Spring Creek High School
Mrs. Christy A. Shivar
English IV
English IV Syllabus
Collection I & II: Songs of Ancient Heroes and The Tales they Told
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Historical Perspectives Throughout the Ages and The History of the English Language
Beowulf – pgs. 18-28; pgs.33-38; pgs. 44-45
The Seafarer – (GLAC)
Everyman – (GLAC)
The Canterbury Tales – pgs. 113-122
Le Morte d’ Arthur – pgs. 192-200
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Collection III: A Flourish of Genius
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“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” and “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” –
pgs. 257-261
“To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” and “To His Coy Mistress” – pgs. 263-268
o Connection: Dead Poet’s Society
William Shakespeare and the Sonnet – pgs. 272-278
o Sonnet 116 – pg. 283
o Sonnet 130 – pg. 284
Meditation 17 – pgs.307-309
“Death be not Proud” – pgs. 312-313
Tilbury Speech – pgs. 330-331
Information Text: The Influence of King James and Psalms – pgs. 336-337
The Parable of the Prodigal Son – pgs. 342-344
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Collection IV& V: The Best of All Possible Worlds & The Quest for Truth and Beauty
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The Sting of Satire – pgs. 462-464
A Modest Proposal – pgs. 427-437
o Top of the Food Chain – pgs. 438-441
Women’s Rights – pgs. 482-483
o from A Vindication of the Rights of Women – pgs. 484-491
o “To the Ladies” – pg. 494
o From The Education of Women – pgs. 495-497
“The Tyger” and “The Lamb” – pgs. 534-539
o Child By Tiger (PLS&S)
“The World Is Too Much With Us” – pgs. 561-562
“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” – pgs. 578-602
“She Walks in Beauty” – pgs. 609-611
Pride and Prejudice (Ancillary text)
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Spring Creek High School
Mrs. Christy A. Shivar
English IV
Collection VI & VII: Paradox and Progress & A Remarkable Diversity
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“The Lady of Shalott” – pgs. 694-701
o When I Die Young – The Band Perry
Sonnet 43 – pgs.713-715
“Dover Beach” – pgs. 720-722
o Love Is Itself a Faith – pg. 723
“To An Athlete Dying Young” – pgs. 725-727
The Mark of the Beast – pgs. 731-743
o The Age of Empire – pgs. 736-737
War
o “Dulce et Decorum Est” – pgs. 820-822
o “The Rear-Guard” – pg. 823
o “The Hollow Men” – pgs. 825-830
Blood, Sweat, and Tears – pgs. 848-851
The Destructors – pgs. 861-873
Agatha Christie (Ancillary text)
Shakespeare’s Sister – pgs. 886-892
o Votes for Women – pgs. 893-894
James Joyce - TBA
William Butler Yeats - TBA
DH Lawrence - TBA
The Demon Lover – pgs. 987-995
from The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – pgs. 1100-1102
Brave New World (Ancillary text)
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