TFSD Curriculum Calendar 2007-2008
11th Grade English
Skill or Concept
P.S. #
Topic, Task, Content
Projected Window
1st Quarter – Aug. 27-Oct. 26, 2007
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Pretest grammar, reading, and writing skills
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Comprehend a classic/contemporary American novel
3, 7
1. Diagnostic testing—STAR, grammar pretest, timed essay
Aug. 27 – Sept. 7
2. Select outside reading material from an AR list of American
books/authors
3. Introduce research topics
LABOR DAY – NO SCHOOL
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Read, understand, and relate a variety of text to personal experience
1, 2,
3, 5,
6, 7
1. Overview of the American Dream
Sept. 3
Sept. 7-22
Selections may include Literary Cavalcade (April 2001), “The
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Comprehend and interpret literature
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Write an expository essay with emphasis on organization and support

Acquire vocabulary/grammar knowledge
Convention” by Patrick Henry (160), “I, Too” (419), “Mother to

Identify controversial research topic and begin locating sources using the
LiLi Database
Son,” and “A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes, “I Know Why

Create a flip chart of research components
F. Scott Fitzgerald (670), “Why the Fries Taste Good” by Eric
Declaration of Independence” (140), “A Speech in the Virginia
the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou, “Winter Dreams” by
Schlosser, “Allentown” by Billy Joel (718)
2. Journal entries
3. Expository essay
How is building a better life the essence
Sept. 18/19
4. Vocabulary, grammar, mugshot sentences, quizzes, and guided
of the American Dream?
practice
5. Research: finalize topic, locate sources
STATE TEACHER INSERVICE
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Interpret the social, cultural, and historical significance of literature in
the Romantic period as a basis of modern American values

Compare and contrast the styles of Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman
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Present an in-depth poetry analysis, focusing on figurative language,
style, structure, and tone
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Read, understand, and respond to a variety of expository text.
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Extract and synthesize relevant information using a variety of sources
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Create a Works Cited page and continue research flip chart
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Demonstrate vocabulary/grammar knowledge
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Prepare bibliography cards and take notes on sources
1, 2,
3, 5,
6, 7
1. Romantic Period
Sept. 20 -Oct. 24
Poetry of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson:
 Charts/notes and poetry analysis assessment
2. Vocabulary lessons, comma review, mugshot sentences, quizzes,
and worksheets
3. Research: Compose Works Cited page, locate sources
2-min infomercials on topic
4. Vocabulary Unit One (lessons 1-6) and grammar test
Oct. 16/17
5. Outside reading: American novel (AR) assessment
Oct. 22/23
6. Group Poetry Presentation
Oct. 24/25
END OF 1ST QUARTER – TEACHER INSERVICE
2
Updt807
Oct. 4-5
nd
Quarter – Oct. 29, 2007-Jan. 11, 2008
Oct. 26
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES – NO SCHOOL
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Interpret the social, cultural, and historical significance of
Transcendental literature as a basis of modern American values

Read works that exhibit persuasive language
2. Journal entries

Extract and synthesize relevant information using a variety of sources

Identify information on both sides of a controversial topic and create a
pro/con chart
3. Vocabulary, grammar, mugshot sentences, quizzes, and guided
practice

Develop a clear thesis statement and create a working outline in
preparation for drafting the persuasive research essay
1, 2,
3, 5, 7
1. Transcendentalism: Emerson and Thoreau
Compose and improve drafts of the research paper revising for meaning,
clarity, and effective organization; add relevant support for thesis and
delete irrelevant information; use transitional words and phrases; blend
texts; use a variety of sentence structures
Oct. 29 –Dec. 20
 Double-entry journal
4. Research: complete preliminary work
THANKSGIVING BREAK—1:15 DISMISSAL
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Nov. 2
1, 4,
6, 7
Nov. 22
1. Compose Persuasive Research Essay
2. Vocabulary, grammar, mugshot sentences, quizzes, and guided
practice
3. Final Persuasive Research Essay due
CHRISTMAS VACATION
Dec. 18/19
Dec. 21 – Jan. 2
4. Vocabulary Unit 2 (lessons 7-12) and grammar test
Jan. 3/4
7. Semester Exams
Jan. 10-11
ND
END OF 2
QUARTER –1:15 DISMISSAL
Jan. 11
3rd Quarter Jan. 14 – March 14, 2007

Express and support responses to various texts to understand the
concepts of stereotypes and prejudice

Identify thematic connections and the emergence of an American voice
using material from different traditions and time periods

Analyze the author’s use of language and style

Create quick writes with emphasis on character development, setting,
and point of view

Demonstrate understanding of satire, dialect, and figurative language in
Huck Finn

Acquire vocabulary/grammar knowledge
1, 2,
3, 4,
5, 7
1. The Legacy of Slavery Unit
Douglass; “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar;
Video Born to Trouble; Novel—The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2. Huck Finn study guide packet (emphasis on dialect, satire,
imagery, and culture)
4. Vocabulary, grammar, mugshot sentences, quizzes, and guided
practice
5. Huck Finn test and in-class written evaluation of the novel as
racist literataure
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TEACHER INSERVICE

PRESIDENT’S DAY – NO SCHOOL

Comprehend a classic/contemporary American novel

Analyze social context in modern prose

Read and respond to a variety of text from a variety of American literary
periods and traditions
Updt807
Jan. 14-Feb. 29
Selections may include The Narrative of the Life of Frederick
1, 2,
3, 5, 7
1 Modern Prose and Poetry
Selections may include “The Wagner Matinee,” “The Jilting of
Granny Weatherall,” “A Rose for Emily,” “The Story of An
Hour,” “The Far and the Near” by Thomas Wolfe,” “In Another
Feb. 28/29
Feb. 14-15
Feb. 18
March 3 -12

Contrast similar themes or topics from different time periods

Evaluate the language of protest

Demonstrate vocabulary/grammar knowledge
Country” by Ernest Hemingway, “The Corn Planting” by Sherwood
Anderson,” “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty, various selections of
poetry by Robert Frost and other modern poets, Hiroshima,
“Losses,” “The Death of The Ball Turret Gunner,” “Camouflaging
the Chimera” by Yusef Komunyakaa; from Woman at War or
“Ambush” by Tim O’Brien, and contemporary articles from
Time/Newsweek
2. Vocabulary lessons, dangling and misplaced modifiers, mugshot
sentences, quizzes, and guided practice
3. Journal Entries
3. Vocabulary Unit Three (lessons 13-18) and grammar test
March 6/7
4. Modern Prose and Poetry Unit Test
March 11/12
END OF 3RD QUARTER
SPRING BREAK
REGISTRATION – NO SCHOOL
March 14
March 17-21
April 3/4
4th Quarter Mar. 24 – May 30, 2007

Read to understand that literature is a reflection of time and place and
explain the historical and cultural context of a literary work

Explain how the events in The Crucible teach life lessons applicable to
our day

Create a group presentation for the class

Write a literary analysis

Compose a reflective essay
Updt807
1, 2,
3, 7
1. The Crucible by Arthur Miller (text and video)
Mar. 24-May 2
2. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
3. Vocabulary lessons, sentence combining, mugshot sentences,
quizzes, and guided practice
4. Concept Quadrant for The Crucible presented to the class
May 1/2
5. Vocabulary Unit Four (lessons 19-24) and grammar test
May 15/16
10. End of Course Assessment
May 19/20
11. Test over Of Mice and Men
May 22/23
12. Reflective essay
May 25
MEMORIAL DAY
May 26
END OF 4TH QUARTER – 1:15 Dismissal
May 30