English IV(2013/2014 School Year)
August 8th- September 6th: Foundations of Analysis/Anglo-Saxon: Medieval Unit
*WN DUE DATE: August 30th-Friday
To Cover
-Rules/Syllabus/Letter to Parents (8th)
-8 Keys/Introductions (9th)
-Writer’s Notebook Decoration (12th)
-Death Poetry (13th)
-Grammar (14th)
-Death quiz/Intro to Beowulf (15th)
-Beowulf (16th & 19th)
-Beowulf movie (20th & 22nd)
-Grammar (21st)
-Canterbury Tales (23rd, 26th, 27th)
-Grammar (28th)
-Sir Gawain & the Green Knight/Review (29th30th)
-Non-Lit Articles a/b heroes & modern day (3rd & 5th)
-Grammar (4th)
-Test & Grammar Test in lab (6th)
September 9th-October 2nd: Foundations of Fiction/MacBeth: Renaissance Unit
*WN DUE DATE: September 27th -Friday
To Cover
-Globe/Intro/Vocab/Ask question (9th)
“Do people kill, steal & destroy to get ahead of destiny?”
-MacBeth Act 1 (10th)
-Grammar (11th)
-MacBeth Act 1 & 2 (12th)
-Macbeth Act 2 & 3 (13th )
-Macbeth Act 3 & 4 (16th )
-Macbeth Act 4 & 5 (17th)
-Grammar (18th)
-Macbeth Act 5/Review (19th)
-Testab ‘modern macbeth’ (20th)
-Discussion/Share (23rd)
-Discussion/Share (24rd)
-Grammar (25th)
-TI’s song/Passionate Shepard/Nymphs/TPCASTT(26th)
-Shakespeare pp/video clip/discussions (27th)
-Shakespeare sonnets/song comparison (30th & 1st)
-Grammar-Lab to test (2nd)
October 3rd- November 8th:Foundations of Research/ Career:College Readiness Unit
*WN DUE DATE: October 25th-Friday
To Cover
-Intro to career paper/brainstorm (3rd)
-Write proposal a/b career choice in lab (4th)
-Write & research in lab (14th, 15th, 17th & 18th)
-Grammar (16th)
-Guest speaker (21st)
-Guest speaker (22nd)
-Grammar (23rd)
-Abstract for universal idea in lab (24th & 25th)
-Form discussion teams/choose ideas (28th)
-Discussions over universal ideas (29th)
-Grammar (30th )
-Discussions over universal ideas (31st)
-Guest speaker (1st)
-Annotated bib in lab (4th & 5th)
-Grammar (6th) *assign test as homework
-Cover letter in lab (7th & 8th)
November 11th- December 20th: Foundations of Argument/Enlightenment Unit
*WN DUE DATE: November 22nd -Friday & December 20th-Friday
To Cover
-Bible from the book (11th)
-Parables from the book (12th )
-Grammar & “Thankful” leaves (13th)
-John Milton (14th & 15th)
-Opposing essays on their “Bible” views (18th & 19th)
-Grammar (20th)
-Satire PP (21st)
-Discussion of satire “now” (22nd)
-Articles/Clips on satire (25th & 26th)
-Jonathan Swift intro (2nd)
-Gulliver’s Travels excerpts (3rd & 5th)
-Grammar (4th)
-Gulliver movie (6th & 9th)
-To The Virgins/Coy Mistress (10th)
-Grammar (11th)
-Articles/Discussion about abstinence, etc (12th)
-Debates over articles (13th & 16th)
-Review for mid-term (17th & 18th)
January 6th- February 7th:Foundations of ______/Kite Runner Unit
*WN DUE DATE:January 31st-Friday
To Cover
-Review rules, etc…(6th)
-Introduction to KR Unit/permission slips(7th)
-Clips from documentaries (8th)
-Read/Handouts (9th, 10th, 13th, 14th)
-Grammar (15th)
-Read/Handouts (16th, 17th, 21st)
-Grammar (22nd)
-Read/Handouts (23rd, 24th, 27th, 28th)
-Grammar (29th)
-Read/Handouts (30th, 31st, 3rd, 4th)
-Grammar/Make Kites (5th)
-Movie/Make Kites (6th & 7th)
-Test (homework)
February 10th–February 28th:Foundations of ______/Romantic:Victorian Unit
*WN DUE DATE: February 28th -Friday
To Cover
-Intro from PP & fill-in-blank handout (10th)
-William Blake (11th)
-Grammar (12th)
-Wordsworth (13th)
-Keats (14th)
-Byron (18th)
-Grammar (19th)
-Dickinson/Soundtrack (20th)
-Lady of Shalot/song (21st)
-My Last Duchess/Poryphria’s Lover (24th)
-Discussion (25th)
-Grammar (26th, 27th & 28th)
March 3rd-March 28th: Foundations of ______/Critques & Problem Solving Unit
*WN DUE DATE: March 28th-Friday
To Cover
-MLK/Obama Speech (3rd)
-Discuss speech/Intro critiques (4th)
-Write critique (5th)
-Present critique (6th & 7th)
-Intro A Raisin In The Sun (10th)
-Read ARITS (11th, 12th, 13th, 14th , 17th)
-$10,000 fast scheme: invest/edu/house/etc..(18th & 19th)
-Give groups topics (opposing) (24th)
-Research in lab (25th & 26th)
-Argue/Debate (27th & 28th)
April 7th- May 16th: Foundations of ______/Environmentalism Unit
*WN DUE DATE: April 25th-Friday & May 16th-Friday
To Cover
-Assign reflective piece (7th)
-Type piece in lab/peer edit (8th, 9th, 10th, 11th)
-Read “On Dumpster Diving” (14th)
-Discussion (15th)
-Al Gore Global Warming YouTube/Discuss (16th)
-Global Warming article (17th)
-Battle Over Sea Lionsartice (21st)
-Battle Over Blair Mt YouTube/Discuss (22nd)
-Guest Speaker (23rd)
-Polar Bear article (24th)
-11th Hour film/Discuss (25th)
-DiCaprio article (28th)
-Inhofe article (29th)
-Discuss Service Learning/Create (30th, 1st, & 2nd)
-Critical Reading mini-unit (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th)
-Grammar Review (12th, 13th, 14th, 15th & 16th)