General Course Information:
Grade level (s) offered: 11
1.0 credit (two semester course)
Prerequisites: Students
must have taken English 9 and English 10. This course is required
for all 11th grade students not enrolled in Accelerated English
11.
Brief Course Description:
This
course is a survey of American Literature that stresses literary
and cultural themes. This course includes a variety of literary
genres. A thematic approach is used. There is a strong emphasis
on writing, speaking, and discussion.
Curriculum
Strands:
-
Reading
- Writing
- Speaking
- Language
- Media
- Technology
- Career
Thematic
Lenses
Course
Outcomes:
-
Students
will have a good overview of the prevalent themes in American
Literature.
-
Students
will improve their skills as critical thinkers.
-
Students
will continue to develop their skills in writing,
discussion, language,
and technology skills.
Methods of Instruction:
Discussion is the primary way in
which students come to understand a particular issue or work of
fiction, drama, or poetry. Discussion is both large group and
small group. Discussions are sometimes student led. Cooperative
learning groups are also used in this class. There are projects
and assignments done individually as well. Students can expect
to read and complete other work outside of class.
Resources/Major Texts:
-
Elements of Literature: Fifth Course. Holt,
Rinehart and Winston, Inc. (Note: Unfortunately, we do not
own enough books for you to be issued your own. Links in this
syllabus to literature online are provided to help with this
problem).
-
The
Crucible, Arthur Miller
-
Of
Mice and Men, Steinbeck
-
A
Raisin in the Sun, Hansberry or Our Town, Thornton
Wilder
- Independent
novel/play with lit circle group (semester
Various Web Resources
Assessments/Major Assignments:
-
Unit
Tests (100 points each)
-
Essays,
2 major essays per semester (100 points each)
-
Response
journal, turned in every four weeks (100 points each time)
- Seminar
Presentation, one presentation per
semester; participation ongoing (100 points)
Grading:
-
Standard English Department Grading Scale
-
Grades are calculated using total
points.
-
Semester
exam is worth 10% of the semester grade
Course Outline:
Page numbers refer to Elements
of Literature text.
Semester
1
Overview
of English 11/Semester 1
2009
Unit One: Freedom and Oppression (6 weeks)
-
Unit
overview
- What
is freedom? What is opression?
- Rowlandson:
from
A Narrative of Her Captivity
- Speech
to the Virginia Convention, Patrick Henry
- McCullough:
from his biography of John Adams
- from
The Autobiography: The Declaration of Independence, Jefferson
Indian Boarding Schools:
Slavery
in America:
- The
Middle Passage: A Narrative, Olaudah Equiano
- Slave
Narratives: web site
University of Virginia
- The
Battle with Mr. Covey, Frederick Douglass
-
A
Century of Women
-
The
Yellow Wallpaper, Gilman
-
The
Revolt of Mother, Freeman
-
O'
Pioneers (movie)
-
Independent
story
-
Unit
Test
Unit
Five: Modernism (7 weeks)
Unit
Six: 1945-The Present (4 weeks)
-
Introduction
- Creative
Nonfiction
- American
Language
- Introduction,
p. 1078
- "Little
Red Riding Hood Revisited," Russell Baker
- "School
vs. Education," Russell Baker, p.1001
- Two
views on war:
- "Speaking
of Courage," Tim O'Brien, p. 934
- from
"Dispatches," Michael Herr, p. 105
- Apocalyptic
literature
- Diverse
voices
- "What
it Means to Say Phoenix, AZ" and Smoke Signals
by Sherman Alexie
- 350-400
reflection, typed
- Unit
Test
Semester
Project (2 weeks)
English
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