- Merrillville High School
- Scope & Sequence: English 11 A and B
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Merrillville High SchoolCourse Scope & Sequence
Department: EnglishEnglish 11 AInstructor: Mr. Jason Sonnenberg Email:Course Expectations, Goals & Routines
All students will need a notebook, a folder, writing utensils and English books everyday.Suspended students may only receive credit on assignments that parents or guardians have picked up from the school DURING the students' suspension. All tests and quizzes will be given to the students on the day the student comes back. Assignments are also due on this first day back.IF YOUR STUDENT IS SUSPENDED OR ILL, AND YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT ASSIGNMENTS THEY NEED TO BE DOING AT HOME, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT ME DURING MY PREP PERIOD. MY PREP HOUR IS FROM 12:16-1:32. CALL THE SCHOOL, LISTEN TO THE RECORDING, AND DIAL EXTENSION 7114. YOU COULD ALSO EMAIL ME.Course DescriptionENGLISH 11 A & B
English 11, an integrated English course based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts in Grade 11, is a skills-based study of American literature produced from the early Colonial period through the present day. Students in this course will be exposed to a variety of genres, including the short story, poetry, drama, folk tales, and non-fiction pieces. Works by members of various cultural and ethnic minorities, including Native Americans and African-Americans, are included in the syllabus to provide a comprehensive study of the American experience through literature. Written and oral exercises require students to analyze and explain how culture and literature are interconnected and distinctly American. Students write and deliver grade-appropriate multimedia presentations and access, analyze, and evaluate online information.
- Recommended Grade Level:11
- Recommended Prerequisites: English 9 and English 10 orteacher recommendation
- Credits: 2 trimester course for 2 credits
- Fulfills an English/Language Arts requirement for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas
- A Career Academic Sequence or Flex Credit course
WeekStandardsInstructional ContentActivities, Readings, Labs, Interactive Notes, Assignments, etc.AssessmentsOther111.111.211.3RealismLiterary Period Introduction:The Rise of Realism, The Civil War to 1914QuizzesSkills: Identifying key facts and details211.111.211.3Realism"The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass," "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl," Spirituals, and "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"QuizzesSkils: Metaphor, author's purpose, point-of-view, symbolism311.111.211.3Realism"Mystery of Heroism," "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "A Pair of Silk Stockings," and "To Build a Fire"QuizzesSkills: Irony, hyperbole, dialect, motivation, cause and effect411.111.211.311.411.511.6Realism and Personal Narrative"Richard Cory," "Miviver Cheevy," and "The Story of an Hour," prewriting, drafting, revising, and publishingQuizzes, Notebook Check, and EssaySkills: Irony, characterization, making inferences, and the writing process511.111.211.3The ModernsLiterary Period Introduction: The Moderns, 1914-1939, "Winter Dreams," and "A Rose for Emily"QuizzesSkills: Identifying key facts and details, motivation, mood, setting, and making inferences611.111.211.3The Moderns"The Life You Save May Be Your Own," "The Weary Blues," and "Dust Tracks on the Road"Quizzes and Notebook CheckSkills: Poetic devices, autobiography, mood, making judgments711.111.211.311.411.511.6ResearchNotetaking and outliningSkills: record and organize research811.111.211.311.411.511.6ResearchWriting and revisingEssaySkills: Parenthetical documentation911.111.211.3NovelOf Mice and MenQuizzesSkills: Characterization, setting, symbolism, theme, interpreting a text1011.111.211.3NovelOf Mice and MenQuizzes and Notebook CheckSkills: Characterization, setting, symbolism, theme, interpreting a text1111.111.211.3DramaA Streetcar Named DesireQuizzesSkills: Characterization, cause and effect, setting, theme, interpreting a text1211.111.211.3DramaA Streetcar Named DesireQuizzes and Notebook CheckSkills: Characterization, cause and effect, setting, theme, interpreting a text234Indiana Academic StandardsReading10.2.2, 10.4.4, 10.4.6, 10.5.3, 10.5.9, 10.7.16, 10.1.2, 10.3.3, 10.3.4, 10.3.5, 10.3.6, 10.4.3, 10.5.1, 10.5.7, 10.5.8, 10.7.1, 10.7.7, 10.7.11Grammar10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3,Etymology11.1.1, 11.1.2, 11.1.3, 11.4.1,Writing11.4.2, 11.4.3, 11.4.13, 11.4.10, 11.4.11, 11.4.12, 11.5.1, 11.5.5, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.6.1 through 11.6.4Assignments with in Standards may include 11.2.1 through 11.2.4 and 11.3.1 through 11.3.13Common Core StandardsL.4, L.6, RI.4, RI.10, RL.2, RL.3, RL.5, SL.1, Sl.3, W.1, W.2, W.3, W.4, W.7, W.8Identifying Text StructureElements of LiteratureCollection 1Graphic OrganizersStrategic Reading SkillsFormal Reading Skills AssessmentReading Comprehension Skills AssessmentHow can basic elements of text work together to create meaning5Indiana Academic StandardsReading11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.4, 11.4.4, 11.4.6, 11.5.3, 11.5.9, 11.1.2, 11.1.4, 11.3.2, 11.3.5, 11.3.9, 11.3.13, 11.4.3, 11.5.1, 11.5.4, 11.5.7, 11.5.8,*See above for grammar, etymology, reading skills, and writing workshopsCommon Core StandardsL.4, L.5, L.6, RI.3, RI.4, RI.7, RI.6, RI.8, RI.10, RL.2, RL.3, W.1, W.2, W.3, W.4, W.7, W.8Determining Main Idea/ ThemeCollection 4Graphic OrganizersStrategic Reading SkillsFormal Timed Writing PromptReading Comprehension Skills AssessmentFinding the main idea and supporting evidence to discern meaning6Indiana Academic StandardsReading10.1.4, 10.2.2, 10.2.4, 10.4.4, 10.5.3, 10.5.9, 10.1.2., 10.1.4, 10.2.1, 10.3.6, 10.3.8, 10.3.9, 10.3.13, 10.4.3, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.8*See above for grammar, etymology, reading skills, and writing workshopsCommon Core StandardsL.1, L.2, L.3, L.5, RI.3, RI.4, RI.6, RL.5, RL.6, W.2, W.3, W.4, W.7, W.8, W.9, W.10Making Inferences/ Summarizing
Collection 5Graphic OrganizersStrategic Reading SkillsSkills-based computerized Mid-termLiterary Terms:IronyAmbiguity7Indiana Academic StandardsReading10.1.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.4, 10.2.5, 10.3.4, 10.3.6, 10.3.8, 10.3.12, 10.1.2., 10.1.4, 10.2.1, 10.3.3, 10.3.4, 10.3.5, 10.3.7, 10.3.6, 10.3.8, 10.3.9, 10.3.13, 10.4.3, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.8*See above for grammar, etymology, reading skills, and writing workshopsCommon Core StandardsL.4, L.5, RI.1, RI.3, RI.4, RI.7, RI.6, RI.8, RI.10, RL.2, RL.3, RL.5, RL.9, W.2, W.4, W.7, W.8, W.9, W.10Fact and Opinion/ SummaryCollection 5Graphic OrganizersStrategic Reading SkillsWriting Prompt/Writing WorkshopReading Comprehension Skills AssessmentFinding key information. Analyzing validity of information bias.8Indiana Academic StandardsReading10.3.5, 10.3.7, 10.3.9, 10.3.11, 10.3.13, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.8,10.6.2 ,10.1.2., 10.1.4, 10.2.1, 10.3.3, 10.3.4, 10.3.5, 10.3.7, 10.3.6, 10.3.8, 10.3.9, 10.3.13, 10.4.3, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.8*See above for grammar, etymology, reading skills, and writing workshopsCommon Core StandardsL.1, L.4, L.5, RI.4, RI.6, RI.7, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, W.2, W.4, W.7, W.9, W.10Making PredictionsCollection 6Graphic OrganizersStrategic Reading SkillsWriting Prompt/Writing WorkshopReading Comprehension Skills AssessmentLiterary Terms:SymbolismForeshadowFlashbackAllegoryTone Mood9Indiana Academic StandardsReading10.3.5, 10.3.7, 10.3.9, 10.3.11, 10.3.13, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.8,10.6.2, 10.1.2., 10.1.4, 10.2.1, 10.3.3, 10.3.4, 10.3.5, 10.3.7, 10.3.6, 10.3.8, 10.3.9, 10.3.13, 10.4.3, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.8*See above for grammar, etymology, reading skills, and writing workshopsCommon Core StandardsL.1, L.4, L.5, RI.4, RI.6, RI.7, RL.2, RL.3, RL.5, W.2, W.4, W.7, W.9, W.10Understanding CharactersLord of the Flies OR CaesarWriting Prompt/Writing WorkshopSkills Based Computerized skills assessmentLiterary Terms:Figurative LanguageTone MoodCharacters Interactions10Indiana Academic StandardsReading10.3.3, 10.3.4, 10.3.5, 10.3.9, 10.3.13, 10.3.3 through 10.3.12*See above for grammar, etymology, reading skills, and writing workshopsCommon Core StandardsL.1, L.2, L.3, RI.6, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL, 5, RL.9, RL.10, W.9Recognizing ThemeLord of the Flies OR CaesarWriting Prompt/Writing WorkshopReading Comprehension Skills AssessmentAnalysis Skills? how literary techniques are used to create meaning11Indiana Academic StandardsReading10.3.7, 10.3.11 , 10.3.3 through 10.3.12*See above for grammar, etymology, reading skills, and writing workshopsCommon Core StandardsL.1, L.2, L.3, L.6, RI.6, RI.10, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4 ,RL.5, RL.9, W.1, W.2, W.4, W.5, W.9, W.10Understanding Figurative LanguageLord of the Flies OR CaesarWriting Prompt/Writing WorkshopReading Comprehension Skills AssessmentLiterary Terms:SimileMetaphorTheme12Indiana Academic StandardsReading10.3.7, 10.3.11 , 10.3.3 through 10.3.12Common Core StandardsL.1, L.2, L.3, L.6, RI.6, RI.10, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, RL.9, W.1, W.2, W.4, W.5, W.9, W.10Comparing and ContrastingLord of the Flies OR CaesarWriting Prompt/Writing WorkshopSkills-based Final ExamAuthor's Purpose and Perspective Outcomes and novel analysis