English I Syllabus
Spring Semester
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Introduction: Poetry
“Elements of Poetry,” Writing Process: works in progress &
researching the author, “Uncoiling a Voice”
Poetry
reading in sentences, figurative language, suffixes, description of a
scene, preposition and object of prep., impromptu speeches;
readings from: Langston Hughes, William Wordsworth, Gabriela
Mistral, Jean de Sponde, Richard Brautigan, Emily Dickinson,
Stanley Kunitz
Poetry
“Careers in Robotics,” making generalizations, using your senses,
sound devices, comparing literary works, editorials, writing to
compare literary works, prepositional phrases, dramatic reading,
illustrations; readings from: Walter Dean Myers, Alfred Lord
Tennyson, May Swenson, Edgar Allan Poe, Yusef Komunyakaa,
Lewis Carroll, Mary TallMountain, Galway Kinnell, & Naomi
Shihab Nye
Poetry
reading and vocabulary review, paraphrasing, suffixes, picturing
the Action, narrative poetry, detailed description of a scene,
appositive phrases, dialogue; readings from Ernest Lawrence,
William Stafford, Sandra Cisneros, Edgar Allan Poe, Edwin Muir,
& Richard Wilbur
Poetry
“Tornadoes Web Site,” evaluating a web site, breaking down long
sentences, rhyme, suffixes, the Poem, responding to literature,
infinitives and infinitive phrases, annotated electronic databases,
panel discussions; readings from: Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost,
T.S. Eliot, E.E. Cumings, Bashō, William Shakespeare, Alice
Walker, Chiyojo, & Walt Whitman
Introduction: Drama
Elements of Drama, How-to-Essay, researching the author:
William Shakeseare, Shakespearean drama and staging, The
Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
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Drama
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, using text aides, dialogue, blank
verse, reading in sentences, paraphrasing, dramatic speeches,
word roots, abstracts, editorial
Drama
The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, persuasive letters, parody,
gerund & gerund phrases, staged performances, annotated flow
charts, film reviews
Drama
“Atlas of Italy,” kimming and scanning, comparing literary works:
archetypal theme(s), writing to compare literary works; reading
from Ovid & William Shakespeare
Drama
The Inspector General by Anton Chekov, drawing conclusions from
dialogue and stage directions, comedy and dramatic irony, word
roots, research report, main and subordinate clauses, readers
theatre presentation, informational charts, short plays
Week 11: SPRING BREAK
Week 12: SPRING BREAK
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Drama
“Review of a Translation of Chekhov’s Plays,” evaluate credibility of
an author, writing to compare literary works: satire; readings
from: Oscar Wilde & Henry Alford
Introduction: Themes in Literature
Introduction: Heroism, “Play Hard; Play Together; Play Smart,
from The Carolina Way,” writing for assessment, researching an
author: Homer
Themes in Literature
analyzing the influence of cultural and historical context, word
roots, Epic hero, Epic simile, identifying influences on your own
reading and responses, complex and compound sentences, debate,
reading from Odyssey
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Themes in Literature
“Application for an Archaeological Dig,” following directions,
writing to compare literary works: contemporary interpretations,
readings from: Edna St. Vincent Millay, Margaret Atwood, Derek
Walcott, Constantine & Cavafy
Themes in Literature
compare/contrast, using context clues, word roots, generating
questions during/after reading, protagonist/antagonist, journal
entries, commas, interviews; readings from: George Toudouze &
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Themes in Literature
set a purpose for reading, author’s purpose and philosophical
assumptions context clues/word roots, letter writing,
colons/semicolons/ellipses, writing to compare literary works: tall
tale & myth; readings from: encyclopedia, Chief Dan George,
Nelson Mandela, Harold W. Felton, Edith Hamilton