English 11
Mrs. Miguel
2012-2013
ENGLISH 11 SYLLABUS
Here is an overview of what we will cover in the course of the year. All dates and topics are
approximate, and with the exception of the nine weeks exams, are subject to change. Any titles
with a * are works that will be included if time allows.
September/October
Literature:
Native American Traditions
Narrative of the Captivity (excerpt)
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (excerpt)
Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (excerpt)
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (excerpt)
Speech to the Virginia Convention
The Crisis, No. 1
Common Sense (excerpt)
The Federalist Papers (excerpt)
The Declaration of Independence
Iroquois Constitution (excerpt)
Letters – Abigail & John Adams (selections)
Wonders of the Invisible World (excerpt)
History:
Pre-Colonial to Post-Revolution
Writing:
Narrative Essay
Paragraph Structure
Editing
Origin Myths
Editorials
Journals
Grammar:
Usage & Mechanics
Oral:
Personal Introductions
Storytelling
Vocabulary:
SAT
Literary Terms
SOL:
Multiple Choice
Writing Prompts
Other:
Independent Reading
OCTOBER 3, 2012 - 1ST NINE WEEKS PROGRESS REPORT
November/December/January
Literature:
Devil and Tom Walker
Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Thanatopsis
Paul Revere’s Ride
Song of Hiawatha
Nature (excerpt)
Self Reliance (excerpt)
Walden (excerpt)
Civil Disobedience
Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment
The Minister’s Black Veil
The Scarlet Letter
The Pit and the Pendulum
Fall of the House of Usher*
The Raven
Song of Myself (excerpt)
I Sing the Body Electric
American Romanticism
Persuasive Essays
Creative Essays
Paragraphs
Editing
Journals
Grammar:
Usage & Mechanics
Oral:
Persuasive Speeches
Informational: Technical Manuals
Employment Applications
MLA Research
Vocabulary
SAT
Literary Terms
SOLs:
Multiple Choice
Writing Prompts
Other:
Independent Reading
NOVEMBER 6, 2012 – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
NOVEMBER 12, 2012 – NO SCHOOL (VETERAN’S DAY)
NOVEMBER 16, 2012 – PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
NOVEMBER 22-23, 2012 – THANKSGIVING BREAK
DECEMBER 12, 2012 – PROGRESS REPORTS
DECEMBER 21 – JANUARY 2, 2013 – WINTER BREAK
JANUARY 21, 2013 – NO SCHOOL (MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY)
JANUARY 22-25, 2013 – MIDTERMS
JANUARY 28, 2013 – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
History:
Writing:
February/March/April
Literature:
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (excerpt)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (excerpt)
Spirituals
Gettysburg Address
Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Mystery of Heroism
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County
The Lowest Animal
To Build a Fire
A Pair of Silk Stockings
The Story of an Hour
A Wagner Matinee
Richard Cory
Because I could not stop for Death
I heard a Fly buzz—when I died
Much Madness is divinest Sense
The Crucible
History:
Realism/Naturalism
Salem Witchcraft Trials/McCarthyism/Red Scare
Writing:
Expository Essay
Paragraphs
Editing
Journals
Grammar:
Usage & Mechanics
Oral:
Salem Witch Craft Diaries
Informational: MLA
Research Paper
Business Letters
Employment Applications
Resumes
Vocabulary:
SAT
Literary Terms
SOLs:
Multiple Choice
Writing Prompts
Other:
Independent Reading
FEBRUARY 8, 2013 – PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
FEBRUARY 18, 2013 – NO SCHOOL (PRESIDENT’S DAY)
FEBRUARY 28, 2013 – 3RD NINE WEEKS PROGRESS REPORTS
MARCH 29, 2013 – NO SCHOOL
April/May/June
Literature:
The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter
Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
The Wastelands (excerpt)*
Ars Poetica
what if much of a which of a wind
somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond
Hills Like White Elephants
Winter Dreams
The Great Gatsby
A Rose for Emily
The Leader of the People
A Worn Path
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Mending Wall
The Death of the Hired Man
Fire and Ice
Tableau
The Incident
Harlem
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
A Dream Deferred
Dust Tracks on a Road (excerpt)
Death of the Ball Turret Gunner
Night (excerpt)
A Noiseless Flash
Speaking of Courage
Game
The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World
Black Boy (excerpt)
Autobiographical Notes
Night Journey
Cinderella
Mad Girl’s Love Song
The Bells
Young
Elsewhere
History:
Modernism to Post-Modernism
Harlem Renaissance
Writing:
Descriptive Essay
Literary Analysis
Autobiographical Narrative
Paragraphs
Editing
Journals
Grammar:
Overview
Usage & Mechanics
Oral:
Multimedia Presentation
Informational: College Applications
Scholarship Essays
Vocabulary:
SAT
Literary Terms
SOLs:
Multiple Choice
Writing Prompts
Other:
Independent Reading
APRIL 1 – 7, 2013 – SPRING BREAK
MAY 10, 2013 – 4TH NINE WEEKS PROGRESS REPORTS
MAY 27, 2013 – NO SCHOOL (MEMORIAL DAY)
JUNE 11-14, 2013 – FINAL EXAMS