Course curriculum

  • 1

    UNIT 3 SUNSHINE STATE OF MIND

    • Distinction of Features between Realism, Naturalism, and Regionalism

    • We Contain Multitudes by Lauren Groff

    • Osceola Explained verse by verse

    • Osceola Literary Style

    • Letter from Chief John Ross

    • May 21- Vocabulary AND Writing

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    UNIT 2 THE HIGHWAY

    • Jan 17. In class work

    • How do journeys influence our perspective?

    • How does Romanticism and Transcendentalism influence perspective?

    • Text 1: Romanticism and Transcendentalism

    • Text 2: WALDEN

    • Text 3: Society and Solitude

    • Comparison of WALDEN and SOCIETY AND SOLITUDE

  • 3

    UNIT 1 BREAKING AWAY

    • What is Annotation ?

    • What are Context Clues?

    • What are Reading Comprehension Strategies?

    • THE STORY OF AN HOUR

    • THE STORY OF AN HOUR - text analysis

    • What is Characterization?

    • What is Diction and Figurative language?

    • POP Quiz: Diction & Figurative Language

    • Homework: Understanding Diction + Figurative Language - DUE Mon, SEPT 09

    • Literary Analysis of THE STORY OF AN HOUR - sample answer

    • CLOSED READ Suggested Answer

    • In-Depth Analysis of Phillis Wheatley's "On Being Brought from Africa to America"

    • Comprehension questions ON BEING BROUGHT FROM AFRICA TO AMERICA - Due Wed, Sept. 25

    • Answers to Comprehension Qs "On Being Brought from Africa to America"

    • Expository Essay: How Research Into Phillis Wheatley's Life Influences the Understanding of "On Being Brought from Africa to America"

    • Comprehensive Analysis of Jupiter Hammon's "An Address to Miss Phillis Wheatley"

    • Constitution of the Iroquois Nations

    • Rhetorical Appeals + Devices

    • Declaration of Independence - Rhetorical appeals + Devices

    • I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem AND The Crucible

    • Writing Prompt: Reflecting on Family Traditions and the Impact of Holidays