despair, and Memory": Paradox 5. Quiz 1 16. Project: Rhetorical Analysis of a Speech 6. "Eavesdropping": Tone and Figurative Language 17. Project: Narrative Essay 7. Narrative of Frederick Douglass: Point of View 18. Adverbs and Parallelism 8. "A Four Hundred Year Old Woman": Allusion 19. Quiz 3 9. Word Parts 20. Special Project* 10. Quiz 2 21. Test 11. Rhetorical Strategies 22. Alternate Test* 2018 Glynlyon, Inc. 1
Unit 3: Epic Poetry 1. Project: Research Paper: The Hero's Journey 16. The Odyssey: Symbols 2. Homer and Conventions of Epic Poetry 17. The Odyssey: Theme of Loyalty 3. The Odyssey: Hero and Theme 18. The Odyssey: Symbols and Theme 4. 19. The Odyssey: Figurative Language and The Odyssey: History and Culture Symbolism 5. The Odyssey: Epic Simile 20. Quiz 4 6. 21. Project: Research Notes and Evaluation of Quiz 1 Sources 7. The Odyssey: Epithets 22. Project: Research Outline 8. The Odyssey: Myth and Theme 23. Project: "Penelope" and "Siren Song": Point of 9. The Odyssey: Characterization View* 10. Project: Persuasive Letter to Zeus 24. Project: Argumentative Essay: "Who Is More 11. Quiz 2 Heroic?" 12. The Odyssey: Foreshadowing and Narrative 25. Project: Presentation: "What Makes A Hero"? Structure 26. Special Project* 13. The Odyssey: Plot Structure 27. Test 14. The Odyssey: Character Foils and Irony 28. Alternate Test* 15. Quiz 3 Unit 4: Semester Exam 1. Semester Exam 2. Alternate Semester Exam* Unit 5: Drama 1. Introduction to Greek Theater 22. Romeo and Juliet: Characterization and 2. Poetics: Elements of Tragedy Foreshadowing 3. Oedipus the King: Elements of Greek Drama 23. Quiz 4 4. Quiz 1 24. Romeo and Juliet: Act II - Theme and Dramatic 5. Oedipus the King: Imagery and Theme Devices 6. Oedipus the King: Character Development and 25. Romeo and Juliet: Act III - Character Motif 26. Romeo and Juliet: Act IV - Poetic and Dramatic 7. Oedipus the King: Irony and Foreshadowing Devices 8. Oedipus the King: Interpreting Literary Elements 27. Romeo and Juliet: Act V - Annotating Text 9. Quiz 2 28. Project: Comparative Analysis: Oedipus, Romeo 10. Oedipus the King: Dramatic Irony and Inference and Juliet, and Tragedy* 11. Oedipus the King: Plot Diagram 29. Project: Literary Analysis Essay: Oedipus Rex and 12. Oedipus the King: Delivering an Analysis Romeo and Juliet* 13. Oedipus the King: Catastrophe 30. Project: Compare Two Versions of Romeo and 14. Oedipus the King: Catharsis Juliet 15. Project: Writing a Script 31. Vocabulary and Romeo and Juliet 16. Project: Discussion Comparing "The Tragedy" and 32. Project: Contemporary Adaptations of Romeo and Oedipus the King Juliet* 17. Oedipus the King: Vocabulary 33. Pronouns and Punctuation of Appositives and 18. Quiz 3 Clauses 19. Shakespeare's Influence 34. Quiz 5 20. Romeo and Juliet: Cultural and Historical Context 35. Special Project* 21. Romeo and Juliet: Act I- The Structure of 36. Test Shakespeare 37. Alternate Test* 2018 Glynlyon, Inc. 2
Unit 6: Novel 1. Introduction to the Novel Format 18. To Kill a Mockingbird: Point of View - Chapters 2. To Kill a Mockingbird: Historical Setting 12-14 3. "The Big Red Scare": Infer and Analyze 19. To Kill a Mockingbird: Symbolism and Character - 4. To Kill a Mockingbird: Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes Chapters 15-20 5. Project: Informative Essay 20. To Kill a Mockingbird: Predicting 6. Project: Discussion - Considering Perspectives* 21. To Kill a Mockingbird: Author's Perspective 7. Quiz 1 22. To Kill a Mockingbird: Historical Context and 8. To Kill a Mockingbird: Characterization and Point Character - Chapters 21-26 of View - Chapter 1 23. Quiz 3 9. To Kill a Mockingbird: Tracing Themes - Chapters 24. To Kill a Mockingbird: Themes - Chapters 27-31 2-3 25. To Kill a Mockingbird: Character Arc 10. To Kill a Mockingbird: Multiple Plots - Chapters 1-7 26. To Kill a Mockingbird: Metaphor and Motif 11. To Kill a Mockingbird: Historical Context - Chapters 27. Project: Comparative Essay - To Kill a Mockingbird 8-11 and the Scottsboro Trials* 12. To Kill a Mockingbird: Symbolism 28. Project: Comparative Presentation - To Kill a 13. To Kill a Mockingbird: Character and Theme Mockingbird Novel and Film 14. Quiz 2 29. Project: Songs Inspired by To Kill a Mockingbird* 15. To Kill a Mockingbird: Word Choice 30. Conventions of Writing: Semicolons 16. Project: Charting Character Development 31. Quiz 4 17. To Kill a Mockingbird: Clauses and Sentence 32. Special Project* Structure 33. Test 34. Alternate Test* Unit 7: Poetry 1. Introduction to Poetry 16. "Cloud": Form and Imagery 2. "Young" and "Hanging Fire": Analyzing Poetry 17. Project: Comparative Essay of "Cloud" and "Caged 3. "Theme for English B": Rhythm and Meter of Bird"* Poetry 18. Quiz 3 4. "Sonnet 73": Rhyme Scheme and Meaning 19. "The Bells" and "Annabel Lee": Sound and Mood 5. "The Bean Eaters": Rhyme Scheme and Imagery 20. Project: Annotate a Poem 6. Project: Comparative Essay* 21. Project: Argumentative Essay: Figurative vs. Literal 7. Quiz 1 Language 8. "The Road Not Taken" and "Song of the Open 22. Semicolons and Spelling Road": Poetic Punctuation and Paraphrase 23. Project: Poetry Research 9. "We Grow Accustomed to the Dark": Annotation 24. "Musee des Beaux Arts": Compare Poetry and Art* and Theme 25. Quiz 4 10. "The Courage My Mother Had": Sound Devices 26. Essay: Your Poem* 11. Project: Sound Devices in "The Bells"* 27. Special Project* 12. Quiz 2 28. Test 13. "Caged Bird": Theme and Form 29. Alternate Test* 14. "Women": Metaphor and Tone 15. "The Journey": Tone, Figurative Language, and Theme 2018 Glynlyon, Inc. 3
Unit 8: Semester Exam 1. Semester Exam 2. Alternate Semester Exam * Unit 9: Final Exam 1. Final Exam 2. Alternate Final Exam * (*) Indicates alternative assignment 2018 Glynlyon, Inc. 4