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1 English II pacing guide Course Description: A world literature course which focuses on reading comprehension and informational writing as well as critical thinking skills, grammar, mechanics, vocabulary and public speaking. EOC VOCATS AP/IB Teacher-made final exam Day Date SCS Objectives Essential Questions Content Tasks/Strategies 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Unit 1 Literature .. Writing .. Grammar.

2 Vocabulary How did we begin? How do we treat others who are different from ourselves? How are our lives changed through interaction with other people? How are the stories that pass from generation to generation reflective of culture? How does the supernatural affect literature? How are stories that reflect cultures universally relevant to the human condition? Things Fall Apart Fables/Creation Myths/Religious Texts Song of Lawino Cry, the Beloved Country House Taken Over Prayer to Masks Ode to My Socks .. Written Reflection to Visual Text Cause-Effect Essay Literary Analysis.

3 Grammar .. SAT Vocabulary Chapter Maps (Graphic Organizers) Comparison/Contrast: Two-Column Notes Annotate Figurative Language Film Study with Viewing guide Supernatural and Reality: Opinion Proof Notes Creating Masks Using Personal Symbols Parody: Style and Tone .. Model Writing Process: Given details from the novel not included in the film, students explain why they think the screenplay writer chose to make these changes. What causes racism? (In-class/spontaneous essay) Is Okonkwo a static or dynamic character? (Essay test question based on Things Fall Apart).

4 Mini-Lessons: Subject-Verb Agreement Varying Sentence Lengths Developing Transitions .. Prefixes and Roots Page II-3B, numbers 1 - 28 Curriculum guide Selected words from literature Day Date SCS Objectives Essential Questions Content Tasks/Strategies 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Unit 2 Literature .. Writing .. Grammar .. Vocabulary Unit 3 Unit 4 Literature.

5 Writing .. Grammar .. Vocabulary What is a hero? What is tragedy? How can pride be a problem? When does power corrupt? When is it good to seek advice? Why is it good to think of consequences before taking action? What is an archetype? What is love? How is love shown? What makes a good marriage? What is a criminal? Should reasons behind criminal behavior matter and/or be considered? What is poetic justice? Oedipus the King Ovid Metamorphoses: The Story of Tiresias The Epic of Gilgamesh (excerpts) .. Definition Paper Speech Outline Screenplay.

6 Grammar .. SAT Vocabulary Research Report/Project: World Epics Mock Benchmark Writing Test A Doll s House He and I A Gentleman s Agreement A Problem .. Written Response to Print Text Argumentative Essay Based on Literature .. Grammar .. SAT Vocabulary KWL Framed Paragraph (see page II-24 in curriculum guide ) Anticipation guide Study of Archetypes .. What is tragedy? (graphic organizer paper) 15 choices for Oedipus topics (page II 28-29) Gilgamesh Screenplay .. Mini-Lessons: Using Correct Format Using Sufficient and Related Details .. SAT Vocabulary 1 5 (page II-3C) selected words from literature Learning Logs Research Techniques using Print and Electronic Sources Using MLA Synthesis in Research Venn Diagram Comparison/Contrast: Two Column Notes Opinion-Proof Chart Pattern Puzzles.

7 Is Sasha a criminal? (A Problem) Defend/Criticize Nora s Final Decision (A Doll s House) .. Mini-Lessons: Fragments/Run-Ons Capitalization Denotation/Connotation (criminal) .. SAT Vocabulary 6 -10 Page II-3Cs selected words from literature Day Date SCS Objectives Essential Questions Content Tasks/Strategies 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Unit 5 Literature ..Writing..Grammar .. Vocabulary What is war?

8 What causes war? What are the types of war? Who gets hurt/harmed during war? How do we treat others who are different from ourselves? How can intolerance lead to conflict? What good can result from conflict? What is comradeship? When is it acceptable to question authority? What types of conflict cause a loss of innocence for individuals and/or groups? Why is it important to read memoirs from wars as well as other war literature? What lessons can we learn from the past? How are events from the past repeated in events from the present? All Quiet on the Western Front Two Friends Telephone Conversation The Guest Night Thoughts of Hanoi Elie Wiesel s Nobel Prize Speech We Choose Honor (Essay by Elie Wiesel) Weddings Civilian and Soldier.

9 Critical Goal: Graphic Organizer Editorial Writing .. Grammar .. SAT Vocabulary Concept of Definition Map Read and Say Something KWL Author s Craft Web Research on Remarque and how the book parallels his life, effects of the book, etc. Selective Highlighting Annotate Figurative Language Tracing Literature Terms through Selections (Theme, Symbol, Irony, Foreshadowing) .. Graphic Organizer: thematic connections of three or more works (comradeship) Response to an editorial: either of Wiesel s pieces .. Mini-Lessons: Punctuation Word Choice Consistent Verb Tense.

10 SAT Vocabulary 11 30 p. II-3C in curriculum guide selected words from literature Day Date SCS Objectives Essential Questions Content Tasks/Strategies 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 Unit 6 Literature .. Writing .. Grammar .. Vocabulary Unit 7 Literature .. Writing .. Grammar .. Vocabulary What is greed?