Lakewood City Schools Course of Study for British Literature Revised: 8 June 2011

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1 Lakewood City Schools Course of Study for British Literature Revised: 8 June 2011 Scope and Sequence Anglo-Saxon Literature (3-4 Weeks) (1 st Standard and Benchmark Grade Level Indicators Quarter) Clear Learning Targets Strategies/Resources Acquisition of Vocabulary Use multiple resources to enhance comprehension of I can use the Internet and dictionaries to find the meanings of words to enhance my Vocabulary list pulled from British Literature Textbook. The Story of Caedmon The Wife s Lament Reading Process: Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self- Monitoring Strategies Apply reading comprehension strategies to understand gradeappropriate texts. comprehend text and respond to questions based on that text. Beowulf The Anglo-Saxon Riddles on page 109 Demonstrate comprehension of print and electronic text by responding to questions (e.g., literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing). I can analyze a story for allegorical content. Beowulf Revised: Add Date here Page 1 of 19

2 Reading Applications: Literary Text Recognize and analyze subgenres and literary periods. I can recognize the historical certain timeperiods and how they impact writers. PP of Textbook Analyze how an author uses figurative language and literary techniques to shape plot and set meaning. I can identify the terms kenning, caesura, metaphor, paradox, personification, alliteration and identify examples of them. Beowulf Beowulf by Robert Zemeckis Anglo-Saxon Riddles on page 109 Grendel by John Gardner Writing Conventions Demonstrate understanding of the grammatical conventions of the English language. I can identify and correctly use nouns and verbs. Grammar Handouts Writing assignments Use correct punctuation and capitalization. I can use correct spelling, punctuation and grammar. Essay Assignment on Beowulf analyzing the character of Grendel Writing assignments such as journal writing, short-response writing prompts, Type 2 and Type 3 writing, extended response, etc. Revised: Add Date here Page 2 of 19

3 Writing Applications Write responses to literature that provide an interpretation, recognize ambiguities, nuances and complexities and that understand the author s use of stylistic devices and effects created. I can identify and interpret the actions of characters in a literary work. Essay Assignment on Beowulf analyzing the character of Grendel. Prompt: Do you feel sympathy for Grendel? Why or why not? Notes for Socratic Seminar Use a range of strategies to elaborate and persuade when appropriate, including appeal to logic, use of personal anecdotes, examples, beliefs, expert opinions or cause-effect reasoning. I can use logic and examples from the text to persuade my reader. Essay Assignment on Beowulf analyzing the character of Grendel. Prompt: Do you feel sympathy for Grendel? Why or why not? Notes for Socratic Seminar Revised: Add Date here Page 3 of 19

4 Medieval Literature (3-4 Weeks) (1 st Quarter) Standard and Benchmark Grade Level Indicators Clear Learning Targets Strategies/Resources Acquisition of Vocabulary Use multiple resources to enhance comprehension of I can use the Internet and dictionaries to find the meanings of words to enhance my Vocabulary from the textbook Reading Applications: Literary Text Recognize and analyze subgenres and literary periods. I can recognize the historical certain time-periods and how they impact writers. Guided Reading Questions to go with pages of textbook Explain ways characters confront similar situations and conflict. I can recognize the difference between internal and external conflict. I can identify how characters choose to deal with conflict and what impact those choices have on the plot of a story. Sir Gawain and The Green Knight Le Morte D Arthur Sir Lanval The Story of Lady Godiva Revised: Add Date here Page 4 of 19

5 Reading Process Apply reading comprehension strategies to understand gradeappropriate texts. comprehend text and respond to questions based on that text. Demonstrate comprehension of print and electronic text by responding to questions (e.g., literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing). I can analyze a story for allegorical content. Le Morte D Arthur The Pardoner s Tale Writing Conventions Demonstrate understanding of the grammatical conventions of the English language. I can identify and correctly complete analogies. I can correctly identify adjectives and adverbs. Grammar Handouts Revised: Add Date here Page 5 of 19

6 Renaissance Literature (4-6 weeks) (2 nd Quarter) Standard and Benchmark Grade Level Indicators Clear Learning Targets Strategies/Resources Acquisition of Vocabulary Use multiple resources to enhance comprehension of I can use the Internet and dictionaries to find the meanings of words to enhance my Vocabulary from the textbook Reading Applications: Literary Text Recognize and analyze subgenres and literary periods. I can recognize the historical certain time-periods and how they impact writers. Guided Reading Questions to go with pages of textbook Explain ways characters confront similar situations and conflict. I can recognize the difference between internal and external conflict. I can identify how characters choose to deal with conflict and what impact those choices have on the plot of a story. The Tragedy of Macbeth The Tragedy of Othello Much Ado About Nothing Revised: Add Date here Page 6 of 19

7 Reading Process Apply reading comprehension strategies to understand gradeappropriate texts. comprehend text and respond to questions based on that text. Utopia by Sir Thomas More The Tragedy of Macbeth The Tragedy of Othello Demonstrate comprehension of print and electronic text by responding to questions (e.g., literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing). I can analyze a story for allegorical content. Much Ado About Nothing Shakespearian Sonnets Writing Conventions Demonstrate understanding of the grammatical conventions of the English language. I can use the words good and well correctly. I can identify and understand metaphors. Grammar Handouts I can correctly identify adverbs. Writing Process Select and use an appropriate organizational structure to refine and develop ideas for writing. Renaissance Research Project Writing Applications Produce functional documents that report, organize and convey information and ideas accurately, foresee Renaissance Research Project Revised: Add Date here Page 7 of 19

8 readers problems or misunderstandings and that include formatting techniques that are user friendly. Revised: Add Date here Page 8 of 19

9 Early 17 th Century/Restoration Literature (2-3 Weeks) (2 nd Quarter) Standard and Benchmark Grade Level Indicators Clear Learning Targets Strategies/Resources Acquisition of Vocabulary Use multiple resources to enhance comprehension of I can use the Internet and dictionaries to find the meanings of words to enhance my Vocabulary from the textbook Reading Applications: Literary Text Recognize and analyze subgenres and literary periods. I can recognize the historical certain time-periods and how they impact writers. Guided Reading Questions to go with pages & of textbook Explain ways characters confront similar situations and conflict. I can recognize the difference between internal and external conflict. Paradise Lost by John Milton Excerpts in textbook I can identify how characters choose to deal with conflict and what impact those choices have on the plot of a story. Paradise Lost by John Milton Excerpts in textbook Revised: Add Date here Page 9 of 19

10 Analyze how an author uses figurative language and literary techniques to shape plot and set meaning. Explain how an author s word choice and use of methods influences the reader. I can identify a work of satire. I can recognize how the satirical style of Jonathon Swift impacts his reader. I can identify what historical events Swift was satirizing in his works. Paradise Lost by John Milton Excerpts in textbook A Modest Proposal by Jonathon Swift Gulliver s Travels by Jonathon Swift Excerpts in textbook Reading Process Apply reading comprehension strategies to understand gradeappropriate texts. comprehend text and respond to questions based on that text. Paradise Lost by John Milton Excerpts in textbook A Modest Proposal by Jonathon Swift Gulliver s Travels by Jonathon Swift Excerpts in textbook Writing Processes Use a variety of strategies to revise content, organization and style, and to improve word choice, sentence variety, clarity and consistency of writing. I can create clear topic sentences that reflect the purpose of a given writing prompt. Paradise Lost Criticism Essay Assignment Revised: Add Date here Page 10 of 19

11 Writing Applications Write responses to literature that provide an interpretation, recognize ambiguities, nuances and complexities and that understand the author s use of stylistic devices and effects created. I can compare and contrast John Milton s Paradise Lost with the Bible s version of Genesis. Paradise Lost by John Milton Genesis from The Bible From Man s Effeminate Slackness Begins by Skyler Hamilton Burris (Criticism on Milton) Use a range of strategies to elaborate and persuade when appropriate, including appeal to logic, use of personal anecdotes, examples, beliefs, expert opinions or cause-effect reasoning. I can use causeeffect reasoning to better understand the destructive relationship between men and women both in Paradise Lost and other stories. Paradise Lost Criticism Assignment Writing Applications Demonstrate understanding of the grammatical conventions of the English language. I can compose an essay using proper grammar and spelling. Paradise Lost Criticism Assignment Revised: Add Date here Page 11 of 19

12 Romantic Period Literature (6-8 Weeks) (3 rd Quarter) Standard and Benchmark Grade Level Indicators Clear Learning Targets Strategies/Resources Acquisition of Vocabulary Use multiple resources to enhance comprehension of I can use the Internet and dictionaries to find the meanings of words to enhance my Vocabulary from the textbook Reading Applications: Literary Text Recognize and analyze subgenres and literary periods. I can recognize the historical certain time-periods and how they impact writers. Guided Reading Questions to go with pages & of textbook Analyze how an author uses figurative language and literary techniques to shape plot and set meaning. I can recognize alliteration and metaphor in the writings of a poet. Preface to Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth The World is Too Much For Us by William Wordsworth Analyze and evaluate the five elements (e.g., plot, character, setting, point of view and theme) in literary text. I can analyze the plot, character, setting, point of view and themes of a novel. The Lamb and The Tiger by William Blake Ozymandias by Percy Shelley She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron An Ode to a Grecian Urn by John Keats Revised: Add Date here Page 12 of 19

13 Explain ways characters confront similar situations and conflict. I can examine both the internal and external conflicts for the characters in a grade appropriate novel. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samual Taylor Coleridge Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Reading Process Demonstrate comprehension of print and electronic text by responding to questions (e.g., literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing). I can respond to literal and inferential questions on the poems. I can answer literal, inferential, and evaluative questions on Mary Shelley s Frankenstein. Apply reading comprehension strategies to understand grade appropriate texts. comprehend poetry. comprehend grade appropriate novels. Revised: Add Date here Page 13 of 19

14 Writing Convention Demonstrate understanding of the grammatical conventions of the English language. I can correctly use the terms fewer, less, lay, lie, raise and rise. Grammar Worksheets I can complete analogies. Research Compile, organize and evaluate information, take notes and summarize findings. I can compile information on a given topic. Research Essay on Alchemy Evaluate the usefulness and credibility of data and sources and synthesize information from multiple sources. I can evaluate a source to determine whether or not it is credible. Writing Applications Write responses to literature that provide an interpretation, recognize ambiguities, nuances and complexities and that understand the author s use of stylistic devices and effects created. I can compose a short response essay explaining how a reader may view Victor Frankenstein as an unreliable narrator. Critical Thinking writing prompts Revised: Add Date here Page 14 of 19

15 Victorian Period Literature (3-4 Weeks) (4 th Quarter) Standard and Benchmark Grade Level Indicators Clear Learning Targets Strategies/Resources Acquisition of Vocabulary Use multiple resources to enhance comprehension of I can use the Internet and dictionaries to find the meanings of words to enhance my Vocabulary from the textbook Reading Applications: Literary Text Recognize and analyze subgenres and literary periods. I can recognize the historical certain time-periods and how they impact writers. Guided Reading Questions to go with pages of textbook. Analyze how an author uses figurative language and literary techniques to shape plot and set meaning. I can recognize foreshadowing, allusion, dramatic monologue and irony in the writings of a poet. The Lady of Shalott by Alfred Lord Tennyson Channel Firing by Thomas Hardy My Last Duchess by Robert Browning Analyze and evaluate the five elements (e.g., plot, character, setting, point of view and theme) in literary text. I can analyze the plot, character, setting, point of view and themes of a novel. Porphyria s Lover by Robert Browning Dover Beach by Mathew Arnold Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll Revised: Add Date here Page 15 of 19

16 Explain ways characters confront similar situations and conflict. I can examine both the internal and external conflicts for the characters in a grade appropriate novel. My Last Duchess by Robert Browning The Lady of Shalott by Alfred Lord Tennyson Reading Process Demonstrate comprehension of print and electronic text by responding to questions (e.g., literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing). I can respond to literal and inferential questions on the poems. Recall Questions from the textbook. Interpret Questions from the textbook. Apply reading comprehension strategies to understand grade appropriate texts. comprehend poetry. comprehend grade appropriate novels. All poems mentioned above Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Revised: Add Date here Page 16 of 19

17 Writing Applications Produce functional documents that report, organize and convey information and ideas accurately, foresee readers problems or misunderstandings and that include formatting techniques that are user friendly. I can craft a resume that lists my qualifications as a high school student. I can compose a career narrative in which I discuss my plans for the future. OCIS Website for career development and resume design Contemporary Literature (3-4 Weeks) (4 th Quarter) Standard and Benchmark Grade Level Indicators Clear Learning Targets Strategies/Resources Acquisition of Vocabulary Use multiple resources to enhance comprehension of I can use the Internet and dictionaries to find the meanings of words to enhance my Vocabulary from the textbook Reading Applications: Literary Text Recognize and analyze subgenres and literary periods. I can recognize the historical certain time-periods and how they impact writers. Guided Reading Questions to go with pages of textbook. In class discussion on British Imperialism Revised: Add Date here Page 17 of 19

18 Analyze how an author uses figurative language and literary techniques to shape plot and set meaning. I can recognize metaphor, allusion, and internal monologue in the writings of a poet. The Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats Analyze and evaluate the five elements (e.g., plot, character, setting, point of view and theme) in literary text. I can analyze the plot, character, setting, point of view and themes of a novel. Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas A Room of One s Own by Virginia Wolf A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce Explain ways characters confront similar situations and conflict. I can examine both the internal and external conflicts for the characters in a grade appropriate novel. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Reading Process Demonstrate comprehension of print and electronic text by responding to questions (e.g., literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing). I can respond to literal and inferential questions on the poems. Recall Questions from the textbook. Interpret Questions from the textbook. Revised: Add Date here Page 18 of 19

19 Apply reading comprehension strategies to understand grade appropriate texts. comprehend poetry. comprehend grade appropriate novels. All poems mentioned above Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Writing Applications Write responses to literature that provide an interpretation, recognize ambiguities, nuances and complexities and that understand the author s use of stylistic devices and effects created. I can compose a literary analysis paper that analyzes a work studied in class on a thematic level. Literary Analysis Paper Assignment Revised: Add Date here Page 19 of 19