RAMON ALTERNATIVE CENTER
INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM
ENGLISH IVA – QUARTER 2
STUDENT NAME:
ASSIGNMENT
DATE
INITIAL
GRADE
PERCENT
COMPLETE
Read The Renaissance: Celebrating Humanity text pp. 220-231
WEEK
10
Activities to be provided by teacher
Read “from ‘Spencer’s Sonnets’” and “from ‘Sidney’s Sonnets,’” text pp. 234-240
WEEK
11
WEEK
12
1. Review & Assess -text p. 241 (1-9)
4. Reading Strat. W/S - Wkbk p. 39
2. Build Vocabulary W/S - Wkbk p. 37
5. Literary Analysis W/S - Wkbk p. 40
3. Grammar & Style W/S - Wkbk p. 38
6. Selection Test
Read Marlowe’s and Raleigh’s Pastoral Poetry text pp. 244-245
Activities to be provided by teacher
Read “Shakespeare’s Sonnets,” text pp. 250-256
WEEK
13
WEEK
14
WEEK
15
WEEK
16
WEEK
17
WEEK
18
WEEK
19
1. Review & Assess -text p. 257 (1-9)
4. Reading Strat. W/S - Wkbk p. 43
2. Build Vocabulary W/S - Wkbk p. 41
5. Literary Analysis W/S - Wkbk p. 44
3. Grammar & Style W/S - Wkbk p. 42
6. Selection Test
Writing Workshop: Response to Literature: Analysis of a Sonnet’s Imagery, text
pp. 259
To receive full credit you must complete the following:
1. Prewriting Notes
2. First Draft with Revisions
3. Final Draft
Read “from Utopia” and “Elizabeth I: Speech Before Her Troops,” text pp. 264-270
1. Review & Assess -text p. 271 (1-9)
4. Reading Strategy W/S - Wkbk p. 49
2. Build Vocabulary W/S - Wkbk p. 47
5. Literary Analysis W/S - Wkbk p. 50
3. Grammar & Style W/S - Wkbk p. 48
6. Selection Test
Read “from ‘The King James Bible’” text pp. 274-280
1. Review & Assess -text p. 281 (1-8)
4. Reading Strategy W/S - Wkbk p. 53
2. Build Vocabulary W/S - Wkbk p. 51
5. Literary Analysis W/S - Wkbk p. 54
3. Grammar & Style W/S - Wkbk p. 52
6. Selection Test
Read “from A Dictionary of the English Language,” and “Life of Samuel Johnson,” text
pp. 546-560
1. Review & Assess -text p. 561 (1-9)
4. Reading Strat. W/S - Wkbk p. 115
2. Build Vocabulary W/S - Wkbk p. 113
5. Literary Analysis W/S - Wkbk p. 116
3. Grammar & Style W/S - Wkbk p. 114
6. Selection Test
Read The Elizabethan Theater text pp. 290-295
Activities to be provided by teacher
Benchmark Exam
Preparation:
Study the academic vocabulary list (Curriculum Guide pp. 30-31), and review the
“Prepare to Read” sections covered this quarter.
ENGLISH 4A – QUARTER 2
Notes: text is Prentice Hall Literature, The British Tradition; workbook is Selection Support: Skills Development Workbook; academic vocabulary
list can be found in the teacher’s course guide, pp. 29-30 http://www.psusd.us/Index.aspx?page=805 . Bold face type indicates core assignments.