Literature
Tentative Plan for the Year
Daily Agenda:
1.
Opening: Motivational/SAT Prep/GRAMMAR Review
2.
Lesson: Varies depending on objectives
3.
Closing (last 10 – 15 minutes of Class): Test
Prep/Formative Assessment/Homework/Blog Check
Blog Address: http://seniorliteraturetchs.blogspot.com/
August 10th –
14th
·
Syllabus Review
·
Diagnostic Exams
August 17th – 21st
UNIT ON PSEP
·
Begin PSEP OVERVIEW
a. Motivational/SAT
Prep/Grammar Review
b. Organization
and Composition of the Autobiographical Essay (Introductory, Body, Concluding Paragraphs,
and incorporation of dialogue) *Check textbook and blog for examples*
c. MLA
Format
August 24th – 28th
·
Continue PSEP REVIEW
a.
Motivational/SAT Prep/Grammar Review
b.
Parenthetical Documentation & Citations
c.
Assessment: Final
PSEP
August 31st –
September 1st UNIT ON
HISTORY OF LITERATURE THROUGH RELIGIOUS STUDY
·
Begin reading the textbook (The History of
Literature)
a.
Motivational/SAT Prep/Grammar Review
b.
Research the history of literature (Group
Research Assignment and Presentation)
1.
The Sumerians/Babylonians
2.
The Egyptian
3.
The Hebrews
4.
Arabic and Persian Contributions
5.
The Western Part of African
September 7th – 11th
·
Assessment: Presentations
of Group Projects
a.
Motivational/SAT Prep/Grammar Review
b.
Review the elements of effective presentations
(Articulation, Eye-Contact, Poise, Correct English, Posture, Knowledge of
Information, & Power Point Rules and Regulations)
September 14th – 18th
·
Begin reading Epic of Gilgamesh P.12
a.
Motivational/SAT Prep/Grammar Review
b.
Read Epic
of Gilgamesh
c.
Begin teaching the Comparison and Contrast Essay
d.
Assessment (Essay):
a.
How is the plot an example of a hero’s quest?
b.
Compare and contrast The Epic of Gilgamesh to a modern
day hero’s quest. How are they similar and how are they different?
e.
Peer Editing and Self Check of Essay
September 21st – 25th
·
Continue reading Epic of Gilgamesh p.12
a.
Motivational/ SAT Prep/ Grammar Review/ Journal
Topic
b.
Read Epic
of Gilgamesh
c.
Begin teaching the Comparison and Contrast Essay
d.
Assessment (Essay):
a.
How is the plot an example of a hero’s quest?
b.
Compare and contrast The Epic of Gilgamesh to a modern
day hero’s quest. How are they similar and how are they different?
e.
Peer Editing and Self Check of Essay
September 28th –
October 2nd
·
Begin reading New Kingdom Love Lyrics p. 32
a. Motivational/ SAT Prep/ Grammar Review/ Journal Topic
b.
Have students research: The New Kingdom,
Literature during the New Kingdom/ The goddess Ma’at, Pastoral Poetry
(Stations, Google/Cell Phones, etc…)
c.
Include a table that encompasses a review of
diction, speaker, and dramatic context
d.
Final Assessment:
They own Love Lyrics with a brief analysis
October 5th – 9th
·
Continue reading New Kingdom Love Lyrics p. 32
a.
Motivational/ SAT Prep/ Grammar Review/ Journal
Topic
b.
Diction analysis exercise using the poems
c.
Assessment: The
creation of their own poems with a focus on diction, speaker, and dramatic
context
d.
Assessment: Talk
Show (Video record and can be viewed as a class or on blog/Edmodo)
October 12th – 16th
·
Begin reading Genesis 1-3 (The Creation) and
Genesis 6-9 (The Flood)
a. Motivational/
SAT Prep/ Grammar/ Journal Topic
c.
Research: The various translations of the Bible,
Abraham as the father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Other stories of
creation, Other flood stories, and the differences between the Old and New
Testaments)
d.
Assessment: Students
must create learning stations based on their research.
October 19th – 23rd
·
Continue reading Genesis 1-3 (The Creation) and
Genesis 6-9 (The Flood)
a.
Motivational/ SAT Prep/ Grammar/ Journal Topic
c.
Continue to prepare stations & Begin
visiting stations
October 26th – 30th
·
Begin reading the Qur’an
a. Motivational/
SAT Prep/ Grammar/ Journal Topic
c.
Read the Surahs: p. 84, 85, & 86 with a
focus on Imagery and Antithesis
d.
Assessment: Create
a poem with six examples of imagery and six examples of antithesis and include
a paragraph explaining the deeper meaning the imagery provides to the poem’s
theme and that specific line. Also, discus the importance of the contrast in
the antithesis. How do these contrast add to the meaning of the line or entire
poem?
November 2nd – 6th
·
Begin reading excerpts from Sundiato p. 123
a.
Motivational/ SAT Prep/ Grammar/Journal Topic
b.
Assessment: Research
and create a booklet of proverbs from around the world (include a reference
page, the country where the proverb originates, a rewrite of the proverb using
a modern translation with colloquialisms/slang/and dialect synonymous with
their generation
c.
Assessment: Do a
comparison of the Epic of Gilgamesh to The Epic of Sundiata.
d. PSEP DUE
November 9th – 13th
·
Begin reading excerpts from the Mahabarata,
Bhagavad-Gita, and the Ramayana p. 173
a. Motivational/
SAT Prep/ Grammar/ Journal Topic
b. Assessments: Compare Gilgamesh, Sundiata, and one of
the stories above.
With lunch at http://www.shalimarkababatl.com/Datamenu.aspx
November 16th – 20th
·
Have students chose a text that represents each
of the major systems of beliefs: Taoism, Zen, and Buddhism P. 227
a.
Motivational/ SAT Prep/ Grammar/ Journal Topic
b.
Complete the assignment in text on page 302
(It will be broken into sections: Notes, Outline, 1st
Draft, Peer Edit, Self-Edit, and Final Draft)
THANKSGIVING BREAK
November 30th –
December 4th
·
UNIT
ON DRAMA: An Awakening
·
Begin reading A Dolls House p. 862
a. Motivational/
SAT Prep/ Grammar/ Journal Topic
b. Read
aloud or silently!
c. Have
students complete Novel Guides for each Act/Scene
d. Assessment Preparation: Socratic Seminar
December 7th – 11th
·
Continue reading A Dolls House p. 862
a.
Motivational/ SAT Prep/ Grammar/ Journal Topic
b.
Read aloud or silently while completing Novel
Guide & Character Sketch
c.
Prepare for Socratic: Some will read p. 948,
p.951, or p. 953 (HOMEWORK)
December 14th – 18th
a. Exams
b. Socratic
Seminars
WINTER
BREAK
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