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ENGLISH-K12-CLASS-11 |
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Grade 11 English III Course Outline |
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To help students understand the importance of historic context in literary analysis. |
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To expose students to a variety of literary genres to further their appreciation of literature. |
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To develop students’ vocabulary-building skills through the use of context clues and word origin/structure analysis. |
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To help students recognize and understand the use of a variety of literary elements (terms and techniques). |
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To enable students to respond to literature in a way that reflects intelligent and thoughtful analysis. |
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To develop students’ reading, writing, speaking, listening and critical thinking skills so that they may function effectively in any course at university level. |
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To help students create a body of written work (essay portfolio) that will facilitate the college application process. |
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To provide a wide range of learning opportunities, including daily and longer-term projects, in order that students of all ability levels may be able to reach their respective potentials and be successful. |
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To foster a classroom atmosphere that emphasizes the importance of respect for others’ opinions, beliefs and ways of being. |
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Objectives: |
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The student will review and practice grammar and punctuation. |
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The student will develop vocabulary. |
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The student will practice different types of essay writing. |
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The student will read critically, informatively, and for pleasure. |
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Reading literature and informational texts: |
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vocabulary |
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poetry |
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short stories |
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drama: Macbeth, Oedipus Rex and Antigone |
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novel: The Great Gatsby, The Scarlet Letter, and The Awakening |
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non-fiction essays and speeches |
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Writing: |
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sentence structure |
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literary anaylsis essay |
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research-based essay |
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Speaking and Listening: |
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novel: Wuthering Heights and Frankenstein |
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non-fiction essays |
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creative writing |
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analysis essays |
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presentations |
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Language Usage: |
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writing and editing strategies parts of speech |
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Course Outline |
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Introduction |
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Course Description |
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Understanding Plagiarism |
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Pretest |
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Assignment: Pretest |
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MLA Formatting MSWord 2007 |
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MLA Documentation updates |
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MLA Citation |
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MLA Incorporating Sources |
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Writing about Literature |
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Language: Logic & Consistency |
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Writing: Punctuation review |
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Reading Strategies |
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Writing: Transitional Devices |
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Puritan Influence |
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Writing: Editing Strategies |
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Research Papers |
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Analytical Writing Rubric |
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Romanticism |
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Listening Comprehension |
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Non Verbal Communication |
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Language: Style & Variety |
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Realism & Naturalism |
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Modernism |
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Minority Literature |
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Course Survey |