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12th Grade Curriculum: Literature of Britain—1st Semester
 The Anglo-Saxons 449-1066
o Beowulf, author unknown, translated
 The Middle Ages 1066-1485
o Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, translated
o Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, translated
 The Renaissance 1485-1660
o Shakespeare’s Othello; Poetry/Sonnets—TBD
 The Restoration and the 18th Century 1660-1800
o Collection 6—The Sting of Satire (p. 484-619)
 Jonathon Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels
 From Part 1: A Voyage to Lilliput
 From Part 2: A Voyage to Brobdingnag
 Jonathon Swift’s A Modest Proposal
 The Romantic Period 1798-1832
o Poetry—TBD
 The Victorian Period 1832-1901
o Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
o Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
 The Twentieth Century 1901-TODAY 
o TBD
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12th Grade Curriculum: Literature of Britain—1st Semester CONT’D
 The Restoration and the 18th Century 1660-1800
o Collection 6—The Sting of Satire (p. 484-619)
 Jonathon Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels
 From Part 1: A Voyage to Lilliput
 From Part 2: A Voyage to Brobdingnag
 Jonathon Swift’s A Modest Proposal
M, 1/4/16
T, 1/5/16
W, 1/6/16
TH, 1/7/16
F, 1/8/16
M, 1/11/16
Waiver Day (students off)
T, 1/12/16
W, 1/13/16
TH, 1/14/16
F, 1/15/16
SRI
M, 1/18/16
MLK, Jr. — Day Off
T, 1/19/16
W, 1/20/16
TH, 1/21/16
F, 1/22/16
M, 1/25/16
T
(LIBRARY RESERVED)
W
TH
FINALS—1/2/3
FINALS—4/5/6
(LIBRARY RESERVED)
(LIBRARY RESERVED)
F, 1/29/16
Semester Break (students off)
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Tuesday-Wednesday, January 5-6, 2016
Tuesday:
Read (skim/scan) section.
Copy down 18 titles, plus bolded parts for 1-14, and 5 bullet points each for 15-18.
Leave a couple of spaces between in order to take additional notes from peers.
Note: You also will be assigned one section, take extended notes, and teach. 
Wednesday:
Teach a section—details TBD.
Once you have been assigned a section, take extended notes, and prepare to teach.
Present title and bolded part of section, along with additional points of interest;
identify at least one additional point of interest for students to note on paper.
The Restoration and the 18th Century 1660-1800 (p.466- 483)
1. Introduction (Start p. 468; include seven groups in English Society.)
2. Augustan and Neoclassical; Comparisons with Rome
3. Reason and Enlightenment: Asking “How?”
4. The Birth of Modern English Prose: Stripping Down
5. Changes in Religion: More Questions
6. Religion and Politics: Repression of Minority Sects
7. The Bloodless Revolution: Protestants from Now On
8. Addicted to the Theater
9. The Age of Satire: Attacks on Immorality and Bad Taste
10.Journalism: A New Profession
11.Public Poetry: Conceived in Wit
12.The First English Novels
13.The Commanding Figure of Johnson
14.Searching for a Simpler Life
ALSO:
15.Life Among the “Haves”… (box, p. 472)
16.…And the Life among the “Have-Nots” (box, p. 478)
17.The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century (box, p. 477)
ALSO:
18.Jonathon Swift (dates: 1667-1745; p. 486)
Collection6—The Sting of Satire (p. 484-619)
[Preview collection, i.e. works by Jonathon Swift.]
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Thursday-Friday, 1/7-8/2016
The Restoration and the 18th Century 1660-1800
Jonathon Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels
Before You Read (p. 487)
Reading Focus—Reforming the World—Read/Outline
Quickwrite—Read/Respond
Elements of Literature—Read/Define
Words to Own (10)—Identify/Define
READ:
From Gulliver’s Travels, Part 1: A Voyage to Lilliput (p. 488)
ALSO:
Critical Comment—Under the Guise of Lilliput (p. 495)
COMPLETE (p. 496)—Assignment to be revised:
Reviewing the Text, a-d; Making Meanings, 1-8
Monday, 1/11/2016—WAIVER DAY (STUDENTS—OFF)
Tuesday, 1/12/2016
Jonathon Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, Part 1: A Voyage to Lilliput
Film Adaptation
Wednesday-Thursday, 1/13-14/2016
The Restoration and the 18th Century 1660-1800
Jonathon Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels
READ:
From Gulliver’s Travels, Part 2: A Voyage to Brobdingang (p. 497)
ALSO:
Elements of Literature—Satire: Bitter Laughter (p. 500-501)
Define the important terms (5):
Satire
Exaggeration
Hyperbole
Understatement
Irony
Sarcasm
Respond to 1-3.
COMPLETE (p. 500-501)—Assignment to be revised:
Reviewing the Text, a-d; Making Meanings, 1-9
Friday, 1/15/2016—SRI
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Monday, 1/18/2016—MLK, Jr. Day
Tuesday-Friday, 1/19-22/2016
The Restoration and the 18th Century 1660-1800
Jonathon Swift’s A Modest Proposal
WORDS TO OWN (10)
READ:
From A Modest Proposal (p. 502)
Connections—A Satire—Top of the Food Chain
COMPLETE:
Reviewing the Text, a-e
Making Meanings, 1-7
Language and Style, 1-2
NOTE:
To receive credit for work, responses must be a minimum of three sentences:
 Topic Sentence, a.k.a. incorporate question into answer (IQIA)
 Textual evidence, i.e. Making Meanings
 Reflective commentary, i.e. Making Meanings
DISCUSS: A Modest Proposal
Summative Assessment—details TBD
 Choices: Building Your Portfolio (514)
 Selection Test (s)
DISCUSS: Final
The Restoration and the 18th Century 1660-1800 CONT’D
Spotlight on Women Writer’s and the Eighteenth Century (p. 516-519)
Alexander Pope (p. 520-534)
 Heroic Couplets
Before You Read; Making Meanings
 From An Essay on Man
Before You Read; Making Meanings; Language and Style
 From The Rape of the Lock
Before You Read; Reviewing Text; Making Meanings; Elements of Literature
ALSO: Summative Assessment—details TBD
o Choices: Building Your Portfolio (535)
o Selection Test (s)
Voltaire (p. 536-540)
 From Candide
Before You Read; Finding Common Ground
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12th Grade Curriculum: Literature of Britain—1st Semester
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The Anglo-Saxons 449-1066
o Beowulf, author unknown, translated
The Middle Ages 1066-1485
o Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, translated
o Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, translated
The Renaissance 1485-1660
o Shakespeare’s Othello; Poetry/Sonnets—TBD
The Restoration and the 18th Century 1660-1800
o Collection 6—The Sting of Satire (p. 484-619)
 Jonathon Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels
 From Part 1: A Voyage to Lilliput
 From Part 2: A Voyage to Brobdingnag
 Jonathon Swift’s A Modest Proposal
The Romantic Period 1798-1832
o Poetry—TBD
The Victorian Period 1832-1901
o Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
o Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
The Twentieth Century 1901-TODAY 
o TBD
1st Semester Final (2015; 2016 YET TBD! ):
1. ANALYSIS/REFLECTION—ESSAY (6 PARAGRAPHS)
Analyze the relevance of British history on the formation of British literature during each of the
four time periods we have studied so far. Identify and describe the most relevant and influential
aspects of each time period and explain how each time period provides very unique and specific
fertile context for the rich and relevant literature produced during each time period. Construct an
essay in which you write an introductory paragraph complete with a thoughtful thesis statement;
four body paragraphs, each body paragraph dedicated to one time periods and resulting literature
[MUCH evidence from text and related personal commentary from you to support your thesis];
and a concluding paragraph, one that illuminates your initial thesis statement AND provides an
additional reflection, addressing how British history and literature provides necessary context for
and reflection about our American history, contemporary literature, societal concerns, and also
our own personal lives.
PREP WORK FOR FINAL: Review four time periods and relevant literature
2. ANALYSIS/REFLECTION—PARAGRAPH
Satire—18th C. England –Jonathon Swift—A Modest Proposal, Gulliver’s Travels
Satire is alive and well today.
Research a contemporary example of satire in our society.
Consider magazines, cartoons, sitcoms, real life societal situations.
Make a copy to provide a visual illustration of the identified example of satire.
Describe this specific example of satire and elaborate upon its implications on current society.
PREP WORK: Procure a copy of a contemporary example of satire.
3. REFLECTIVE PARAGRAPH
In terms of the literature we have studied, which of the time periods is your favorite? Why?
PREP WORK: None.
REQUIRED: Typed Product (library reserved)
OPTIONAL: PowerPoint with bullet points and graphics (in lieu of written essay format)