IB Language: Literature

English 1A

Mrs. Grey Briggs

Room 404

Supplies:

  • A composition book
  • Colored pencils
  • Glue sticks and scissors

(At this point you may be wondering why we are dappling in preschool craft time…I promise, we are not…at least not like you are thinking)

  • $10.00 supply fee
  • An open mind and a good attitude—this may be the most difficult supply to bring, but please try. 

Classroom Needs: (wish list)

  • **Kleenix (tissue) boxes
  • Colored pencils for the classroom
  • Markers and pens
  • A pencil sharpener
  • Clorox wipes
  • Copy paper

**We run out of tissue the most, especially during flu and cold season.

Summer Reading: Due Thursday or Friday, August 20 & 21

You must read the novel BEFORE we start the unit, NOT during.

COURSE OUTLINE:

SEMESTER ONE: FREE CHOICE” “Literature, Film, and Artistic Expression”

August 13-21Introduction: Close Reading and Color-marking

August 24/25 Quiz over Life of PiMartel

August 24- Sept. 25 Unit Study of Life of Pi

Sept. 28/29Quiz over Frankenstein (Begin reading Into the Wild)

Sept. 30- Oct. 30Unit Study of Frankenstein Shelly Fall Break (Oct. 5-9)

Nov. 2/3 Quiz over Into the Wild Begin reading Crime and Punishment

Nov. 4- Dec. 1 Unit Study of Into the Wild Krakauer

Dec. 2- 18 *IOP’s Individual Oral Presentations

*IOP’s- Internally Scored. Presentations based on a semester one work, chosen by you. 10-15 minutes.

Semester Two: Works in Translation: “Life, Death, and Internal Angst”

After each unit of study, there will be a group *Interactive Oral Presentation addressing the genres, themes, and content of that particular unit, followed by a reflective statement and an in-class supervised writing assignment.

January 11-15 Introduction into Works in Translation

Jan. 18/19 Crime and PunishmentQuiz

Jan. 20- Feb. 12Crime and Punishment Unit *Supervised Writing & Reflective Statement

Feb. 16/17Dom Casmurro Quiz

Feb. 18-Mar. 11 Dom CasmurroUnit *Supervised Writing & Reflective Statement

Mar. 14/15- April 8 Read/Act out The Visit in class & Unit Study *Supervised Writing & Reflective Statement

Spring Break

April 11- May 2 *Written Assignment

May 3- May 19 Correcting and Conferencing over Written Assignments

*Written Assignment- Externally Scored. Topic generated from one of the supervised writings. Teacher may act only as a supervisory role. 1200-1500 words.

*Interactive Oral- for each Part I Work. 30 minute presentation with five group members

*Reflective Statement- For each Part I work. 300-400 words, based off of the Interactive Orals.

*Supervised Writing- Essay done in class, for each Part I Work.