In this course students will continue to develop the skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Students will examine a variety of classic and modern literary texts. Writing and speaking assignments will be both responses to literature and from personal experience.
POWER STANDARDS:
Reading
Increase word knowledge through systematic vocabulary development: determine the meaning of new words by applying knowledge of word origins, word relationships, and context clues: verify the meaning of new words; and use those new words accurately across the subject areas.
Literature
Examine content and structure of grade-level literary text.
Writing
Communicate supported ideas across the subject areas, including relevant examples, facts, anecdotes, and details appropriate to audience and purpose that engage reader interest; organize information in clear sequence, making connections and transitions among ideas, sentences, and paragraphs; and use precise words and fluent sentence structures that support meaning.
Demonstrate knowledge of spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization and penmanship across the subject areas.
ELEMENTS OF THE CLASS:
Theme-Life as a Journey-The Classic Tradition
The Odyssey: Layered Curriculum + Expository Essay
3 weeks instruction, 1 week- review, assessment, cinematic reinforcement
Historical Perspective of Ancient Greece-Homer
The Hero’s Journey
Origins of Drama
Mythology
Tragic Hero
Literary techniques
Epic poems
Similes
Metaphors
Imagery
Conflicts/conflict resolution
Themes
Symbolism
Writing
Expository Essay
Poetry Out Loud, National Recitation Project
3 weeks
Writing:
1. Literary Analysis of POL poem on-
Form and structure
Sound techniques
Sensory Images
2. Poetry Portfolio (several free writes to one poem taken through full writing process)
Speaking:Select POL poem from website Rehearse and memorize (peer workshop help) Class performance
Attendence of school-wide function on Feb 9th
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet - Layered Curriculum + Expository Essay
3 weeks instruction, 1week review, assessment, cinematic reinforcement
Historical/biographical study of Shakespeare’s World
Development of Drama-Form and structure
Shakespearean Tragedy
Literary Techniques
Puns
Alliteration
Allusion
Soliloquy and Aside
Sensory Images
ASSESSMENT (With Grade Percentages)
3 process letters to me, reflecting on your learning (5%)
Odyssey Curriculum (25%)
Romeo and Juliet Curriculum (25%)
Poetry Out Loud Curriculum (20%)
Free Writing Journal (10%)
Class Discussion and Group Participation (10%)
Peer Reviews on Essays (5%)
