English II Literature Workshop Curriculum Overview
This English II curriculum covers various literary works exploring themes like plot, setting, mood, conflict, character, and more. Students will analyze different texts, build vocabulary, understand literary elements, and use writing to deepen their understanding of literature.
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Cornell Notes English II 2016-2017
Unit 1 PLOT, SETTING, AND MOOD
Date: Pages: 24-31 Literary Analysis Workshop Establish prior knowledge about plot, setting, and mood Discuss memorable plots, settings, and moods OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 32-43 Title: Harrison Bergeron explore the key idea of average analyze plot and conflict read a short story draw conclusions build vocabulary for reading and writing understand and use the Greek root syn to help unlock meaning use precise adjectives to revise a draft use writing to analyze literature OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 44-59 Title: Everyday Use explore the key idea of what is valuable analyze conflict and character read a short story and an interview make inferences build vocabulary for reading and writing understand and use the prefix re- use prepositional phrases to add descriptive details use writing to analyze literature OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 60-73 Title: Searching for Summer explore the key idea of appreciation analyze setting and mood read a short story monitor build vocabulary for reading and writing use the prefix dis- to help unlock word meaning use contractions, interjections, and sentence fragments in realistic dialogue use writing to analyze literature OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 74-93 Title: To Build a Fire explore the key idea of instinct analyze setting and conflict read a short story make predictions about the story build vocabulary for reading and writing understand connotation and denotation OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 100-111 Title: from The Johnstown Flood OBJECTIVES explore the key idea of survival analyze mood read a historical narrative and a magazine article analyze text structure (chronological order) use strong verbs to emphasize action use writing to analyze literature
Date: Pages: 112-129 Title: The Race to Save Apollo 13 OBJECTIVES explore the key idea of the impossible analyze suspense read nonfiction take notes build vocabulary for reading and writing understand and use specialized vocabulary use coordinating conjunctions to improve sentence flow use writing to analyze nonfiction
Date: Pages: 142-149 Title: Writing Workshop- Interpretive Essay analyze a student model that reflects the key traits of an interpretive essay use the writing process to produce an interpretive essay revise and edit, using a rubric for interpretive essay writing plan and present an oral response to literature OBJECTIVES
Unit 2 CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
Date: Pages: 160-165 Title: Literary Analysis Workshop- Analyzing Character Analyze characterization Identify and analyze character traits Identify and analyze round and flat, static and dynamic characters Identify and analyze character motivation OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 166-185 Title: Shoofly Pie OBJECTIVES explore the key idea of grief analyze characters read a short story connect use precise verbs and modifiers to add sensory details use writing to analyze literature
Date: Pages: 186-201 Title: The Possibility of Evil explore the key idea of evil analyze character motivation read a short story make inferences build vocabulary for reading and writing use the denotative and connotative meaning of words use precise verbs and modifiers to describe a scene use writing to analyze literature OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 202-209 Title: Like the Sun explore the key idea of truth analyze character and plot read a short story and a poem predict OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 210-221 Title: The Teacher Who Changed My Life explore the key idea of influence analyze characterization in nonfiction read an essay identify the author s purpose build vocabulary for reading and writing understand and use the Latin root sol use writing to analyze literature OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 222-229 Title: A Celebration of Grandfathers explore the key idea of tradition analyze character traits in nonfiction read an essay identify author s perspective OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 230-235 Title: Simply Grand: Generational Ties That Matter recognize main idea and supporting details make generalizations read a magazine article OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 236-241 Title: The Gift/Those Winter Sundays explore the key idea of caring analyze characters in poetry identify and analyze imagery read poetry make inferences about speaker OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 242-259 Title: A Marriage Proposal explore the key idea of pettiness analyze characterization/character traits in a farce read a drama/farce read a play strategically build vocabulary for reading and writing use knowledge of the Latin root contra to help unlock word meaning vary sentence types to reflect characters thoughts use writing to analyze literature OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 264-271 Title: Writing Workshop- Autobiographical Narrative analyze a student model that reflects the key traits of an autobiographical narrative use the writing process to produce an autobiographical narrative revise and edit, using a rubric for autobiographical narrative writing plan and present an oral history OBJECTIVES
Unit 3 NARRATIVE DEVICES
Date: Pages: 282-287 Title: Literary Analysis Workshop- Narrative Devices OBJECTIVES Identify and analyze point of view Identify and analyze flashbacks and foreshadowing
Date: Pages: 288-303 Title: By the Waters of Babylon explore the key idea of knowledge analyze first-person point of view read a short story make inferences use vocabulary and sentence structure appropriate to formal language; avoid using contractions use writing to analyze literature OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 304-315 Title: There Will Come Soft Rains explore the key idea of technology identify and analyze chronological order read a short story draw conclusions build vocabulary for reading and writing understand and use the Latin root man to help unlock the meaning of words OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 320-331 Title: The Doll s House explore the key idea of popularity identify and analyze omniscient point of view read a short story connect to the text OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 332-351 Title: The Seventh Man explore the key idea of recovery analyze foreshadowing and flashback read a short story and an interview monitor understanding build vocabulary for reading and writing use the Latin root sen to help unlock word meaning use similes to compare details and add descriptive details use writing to analyze literature OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 352-359 Title: The Man in the Water explore the key idea of a hero analyze the characteristics of a reflective essay read an essay identify main idea and supporting details build vocabulary for reading and writing use the Latin root plac to help unlock the meanings of words use appositives and appositive phrases to write concisely use writing to analyze literature OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 360-367 Title: Dyaspora explore the key idea of cultural identity analyze second-person point of view read an essay analyze sensory details OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 368-375 Title: Writing Workshop-Short Story analyze a student model that reflects the key traits of a short story use the writing process to produce a short story revise and edit, using a rubric for writing a short story create a children s book OBJECTIVES
Unit 4 THEME
Date: Pages: 386-393 Title: Literary Analysis Workshop-Theme and Symbol Identify and analyze universal themes Identify and interpret symbols Use literary clues, such as symbols, characters, plot, conflict, and setting, to identify the theme of a literary work OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 394-405 Title: The Interlopers explore the key idea of grudges analyze theme and setting read a short story monitor build vocabulary for reading and writing understand and use connotation and denotation of words use subordinate clauses to improve sentence flow use writing to analyze literature OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 406-419 Title: Two Friends explore the key idea of friendship identify and interpret symbol read a short story make inferences about characters build vocabulary for reading and writing understand analogies write concisely by using compound predicates use writing to analyze literature OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 420-441 Title: When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine explore the key idea of conflict analyze theme and character read a short story and an interview draw conclusions build vocabulary for reading and writing understand and use the prefix im- use adverbs to add descriptive details use writing to analyze literature OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 442-447 Title: Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind/the sonnet-ballad OBJECTIVES explore the key idea of victims identify and analyze universal theme read poetry, including a sonnet identify and interpret verbal irony
Date: Pages: 454-463 Title: Letter to a Young Refugee from Another/Song of P eng-ya OBJECTIVES explore the key idea of refugees identify and analyze author s message across genre read an essay and a poem set a purpose for reading compare and contrast in writing
Date: Pages: 464-471 Title: Writing Workshop- Comparison-Contrast Essay OBJECTIVES analyze a student model that reflects the key traits of comparison-contrast writing use the writing process to produce a comparison-contrast essay revise and edit, using a rubric for comparison-contrast writing participate in a group discussion
Unit 5 AUTHOR S PURPOSE
Date: Pages: 482-487 Title: Critical Reading Workshop-Author s Purpose and Perspective identify and analyze author s purpose Identify and analyze author s perspective Analyze patterns of text organization, including cause-effect and compare-contrast OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 488-493 Title: The Plot Against People explore the key idea of annoyances identify and analyze tone and diction read a humorous essay recognize and analyze classification as a pattern of organization OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 494-503 Title: Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall explore the key idea of beauty analyze author s purpose read an essay analyze cause and effect build vocabulary for reading and writing identify and use similes and metaphors to determine word meaning use participles and participial phrases to add descriptive details use writing to analyze literature OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 504-507 Title: How a Leaf Works interpret graphic aids use information from multiple sources read textbook diagrams OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 508-523 Title: Blowup: What Went Wrong at Storm King Mountain explore the key idea of a disaster identify and analyze characteristics of narrative nonfiction read narrative nonfiction take notes build vocabulary for reading and writing complete analogies to show relationships between words use adverb clauses to add descriptive details use writing to analyze literature OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 528-541 Title: And of Clay Are We Created explore the key idea of being objective analyze author s perspective read a short story monitor reading to improve comprehension build vocabulary for reading and writing use the Latin root fort to understand the meaning of words OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 542-545 Title: Girl, Trapped in Water for 55 Hours, Dies Despite Rescue Attempts analyze a news article compare forms and texts read a news article OBJECTIVES
Date: Pages: 546-553 Title: Peruvian Child/Lady Freedom Among Us OBJECTIVES explore the key idea of responsibility analyze author s purpose and imagery read poetry make inferences
Date: Pages: 554-561 Title: Writing Workshop OBJECTIVES Analyze a student model that reflects the key traits of a cause- and-effect essay Use the writing process to produce a cause-and-effect essay Revise and edit, using a rubric for a cause-and-effect essay Create and present an informative speech that communicates causes and effects simply and forcefully
Unit 6 ARGUMENT AND PERSUASION
Date: Pages: 572-577 Title: Critical Reading Workshop Analyze and evaluate arguments, counter-arguments, and rhetorical devices Identify and evaluate persuasive devices and techniques OBJECTIVES
