2017 - 2018 Year at a Glance
Dr. Turner
ELA I
1st Quarter / 2nd Quarter / 3rd Quarter / 4th QuarterTheme(s) / Political Conflict and Argument / Literal and Metaphorical Conflict / Memoir and Manifesto / Reader/Writer Workshop
Essential Concepts and Questions / Rhetoric / Argumentation
Audience
MLA style
Genre, theme, literary devices (plots, narration, perspective, figurative language, etc.)
Persuasive writing
Expository writing
Should young people be taught politics and/or learn about worldwide political conflict?
Why do some human conditions lead to isolation and being an outcast?
How does the media influence tastes, behavior, purchasing, and voting decisions? / Genre, theme, literary devices (plots, narration, perspective, figurative language, etc.)
Persuasive writing
How do history and culture affect literature?
Why are parenthetical citation and Works Cited essential to research writing?
How do themes, motifs, and organizational patterns enhance the overall reading experience? / Gender roles
Memoir/Biography
Expository Writing
Genre, theme, literary devices (plots, narration, perspective, figurative language, etc.)
How has literature defined and changed gender roles?
What roles in politics are created for young people? / MLA style
Genre
Theme
Literary Devices (plot, narration, perspective, figurative language, etc.)
Expository writing
Narrative writing
How do I become adept at selecting my reading material?
How can I ensure that I read things critically and not just take things at face value?
What do I want to write about/what contributions can I make to the literary world?
Major Text / Ender’s Game
Orson Scott Card / Life of Pi
Yann Martel / I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban
Malala Yousafzai / Self-selected, thematically appropriate, and approved texts
Supplemental Reading / Persepolis
MarjaneSatrapi
News articles on political conflict and youth and politics
“Charge of the Light Brigade”
Alfred Lord Tennyson / Selections, The Zookeeper’s Wife Diane Ackerman
Poetry / Selections, The Zookeeper’s Wife Diane Ackerman
Music / Supplemental texts as determined by students
Media
Writing / Timed practice essays
Informal reflections and analysis
Persuasive Essay
Analytical Essay / Timed practice essays
Informal reflections and analysis
Poetry
Research Paper
Multimedia Presentation
Expository Response / Timed practice essays
Informal reflections and analysis
Expository Essay
Speech / Informal reflections and analysis
Reader/Writer log
Personal publication (choice of narrative, short story collection, manifesto, speech or collection of poetry)
**Pre-AP classes will have additional supplemental reading and writing assignments, to be provided by Dr. Turner. These assignments will help prepare students for the rigor and demand of AP courses.