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GREENEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM MAP

Subject: English IV CLE


1 4 weeks CLE 3005.1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
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Content
Vocabulary (throughout the term) Reference tools dictionary & thesaurus Word maps Reading Response Journals Structured vocabulary study (Vocabulary Workshop) List of foreign words and phrases Grammar (throughout the term) Daily Grammar Practice Language Network: Grammar, Writing, Communication (textbook) Language Network: Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Workbook

Skills
Language Understand that language is a reflection and change agent of its time and culture. Know and apply a variety of sentence combining techniques. Employ a variety of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, etymology, spelling and usage of words and phrases. Investigate the relationship between Old, Middle, and Modern English. Demonstrate understanding of foreign words and phrases. Use the origins, history, and evolution of words and concepts to enhance understanding. Demonstrate control of standard English through grammar, usage and mechanics. Understand and use correctly a variety of sentence structures. Communication Analyze the style, structure and rhetorical devices of a speech. Identify the thesis and main points of a complex speech. Participate productively in a self-directed work team to interpret a piece of literature. Writing Write in a variety of modes. Use an organizational strategy for medium, purpose, and audience. Employ a variety of pre-writing strategies. Use a variety of strategies when appropriate (comparisons, anecdotes, detailed descriptions) to provide facts, details, reasons, and examples that support the theses. Use transitions to signal organizational patterns and to connect and contrast ideas. Use precise language appropriate to audience and purpose. Generate notes while collecting information. Create a detailed outline based on research, note taking, or some other method of generating content. Employ grammar, usage, and mechanics as rhetorical tools, using incorrect structures as appropriate for effect (e.g. short sentences/fragments or singlesentence paragraph). Include relevant, specific, and compelling details. Use compelling verbs and variety of figurative language. Edit writing for mechanics, style, tone and mood.

Assessment
Tests multiple choice, T/F, matching, short answer and essay. Quizzes announced and unannounced Cooperative learning projects/activities Daily work Notes check Vocabulary exercises Enrichment activities Canterbury scavenger Hunt Memorization of Prologue to Canterbury Tales Discussion of novel Reading Response Journal for Lord of the Flies Essays: 1) Analyzing a work for its epic characteristics or creating a modern epic with a hero/heroine in a battle with some evil force (2) Comparison/contrast essay using Beowulf and Lord of the Flies In-class writing activities

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Literature Anglo Saxon Period Period introduction Heroic tradition: Beowulf Elegiac tradition: The Seafarer, The Wanderer, and The Wifes Lament The History of the English People by Venerable Bede Anglo-Saxon Poetry Caedmons Hymn Informational text: Life in 999: A Grim Struggle Medieval Period/Middle Ages Period introduction Medieval romance Arthurian legend The Canterbury Tales Folk ballads Barbary Allen, Lord Randall, Get Up and Bar the Door Novel Lord of the Flies Writing

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Note-taking strategies: summarizing and paraphrasing WFTF: utilizing graphic organizers Epic characteristics and/or a modern epic Comparison/contrast of Beowulf and Lord of the Flies

Informational Text Summarize in a concise and well-organized way the main ideas, supporting details, and relationships among ideas in a complex informational text.

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Literature Consider the characteristics of genre and the limitations of form when interpreting complex texts. Compare and contrast elements (form, language, plot, and characters) of two works representing different literary periods. Analyze and evaluate text as a reflection of the literary time period. Compare & contrast elements of two works representing different literary periods. Recognize and identify the characteristics of lyric poetry, blank verse, free verse, epic, sonnet, dramatic poetry, and ballad. Identify, analyze, and evaluate the use of metrics, rhyme scheme, and alliteration in complex poetry. Analyze texts to identify the authors attitudes, viewpoints, and beliefs and to critique how these relate to the larger historical, social, and cultural context of the texts. Analyze how plot development determines characters conflicts and dilemmas and how plot structure functions in complex literary texts. Analyze narration and point of view. Analyze the role and function of characters and how the author reveals those characters. Identify how setting and changes in setting can affect the literary elements (plot, character, theme, tone) in complex literary texts. Comprehend and use figurative language. Use prior knowledge and explicit study to identify the meaning of biblical, classical, cultural, historical, and literary allusions.

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4 weeks CLE 2.3 2.4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

Literature Renaissance Period introduction Sonnets Queen Elizabeths Tilbury speech Shakespeare: Macbeth Writing Research: Senior research paper British or world literature or history Rough draft and final copy

Language (see 1st nine weeks) Communication (see 1st nine weeks) Writing (see 1st nine weeks) Research Define and narrow a problem or research topic. Take and organize notes. Reference primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. Select reliable sources and collect evidence.

Tests multiple choice, T/F, matching, and essay. Quizzes announced and unannounced Cooperative learning projects/activities Daily work

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Craft an introductory section that includes a purposeful thesis and a successful conclusion. Maintain coherence throughout paper and organize ideas effectively. Correctly acknowledge reference material. Quote, paraphrase, and summarize information from a variety of valid sources. Follow MLA formatting guidelines.

Vocabulary exercises Notes check Bibliography cards Note cards Outline with thesis

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Media Identify, analyze, and evaluate effectiveness of relationships between visual and verbal elements in media. Recognize how visual and sound techniques carry or influence media. Literature (see 1st nine weeks) Identify and analyze elements of literary drama (dramatic irony, dialogue, soliloquy, monologue, aside) Identify elements of literary drama and evaluate the ways in which they articulate a playwrights vision in a complex play. Analyze literature using characteristics of time period, compare & contrast elements, analyze the function & effect of literary elements: setting, character, plot, theme, point of view, figurative language, tone, mood, allusion, irony, paradox, allegory, foreshadowing, and symbolism. Identify the authors attitude, viewpoints, and beliefs. Identify, analyze, and explain the multiple levels of theme(s) within a complex literary text and of similar or contrasting themes across two or more texts. Language (See 1st nine weeks) Communication Organize an oral presentation on a complex topic by breaking the topic into parts accessible to listeners, emphasizing key concepts or points, and closing with a recommendation or observation on the relevance of the subject to a wider context. Utilize an organizational structure that enhances the appeal to the audience and is appropriate for the purpose. Summarize, paraphrase, and critique information presented orally by others. Writing (See 1st nine weeks)

Bibliography cards Research rough draft Research final draft Memorization of selected passages from Macbeth In-class writing activities

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Literature Metaphysical Poetry John Donnes Holy Sonnets &Meditation 17 John Bunyans Pilgrims Progress John Miltons Paradise Lost The Restoration & 18th Century Period introduction Restoration comedy Prose Samuel Johnsons dictionary and epigrams, other selected pieces Satire social & political Jonathan Swifts Modest Proposal & Gullivers Travels Public document: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Neoclassicism The Romantic Period

Tests multiple choice, T/F, matching, short answer and essay. Quizzes announced and unannounced Cooperative learning projects/activities Daily work Notes check

Research (See 2nd nine weeks) Vocabulary exercises Logic

CLE 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6

Wordsworth & Coleridge Keats, Byron & Shelley Informational text: An Irresistible Bad Boy: The Byronic Hero Novel: Animal Farm

Writing Literary analysis of a poem from the Romantic Period A Students Proposal Essay on Animal Farm

Evaluate the relevance, quality, and sufficiency of evidence used to support or oppose an argument. Analyze and explain how a variety of logical arguments reach different and possibly conflicting conclusions on the same topic. Identify and analyze persuasive devices that are sued in written and oral communication. Differentiate among evidence, inferences, assumptions, and claims in argumentation. Describe the structure of a multi-faceted argument with an unstated main claim and explicit or implicit premises. Differentiate among evidence, inferences, assumptions, and claims in argumentation. Identify false premises and explain the role they play in argumentation. Analyze common logical fallacies. Identify established methods (historical, scientific) used to distinguish between factual claims and opinions. Analyze text for stated or implied cause-effect relationships. Informational Text Analyze the organizational structure of an informational or technical text. Evaluate the ways in which the unconventional organizational structure of a complex informational or technical text supports or confounds its meaning or purpose. Synthesize information across multiple complex informational and technical texts. Media Employ conventional and unconventional visual images, text, graphics, music, and/or sound effect to achieve the purposes in complex media presentations. Understand the transactional nature of media by considering audience in preparing productions. Demonstrate consistent and effective audience focus through purposeful choice of medium; compelling images, words, and sounds; and focused supporting ideas. Literature (See 1st nine weeks)

Presentation: Romantic poet and a specific work of that poet Reading Response Journal for Animal Farm Discussion of novel Essays: 1) A Students ProposalStudents will take a problem in society or at GHS and propose an outlandish solution for it in imitation of Swifts A Modest Proposal. 2) Literary analysis of a poem from the Romantic Period 3) Essay on Animal FarmStudents will have several topics from which to choose. In-class writing activities

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The Victorian Period Period introduction Selected works Informational texts: An Age in Need of Heroes and A Closer Look: Social Influences The Twentieth Century Period introduction Selected short stories, poetry, and essays Speech: Desmond Tutus The Question of South Africa Drama: Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw Movie: My Fair Lady Writing Literary analysis of satire found in the work studied from the Restoration through the 21st century focus on satire as a tool of social criticism Analysis of a current work of satire

Language (See 1st nine weeks) Communication Analyze the ways in which the style, structure, and rhetorical devices of a challenging speech support or confound its meaning or purpose, taking into account the speakers nonverbal gestures, credibility, and point of view. Writing (See 1st nine weeks) Logic (See 3rd nine weeks) Informational Text Recognize clear or subtle and implied relationships among ideas in complex informational and technical texts. Media Evaluate the effectiveness of conventional and unconventional visual and sound techniques and design elements to achieve specific purposes and deliver specific messages. Identify, analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the relationships between visual elements and verbal messages in virtually any media, emphasizing the cultural context, audience, and purpose. Literature (See 1st nine weeks) Identify and analyze elements of literary drama (dramatic irony, dialogue, soliloquy, monologue, aside) Identify elements of literary drama and evaluate the ways in which they articulate a playwrights vision in a complex play.

Tests multiple choice, T/F, matching, short answer and essay. Quizzes announced and unannounced Cooperative learning projects/activities Daily work Notes check Vocabulary exercises Essays: 1) Literary analysis of a satire studied in class 2) Analysis of a current work of satire found in a magazine, newspaper, movie, or other format In-class writing activities

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Related Literature
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston - Elements of Literature, Sixth Course 1 4 weeks
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Field Studies
Collect ballads (from local folklore or popular music).

Technology
Gateway Tablet LCD projector PowerPoint presentations Microsoft Word or equivalent Integrade Pro Interactive CDs & DVDs from HRW Test generator Teacher web page Various Internet sites related to course United Streaming Turnitin.com for plagiarism prevention Tennessee Electronic Library databases Mobile laptop cart Gaggle

McDougal Littell Interactive Reader Sheila Kay Adams, balladeer & storyteller Come Go Home With Me, My Dearest Dear (audio recording) and Whateverr Happened to John Parishs Boy (audio recording) The 13th Warrior, Excalibur, and In Search of Arthur and Camelot from the History Channel The History of Britain - DVD for enrichment

Holt, Rinehart, and Winston - Elements of Literature, Sixth Course 2 4 weeks


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Georgia Shakespeare Festivals Touring Company at NPAC GHS Library

McDougal Littell Interactive Reader MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Fifth Edition. Purdue Universitys Online Writing Lab (OWL): Guide to Writing Research Papers BBCs The History of Britain selected segments Video: Taming of the Shrew (Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton) Roman Polanskis Macbeth Greeneville/Greene County Library Tusculum College Library

Computer lab Travel drives Gateway Tablet LCD projector PowerPoint presentations Microsoft Word or equivalent Integrade Pro Interactive CDs & DVDs from HRW Test generator Teacher web page Various Internet sites related to course United Streaming Turnitin.com for plagiarism prevention Tennessee Electronic Library databases Mobile laptop cart Gaggle Computer lab Travel drives Gateway Tablet LCD projector PowerPoint presentations Microsoft Word or equivalent Integrade Pro Interactive CDs & DVDs from HRW Test generator Teacher web page Various Internet sites related to course United Streaming Turnitin.com for plagiarism prevention Tennessee Electronic Library databases Mobile laptop cart Gaggle Computer lab Travel drives Gateway Tablet LCD projector PowerPoint presentations Microsoft Word or equivalent Integrade Pro Interactive CDs & DVDs from HRW Test generator Teacher web page Various Internet sites related to course United Streaming

Holt, Rinehart, and Winston -- Elements of Literature, Sixth Course 3 4 weeks


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McDougal Littell Interactive Reader DVD: Gullivers Travels

Find current satirical works from a newspaper, magazine, movie, or other format.

Holt, Rinehart, and Winston -- Elements of Literature, Sixth Course 4 4 weeks


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McDougal Littell Interactive Reader Oscar Wildes The Importance of Being Ernest

Find a movie made from one of the works studied in class and identify changes in plot, character, setting, or theme. Are the changes necessary? If so, why?

Turnitin.com for plagiarism prevention Tennessee Electronic Library databases Mobile laptop cart Gaggle Computer lab Travel drives

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