English II Curriculum
First Semester
Units
Central
Questions/Ideas
What makes a hero?
Book of
Lost Things
F451
Intellectual Freedom
What makes a hero?
Antigone –
Unit 10
What quests live on?
What is your ultimate
loyalty?
What makes a hero?
Academic Terms
Hero’s Journey
1. Separation
2. Initiation & Transformation
3. Return & Reintegration
Allusion (Meaning Behind) Biblical, Literary, Historical
o Ecclesiastes
o Job
o Phoenix
o Man Master Ridley
o “Alls well that is well in the end”
o The Tower of Babel*
o Hercules & Anteaeus*
Imagery (Color)
Symbolism
Flashback*
Foreshadow*
Theme
Dramatic Irony*
Paradox*
Personification*
*Added based on F451 Common Assessment
-Elements of Tragic hero: a dignified character, has a tragic flaw, experiences a downfall
-Elements of Greek tragedy: Tragic Hero, Tragic Flaw, Catastrophe, Chorus, Fate
All introductory material 958-965
-greek burial rites (Cerebus)
-hubris, arête, ate
-Zeus (987)
-Aphrodite (993)
-Persphone (996)
-Danae (997)
-Dionysis (997)
-Ares (997)
-Hephaestus (998)
-Athena (1003)
-Tieresias
-The Furies (1001)
-Hecate (1004)
-Pluto (1004)
Purpose
Loaded Language
Rhetorical Device
Parallelism
Repetition
Rhetorical Question
Analogy
Counterargument
Fact vs. Opinion
Inductive Reasoning
Deductive Reasoning
Emotional Appeal
Claim
Transfer
Testimonial
Bandwagon Appeal
Plain Folks Appeal
Argument
&
Persuasion
– Unit 6
Can you be
persuaded?
Writing
A minimum of two formal essays are required, one essay each quarter, totaling 14 revised pages.
An equal number of informal, unrevised pages are also required.
Grammar
Speaking
First Semester we will focus on Persuasion, looking specifically at evaluating sources and quote weaving.
We will create a folder on the I-drive with writing assignments.
-Sentence Fragments
-Run-on Sentences & Comma Splices
-Verb forms: moods & tenses
–Commas: set off dependent phrases and clauses from the main clause of the sentence,
set off non-essential phrases and clauses, set off appositives
-Semicolon
-Quotation marks
One speech: choose between
1) Recitation/Interpretation
Oral interpretation
Dramatic reading (solo or dialogue) – original or interpretative reading
2) Persuasive/Informative Original Speech
-informative
-persuasive
-debate
-narrative
-descriptive
-process
-documentary
-extemporaneous
Whichever method is not selected first semester should be used second semester
See Attached Rubric
Second Semester
Units
Julius Caesar
Central Questions/Ideas
Can your conscience mislead
you?
What makes a hero?
History,
Culture, and
the Author –
Unit 9
Product of the times
Can humanity triumph over
evil?
What shapes your world?
How can we change society?
Poetry
This will only be assessed on the
2nd semester final. You can
teach this unit
however/whenever as long as
you cover the agreed upon terms.
Research
Suggestions for poems are in the
following document.
This will only be assessed on the
2nd semester final. You can
teach this unit
however/whenever as long as
you cover the agreed upon terms.
Academic Terms
Shakespearean Tragedy
Soliloquy
Aside
Dramatic irony
Blank verse
Character trait and motive
Meter
Iambic Pentameter
Rhyming Couplets
Quatrain
Setting
Mood
Figurative Language (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole)
Cultural context
Historical context
Suggestions for stories to teach with
Cultural characteristics
this unit can be found on the
Author’s background
supplemental handout.
Sensory details
Evidence (noun)
Political cartoon
Message
Form (noun)
Speaker
Meter
Personification
Line
Imagery
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Stanza
Literary Analysis
Consonance
Rhyme Scheme
Figurative language
Free Verse
Assonance
End-Stopped
-Retrieval & evaluation
-Review of using the internet & library database
-Paraphrase/summarize
-Evaluating Sources – 1225
-Avoiding Plagiarism – 1245
-Documenting Your Sources – 1248
-Reviewing MLA Citation Guidelines - 125
End Rhyme
Enjambment
Ballad
Tone
Writing
Grammar
A minimum of two formal essays are required, one essay each quarter, totaling 14 revised pages.
An equal number of informal, unrevised pages are also required.
Second semester we will focus on analysis.
We will create a folder on the I-drive with writing assignments.
-Subject and Verb Agreement
-Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement
-Pronoun Reference (vague references clarified)
-Who vs. Whom
-Modifiers (adjectives vs. adverbs)
-Colon
-Commonly Confused Words
Accept/except
Affect/effect
Already/all ready
Allusion/illusion
Speaking
Among/between
Bad/badly
Beside/besides
Cite/site
Explicit/Implicit
Farther/further
Fewer/less
Good/well
Imply/infer
Its/it’s
Led/lead
Lie/lay
Who/whom
One speech: choose between
1) Recitation/Interpretation
Oral interpretation
Dramatic reading (solo or dialogue) – original or interpretative reading
2) Persuasive/Informative Original Speech
-informative
-persuasive
-debate
-narrative
-descriptive
-process
-documentary
-extemporaneous
Whichever method is not selected first semester should be used second semester
See Attached Rubric
English 2 –
Persuasive Speech Rubric
NAME: ________________________________
VISUAL
CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
- Clever, attention-getting hook
- Sufficient overview of topic
- Strong thesis (claim) at end
BODY
- Strongly worded topic sentences
- Enumeration of three main points
- Logical organization (least to most impt)
- Adequate/varied supportive research included
(stats, quotes from experts, examples, laws, etc.)
- Sufficient development of each point
- Addresses counterarguments
- Clear transitions between points
- Persuasive/loaded language included
- Visual aid (poster) incorporated during speech
CONCLUSION
Restates thesis (claim) at start
- Recaps/summarizes each main point
- Ends with clincher/call to action
DELIVERY
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Good eye contact / minimal use of notecards
Body movement / Gestures / Posture
Professional appearance
Pacing / Tone / Volume / Enunciation
Enthusiasm / Persuasive Attitude
Fluency / Minimal use of fillers (um, uh, ah, like)
Incorporation of visual aid during speech
Maintains audience interest
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Simple design / Not cluttered / Correct size
Easy to read and understand
Creative approach
Contains no spelling or punctuation errors
Aides audience’s understanding
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
Grade:
Supplemental Text & Poetry Ideas
Unit
F451
Antigone
Argumentation
– Unit 6
Julius Caesar
History,
Culture, and
the Author –
Unit 9
Literature
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Brave New World
Handmaid’s Tale
Banned Books List: This could be student choice
Andromeda Strain
Inherit the Wind
Parable of the Sower
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
The Dumbest Generation
The Once and Future King: T.H. White
Beloved
Tortilla Curtain – a stretch…
The Pig who Sang to the Moon: Jeffrey Moussaieff Massoon
To Kill a Mocking Bird
The Fixer
The Innocent Man
All Quiet on the Western Front
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The October Horse: Colleen McxCullough
The glass menagerie
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
The Innocent Man
Playing with the Enemy
Water for Elephants
My Losing Season
Miss O’Dell
Swimming to Antarctica
Cold Mountain
The Chocolate War
Flyboys
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Devil in the White City
Little Brother
Poetry
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“Those Winter Sundays” Robert Hayden
pg 240
“Peruvian Child” Pat Mora pg 547
“Lady Freedom Among Us” Rita Dove
pg 547
“Blessing the Boats” Lucille Clifton pg
709
“Exile” Julia Alavarez pg 134
“Crossing the Border” Joy Harjo pg 134
“the sonnet ballad” Gwendolyn Brooks
pg 443
“The Artilleryman’s Vision” Walt
Whitman pg 792
“the sonnet ballad” Gwendolyn Brooks
pg 443
“The Artilleryman’s Vision” Walt
Whitman pg 792
“Exile” Julia Alavarez pg 134
“Crossing the Border” Joy Harjo pg 134
“Who makes the Journey” Cathy Song
pg 931
“Song of P’eng Ya” pg 460
“Peruvian Child” pg 548
“Lady Freedom Among Us” pg 550
Unit 9
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Seabiscuit
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
Clara’s War
Huckleberry Finn
Tom Sayer
The Help
Schindler’s List
1984
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Crucible
Scarlet Letter
Pride and Prejudice
Great Expectations
Wuthering Heights
Jane Eyre
A Streetcar Named Desire
Inherit the Wind
A Farewell to Arms
The Sun Also Rises
Catcher in the Rye (for American Lit. students only)
Of Mice and Men
The Grapes of Wrath
Nineteen Minutes
13 Reasons Why
The Book Thief
Slaughterhouse Five
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Catch-22
Graceling
Hunger Games
Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Thirteenth Tale
City of Bones
And the earth did not devour him: Tomas Rivera
Lord Jim
Things Fall Apart
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Johnny Got His Gun
All Quiet on the Western Front
Bless Me Ultima
Cry the Beloved Country
Collections of Short Stories:
o Woman Hollering Creek – Cisneros
o Interpreter of Maladies – Lahiri
Essays, Plays, Short Stories
The Johnstown Flood
Race to Save Apollo 13
Shoofly Pie
The Teacher Who Changed My Life
A Celebration of Grandfathers
A Marriage Proposal
The Man in the Water
Dyaspora
Two Friends
When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine
Letter to a Young Refugee
Blow Up: What Went Wrong at
Storm King Mountain
And of Clay We are Created
Only Daughter
p. 100
p. 112
p. 168
p. 212
p. 222
p. 243
p. 354
p. 360
p. 406
p. 420
p. 456
p. 508
p. 528
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