English 12 A/UC -World Literature

 

 

This one-year course is required for students in grade twelve. Students study World literature, primarily focusing on British literature from the beginning of Anglo-Saxon literature through modern texts. This course emphasizes the social, political, cultural, and philosophical movements that contributed to the shaping of the multi-faceted European culture. This ten-credit course fulfills the U.C. and twelfth grade graduation requirement for English.

 

 

The course is divided into four benchmark periods marked by the end of each quarter. In each benchmark period students are expected to:

a. Demonstrate a proficiency of each standard and prepare to be assessed on these standards in the quarterly benchmark test.

b. Read and comprehend the core novel(s) assigned within each benchmark period.

c. Complete the writing assignment(s) using the writing process and demonstrate proficiency of the writing standards covered in each benchmark.

 

 

 

a. The Language of Literature (McDougal Littell), Grade 12 Anthology. ISBN: 0-618-27659-9

b. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (found in McDougal Littell 12th grade literature anthology)

c. Beowulf (anonymous) (found in McDougal Littell 12th grade literature anthology)

d. Macbeth by William Shakespeare (found in McDougal Littell 12th grade literature anthology)

e. Hamlet by William Shakespeare. ISBN: 0-7434-7712-X

f. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. ISBN: 0-06-092987

g. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. ISBN: 395-77559-0

 

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The Language of Literature (McDougal Littell), Grade 12 Anthology

 

Beowulf (Anonymous) and The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)

 

 

Literary Analysis Essay (4-5 pages of typed text)

 

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College Application Essay (specific to college requirement)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Language of Literature (McDougal Littell), Grade 12 Anthology

 

Macbeth or Hamlet (William Shakespeare)

 

 

Expository Essay

(4-5 pages of typed text)

 

 

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The Language of Literature (McDougal Littell), Grade 12 Anthology

 

Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)

 

 

 

Research Paper

(6-8 pages of typed text plus Works Cited page)

 

 

 

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The Language of Literature (McDougal Littell), Grade 12 Anthology

 

Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)

 

 

 

Persuasive Essay (3-4 pages of typed text)

 

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Resume

 

 

 

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1.1 Research political science and history vocabulary origins

1.2 Use what you know about Greek, Latin, and Anglo Saxon roots and affixes to make

inferences about the meaning of scientific and mathematical terms

 

2.2 Evaluate how organization, syntax (sentence structure), diction (word choice), and

repetition affect the overall purpose and meaning of a text

2.3 Understand facts presented in expository texts (e.g., consumer, workplace, and public

documents)

2.4 Cite references to support an author's argument in the text

 

 

3.1 Understand characteristics of various genres including poetry, prose, plays, novels, short

stories, and essays

3.2 Analyze the way in which theme or meaning of selection reveals the

author/speaker's view on life. Justify the author/speaker's view/theme with

evidence from the text

3.3 Analyze how irony, tone, mood, an author's style (use of allegory), and the

sound of language affect the rhetorical or aesthetic purposes of a text

3.4 Analyze how poets use imagery, personification, figures of speech, and sounds

to evoke a readers' emotions

3.6 Analyze how authors through the centuries have used archetypes drawn from

myth and tradition in literature, film, political speeches, and religious writings

3.7a Analyze recognized works of world literature from a variety of authors by

contrasting the forms, techniques, and characteristics of the major literary

periods (e.g., Homeric Greece, medieval, romantic, neoclassic, modern)

 

Writing Strategies

 

1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of communication (e.g.,

purpose, speaker, audience, form) when writing narrative, expository,

persuasive, or descriptive essays

1.2 Use point of view, characterization, style (e.g., use of irony), and related

elements for specific rhetorical and visual purposes

1.3 Arrange ideas and arguments in a continuously persuasive and sophisticated

way, supporting them with specific and significant examples

1.5 Use language in natural, fresh, and vivid ways to create tone

1.9 Revise text to emphasize the individual voice, improve sentence style and

variety, and enhance the meaning and tone in ways that are consistent with the

purpose, audience and genre

 

Writing Applications

 

2.1 Write fictional, autobiographical, or biographical narratives that relate a

sequence of events, locate scenes and incidents, and use sensory details

2.2 Write various responses to literature that demonstrate comprehension through

detailed references to the text, analysis of imagery, language and theme, and

show an understanding of stylistic devices

2.3 Write reflective compositions that explore personal experiences using

rhetorical strategies and compare the incident with broader themes

 

 

1.1 Demonstrate control of grammar, diction, and paragraph and sentence

structure and an understanding of English usage

1.2 Produce legible work that shows accurate spelling and correct punctuation and

capitalization

1.3 Reflect appropriate manuscript requirements, including title page presentation,

pagination, spacing and margins, and integration of source and support

materials with appropriate citations

Listening and Speaking Strategies

1.11-1.14 Recognize and evaluate the effectiveness of speech including appropriate word choice, identity fallacies, and persuasion

 

 

2.1 Deliver reflective presentations by explaining the importance of personal

experiences

2.3 Deliver oral responses to literature demonstrating understanding of the text by

analyzing imagery, themes, and literary devices