CURRICULUM MAP-Updated May 2009 AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS TOPIC CONTENT (Terminology) SKILLS STANDARDS ASSESSMENT August What are the characteristics of colonial writing? How can students improve their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills? From The General History, Smith From Of Plymouth Plantation, Bradford Propaganda Bias Historical Account Analyze effect of bias, stereotyping, and propaganda techniques Quiz and Quiz and What are the elements of a novel or short story? The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne Symbolism Setting Theme Plot Analyze and explain the influence of cultural and historical context on the form, style, and point of view of this novel Identify and explain the symbolism in this novel Quizzes and Essay Short essays Conflict Analyze and explain the relationships among elements of literature (characterization, setting, plot, theme, conflict) Group 1
September What are the characteristics of colonial writing? To My Dear and Loving Husband Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God The Interesting Narrative.... Equiano Ben Franklin s Autobiography The Crisis, Paine Puritan Influence Metaphor Tone Sensory Imagery Point of View Loaded language Analogy Analyze and explain the influence of cultural and historical context on the form, style, and point of view of this novel Analyze and explain literary devices within text Research a person who lived during this time period and construct a first person account of a significant event experienced by this person Essay Quizzes and Paper Worksheets What are the characteristics of American Romanticism? Declaration of Independence, Jefferson Devil and Tom Walker Fall of the House of Usher -Poe Persuasion Connotations Symbolism Plot Irony Dramatic Irony Situational/ Verbal Irony Visualize characters through dialect and diction Explain how characterization drives plot Differentiate between implied and stated meanings Worksheets Quizzes and Quizzes and 2
September Romanticism The Raven The Bells To Helen Thanatopsis Gothic elements Poetic elements Irony Personification Symbol/Simile Romanticism Explain how setting affects character and plot Explain how use of sound devices (alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia) support the subject and mood Explain the characteristics of Romanticism and how it developed Journal entry Poetry worksheet Discussion points Worksheet Discussion questions Essay test October What are the characteristics of the American Classic Period? Emerson s Self-reliance and I Become a Transparent Eyeball Thoreau s Walden Transcendental Movement Essays Poetry Nonfiction istics comprehend non-fiction text Analyze poetry for transcendental characteristics comprehend nonfiction text Explain the conditions that fostered emergence of Transcendentalism Journal entry Worksheet Essay question Essay question Worksheet The Minister s Black Veil - Hawthorne Allegory Analyze the influence of literary devices within text Allegory chart showing what each character symbolizes 3
October Excerpts from Moby Dick Symbolism Allegory Locate and explain symbols in text Arrange information from a variety of sources to present and support a reasoned argument 11.W. 1.2 Journal entry An essay comparing and contrasting the philosophies of Emerson and Thoreau to those of Hawthorne and Melville Speaking Sum-up Develop and deliver a to provide enrichment in any area studied in this quarter Prepare and use visual aids and technology to support and product Novel Report Read and write about a novel relevant to the time period under study. Formal Book Report Why has The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn become a timeless American classic? The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Dialect development Point of View Theme Humor Visualize characters through dialect and diction Explain how characterization drives plot Explain influence of point of view on theme Recognize the impact of dialect and humor Daily Quizzes Essay test Essay test Daily quizzes 4
Episodic plot Historical connections Analyze the influence of historical context on form, style, and point of view Analyze effect of bias, stereotyping, and fallacious reasoning 11.R.5.1 November Why are Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman revered as classic American poets? Listening and viewing E. Dickinson The Soul Selects Her Own Society I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died My Life Closed Twice Before Its Close Because I Could Not Stop for Death about the novel Viewing the Huckleberry Finn movie Personification Imagery Alliteration Near Rhyme Metaphor Consonance Assonance Write an essay analyzing character and theme in the novel, using direct quotations for support Identify a speaker s diction as formal or informal Determine appropriateness of diction to speaker s purpose Use close reading strategies to comprehend the poetry Identify poetic elements Explain how literary devices are used within text to enhance meaning Analyze the influence of historical context on Dickinson s and Whitman s poetry Analytical essay Discussion points Discussion points Group work and Group work and Essay Essay 5
Walt Whitman Song of Myself I Hear America Singing When I Heard the Learn d Astronomer Personification Imagery Alliteration Repetition Metaphor Free Verse Write an analytical essay about an assigned poem Develop and deliver group analyzing an assigned poem Prepare and use visual aids and technology to support a 11.W.2.1 11.LVS.1.2 Essay November Why Giants in the Earth is considered a significant regional novel? Giants in the Earth Setting Plot Visualize characters through dialect and diction Quizzes Quizzes Point of View Theme Symbolism Explain how characterization drives plot Explain influence of point of view on theme Historical connections Analyze the influence of historical context on form, style, and point of view about the novel Write an essay analyzing character and theme in the novel, using appropriate support Analytical essay 6
about personal ancestor Research and write about an ancestor who lived in the time period of 1870-1910 11.W.4.1 Ancestor paper What are the parts of speech and how do they function within a sentence? Grammar Parts of Speech (N., Pron., V., Adj., Adv., Prep., Conj., Interj.) Identify parts of speech in a sentence 11.W.2.1 Subject, Predicate, and Complement Demonstrate understanding and control of grammar 11.W.2.1 Study Demonstrate mastery and control of specific vocabulary words Weekly quizzes December Grammar Phrases Clauses Demonstrate understanding and control of grammar 11.W.2.2 s How do Realism and/or Naturalism present themselves in Am. literature selections? Realism and Naturalism Unit The Notorious Jumping Frog The Outcasts of Poker Flat Occurrence at Owl Creek Study Realism Tall Tale Dialect Regionalism & Local Color Naturalism Demonstrate mastery and control of specific vocabulary words Write a tall tale, following the traditional structure Explain the conditions that fostered realism and naturalism 11.R.1.2 11.W.3.1 Weekly quizzes Quizzes and Tall Tale 7
January Bridge Sculptor s Funeral To Build a Fire An Episode of War Richard Cory Miniver Cheevy Lucinda Matlock Plot Setting Point of View Visualize character through dialect and diction Explain how literary devices are used within text to enhance meaning Novel Report Read and write about a novel relevant to the time period under study Formal Book Report Speaking Sum-Up Develop and deliver a to provide enrichment in any area studied in this quarter 11.LVS.1.2 and product January How does usage affect the clarity and accuracy of writing? Usage Verb Usage Prepare and use visual aids and technology to support Demonstrate knowledge and control of standard verb usage 11.W.2.2 Subject/Verb Agreement Demonstrate knowledge and control of standard subject/ 11.W.2.2 8
verb agreement February How does The Great Gatsby reflect the literary and cultural trends of the 1920s? The Great Gatsby Study Theme Setting Demonstrate knowledge and control of specific vocabulary words Visualize characters through dialect and diction Weekly quizzes Quizzes Quizzes Plot Point of View Symbolism Explain how characterization drives plot Explain influence of point of view on theme Historical connections Analyze the influence of historical context on form, style, and point of view about the novel Write an essay analyzing character and theme in the novel, using direct quotations for support Analytical essay Listening and Viewing Viewing the movie Analyze the relationship of diction, tone, and syntax to purpose Discussion Recognize strategies used by media to inform, persuade, entertain, and transmit Discussion 9
culture Research a person who lived during this time period and write a critical review of The Great Gatsby from the point of view of this person Paper How does usage affect the clarity and accuracy of writing? Usage Pronoun Usage Demonstrate knowledge and control of standard pronoun usage Using Modifiers Demonstrate knowledge and control of modifier usage Study Analogies Demonstrate knowledge and control of specific vocabulary words Weekly quizzes March How can students become more active, critical viewers? To Kill A Mockingbird movie Verbal and nonverbal cues Use various listening and viewing strategies to understand the movie Discussion and reaction paper March Listening and Viewing Diction and tone Film techniques Reaction to To Kill a Mockingbird Analyze the relationship of diction, tone, and syntax to purpose and context Evaluate strategies used by the media to inform, persuade, entertain, and transmit culture Arrange information from the movie and other sources to present and support a 11.LVS.1.2 Discussion and reaction paper Discussion and reaction paper Reaction Paper 10
reasoned argument Mechanics Capitalization Demonstrate mastery of the rules of capitalization 12.W.2.1 End Marks Commas Demonstrate understanding and control of punctuation 12.W.2.1 Apostrophes Hyphens Dashes Demonstrate understanding and control of punctuation 12.W.2.1 Study Analogies Demonstrate knowledge and control of specific vocabulary words Weekly Quizzes Novel Report Compose novel report using voice, vocabulary, organization, and level of detail appropriate to audience, purpose, and context Novel Paper Speaking Resume writing Sum-Up Arrange personal information into a resume format Develop and deliver a to provide enrichment in any area studied in this quarter 12.W.1.1 11.LVS.1.2 Resume and product Prepare and use visual aids and technology to support Late How does Modernism Modernism Modernism Quizzes and 11
March April present itself in American literature? Unit Sophistication The Jilting of Granny Weatherall Catbird Seat Plot Point of View Setting Explain how characterization drives plot Explain influence of point of view on theme Quizzes and In Another Country A Rose for Emily Flight A Worn Path Style Theme Symbolism Write an essay analyzing style in the writings of Hemingway, Faulkner, and Steinbeck Analyze the influence of historical context on form, style, and point of view Analytical essay The Road Not Taken Metaphor Locate and explain symbols in text Fire and Ice Stopping by Woods... Rhyme Scheme Repetition Identify poetic elements in selected poems After Apple Picking Alliteration Mending Wall 12
April-- May Death of a Hired Man Narrative Poetry Chicago Speaking Free Verse Develop and deliver group analyzing an assigned poem 11.LVS.1.2 Prepare and use visual aids and technology to support a Write an analytical essay about a poem Essay How does literature reflect contemporary events and cultural issues? Field Trip What Happened at My Lai? Night March Thi Bong Dzu Everyday Use A Raisin in the Sun Plot Setting Point of view Theme Symbolism Drama Explain how characterization drives plot Explain influence of point of view on theme Analyze the influence of historical context on form, style, and point of view Locate and explain symbols in text Analyze the relationship of diction, tone, and syntax to purpose and context Quizzes and Quizzes and Quizzes and Identify logical and 11.R.5.1 13
Stride Toward Freedom I Have a Dream Necessary to Protect Ourselves The Grapes of Wrath movie or Streetcar Named Desire movie Persuasive Essay Speech TV Interview Viewing movie Research Novel Report persuasive arguments in essay Identify logical and persuasive arguments in speech Analyze relationship of diction, tone, and syntax to purpose and context Compare strategies used by the media to inform, persuade, entertain, and transmit culture Organize and link information from multiple sources to present a reasoned argument Read and write about a novel relevant to the time period under study 11.R.5.1 12.W.1.2 Essay Research Paper Formal Book Report Speaking Sum-Up Develop and deliver a to provide enrichment in any area studied in this quarter Prepare and use visual aids and technology to support 11.LVS.1.2 and product 14
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