English 12:
3-4th Quarter Reading & Analysis to Complete
Objective:
Students will be able to sequentially review the following literary genres and make a connection to the
archetypical character(s) or symbol(s).
Activities:
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1. Individual reading/small group reading
2. Completion of all study questions for each selection
Publishing of all study questions for analysis and Socratic seminar/discussion
4. Final exam on all readings to be scheduled upon Senior Exam Dates
5. Final Essay: A Man for All Seasons-Choice of Prompt
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23 March – 24 April: Excerpts from Novels & Short-Stories:
Canterbury Tales: 135-188
Paradise Lost: The Fall of Satan: 397-411
Miguel Cervantes’ Don Quijote: 625-633How Much Land Does a Man Need? 949-963
The Bet: Pages 965-973
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27 April – 6 May: Non-Fiction Selections: Speeches and Declarations
Queen Elizabeth I: 367-368
Blood, Sweat, and Tears-Winston Churchill: 1066-1090
Nehru: The Noble Mission of Free India: 1137-1139
Desmond Tutu: The Question of South Africa: 1320-1324
Aung San Suu Kyi-Towards a True Refuge: 1324-1328
United Nations Commission on Human Rights: 1318-1320
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8 – 22 May: Poems:
Shakespeare’s Sonnets: 311-321
Shakespeare’s Hamlet: To Be or Not to Be: 328-329 (Q’s: 1-5 Only)
The Seafarer: 87-91
The Wife’s Lament: 92-93
An Essay on Man: 601-602
The Poison Tree: 731-732
The Hollow Men: 1043-1049
Telephone Conversation: 1156-1158
The Second Coming: 1163-1165
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22-29 May: Plays & Novels: Or Earlier!
Bolt: A Man for All Seasons (Completed: 25 March)
Carroll: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland