Instructional Calendar for Honors English 2
Joyce McCullough, Teacher
First Nine Weeks
Broad Theme: Conflict
|
Date |
Activity |
Objective |
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Week 1 |
Classroom
orientation |
To familiarize students
with classroom procedures and goals |
|
Weeks 2-3 |
Literature
appreciation/library and research orientation/short story preview |
To prepare for in-depth
literature study and recognize research tools |
|
Weeks 2-3 |
Verb
conjugation |
To identify the 6 tenses
of a verb and their uses |
|
Weeks 3-4 |
Review of the
8 parts of speech, parts of the sentence, and capitalization rules |
To recognize and use
correctly in a writing passage the various parts of speech and parts of the
sentence and to use capital letters correctly |
|
Weeks 3-4 |
Résumés |
To recognize the
essential elements of planning for the future |
|
Weeks 5-6 |
Study of Greek
theatre/the life of Sophocles/ and Antigone |
To distinguish between
the characteristics of the ancient and modern-day hero and to identify the
elements of tragedy |
|
Weeks 7-8 |
Introduction
to short story genre and analysis of works of Freeman and Steinbeck |
To recognize an author’s
use of allusion, irony, and symbolism |
|
Week 9 |
Review and
assessment |
To identify and assess
various skills learned throughout the 9 weeks period |
|
Weeks 1-9 |
Concurrent
study of vocabulary and writing skills |
To improve writing,
reading, and research skills |
|
Week 1 |
Study of Night/Life
Is Beautiful |
To understand the causes
of WWII and the impact of the Holocaust upon society; to identify
foreshadowing, satire, paradox, theme |
|
Weeks 2-3 |
Short story
unit |
To identify elements of
the short story and recognize an author’s use of various literary devices |
|
Week 4 |
Study of
phrases |
To identify phrases and
use them to improve writing |
|
Weeks 4-6 |
Study of Silas
Marner, George Eliot, and 19th century England |
To identify elements of
the novel and recognize a writer’s style and use of local color |
|
Week 6 |
Study of
active and passive voice |
To apply the more
effective use of active voice to writing passages |
|
Weeks 7-8 |
Public
speaking unit |
To organize and deliver
a basic demonstration speech |
|
Week 9 |
Review and
assessment |
To identify and assess
skills learned throughout the 9 weeks period |
|
Weeks 1-9 |
Concurrent
study of vocabulary, writing, reading, and research skills |
To improve writing,
reading, and research skills |
Third Nine Weeks
Broad Theme: Good
Vs. Evil in the Literary Romance
|
Weeks 1-2 |
Study of J. R.
R. Tolkien and The Hobbit |
To identify elements of
fantasy literature and characteristics of a romance |
|
Weeks 2-3 |
Introduction
to persuasive writing and speaking |
To identify the
different types of propaganda, to evaluate data effectively |
|
Week 3 |
Clauses |
To identify the three
types of clauses and use them effectively in writing |
|
Weeks 3-4 |
Sentence
revision and combining sentences |
To apply knowledge of
phrases and clauses to write more effective sentences |
|
Week 5 |
Persuasive
speeches |
To organize and write a
persuasive essay and deliver an effective persuasive speech |
|
Week 6 |
The comma and
punctuation rules |
To recognize and use
proper punctuation and improve writing |
|
Weeks 7-8 |
The King
Arthur Legend and its makers |
To identify the major
writers of the King Arthur Legend and recognize their uses of various
literary devices in their works |
|
Week 9 |
Review and
assessment |
To identify and assess
skills learned throughout the 9 weeks period |
|
Weeks 1-9 |
Concurrent
study of vocabulary, writing, reading, and research skills |
To improve writing,
reading, and research skills |
Broad Theme:
Understanding and Appreciating the Classics
|
Weeks 1-2 |
Study of
Tennessee Williams and The Glass Menagerie |
To identify Williams’
use of autobiographical elements in his play and recognize his use of
symbolism and other literary devices |
|
Weeks 2-3 |
The 3-pt.
essay and the writing process |
To use prewriting,
editing, and proofreading techniques; to ensure paragraph unity and
coherence; to recognize and use parallel structure; and to ensure adequate
organization, development, and transition in an essay |
|
Week 4 |
Agreement/
Pronoun Usage |
To recognize correct
subject/verb agreement, pronoun/antecedent agreement, and to use pronouns
correctly |
|
Week 4 |
Introduction
to Shakespeare |
To understand the life
of Shakespeare and 16th century England |
|
Weeks 5-6 |
Gateway Review |
To identify performance
indicators in writing, reading, viewing and representing, and speaking and
listening skills |
|
Weeks 6-7 |
Study of Julius
Caesar |
To identify the
structure of a play, to analyze human nature and motives, and to recognize
Shakespeare’s use of literary devices in the play |
|
Week 8 |
Poetry |
To identify figures of
speech and recognize use of poetic devices in selected poems |
|
Week 9 |
Review and
assessment |
To identify and assess
skills learned throughout the 9 weeks period |
|
Weeks 1-9 |
Concurrent
study of vocabulary, writing, reading, and research skills |
To improve writing,
reading, and research skills |