Curriculum Map

BHS 12th Grade Literature

Draft 11/18/2008

 

 

 

ESSENTIAL QUESTION (optional)

CONTENT

SKILLS

ASSESSMENT

RESOURCE

August

 

 

 

 

 

September

 

Learning styles & ability assessment

Daily reading- World Lit (daily through semester end)

Elements of Ancient Greek Theater

Literary vocab

Classic Tragedy & tragic hero

Oedipus

Fate

 

-Identify effective study skills for learning style

-Interpret and evaluate short pieces of world lit in daily reading (through semester end)

-Comprehend the elements of Greek Theater as it applies to Oedipus

-Explore the concept of fate and evaluate its importance to the play

-Analyze the elements of tragedy and the tragic hero Oedipus

 

Learning Styles Survey

 

Dialectical journal for Daily Reading (through semester end)

 

Objective & short essay test on Greek Theater, vocab, Oedipus

 

Group Discussion Oedipus

Oedipus Plays by Sophocles

October

 

Oedipus

Modernization of Oedipus- script writing

Anglo Saxons-artifacts, culture

Literary vocab

“Beowulf” translations

Hero in literature & beyond

“Beowulf” interpreting theme, cultural ideals, commitatus, Christian overlay

-Interpret themes and imagery used in Oedipus

-Compose a modern version of Oedipus lines with literary elements

-Compare & evaluate various translation of “Beowulf”

-Compare & contrast modern heroes with ancient heroes

-Evaluate literary elements and Old English poetic form in “Beowulf”

Guided Reading ?s Oedipus

Script Reading

Essay test- Oedipus

Computer lab Scavenger Hunt ?s

Interpreting & Evaluation “Beowulf” Translations Packet

Hero descriptive essay

Guided Reading ?s “Beowulf”

Group discussion “Beowulf”

Oedipus Plays by Sophocles

Beowulf Seamus Heaney’s Translation

November

 

“Beowulf” interpreting theme, cultural ideals, commitatus, Christian overlay

Story continuation

Modern tragedy

Shakespeare & Victorian England

Shakespeare’s phrasing and vocabulary

Macbeth interpreting theme, character motivation, fate, imagery

-Evaluate literary elements and Old English poetic form in “Beowulf”

-Create variations on Beowulf’s story

-Compare modern tragedy with classic Greek Tragedy

=Understand cultural considerations of Shakespeare’s time

-Explore Shakespeare’s contribution to modern language

-Evaluate & Interpret Macbeth for literary elements

Guided Reading ?s “Beowulf”

Story continuation- “Beowulf” After Grendel

Essay test- “Beowulf”

Q & A whole class Shakespeare

Group discussion Macbeth

Guided reading ?s Macbeth

Beowulf Seamus Heaney’s Translation

Shakespeare’s Plays

December

 

Macbeth identifying quotes

Translating modern  works into Shakespearean

Macbeth interpreting them, character motivation, fate, imagery

The Metamorphosis

-Evaluate & Interpret  Macbeth for literary elements, including character development

-Translate modern English into Shakespearean

-Analyze role of fate and masculine/feminine concept in Macbeth

-Evaluate meaning in “The Metamorphosis” and analyze literary elements

Quotation Questions

Composing our words into Shakespeare’s

Essay test- Macbeth

Small group analysis for “The Metamorphosis”

Shakespeare’s Plays

“The Metamorphosis”

January

 

The Metamorphosis

Choosing your own daily reading

-Evaluate meaning in “The Metamorphosis” and analyze literary elements

Creative writing “The Metamorphosis”

Whole class discussion of student choice daily reading

Essay- Compare & Contrast two literary works

“The Metamorphosis”

 

February

Senior composition

1 semester

Learning styles & writing ability assessment

Educational Autobiography

Descriptive Essay-Walkabout

Thesis writing

Sentence models

-Identify effective study skills for learning style

-Brainstorm, prewrite and compose Educational Autobiography

-Brainstorm, prewrite and compose Walkabout, descriptive essay

-Compose effective thesis statements

-Compose sentence based on elevated models

 

Learning Styles Survey

Educational Autobiography

Walkabout Essay

Thesis statements

Sentence model sentences

Sentence Model Packets

March

 

Sentence models

Mastering sentence fluency and grammar issues

Art & Culture review

Letter writing

-Compose sentence based on elevated models

-Brainstorm, prewrite & compose Art & Culture Review (Persuasive writing)

-Brainstorm, prewrite & compost The Letter

Sentence model sentences

Art & Culture Review

The Letter

Sentence Model Packets

April

 

Sentence models

Mastering sentence fluency and grammar issues

You and the world around you research paper with MLA documentation

-Compose sentence based on elevated models

-Brainstorm, prewrite, Research & compose You and The World Around You (research paper & world connections)

Sentence model sentences

You and The World Around You

Sentence Model Packets

May

 

Mastering sentence fluency and grammar issues

Writing choice using sentence models

Ethnographic observation

-Brainstorm, prewrite, & compose Writing Choice using sentence models

-Brainstorm, prewrite, & compose Ethnographic Observation (persuasive & scientific analysis)

Writing Choice Using Sentence Models

Ethnographic Observation

 

June

 

Creative writing

Submissions

-Brainstorm, prewrite, & compose a creative writing piece

-Writing a submission letter submitting your writing for publication

-Prepare a written piece for submission

Creative Writing

Submission Letter

Polished piece for submission