English 2 CP Curriculum Planning Guide 2012-2013 Planning for English is driven by an Essential Question. There are multiple novels listed that apply to each Essential Question, choose one to read when studying a given Essential Question. Refer to the High School English Required Reading Selections for actual course requirements. The same novel may appear under multiple Essential Questions depending upon its relevance. In addition to the novels, there are cold reads, text readings, and informational media that also fit with a given Essential Question. Use a variety of these when planning for instruction. All readings from the textbook include a key idea, quickwrite, vocabulary, background, discussion topics, literary elements, and reading strategies. Include these with your lesson plan at your discretion. Readings designated with an asterisk (*) apply to multiple essential questions. Anderson School District Five Page 1 Copyright 2012-2013
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First Nine Weeks What makes you feel like an outsider? What if everyone was the same? Essential Question: What makes you feel like an outsider? What if everyone was the same? Conformity vs. Nonconformity My Forbidden Face, The Face Behind the Veil Joy Luck Club House on Mango Street A Separate Peace Harrison Bergeron, pp. 34 40 Exile, pp. 136 138 Crossing the Border, pp. 139 140 Like the Sun, pp. 204 207 Tall All the Truth but Tell It Slant, p. 208 *By the Waters of Babylon, pp. 290 301 *Dyaspora, pp. 360 366 *Tolerance, pp. 450 452 The Piano, p. 722 *Fifteen, p. 723 *Only Daughter, pp. 816 819 *Caramelo, p. 820 Marriage is a Private Affair, pp. 898-903 Liar, Liar (video) Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary: exposition, setting, rising action, climax, resolution, falling action, internal conflict, external conflict, plot Dramatic Vocabulary: theme, chorus, stage directions, soliloquy, aside, tragedy, tragic flaw, tragic hero, monologue Anderson School District Five Page 3 Copyright 2012-2013
First Nine Weeks What makes you feel like an outsider? What if everyone was the same? Writing Mini-lesson: Narrative poem After studying the narrative form in various texts, introduce the Somebody, Wanted, But, So G/O to create an anchor poem for a text read during the unit. Writing Workshop: Narrative Poem Suggested Time: 2-3 weeks Students create a narrative poem using the anchor poem as a model. The Face Behind the Veil Suggested Time: 2-3 weeks Writing: Writing Workshop: Narrative (short story) Literature, pp. 368 375 Analyzing a student model, pp. 369 370 prewriting, p. 371 drafting, p. 372 revising, p. 373 editing, p. 373 publishing, pp. 374 375 Research Mini-lesson: Evaluating the credibility of sources, pp. 1215 1233 Students record similar information from the following three sources. Teacher leads a class discussion on how to evaluate the credibility of internet sources. National Geographic NASA Rense.com Anderson School District Five Page 4 Copyright 2012-2013
Essential Question: How can one person impact your life? The Power of Relationships English 2 CP First Nine Weeks How can one person impact your life? A Separate Peace Antigone Julius Caesar Kindred Shoofly Pie, pp. 168 182 The Teacher Who Changed My Life, pp. 212 218 The Gift, pp. 236 242 Those Winter Sundays, pp. 236-241 A Marriage Proposal, pp. 244 256 The Seventh Man, pp. 334 347 *The Man in the Water, pp. 354 356 *The Interlopers, pp. 396 402 *Two Friends, pp. 408 416 *When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine, pp. 422 437 Do Not Weep, Maiden, For War is Kind, p. 444 The Sonnet-Ballad, p. 446 *And of Clay Are We Created, pp. 530 539 *Fifteen, p. 723 Tonight I Can Write, p. 724 *Only Daughter, pp. 816-819 Finding Forrester (video) AVIDWeekly.org *America s Waning Influence Rosa Brooks *Citizen Children and Life Under the Radar Hirokazu Yoshikawa *Families Along U.S.-Mexico Border Face Tough School Choices Kevin Sieff Writing Writing Workshop, pp. 828 835 Suggested Time: 2 classes Writing: Critical Review Analyze a Student Model, pp. 829 830 Prewriting, p. 828, 831 Drafting, p. 832 Revising, p. 833 Editing, p. 833 Publishing, pp. 834 835 Anderson School District Five Page 5 Copyright 2012-2013
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Second Nine Weeks What does it take to survive? Essential Question: What does it take to survive? The Kite Runner My Forbidden Face Joy Luck Club House on Mango Street Kindred To Build a Fire from Deep Survival, pp. 74-99 *There Will Come Soft Rains, pp. 306 313 *The Man in the Water, pp. 354 356 *The Interlopers, pp. 396 402 Letter to a Young Refugee from Another, pp. 456 459 Song of P eng-ya, pp. 460 461 Blowup: What Went Wrong at Storm King Mountain, pp. 510-520 *And of Clay Are We Created, pp. 530 539 The Pit and the Pendulum, pp. 770 791 The Lake, p. 788 Excerpt from Night, pp. 854 859 Farewell to Manzanar, pp. 866-876 The Johnstown Flood, pp. 102-108 AVIDWeekly.org Giving Hope to Juveniles in Prison Marie Edelman *America s Waning Influence Rosa Brooks Texting 911? Emergency Line Just Doesn t Get It Theola Labbe-DeBose *Families Along U.S.-Mexico Border Face Tough School Choices Kevin Sieff Writing Writing Workshop: Memoir/Autobiographical Narrative Writing: Analyze a student model, pp. 265 266 prewriting, p. 267 drafting, p. 268 revising, p. 269 editing, p. 269 publishing, p. 270 271 Anderson School District Five Page 7 Copyright 2012-2013
Essential Question: Should you trust your instincts? Choices: What is right? English 2 CP Second Nine Weeks Should you trust your instincts? Antigone Julius Caesar House on Mango Street To Build a Fire, pp.75 91 *The Possibility of Evil, pp. 188 198 *The Man in the Water, pp. 352 359 *The Interlopers, pp. 396 402 *Tolerance, pp. 450 452 Montgomery Boycott/A Eulogy for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., pp. 880 895 On the Rainy River, pp. 910-926 Tibetan Sky Burial (you tube video) AVIDWeekly.org *Ivy Colleges Shun Bottled Water in Jab at $22 Billion Industry Andrew Theen *Uncertain Immigration Status Puts a Graduate s Future in Doubt Steve Hendrix *Families Along U.S.-Mexico Border Face Tough School Choices Kevin Sieff Writing HSAP Extended Response Who has more right on his or her side Antigone or Creon? 3-5 paragraph response to persuade the citizens of Thebes. You might discuss your idea of loyalty in your argument. p. 1009 Writing Workshop: Persuasive Essay Suggested Time: 2 3 classes Writing: Analyze a student model, pp. 1065 1066 prewriting, p. 1067 drafting, p. 1068 revising, p. 1069 editing, p. 1069 publishing, p. 1070 1071 Anderson School District Five Page 8 Copyright 2012-2013
Essential Question: Why is a person s identity important? Search for Identity English 2 CP Third Nine Weeks Why is a person s identity important? The Joy Luck Club The Color of Water House on Mango Street Kindred Interpreter of Maladies A Separate Peace Everyday Use, pp. 44 59 Are Old Ways the Best Ways, pp. 224 228 *By the Water s of Babylon, pp. 290-301 *The Doll s House, pp. 322 330 *Dyaspora, pp. 360-366 *And of Clay Are We Created, pp. 528 545 On the Rainy River, pp. 908 929 The New Colossus/Who Makes the Journey, pp. 930 931 Only Daughter/from Caramelo, pp. 814 827 Don Quixote, pp. 1046-1055 Simply Grand: Generational Ties Matter, pp. 231 234 (magazine article) Finding Forester (video) AVIDWeekly.org *America s Waning Influence Rosa Brooks *Citizen Children and Life Under the Radar Hirokazu Yoshikawa *Uncertain Immigration Status Puts a Graduate s Future in Doubt Steve Hendrix *Families Along U.S. Mexico Boarder Face Tough School Choices Kevin Sieff Anderson School District Five Page 9 Copyright 2012-2013
Fourth Nine Weeks Does power corrupt? When is ambition dangerous? What is more important, power or respect? Can your conscience mislead you? How important is loyalty? Essential Question: Does power corrupt? When is ambition dangerous? What is more important, power or respect? Can your conscience mislead you? How important is loyalty? Julius Caesar Antigone *The Possibility of Evil, pp. 188 198 *The Doll s House, pp. 322 330 *By the Waters of Babylon, pp. 290 301 *There Will Come Soft Rains, pp. 304-319 How Much Land Does a Man Need?, p. 646 The New Testament, p. 662 Le Morte de Arthur,,pp. 1012 1017 Sir Lancelot du Lake, pp. 1018 1026 Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights, pp. 1032-1040 *Ivy Colleges Shun Bottled Water in a Jab at $22 Billion Industry Andrew Theen Onward Online Privacy Sarkozy s Free Speech Faux Pas *America s Waning Influence Rosa Brooks Anderson School District Five Page 10 Copyright 2012-2013