Curriculum Map

Course Title:English Grade: 11

Unit (Name/Number):Unit Two: Westward Expansion Literature: Romanticism and Gothic Fiction / Pacing:One marking period
Essential Question(s): How does Romanticism and Gothic Romanticism exemplify fiction concepts?
LEQ: What is theme?
LEQ: What is textual evidence and howis it used to support discussion?
LEQ: What are rhetorical strategies and how are they used to persuade audience, create tone, and argue purpose?
LEQ: How does text structure contribute to critical understanding of a text?
LEQ: What are mood, theme, & symbols and how do they contribute to the meaning of a text?
LEQ: What are genres? How do they contribute to deeperunderstanding of a time period and piece of literature?
Content/Key Concepts / Standards / Key Vocabulary / Learning Activities/Resources / Evidence of Learning
(Assessments;Performance Tasks)
Theme / CC.1.3.11-12.A /
  • point of view (types of)
  • conflict (types of)
/ class discussion
small group discussion
think-pair-share
brainstorming
word webs
jigsaw
Pearson textbook & online materials / Essays
Unit tests
Journals
Ticket-out-the door
Projects
Textual Evidence / CC.1.3.11-12.B /
  • implicit
  • explicit
  • direct
  • summary
  • paraphrase
  • MLA format and terminology
/ class discussion
small group discussion
think-pair-share
brainstorming
word webs
jigsaw
Pearson textbook & online materials / Essays
Unit tests
Journals
Ticket-out-the door
Projects
Rhetorical Strategies / CC.1.3.11-12.D /
  • direct indirect
  • bias
  • pronoun usage
/ class discussion
small group discussion
think-pair-share
brainstorming
word webs
jigsaw
Pearson textbook & online materials / Essays
Unit tests
Journals
Ticket-out-the door
Projects
Text Structure / CC.1.3.11-12.E /
  • prose
  • verse
  • stanza
  • blank verse
  • chronological order
  • non-linear order
/ class discussion
small group discussion
think-pair-share
brainstorming
word webs
jigsaw
Pearson textbook & online materials / Essays
Unit tests
Journals
Ticket-out-the door
Projects
Mood, Theme, and Symbols / CC.1.3.11-12.F, CC.1.3.11-12.I /
  • metaphor/simile
  • imagery
  • allusion
  • personification
/ class discussion
small group discussion
think-pair-share
brainstorming
word webs
jigsaw
Pearson textbook & online materials / Essays
Unit tests
Journals
Ticket-out-the door
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Genre / CC.1.3.11-12.H /
  • Pastoral
  • Pantheism
  • Oversoul
  • doppelganger
  • Macabre
/ class discussion
small group discussion
think-pair-share
brainstorming
word webs
jigsaw
Pearson textbook & online materials / Essays
Unit tests
Journals
Ticket-out-the door
Projects