Eleventh Grade College Preparation English 2012-2013
Units
Essential
Questions
Major Assessments
Student
Handbook (Compass)
How do
we judge if rules are reasonable or excessive?
How do
we write effective arguments?
SAT-style argument essay
Lord of the Flies
What is
human nature? What is the relationship between human nature and particular
situations and civilizations?
How do
writers use characters and symbols to convey themes?
Vocabulary quizzes
Lens essay
Expository letter (as William
Golding)
Test on literary elements and
ways of looking at Lord of the Flies
Beowulf and Grendel
What are
the characteristics of a hero? How do different civilizations define heroism
differently?
What are
the characteristics of monsters? What do monsters reveal about human nature and
about the civilizations that invent them?
Vocabulary quizzes
Quiz on characters, setting,
events, and themes of Beowulf
Test on techniques and meaning of
Grendel
Advertising
and Marketing
How does
advertising and marketing use particular rhetorical techniques to persuade its
audiences?
How does
advertising and marketing affect our culture?
Advertising analysis project
Argument essay and/or Synthesis
essay
Dystopian
fiction (Brave New World and/or 1984)
How do
authors use depictions of flawed future worlds (dystopias) to critique current
people and current societies?
Vocabulary quizzes
Dystopian short story
Canterbury Tales
How can
understanding historical context help a reader understand a particular text?
How do
authors use particular strategies to create interesting and revealing
characters?
Lens essay
A New Canterbury Tale
Hamlet
How does
trauma affect people differently? How do people respond to trauma differently?
Argument essay
Characters, events, quotations,
and themes test
Personal essay
Gloucester Project
How has Gloucester been depicted
in literature and art? What is significant about these depictions?
What are
some of the key aspects of Gloucester
culture? How are these aspects significant?
synthesis essay
annotated bibliography
researched argument paper
personal essay
poetry/drama
multigenre paper
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