QUARTER 1/ UNITS 1-3
THIS QUARTER STARTS WITH AN ORIENTATION UNIT, COMPLETE WITH DIAGNOSTICS, GETTING TO KNOW THE FACILITY, THE STANDARDS OF WRITING AND READING ANALYSIS, AS WELL AS INTRODUCING THE STUDENTS TO EACH OTHER AND THE SCHOOL.
KEY POINTS WILL INCLUDE A READING ASSESSMENT TEST (SEPTEMBER), THE SETTING UP OF THE WIP FOLDER ("WORKS IN PROGRESS") AS WELL AS THE DISCUSSION OF HOW TO PEER EDIT CRITICALLY AND CONSTRUCTIVELY. BECAUSE THIS UNIT FUNCTIONS AS AN OVERVIEW OF SORTS, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT SKILLS INTRODUCED AND ASSESSED. ONE DEFINITE SKILL FOCUSED UPON AT THE ONSET IS THE WRITING OF ESSAY 1. UNITS 2 AND 3 WILL GET MORE IN DEPTH WITH READING ANALYSIS (UNIT 2) AND A SPECIFIC TYPE OF WRITING (DESCRIPTIVE) (UNIT 3) AND MANY WORKS WILL BE COVERED WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY WORK ITS WAY INTO PROJECT 1.
MAJOR READINGS WILL INCLUDE:
-LORD OF THE FLIES
-GREAT EXPECTATIONS
-SIDDHARTHA
FOR SPECIFIC CONTENT, PLEASE CLICK ON THE DESIRED UNIT BELOW.
KEY POINTS WILL INCLUDE A READING ASSESSMENT TEST (SEPTEMBER), THE SETTING UP OF THE WIP FOLDER ("WORKS IN PROGRESS") AS WELL AS THE DISCUSSION OF HOW TO PEER EDIT CRITICALLY AND CONSTRUCTIVELY. BECAUSE THIS UNIT FUNCTIONS AS AN OVERVIEW OF SORTS, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT SKILLS INTRODUCED AND ASSESSED. ONE DEFINITE SKILL FOCUSED UPON AT THE ONSET IS THE WRITING OF ESSAY 1. UNITS 2 AND 3 WILL GET MORE IN DEPTH WITH READING ANALYSIS (UNIT 2) AND A SPECIFIC TYPE OF WRITING (DESCRIPTIVE) (UNIT 3) AND MANY WORKS WILL BE COVERED WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY WORK ITS WAY INTO PROJECT 1.
MAJOR READINGS WILL INCLUDE:
-LORD OF THE FLIES
-GREAT EXPECTATIONS
-SIDDHARTHA
FOR SPECIFIC CONTENT, PLEASE CLICK ON THE DESIRED UNIT BELOW.
QUARTER 2 / UNITS 3 (end)-6
QUARTER 2 WILL FOCUSING UPON "UNDERSTANDING SELF AND OTHERS". THIS UNDERSTANDING WILL EMERGE THROUGH A SET OF READINGS, DISCUSSIONS, THE WRITING OF PERSONAL NARRATIVES, AND THROUGH THE STUDY AND RESEARCH OF OTHER CULTURES AND WAYS OF THINKING. IN DOING SO, STUDENTS WILL DISCOVER A UNIVERSAL TRUTH THAT LIVES WITHIN ALL OF HUMANITY.
KEY POINTS WILL INCLUDE PROJECT WORK, BUILDING RESEARCH SKILLS, FINDING THE VOICE IN WRITING WITH PERSONAL NARRATIVES, AND FINDING THE VOICE IN THE FIRST ORAL PRESENTATION.
MAJOR READINGS WILL INCLUDE:
-OEDIPUS REX
-ROMEO AND JULIET
-THE ICARUS GIRL
FOR SPECIFIC CONTENT, PLEASE CLICK ON THE DESIRED UNIT BELOW.
KEY POINTS WILL INCLUDE PROJECT WORK, BUILDING RESEARCH SKILLS, FINDING THE VOICE IN WRITING WITH PERSONAL NARRATIVES, AND FINDING THE VOICE IN THE FIRST ORAL PRESENTATION.
MAJOR READINGS WILL INCLUDE:
-OEDIPUS REX
-ROMEO AND JULIET
-THE ICARUS GIRL
FOR SPECIFIC CONTENT, PLEASE CLICK ON THE DESIRED UNIT BELOW.
QUARTER 3 / UNITS 6 (end)-8
QUARTER 3 TIES CONCEPTS DISCUSSED EARLIER WITH THE UNIT TITLE OF "DECISIONS AND CONSEQUENCES". THIS CONCEPTUAL LENS LEADS TO A JOURNEY OF SORTS, AND IN MANY WAYS THE READINGS REFLECT THIS IDEA, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NOT ALWAYS A HAPPY ENDING AT TRAVELS END. IN A CERTAIN SENSE, THIS JOURNEY IS ONE THAT ALL OF SOCIETY TAKES AND HELPS US ASK "WHERE ARE WE GOING?"
KEY POINTS INCLUDE THE STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF MEDIA, THE WRITING OF COMPARISON / CONTRAST FORMAT, THE IN DEPTH LOOK AT PARTS OF AN ESSAY, AND THE INTRODUCTION OF SUPPORTING PERSONAL OPINION WITH THE WRITING OF CRITIQUES.
MAJOR READINGS WILL INCLUDE:
-THINGS FALL APART
-THE ODYSSEY
-THE INFERNO
-ANIMAL FARM
FOR SPECIFIC CONTENT, PLEASE CLICK ON THE DESIRED UNIT BELOW.
KEY POINTS INCLUDE THE STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF MEDIA, THE WRITING OF COMPARISON / CONTRAST FORMAT, THE IN DEPTH LOOK AT PARTS OF AN ESSAY, AND THE INTRODUCTION OF SUPPORTING PERSONAL OPINION WITH THE WRITING OF CRITIQUES.
MAJOR READINGS WILL INCLUDE:
-THINGS FALL APART
-THE ODYSSEY
-THE INFERNO
-ANIMAL FARM
FOR SPECIFIC CONTENT, PLEASE CLICK ON THE DESIRED UNIT BELOW.
QUARTER 4/ UNITS 9-11
WHAT MAKES ONE GREAT? WHERE IS THE DIVIDING LINE? QUARTER 4 EXPLORES THESE QUESTIONS OF EXPECTATIONS, STANDARDS, AND CAN BE SEEN AS A CULMINATION OF THE THREE PRIOR QUARTERS. ALTHOUGH THE READINGS ARE SEEMINGLY LIGHTER, THERE IS DEFINITE DEPTH RESIDING IN THE PAGES. THE YEAR ENDS WITH A PERSONAL FINALE SHOWCASED IN THE REVISED FINAL COPIES OF STUDENT'S WRITTEN WORK.
KEY POINTS INCLUDE THE APPLICATION OF PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED CONCEPTS AND SKILLS. A CHOICE READING, AND THE SHOWCASING OF THE STUDENT'S "BEST" WORKS.
MAJOR READINGS INCLUDE:
-MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
-MIDSUMMERS' NIGHTS DREAM
-LITTLE PRINCE
-CHOICE READING
FOR SPECIFIC CONTENT, PLEASE CLICK ON THE DESIRED UNIT BELOW.
KEY POINTS INCLUDE THE APPLICATION OF PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED CONCEPTS AND SKILLS. A CHOICE READING, AND THE SHOWCASING OF THE STUDENT'S "BEST" WORKS.
MAJOR READINGS INCLUDE:
-MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
-MIDSUMMERS' NIGHTS DREAM
-LITTLE PRINCE
-CHOICE READING
FOR SPECIFIC CONTENT, PLEASE CLICK ON THE DESIRED UNIT BELOW.
UNIT "12": EXAM
THIS COURSE WILL INCLUDE A COMPREHENSIVE EXAM THAT ENCOMPASSES CONTENT COVERED THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR, INCLUDES WRITING, AND A PRESENTATION ELEMENT.
FOR SPECIFIC CONTENT, PLEASE CLICK ON THE DESIRED UNIT BELOW.
FOR SPECIFIC CONTENT, PLEASE CLICK ON THE DESIRED UNIT BELOW.