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Core Content and Skills
English Language Arts 11
2008-2009
BOE Approved

America's Identity and Myths  Content   Skills  Theme: Identity Native American myths and non-fiction: excerpts from The Education of Little Tree, "Earth on Turtle's Back", "Chief Logan's Lament", Takaki excerpts, and selections from Mirror on America Literary Terms: myth, imagery, metaphor, setting, symbol, allusion, theme, adjectives/ adverbs, paragraph Socratic Seminar: Fear Basic genres of Early American Literature: Slave narrative, explorer accounts, religious writings: "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," "Slave Narrative of Equiano," Anne Bradstreet poetry, Puritan journals.   Writing: Thesis, Topic sentences, integrating text Identifying main idea in fiction and non-fiction texts Self-editing written work Understanding and being able to support an idea that is different than our own- being empathetic Identify and incorporate adjectives and adverbs in writing Writing: Constructing a paragraph Choosing an independent book Comparing ideas in different literary texts based around a common idea

The Crucible and America's Identity  Content   Skills  Regents prep: Part IV overview/ Summer Reading Literary Terms: setting, characterization (dynamic character), theme, symbols, plot, allegory Socratic Seminar: Power McCarthyism and Red Scare of the 1950s Theme: Hysteria Writing: topic sentences, thesis, adjectives/ adverbs, sentence types Salem Witch Trials: Documentary The Crucible- play and film Early American sermons and articles about witchcraft   Writing: Thesis, Topic sentences, adjectives/ adverbs, sentence variety, integrating textual evidence Understanding critical lens Outlining Part IV essay Writing: Effective introductory paragraphs for essays Making predictions on a text based on previous story events Recognizing relationship between history and art

The Crucible- America's Identity- cont'd  Content   Skills  Categories of grading for the English Regents essay: Meaning, Development, Organization, Language Use, Mechanics Article: Quotes on America's identity Public speaking and dramatic reading Literary elements: plot, metaphor, symbol, setting, characterization (dynamic character) Regents practice: Part IV   Judging and grading essays Breaking down critical lens and quotes Applying ideas from quotes and books to further enhance understanding of the text Writing: Intro with all Critical Lens parts; body with topic sentence, examples and explanations, organizing paragraphs internally, making transitions, and writing conclusions that compare ideas in books Public speaking Identifying literary elements in a play and incorporating these into writing analytically

Black Boy/ Forming Identity  Content   Skills  Introduction to racial setting in the South in the 1920s Introduction to Racial setting in the South in the 1920s Child psychology development Sensory imagery "Landmarks" passage Literary terms: diction, parallel sentences "We Wear the Mask"   Determine author's purpose Understand the role literary elements play in constructing meaning from the text Recognize narrative voice and analyze style     Huck Finn-- cont'd  Content   Skills  Literary criticism on Huck Finn Regents: Part II overview Film: Huck Finn (Disney) Media representations of Huck (video covers)   Judging the quality of art based upon an established standard Applying a framework of thinking on to a literary text Creating a presentation through a variety of media Comprehending a chart/ graph Determining the main purpose of a non-fiction text Writing: thesis, transition, conclusion, integrating textual evidence, passive/ active voice, adjective/ adverb, appositive, noun clauses     Huck Finn- Race, Morality, and Identity in America  Content   Skills  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Literary elements: bildungsroman, satire, characterization, symbols, dialogue, setting, plot, narration Socratic seminar: Justice/ Morality Regents: Part I: Listening overview Article: "Makings of a Classic" and Hemingway quote Terms: Canon, Classic, Relevance, Media (types), Genre   Writing: analytical essay tracing development of a symbol Identify and trace an idea's development within the context of a work of literature Use examples and explain their importance to the argument Identifying key moments in a novel and tracing an idea all the way through a text

Narrative Frederick Douglass/ Forming Identity  Content   Skills  The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Historical speeches and their impact Narrative, memoir, autobiography Regents Part I Listening and Part IV Critical Lens   Understand Style, Diction, Incorporating Quotations, Parallel Structure, Capitalizing Proper Nouns, Punctuating Interjections Understand style, diction, incorporating quotations, parallel structure, capitalizing proper nouns, punctuating interjections To practice writing Parts 1 and 4 of the Regents Examination. Identify the characteristics of a slave narrative. Defining author's purpose

Narrative Frederick Douglass cont'd  Content   Skills  Narrative of Frederick Douglass Historical speeches and Seneca Falls info Narrative, memoir, autobiography Nature vs. Nurture articles Excerpts and articles on Million Little Pieces   Writing: Style, Diction, Incorporating Quotations, Parallel Structure, Capitalizing Proper Nouns, Rhetorical techniques Writing: style, diction, incorporating quotations, parallel structure, capitalizing proper nouns, rhetorical techniques Analyzing and judging a text for consistency and merit Determining author's purpose Public speaking

Poetry- Language and Identity  Content   Skills  Various poems from Prentice Hall text Literary elements: metaphor, simile, imagery, structure, poetic forms, allusion, rhyme schemes, tone, diction, meter, style Regents: Part III- overview Found poetry   Identifying literary elements and poetic devices Understanding the contribution of a literary element to a text's meaning Writing: various forms of poetry, recognizing a common idea between two texts, identifying literary elements and their contribution to meaning Empathizing with groups of different backgrounds through poetic expression Comparing different literary texts based around a common idea Recognizing and analyzing poetic devices and their contribution to the text's meaning (ex: imagery, figurative language, symbolism)

The Great Gatsby and The American Dream  Content   Skills  The Great Gatsby Literary elements: symbolism, plot, irony, setting, characterization, tone, diction, style, flashback History of the 1920s Regents: Part III and Part IV Theme: Reinvention of self   Writing: paragraph, sentence variety, passive/ active voice, semi-colon, concluding sentences of paragraphs Compare historical and artistic texts on a common idea or subject Follow and analyze an idea developing throughout a novel Constructing an argument for an editorial Identifying the relevance of a literary text in current society

Short Story/ America as a Story Unit  Content   Skills  Elements of fiction: plot, setting, character, point of view, theme Regents practice- Part II Fairy tales Selection of short stories Regents practice- Part III   Identifying literary elements and their role in the short story's purpose Understanding archetypes in fairy tales Connecting fairy tales to American literature Using information to prove a thesis Constructing a thesis upon analysis of two texts

America as a Story and Regents Preparation  Content   Skills  Regents Test Preparation: Parts I, II, III, IV (for the examination this month). Literary elements: review of all studied this year Literature review of major texts studied during PVHS for Part IV Poetry Review Non-fiction article on America's identity   Evaluate own work- self-editing Writing: thesis, rhetorical questions, conclusions, parallel concepts, sentence variety, voice Comparing essays with a fixed standard of measurement:  Regents Rubric Managing time during exam Outlining for timed exam To recognize and analyze the various poetic devices utilized in poems: figurative language, metaphor, simile, personification, imagery, and symbolism