10 Honors Year in Review --Thematic Approach to British Literature
First Nine Weeks—Essential Question(s): How do we set our own course? What do we learn from our experiences?
Sub questions: Whose life is it anyway? What do we owe others?
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Beowulf—The Hero’s Journey
Independent Reading: Annotating Angela’s Ashes
Vocabulary: SAT Vocabulary Lessons 1-3/Word Roots Lists 1 and 2
The Writing Process: Smiley-Face Tricks/The Hook/ In-Class Timed Writings
The Research Process—Memoir Multi-genre; BQ artifact essay
Grammar Focus— Appositives/Adjectives; Run-ons and Fragments/Tense Consistency
Oral Communication—Multi-genre Presentation/Writing Circles—Group Read –a-Louds
Second Nine Weeks—Essential Question(s)--What is honor? What makes a true hero?
Sub Question: What does it mean to live in a civil society?
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Canterbury Tales
Timed Writings—Personal statement; Definition essay
SAT Vocabulary Lessons 4-6/Word Roots 3
The Writing Process: Chaucer-ize Poem
The Research Process—Time period research brochure
Grammar Focus— Punctuation/Sentence Structure
Oral Communication: Socratic Seminars
Third Nine Weeks--- Essential Question—How does power affect people?
Sub questions: How do people harness language to gain power?
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Macbeth
“A Modest Proposal”
“Holy Sonnet 10”
Lord of the Flies/1984
SAT Vocabulary Lessons 7-9/Word Roots 4-5
Oral Presentations: Socratic Seminars/
Final Nine Weeks—Essential Question—What is technology’s role in society?
Sub Question(s)-- What are the tradeoffs for technological advances? What moral limitations do we put
on the use of technology?
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Frankenstein/Brave New World/1984
SAT Vocabulary Lessons 10-12 /Word Roots 6-7
Research Process—Honors Assessment Research Project
Grammar Activities--- Active-Passive Voice/Word Choice/Case
Big Question Presentations and Wrap Up
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