English IV Lesson Sequence for Semester I / C Scope Curriculum
ENG4 Unit 01: Characters – Superhuman and Everyday
Six Week Cycle: 1st Six Weeks
Sequence of Lesson Activities
Lesson 01: Anglo/Saxon Values - Superhuman Character Beowulf (6 Days)
Culture, history, and character connect in Lesson One. Students read, discuss, and write informally and interactively
about the Anglo-Saxon world and the superhuman character, Beowulf, from that tradition. Vocabulary connections
interlinked to Anglo-Saxon tradition are also highlighted.
Accentuating Positive Traits Prewriting/Drafting Personal Narrative (5 Days)
The writing process is begun and extended to aspects of reading material by focusing on the positive in characters
from literature and history and connecting those same positive traits to ourselves. Students begin prewriting and
drafting a personal narrative that depicts aspects of themselves they would like to highlight. The versatility of
purpose of the personal narrative form is clarified to personalize the purpose of the writing assignment.
Medieval England Everyday Heroes - Canterbury Tales (6 Days)
Critical reading continues with the focus being medieval England and the changes there from Anglo/Saxon times to
the Middle Ages. In addition to background material about the cultural period, students read excerpts from the
Canterbury Tales and write interactively about them with a focus on cultural/historical connections and character
analysis.
Accentuating Positive Traits: Revising and Editing Personal Narrative, Visual and Written Depiction of
Character (8 Days)
The final stages of the writing process are featured at the beginning of this lesson; students complete drafting,
revising, and editing their personal narratives, altering the style of their original draft to suit their individual purpose
(TAKS, college admission, job application). Students also demonstrate their ability to analyze characters based upon
reading by synthesizing and reconfiguring their analyses into a visual/written product.
ENG4 Unit 02: Finding Meaning
Six Week Cycle: 2nd Six Weeks
Sequence of Lesson Activities
Lesson 01: Responding to Macbeth (12 days)
Review literary terms while actively responding to a classic drama. Students read and comprehend difficult text, see
interpretations of writing through video, and recreate what they have read while linking the text to contemporary
life.
Lesson 02: Inquiry Writing – Macbeth (13 days)
Students further link comprehension of reading to related topics or direct literary analysis of the text. Connecting
these threads culminates in a written paper, demonstrating synthesis of ideas, finding outside resources and
selecting appropriate support from those sources, and following format for documentation.
ENG4 Unit 03: Where have I been and where am I going?
Six Week Cycle: 3rd Six Weeks
Sequence of Lesson Activities
Lesson 01: Time – Where I’ve Been and What I Read(12 days)
The poetry selections in this lesson bridge the Renaissance and Romantic divide, and provide a
foundation in the important themes that overlap during these periods of history and literature. This lesson
also provides background for future study. Students use these selections to develop depth in writing, as
a springboard for reflection about personal reading experience over time, and to create a book/selection
review in the style of published book reviews.
Lesson 02: Making the Most of Time and Analyzing the Results(13 days)
Students continue making thematic connections and deepening analysis of textual and literary elements
through
ongoing, consistent logging of the connotations of quotes as they apply to various literary elements.
Students
summarize, condense, and reframe issues and themes from a classic novel whose relevance continues in
present day.
Below is a list of grades taken in addition to C SCOPE assignments listed above:
Notebook check – students take home AND keep up with graded papers each six weeks for parent
viewing at home. Then students produce this notebook at the end of the six weeks for a grade.
SAT vocabulary flashcard daily grades
Reading Counts test grade - 25 points per six weeks required for a 100%.
Test grades are 50% of the total six weeks grade with daily grades making up the remaining 50% of the
total six weeks grade.