Units of Study

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Units of Study

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English Grammar

- quick review of

   - Subjects & Verbs

   - Direct & Indirect Objects

   -Predicate Adjectives & Predicate Nouns

   -Adjectives & Adverbs & their rules of usage

   - Pronouns, their functions & rules of usage, including antecedents &

      pronoun agreement: personal & indefinite;

      case & spelling, including who/whom;

      pronoun case after than/as       

      compound personal pronouns, correct use & spelling 

  -Prepositions & Prepositional Phrase - function & rules of usage 

 - Adverb Clause - usage & punctuation

 - Coordinating Conjunctions

 - Possessives

 - Complete Subject & Predicate

 

 

Develop -

Subjunctive Mood

Subject & Verb Agreement

Active & Passive Voice

Transitive/Intransitive Verbs

Hyphens

Conjunctive Adverbs

 

      

 

Literature

 

Historical Fiction

To Kill a Mockingbird 

Themes 

    -Prejudice

    -Racism

    -Courage

    -Coming of Age 

    -Man’s Inhumanity to Man

   -Appearances vs. Reality

   -Leadership & Responsibility      

   -Compassion

   -Dependence/Independence

    -Intimidation/Vulnerability 

 

Skills

Identifying & determining purpose & value of such literary elements & devices as setting, characterization, imagery & animal imagery, dialogue & dialect, simile, metaphor, extended metaphor, irony - particularly dramatic irony, literary allusion, Biblical allusion, foreshadowing, flashback, & symbolism, repetition, & word choice

 

Read critically

Annotate intelligently

Study vocabulary in context

Connect the novella to other works of literature

 

Vocabulary 

 

- a study & mastery of novel's vocabulary in context

 

Writing

Persuasive &

Argument Essays

Personal Reflection

 
 
Quarter 1
English Grammar
- quick review of
   - Subjects & Verbs
   - Direct & Indirect Objects
   -Predicate Adjectives & Predicate Nouns
   -Adjectives & Adverbs & their rules of usage
   - Pronouns, their functions & rules of usage, including 
      pronoun agreement; case & spelling;             
      compound personal pronouns, correct use & spelling 
 
Develop
Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases
  - function & rules of usage 
 
Subject & Verb Agreement
 
Adverb Clauses
   -usage & punctuation
      
 
Literature
Science Fiction
     Short Story - "Harrison Bergeron"
       - determining the author's purpose through his use of     
         such literary elements & devices as setting, character-             ization, imagery, simile, metaphor, irony, literary 
         allusion, dialogue & dialect 
       - finding the theme
       - annotating
 
Historical Fiction
     Of Mice and Men
 
Themes 
    -Loneliness
    -Lowliness
    -Rootlessness
    -The American Dream         
    -Friendship & loyalty
    -Compassion
    -Dependence/Independence
    -Intimidation/Vulnerability 
 
Skills
Identifying & determining purpose & value of such literary elements & devices as setting, characterization, imagery & animal imagery, dialogue & dialect, simile, metaphor, extended metaphor, irony - particularly dramatic irony, literary allusion, Biblical allusion, foreshadowing, flashback, & symbolism, repetition, & word choice
 
Read critically
Annotating intelligently
Study vocabulary in context
Connect the novella to other works of literature
 
Writing
Timed essays
Literary Analysis