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Unit
Business Documents
History of the Epic Poem
Biographies
Epic Poetry
Standards
RI 11.2
RI 11.4
RI 11.5
RI 11.6
RI 11.1
RI 11.2
RI 11.4
RI 11.6
RI 11.4
RI 11.5
RI 11.6
RL 11.2
RL 11.3
RL 11.4
RL 11.7
Weeks
1-7
Materials/Tools
Sample Business Letters
Sample Resumes
SMART Goals Handout
Assignments
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1
“The Epic of Beowulf”
Handout
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William Shakespeare Bio
Handout
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5
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1-2
Beowulf (taken from
Prentice Hall Literature:
The British Tradition)
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Prose Poetry
Renaissance Poetry
RL 11.5
RL 11.6
RL 11.7
2-4
RL 11.1
RL 11.4
RL 11.6
4
Canterbury Tales: Prologue
& The Wife of Bath’s Tale
by Chaucer
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Various Pastoral Poems
and Sonnets ( taken from
Prentice Hall Literature:
The British Tradition)
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Evaluation of
strengths and
weaknesses
Create long and
short-term SMART
Goals (to be used
in Senior Portfolio)
3 Important Facts
3 Fun Facts
3 New Words
(with definitions)
Summary of
Biography
3 Fun Facts
Reading Logs
Graphic Organizers
(heroism and
vengeance)
Compare-Contrast
Film Review
Character Notes
and Poster
Skit
Reading Response
Questions
Poster
Form Notes
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Shakespeare
Analyzing Literature
Adhering to Poetry Form
Requirements
Business Writing
Presenting Poetry
Interviews
Academic Vocabulary
RL 11.1
RL 11.2
RL 11.3
RL 11.4
RL 11.5
RL 11.6
RL 11.7
W 11.2
W 11.4
W 11.5
W 11.9
W 11.10
W 11.3A
W 11.3D
W 11.2D-E
W 11.4
W 11.10
SL 11.1
SL 11.3
SL 11.4
SL 11.6
SL 11.1
SL 11.6
L 11.4
L 11.5
L 11.6
Hamlet
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Reading Logs
Character Diaries
Poster
Skit
Pre- and Post-Test Essay
Prompts
Beowulf Essay Prompts
(heroism or vengeance)
Hamlet Essay Prompts
(father-son or feminism)
Review forms of Sonnets
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Pre- and Post-Test
Essays
Beowulf Essay
Hamlet Essay
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Pastoral Parodies
Original Sonnet
Composition
Senior Portfolio Handout
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Pastoral Parodies (created
by students)
Sonnets (created by
students)
Senior Portfolios (created
by students)
Interview Questions
Interview Evaluation Form
Smartphones/Dictionaries
Poetry and Figurative
Language Vocabulary List
Formal Language
Substitution List
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Senior Portfolio
(includes business
letter, resumé,
goals, action plans)
Class Poem
Presentation
Selection of Class
Favorite Poem
“Exit” Interview
with
Administration
5-8
1-2, 5-9
4-5
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1-9
5
9
1-9
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Vocabulary
Worksheets
Quizzes
Formal Language
in Senior Portfolio
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