Literature & Composition General Calendar
Unit One: Fiction/Short Stories
- Material: "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury, "Stop the Sun" by Gary Paulsen, "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl, "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, and "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
- Other: Fiction Terms & TCQE introduction; Note-Taking Strategies & Active Reading Skills
- Length: August-early October
- Assessments: Reading Quizzes, Unit Test, & Formal Written Assignment (TCQE paragraph)
Unit Two: Poetry/Romeo and Juliet
- Material: Various poems & Shakespearean sonnets; Romeo and Juliet full-text (iPad)
- Other: Poetry Terms & TCQE continued practice; Argumentative Writing; Note-Taking & Active Reading
- Length: early October-end of semester
- Assessments: Act 1 Quiz, Acts 2&3 Quiz, Final Exam; Formal Written Assignment (3-paragraph Argumentative TCQE essay written to start second semester)
Unit Three: To Kill a Mockingbird
- Material: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Other: TCQE continued practice; Note-Taking & Active Reading
- Length: mid-January - mid-March
- Assessments: Reading Quizzes, Part 1 Quiz, Part 2 Test, Formal Written Assignment (4-paragraph TCQE essay)
Unit Four: Nonfiction
- Material: various short nonfiction selections (varies year-to-year)
- Other: Nonfiction Terms, Note-Taking, & Active Reading
- Length: mid-March thru end of year
- Assessments: Reading Quizzes, final, Persuasive Letter on Controversial Topic
On-Going Units of Study:
- Developing Vocabulary Skills lessons 1-16 (1-6 first semester & 7-16 second semester)
- Parts of Speech and Grammar Skills
- Independent Reading Program
- ACT preparation