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Curriculum Map Tenth Grade World Literature Draft |
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION
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CONTENT |
SKILLS |
ASSESSMENT |
RESOURCE |
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August |
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September |
How to read and
write for WASL; Why is there nothing new under the sun regarding human
behavior? |
The Odyssey |
Vocabulary; WASL-esque writing; Defensible Answer Format Paragraphs &
5-paragraph persuasive essay; Oral presentation; guided reading; modeled
writing |
Chapter quizzes for
vocabulary & comprehension, analysis & synthesis 5 paragraph
persuasive essay and oral presentation of essay |
Homer’s The
Odyssey books & unabridged book on tape |
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October |
How to read and
write for WASL; Why is there nothing new under the sun regarding human
behavior? |
The Odyssey |
Vocabulary; WASL-esque writing; Defensible Answer Format Paragraphs &
5-paragraph persuasive essay; Oral presentation; guided reading; modeled
writing 5 heroic elements 6 essential scenes
of a comedy Expository essay: Analysis &
synthesis of elements of story |
Chapter quizzes for
vocabulary & comprehension, analysis & synthesis 5 paragraph
persuasive essay and oral presentation of essay |
Homer’s The
Odyssey books & unabridged book on tape |
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November |
How to read and
write for WASL; Why is there nothing new under the sun regarding human
behavior? Elements of a
heroic comedy |
The Odyssey Individual,
original stories |
5 heroic elements 6 essential scenes
of a comedy Expository essay: Analysis &
synthesis of elements of story |
Chapter quizzes for
vocabulary & comprehension, analysis & synthesis 5 paragraph
persuasive essay and oral presentation of essay Evaluate scenes 1
at a time; type story- present Expository essay explaining 11 elements of
heroic comedy |
Homer’s The
Odyssey books & unabridged book on tape |
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December |
Elements of a
heroic comedy |
Individual,
original stories |
Comprehension,
Analysis & Synthesis Vocabulary; WASL-esque writing: D.A.F. paragraphs 5 paragraph
persuasive essay with oral presentation; guided reading and modeled writing |
Evaluate scenes 1
at a time; type story- present Expository essay explaining 11 elements of
heroic comedy |
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January |
Recognize heroic
elements in short storied, poems, and the Seven Samurai |
Excerpts from
Malian epic Sundiata; excerpts various Arthurian
stories; watch Alara Kurosawa’s masterpiece
The Seven Samurai; memorize Tennyson’s “ The Change of the Light Bridgade” |
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Quiz with all 11
titles and 5 heroic elements Memorized oral
recitation of “ The Change of the Light Brigade” |
Elements of
Literature 4th course textbook |
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February |
Who are we? How
should we live? What in the long run really matters? 3 views of
Shakespeare’s “ The Tempest” |
Bible Stories;
excerpts for the Koran; Persian poets; Chinese & Japanese poems; beast
fables “The
Tempest” |
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Expository essay
answering 3 essential questions with 3 of 46 titles Act quizzes for
vocabulary & comprehension; analysis & synthesis; 5 paragraph essay |
Textbook Individual copies
of “The Tempest” & unabridged play on tape |
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March |
Elements of poetry-
pre- AP skills 3 views of Jane
Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” |
15 U.S &
British poems 6- hour BBC
miniseries “ The Pride and Prejudice” |
Comprehension of 8
poetic elements-analysis and synthesis of these elements into original poem Vocabulary; WASL-esque writing, D.A.F. paragraphs and AP style expository
essay |
Original poem moorporating 8 poetic elements 1quiz per hour of
miniseries-vocabulary, WASL-esque D.A.F. paragraph,
multiple choice, short answer format; AP-style essay for comprehension,
analyzing synthesis and writing conventions |
Textbook 6 hour DVD |
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April |
3 views of Jane
Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” |
6- hour BBC
miniseries “ The Pride and Prejudice” |
Vocabulary; WASL-esque writing, D.A.F. paragraphs and AP style expository
essay |
1quiz per hour of
miniseries-vocabulary, WASL-esque D.A.F. paragraph,
multiple choice, short answer format; AP-style essay for comprehension,
analyzing synthesis and writing conventions |
6 hour DVD |
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May |
Why and how did WWI
completely change the world? |
Pre-history of WWI;
battles; long-lasting effects of the war All Quiet On The
Western Front by Erick Maria Remaque |
Comprehension of
causes and effects of WWI Vocabulary Comprehension,
analysis, synthesis of AQ DTWF Group work:
scheduling and meeting deadlines; collaboration to prove comprehension Meeting deadlines
and following directions |
3 vocabulary &
comprehension quizzes 8 history quizzes
on causes and effects of WWI Inference questions
every 2-3 pages of the novel Daily participation
for partner reading/collaboration |
Encyclopedia &
online sources for WWI All Quiet on the
Western Front |
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June |
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