English II 1st Quarter: August 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Course Introductions & Procedures USA Test Prep Benchmark Exam USA Test Prep Benchmark Exam USA Test Prep Benchmark Exam USA Test Prep Benchmark Exam Genre Study: Arguments & Persuasion Reference Unit 6 Logic Propaganda/ Advertising Persuasive Speech or Essay Outlining Elements of a Story: Plot, Setting, & Mood/ Narrative Device (Units 1 & 3) Textbook Reference: Unit 1 Fiction & Nonfiction Anchor Texts: The Lottery Everyday Use The Johnstown Flood Novel Study: Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Grammar Focus: Grammar Pretest Parts of Speech, Clauses Subject/ Verb Agreement, sentence structure, writing a paragraph Editing: Caught ‘Ya sentences Vocabulary Genre Study/ Characterization / Theme (Textbook Units 2 & 4) Anchor Texts: The Possibility of Evil Like the Sun The Teacher Who Changed My Life The Interlopers Two Friends Letter to a Young Refugee to Another Song of Peng’Ya Novel Study: Fallen Angels/ or Literature Circles Greek Tragedy and Medieval Romance Reference Unit 10 Anchor Text: Antigone Writing: journals, note-taking, levels, writing traits Parts of a paragraph: TS, FS, EX, R Attention-Getter, Funnel, Thesis Grammar Focus: Capitalization, punctuation, modifiers, using phrases; nouns, pronouns, verbs Caught Ya 501 Writing Prompts Speaking: read-aloud, narrative intro, interview Technology/ 21st Skills: Word Processing, My Big Campus Portfolio Pieces: Response to LiteratureInterpretive Essay (The Lottery) , Personal Narratives (journals, informal), Informative Essay; Character Analysis, Peer Introduction Vocabulary: Content Vs. Context Character: static, dynamic, round, flat, motivation, antagonist, protagonist Writing: Attention- Getting Strategies Funnel Thesis Speaking: Author Studies Units 8-9: Author’s Style and Voice; History, Culture, and the author Anchor Text: Novel: Night Unit 5: Author’s Purpose Anchor Text: The Plot Against People Poetry (2 weeks) Reference Unit 7 Acrostic Haiku Limericks Poetry Analysis (double journal, essay, presentations, etc.) Song Analysis- figurative language, sound devices DRAMA: (2-3 weeks) Anchor Text: Shakespearean Comedy: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Media Study: Evaluating sourcesTornados- news article/ website Evaluate two articles for validity Unit 12 (3-4 weeks) Research Process: Multi-Genre Project Anchor Text: The Outsiders Grammar Focus: Review & apply Adverbs, adjectives, phrases Caught Yas Grammar Focus: Caught Ya; Peer Editing Vocabulary: SAT BUZZ WORDS Caught Ya’ Vocabulary Vocabulary: SAT BUZZ WORDS Caught Ya Vocabulary Writing: Writing: Speaking: Persuasive 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