English
Language Arts Sequence
Honors
Program for Auburn Senior High School
(Revised Fall 2002)
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9 Survey
Literature
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10 World Literature |
11 American Literature |
12 Comparative Literature |
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Theme Focus
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Identity,
Heroism and Exploring Genres |
Exploring
world societies |
Identity:
Changing Literary Philosophies |
Discovering
Meaning Through Comparison |
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Thinking Skills Focus |
Finding
relevant evidence, analyzing, determining patterns |
Citing
and integrating evidence, analyzing, comparing/contrasting, problem-solving,
synthesis, evaluation |
Analysis
of symbolism as
it relates to character, conflict, setting, theme |
Stylistic
analysis with emphasis on tone and how it is conveyed through diction,
syntax, figurative language, detail, etc. |
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Writing Skills Focus |
Jane
Schaffer writing process: * Terminology * Defining thesis statement {topic, assertion, map} * Writing guided thesis statements * Writing topic sentences referring to thesis * Introducing TLQ {transition, link, quote} * Providing evidence/ concrete details * Essay format {multi-paragraph, introductions, conclusions} Summary
writing * one paragraph summaries with main ideas and supporting details Paraphrasing |
Refine
Schaffer writing process Develop
and support a thesis from the prompt Develop
sophisticated commentary Imbedding
concrete details using varied transitions Maintaining
focus Timed
writing Persuasion
papers PSAT
preparation |
2-4
page critical papers using
direct and specific textual support and commentary Research/documented
paper Sentence
skills |
Pressure
Writes:
In-class Timed Critical essays |
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Six Trait Focus |
Organization,
Ideas |
Organization,
Ideas, Conventions, Sentence Fluency, Word Choice |
Organization,
Ideas, Conventions,
Sentence Fluency,
Word Choice |
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Minimum Writing Expectation |
Literary
Analysis
1 Scarlet Ibis 1 Romeo and Juliet 1 Odyssey 1 To Kill a Mockingbird 1 Personal |
Literary
Analysis
1 written response per content unit |
Literary
Analysis -2 CA Papers, Timed Writes Creative
Short Story Research
Paper Personal
Narrative |
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Vocabulary Focus |
SAT
appropriate vocabulary [20 words per week] |
SAT
appropriate vocabulary Specialized
vocabulary relevant to a specific content area |
SAT
appropriate vocabulary |
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Spelling Focus
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Corresponds
to vocabulary |
Corresponds
to vocabulary |
Corresponds
to vocab |
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Grammar
Usage Focus
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Common
convention errors Punctuation
patterns Capitalization Fragments/run-ons Homonyms Contractions MLA
documentation Parts
of speech |
Introduction
of the characteristics of effective writing * active voice/strong verbs * varied type, structure, length of clauses, phrases * show, don’t tell * correct conventions |
On-going
reinforcement of previously taught skills Teach
to specific skills as need arises |
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Speaking, Listening,
Viewing Focus |
Basic
presentation skills Oral/Dramatic interpretation |
Group
discussion skills, listening critically for information, opinions, note-taking,
formal and informal speeches |
Class/group
discussion skills as leader and participant, expository speech, note-taking |
Discussions—as
a leader as well as a contributor Note-taking Critical
viewing |
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Reading Focus |
Recognizing
traditional literary elements [plot, characterization, etc], summarizing,
paraphrasing, reading for enjoyment, introduction to theme, symbol and irony |
Understanding
traditional literary elements, introduction to analytical reading, reading
for enjoyment |
Understanding
theme and symbol, author’s purpose and perspective Intro
to use of figurative language in short stories |
Discovering
meaning by attention to language, imagery, action, argument, and strategies
authors use to evoke emotional responses |
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Content
Units |
Short
Stories (1) Drama
Romeo
and Juliet (1) Cyrano
de Bergerac (2) Novels
Great
Expectations(2) To
Kill a Mockingbird (2) Mythology
The
Odyssey (1) Antigone
(1) Poetry |
Drama
Twelve
Angry Men (1) Enemy
of the People Shakespeare (1) The
Merchant of Venice Julius
Caesar Novels
The
Good Earth Of
Mice and Men (1) Farewell
to Arms 1984 Brave New World Inherit the Wind Raisin in the Sun
Yellow
Raft in Blue Water Siddharta Lord
of the Flies (2) Things
Fall Apart Cry
the Beloved Country Night Les
Miserables (2) Poetry (2) |
Puritanism
Bradford/Mather,
essays Hawthorne,
short stories The
Scarlet Letter Romanticism
Irving/Poe/
Melville, short stories Emerson/Dickinson/ Thoreau/Bryant,
essays
and poetry Realism
Harte/Crane/Cather/Garland/ Norris/London/Sinclair,
short stories Modernism
The
Grapes of Wrath Elliot,
“Love Song” Plath Post-Modernism
Farenheit
451 A
Separate Peace Sometimes
a Great Notion Bean
Trees Death
of a Salesman A
Lesson Before Dying Ishmael Things
They Carry |
Beowulf
Chaucer Shakespeare Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello Sonnets Moliere Tartuffe Swift ‘A Modest Proposal,’ Gulliver’s Travels Dickens A Tale of Two Cities Austen Pride and Prejudice Sense and Sensibility Conrad Heart of Darkness Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby DiYanni
Text Literature |