1-9 Weeks Exploring British Literature

English IV 2014-2015

Common Syllabus

Instructor:

Mr. Chavez

The following syllabus is a guideline for teaching English IV. Instructors will vary their lessons using the Holt McDougal textbook and other supplemental resources. The research project will also vary due to availability of the library and other resources on campus.

1-9 Weeks Exploring British Literature

1. Introduction to Class, review SISD and school rules, use of agenda’s and classroom etiquette.

a. Syllabus and Parent/Student Letter

b. New Rules and Procedures

c. Writing Project: The Greatest Book I Read

2. Expressing Ideas in Writing, Research Projects and MLA

3. Unit 1: Anglo Saxon & Medieval Periods 449-1485 - and The Epic Tradition Collaborative Groups/Report, Presentations on introductory section.

Epic Stories, Reflection on Common Life, Themes across Cultures

Reading Assignments:

· Beowulf, Grendel, and other epic stories

· Geoffrey Chaucer - “The Canterbury Tales: Prologue, Wife of Bath, and Pardoner’s Tale”

· *Evaluating Poetry Across Time

· Other Selections may vary by instructor

2-9 Weeks Evaluating Drama across Time

(Research Projects: )

1. Unit 2: The Renaissance

2. William Shakespeare – The Tragedy of Macbeth

3. *Evaluating Poetry Across Time (scheduled for 1-9 weeks may be covered by instructors in 1-9 or at end of 2-9 week)

4. Analyzing Techniques in Literary Nonfiction

5. Writing a Timed Essay – Writing, editing, and revision - in class/MLA

6. Fiction Selection (optional)

3-9 Weeks Synthesizing Informational Text (Research Projects)

(Research Projects: )

1. Expository and Procedural Texts, MLA Format

2. Resources for research, Thesis, Interpretation, Perspective,

3. Plagiarism

4. Evidence, Credibility, and Source Citations

5. Writing, editing and revision

6. Fiction Selection (optional)

4-9 Weeks Inquiry and Synthesis through Research

(Research Projects: )

1. Research Project

2. Evaluating Merits of Argument

3. Fiction Selection (optional)

Selection of Media/Film: will vary according to instructors

English IV Novel Selections 2014-15:

Frankenstein, Mary Shelley

Like Water for Chocolate, Laura Esquivel

Brave New World, Aldous Huxley

Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold

Dracula, Brian Stoker

*Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Stranger, Albert Camus

*Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë

Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë

Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad

Oedipus Plays of Sophocles, Sophocles

*Paradise Lost, John Milton

Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kid

*Indicates Advance Placement Selection

Note: This syllabus is subject to change. The sequence will depend on the availability of resources such as the library and computer labs.