Senior English Curriculum Map: 2010-2011 School Year
English IV
* Note: “Sacred Book List” Addendum is at the end of this document
Quarter #1
August 23 to October 22
Essential Questions:
1. How do writers and artists organize or construct text to convey meaning?
2. What does it mean to be a stranger in the village?
Unit Goals
1. To understand the relationship between perspective and critical theory.
2. To apply critical theories to various texts studied and created.
3. To control and manipulate textual elements in writing to clearly and effectively convey a controlling idea or thesis.
Student Published Portfolios: For each of the first three quarters, students are required to complete three to four published writing portfolio
products.
Quarter 4 is devoted to completion of the Laureate Research Project. .
Pacing: This map is one suggestion for pacing. Springboard pacing guides precede each unit in the “About the Unit” sections and
offers pacing on a 45-minute class period length.
Prentice Hall Literature – Use selections from Prentice Hall throughout the quarter to reinforce the standards being taught as
well as the embedded assessments within the SpringBoard curriculum.
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QUARTER #1 SpringBoard Curriculum Pacing Guide
August 23 – October 22
Standards and Benchmarks
SpringBoard Unit 1
Literature
 The students will analyze
and compare significant
works of literature and id
relationships among major
genres
 Analyze the literary devices
unique to the literature and
how they support and
enhance theme and main
idea
Reading
 The student will use pre
reading strategies and
background knowledge of
subject/content area to
make and confirm complex
predictions
 Determine main idea and
essential message
Unit Pacing Guide
SpringBoard
Unit 1: 6 weeks
8/23 – 10/1
SpringBoard Unit/Activities
Unit 1: Perception is
Everything
Activities 1.1 – 1.13 Focus
 Literary Analysis of fiction
and nonfiction
 Reading Comprehension
 Main Idea
 Summarize
 Paraphrase
 Vocabulary development
Activities 1.14 – 1.19 Focus
 Writing Applications
 Creative writing
 Literary devices in writing
 Sensory description
 Incorporate figurative
language
Assessments
Embedded Assessment #1:
“Creating a Photo Essay”
Embedded Assessment #2:
“Writing a Reflective Essay”
SpringBoard Online End-ofUnit 1 Test:
www.springboard.collegeboard.com
 Student Portfolio Published
Pieces
 Formal Assessments
 PH On-Line Assessments
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Writing
 Pre write by generating
ideas from multiple sources
 Make a plan for writing that
addresses purpose,
audience, controlling idea,
etc.
 Apply appropriate tools or
strategies to evaluate and
refine the draft
 Write in a variety of
expressive and reflective
forms using narrative
techniques, employing
literary devices and sensory
description.
Vocabulary
 Categorize key vocab and
id salient features
 Determine meanings of
words, pronunciation, parts
of speech, etymologies, and
alternate word choices.
AP/College Readiness
Connections:
The units in this level focus on
refining the following important
skills and knowledge areas for
AP/College Readiness.
SpringBoard
Begin Unit 2
10/4/10
Unit 1:
•
Analyzing and
interpreting samples of good
writing, identifying and
explaining an author’s use of
rhetorical strategies and
techniques so that students
may employ them in their
writing.
•
Creating and sustaining
arguments, interpretations, and
reflection based on readings,
research, and/or personal
experience.
•
Moving effectively
through the stages of the
writing process with careful
attention to inquiry, drafting,
revising, editing, and review.
Grammar
 Edit for usage of spelling,
prefixes, suffixes,
knowledge of Greek/Latin
words, etc.
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Quarter #2
Essential Questions:
1. How does applying a critical perspective affect an understanding of text?
2. How does a new understanding of a text gained through interpretation help or hinder your enjoyment of it?
Unit Goals
1. To enhance critical thinking by studying Feminist, Marxist, and Archetypal critical perspectives.
2. To apply multiple critical perspectives to drama, non-fiction, and non-print texts.
3. To engage in the writing process to generate a play script and an analytical response.
Student Published Portfolios: For each of the first three quarters, students are required to complete three to four published writing portfolio
products.
Quarter 4 is devoted to completion of the Laureate Research Project. .
Pacing: This map is one suggestion for pacing. Springboard pacing guides precede each unit in the “About the Unit” sections and
offers pacing on a 45-minute class period length.
Prentice Hall Literature – Use selections from Prentice Hall throughout the quarter to reinforce the standards being taught as
well as the embedded assessments within the SpringBoard curriculum.
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QUARTER #2 SpringBoard Curriculum Pacing Guide
October 26 – January 14
Standards and Benchmarks
SpringBoard Unit 2
Literature
 The student will select
fiction materials to read to
expand foundational
knowledge necessary to
connect topics and function
as a fully literate member of
a shared culture.
 Create a complex, multigenre response to the
reading of 2+ literary works
using multiple critical
perspectives, figurative
language, and analyzing an
author’s development of
time and sequence.
 Analyze, interpret, and
evaluate author’s use of
descriptive language,
figurative language,
common idioms, and
literary allusions and
explain how they impact
Unit Pacing Guide
SpringBoard Unit/Activities
SpringBoard
Unit 2 (continued):
10/26 – 1/14
Unit 2: The Collective
Perspective
Activities 2.1 – 2.15 Focus:
 Literary Analysis – fiction
and nonfiction
 Reading comprehension
 Vocabulary development
 Communication
 Writing Process: editing for
language conventions
 Writing - Informative
Assessments
Embedded Assessment #1:
“Illuminating Pygmalion”
Embedded Assessment #2:
“Applying a Critical
Perspective”
SpringBoard Online End-ofUnit 1 Test:
Activities 2.16 – 2.25 Focus:
 Writing Process: Revising
 Writing – Persuasive
 Reading – Vocabulary
development
 Pre write/draft/edit/publish
 Literary analysis – fiction
www.springboard.collegeboard.com
 Student Portfolio Published
Pieces
 Formal Assessments
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
meaning on variety of texts
Explain how ideas, values,
and themes of a literary
work reflect the historical
period in which it was
written.
Reading
 Analyze author’s
purpose/perspective in
variety of texts
Writing
 Pre write using
organizational strategies
and tools
 Draft by analyzing lang.
techniques of authors to
establish a personal style
 Prepare writing using
technology in a format
appropriate to the purpose
Vocabulary
 Relate new vocabulary to
familiar words
 Identify and understand
meaning of advanced
prefixes, suffixes, and root
words
Grammar
 Edit for correct usage
AP/College Readiness
Connections:
 PH On-Line Assessments
Teacher Observations
The units in this level focus on
refining the following important
skills and knowledge areas for
AP/College Readiness.
Unit 2:
•
Analyzing a variety of
texts to deepen knowledge of
the ways writers use language
to provide meaning and convey
pleasure for the reader.
•
Analyzing structure,
style, and themes, as well as
smaller elements such as
figurative language, imagery,
symbolism, tone and
characterization in literature.
•
Analyzing
representative literary works
from various genres, periods,
perspectives, and cultures.
•
Writing to interpret,
evaluate, and negotiate
differing critical perspectives in
literature.
•
Moving effectively
through the stages of the
writing process with careful
attention to revising and
evaluating stylistic techniques
that illustrate sophisticated
writing skills.
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Quarter #3
Essential Questions:
1. How can a dramatic performance reflect a critical perspective?
2. What role does literature play in the examination of recurring societal issues?
Unit Goals
1.
2.
3.
4.
To interpret multiple representations of a Shakespearean tragedy.
To examine critical perspectives as they apply to drama.
To plan and perform dramatic interpretations of selected scenes.
To analyze the ways in which historical contexts have influenced performances of the play.
Student Published Portfolios: For each of the first three quarters, students are required to complete three to four published writing portfolio
products.
Quarter 4 is devoted to completion of the Laureate Research Project. .
Pacing: This map is one suggestion for pacing. Springboard pacing guides precede each unit in the “About the Unit” sections and
offers pacing on a 45-minute class period length.
Prentice Hall Literature – Use selections from Prentice Hall throughout the quarter to reinforce the standards being taught as
well as the embedded assessments within the SpringBoard curriculum.
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QUARTER #3 SpringBoard Curriculum Pacing Guide
January 18 – March 18
Standards and Benchmarks
SpringBoard Unit 3
Literature
 The student will create a
complex, multi-genre
response to the reading of
2+ literary works using
multiple critical
perspectives.
 Analyze and evaluate
information from ext
features
 Organize information to
show understanding or
relationships among events
 Identify and analyze the
characteristics of a variety
of types of text.
Reading
 The student will analyze a
variety of text structures
and text features
Unit Pacing Guide
SpringBoard Unit/Activities
SpringBoard Unit 3
1/18 - 3/18
Unit 3: Evolving
Perspectives
Activities 3.1 – 3.10 Focus:
 Literary Analysis –
Nonfiction
 Reading Comprehension
 Expository text
 Information and Media
Literacy
 Informational
Text/Research Process
 Vocabulary Development
 Writing- Informative
 Writing – draft/revise/edit
Assessments
Embedded Assessment #1:
“Writing an Analysis”
Embedded Assessment #2:
“Staging an Interpretation”
SpringBoard Online End-ofUnit 1 Test:
www.springboard.collegeboard.com
 Student Portfolio Published
Pieces
 Formal Assessments
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Media Literacy
 Explain how text features
aid reader’s understanding
 Organize, synthesize,
analyze, and evaluate the
validity and reliability of
information from multiple
sources.
Writing
 The student will draft
writing by developing ideas
from a plan using primary
and secondary sources
 Write
informational/expository
essays that speculate on
causes and effects of a
situation
Vocabulary
 Identify and understand the
meaning of conceptually
advanced prefixes, suffixes,
and root words
Grammar
 Edit for correct use of
grammar
 Edit for correct use of
sentence structure
Activities 3.11 – 3.20 Focus:
 Literary Analysis –
Nonfiction
 Reading Comprehension
 Information and Media
literacy
 Informational text/
Research process/
Technology
 Writing Process – drafting
 Writing – Informative
 Editing for Language
conventions
 PH On-Line Assessments
Teacher Observations
AP/College Readiness
Connections:
The units in this level focus on
refining the following important
skills and knowledge areas for
AP/College Readiness.
Unit 3:
•
Grounding
interpretation of a text in its
historical and social setting.
•
Comparing and
evaluating artistic
interpretations of a text.
•
Writing analytical and
argumentative pieces based on
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print and visual texts.
•
Writing a wellorganized, cohesive piece
under time constraints.
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Quarter #4
Teacher choice of delivering Unit 4 or Unit 5:
Unit 4 - Multiple Perspectives
Unit 5 - Creating Perspectives
Essential Questions:
1. How can an examination of texts through multiple
perspectives affect understanding?
2. How do media production elements shape a
message?
Essential Questions:
1. How do media sources impact our understanding
of the truth and significance of an issue?
2. How can media texts be constructed to support an
agenda or interpretation?
Student Published Portfolios: For each of the first three quarters, students are required to complete three to four published writing portfolio
products.
Quarter 4 is devoted to completion of the Laureate Research Project. .
Pacing: This map is one suggestion for pacing. Springboard pacing guides precede each unit in the “About the Unit” sections and
offers pacing on a 45-minute class period length.
Research Project - Quarter 4 is devoted to completion of the Laureate Research Project as the main writing component.
Prentice Hall Literature – Use selections from Prentice Hall throughout the quarter to reinforce the standards being taught as
well as the embedded assessments within the SpringBoard curriculum.
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QUARTER #4 SpringBoard Curriculum Pacing Guide
March 29 – June 10
Standards and Benchmarks
SpringBoard Unit 4
Literature
 The student will analyze,
compare, evaluate, and
interpret poetry for the
effects of literary devices,
graphics, structure, and
theme to convey mood,
meaning, and aesthetic
qualities.
 Analyze and discuss
characteristics of subgenres
Reading
 Analyze author’s
purpose/perspective in
variety of texts
 Determine main idea or
essential message
Writing
 Draft writing by developing
ideas from prewriting plan
using primary and
Unit Pacing Guide
SpringBoard Unit/Activities
SpringBoard Choice:
Either Unit 4 or Unit 5
3/29 – 6/10
Unit 4: Multiple
Perspectives
Assessments
Embedded Assessment #1
Either Unit 4 or 5
Activities 4.1 – 4.15
Embedded Assessment #2
AP/College Readiness
Connections:
Either Unit 4 or 5
The units in this level focus on
refining the following important
skills and knowledge areas for
AP/College Readiness.
Unit 4:
st
•
Developing 21 century
literacies, both in texts studied
and in texts created.
•
Emphasizing close
textual reading and analysis
through a variety of critical
perspectives.
•
Collaborating on
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
secondary sources
Draft writing y establishing
logical organizational
patterns with supporting
details
Revise by creating clarity
and logic by maintaining
central theme, idea, or
unifying point.
Write a final product for
publication
Vocabulary
 Context clues
 Multiple meanings in
context
Grammar
 Edit writings for correct use
of spelling, orthographic
patterns, generalizations,
root words, etc.
SpringBoard Unit 5
Literature
 The student will analyze
and compare a variety of
traditional, classical, and
contemporary literary
works.
 Analyze the way in which
student-led teams for an
extended amount of time.
•
Developing
independence in terms of text
and product selection.
SpringBoard Online End-ofUnit 1 Test:
www.springboard.collegeboard.com
 Student Portfolio Published
Pieces
 Formal Assessments
 PH On-Line Assessments
Unit 5: Creating
Perspectives
Activities 5.1 – 5.13
 Laureate Research Paper
 District Final Exam
Unit 5:
st
•
Developing 21 century
literacies, both in texts studied
and in texts created.
•
Conducting analyses
based on close reading
through a variety of critical
perspectives.
•
Collaborating on
student-led teams for an
extended amount of time.
•
Selecting texts and
products demonstrating growth
and performance
independently.
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
theme or meaning
represents a view or
comment of life
Student selects a variety of
age and ability appropriate
fiction materials to read
based on knowledge of
authors styles, themes and
genres to expand core
foundation of knowledge.
Reading
 Analyze and evaluate
similar themes or topics by
different authors across a
variety of fiction and
nonfiction selections
Media Literacy
 Select and use appropriate
technology to enhance
communication
Communication
 Demonstrate effective
listening skills and
behaviors
 Apply oral communication
skills in interviews, formal
presentations, and
impromptu situations.
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Addendum
Sacred Book List
Lists were compiled from:
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Collier County Public School Current “Sacred Book” list
Sunshine State Young Readers’ Novels
Sunshine State: Florida Teen Reads
Reader’s Journey Novels
SpringBoard Suggested Novels
Prentice Hall Literature Suggested Novels
Janet Allen Suggested Novels
College Board Top 100 Novel List
Advanced Placement Recommendations:
 High School Teacher Syllabi
 College Board A.P. Literature Suggestions
 College Board A.P. Language Suggestions
 Novels from A.P. Free Response Questions
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High School Reading List
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* Romeo and Juliet
* To Kill a Mockingbird
* Slam
* Speak
* Star Girl
* Monster
~ The Great Fire
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*Things Fall Apart
~ Phineas Gage
~ Among the Hidden
~ Devil's Arithmetic
~ Birmingham, 1963
~ The Girls' Life Guide to Growing Up
~ Horrible Science: Disgusting
Digestion
~ No More Dead Frogs
~ Oh Yikes! History's Grossest,
Wackiest, Moments
~ The Skin I'm In
~ Snowbound: The Tragic Story of the
Donner Party
~ Are We Alone?: Scientists Search for ~ Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious
Life in Space
Creatures That May or May Not Exist
~ Cold Light: Creatures, Discoveries, and ~ Tell All the Children Our Story:
Inventions That Glow
Memories and Mementos of Being
Young and Black in America
*Into the Wild
*Their Eyes are Watching God
* The Crucible
^ The Awakening
^ Catcher in the Rye
^ Ethan Frome
^ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
*Pygmalian
*Othello
* Poisonwood Bible
Brave New World
Crime and Punishment
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cyrano de Bergerac
^ The Scarlett Letter
Death and the King's Horseman
! Daisy Miller
Death of a Salesman
! Billy Budd
Hamlet
! The Great Gatsby
Heart of Darkness
~ Curse of the Pharaohs: My Adventures
with Mummies
~ The Down-to Earth Guide to Global
Warming
~ Journeys for Freedom: A New Look at
America's Story
~ Oh Yuck!: The Encyclopedia of
Everything Nasty
The Importance of Being Earnest
All Quiet on the Western Front
~ Getting Away with Murder: The
True Story of the Emmett Till Case
~ Bronx Masquerade
Antigone
~ Finn: A Novel
MacBeth
Farewell to Manzanar
~ Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of
Madame Bovary
the Japanese Incarceration of World
War II and a Librarian Who Made a
Difference
Alas, Babylon
Lysisrata
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~ Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis
Braille
Grendel
~ We Are One: The Story of Bayard
Rustin
The Illiad
~ Mick Harte Was Here
Julius Caesar
~ Nightjohn
Kitchen God's Wife
~ Scorpions
Midsummer's Night Dream
~ Who Put That Hair on My Toothbrush Medea
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Night
Alice in Wonderland
Animal Farm
^ Great Expectations
Lord of the Flies
The Odyssey
Of Mice and Men
Old Man and the Sea
^ A Separate Piece
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Walkabout
Fallen Angels
Power of One
River Ran Out of Eden
Siddartha
^ Hiroshima
^Gilgamesh
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
^ A Doll’s House
^ Oedipus Rex
~ From Bone Shakers to Choppers:
Much Ado About Nothing
The Rip-Roaring History of
Motorcycles
~ Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold SelfExperimenters in Science and
Medicine
~ Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: One Hundred Years of Solitude
The Law that Changed the Future of
Girls in America
~ Mental Floss Presents Condensed
Knowledge: A Deliciously Irreverent
Guide to Feeling Smart Again
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
~ Tough Boy Sonatas
~ Tupac Shakur (Just the Facts
Biographies
~ Is and Them: A History of
Intolerance in America
The Bluest Eye
Cannery Row
The Children's Story
Fahrenheit 451
Glass Menagerie
Grapes of Wrath
Inherit the Wind
Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
Old Man and the Sea
Ordinary People
Our Town
Raisin in the Sun
Red Badge of Courage
! Beloved
The Stranger
A Tale of Two Cities
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Waiting for Godot
Woman Warrior
Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern are dead
Beowulf
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KEY
* Required Reading - Springboard
* Supplemental - Springboard
~ Janet Allen
^ Advanced
! AP
(No notation) Existing Supplemental Reading List
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