Units of Study
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Units of Study
Quarter 2
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