Mrs. Starrett
English IV Syllabus
Six Weeks 1
Time Period: Anglo Saxon
Theme: The Quest and the Perilous Journey
From A Pilgrim’s Progress
Beowulf p.18-49
Gilgamesh p. 58-63
Grendel by John Gardner
Select Canterbury Tales
Writing: Introductory Essay incorporating research
Six Weeks 2
Time Period: Medieval
Theme:Heroes and Antiheroes
Medieval Ballads p. 130-132
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight p. 229-237
Le Morte d’Arthur p. 216-222
The Legends of Robin Hood
Writing: Comparative Analysis of heroes in Robin Hood and
Arthurian legends
Six Weeks 3
Time Period: Renaissance
Theme: Love’s Sorrows and Triumphs
Shakespearean Sonnets
Spenserian Sonnets
Italian Sonnets
Search for Wisdom
King James Bible
Psalms 23
Psalms 147
“The Parable of the Prodigal Son”
Power and ambition
“Macbeth”
Writing: Character Analysis in Macbeth
Six weeks 4
Time Period: Restoration
Theme: Humor and Satire
“Gulliver’s Travels”
Love and Death
“Meditation 17”
“Death Be not Proud”
“When I Consider How my Light is Spent”
“Elegy Written in A County Courtyard”
“In Memoriam /A.H.H.”
“Ulysses”
Research Paper
Six Weeks 5
Time Period: Romantic
Theme: Oppression and Freedom
Jane Eyre
The Wide Sargasso Sea
Writing: Comparison of major literary forms from different historical periods
Six Weeks 6
Theme: Individual and Society
Lord of the Flies
Writing etiquette for graduation invitations, thank you notes, etc.
Writing: Literary Analysis of Lord of the Flies