Lori Lambert
Honors English I Pacing Guide
SCS Objectives / Essential Questions / Key Concepts / Days1.02
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5.02 / How is plot developed?
How are the elements of the plot interrelated?
What is point-of view, and how does it affect the telling of a story?
What is foreshadowing, and how does it help build suspense?
What role do the plot elements and characterization play in developing theme?
How is tone used?
How is mood developed?
Why is flashback used, and why is it effective?
Can we relate to conflicts/characters?
How does the 'moral" of the story affect our lives/thinking? / Short Story
Plot elements (i.e. setting, rising action, climax, falling action, conflict, theme, characters, point-of-view, etc.) will be taught with each short story.
Student responses to literature will also be included through reflective writings, Socratic Seminars, and group/class discussions.
“The Most Dangerous Game”
“The Interlopers”
“The Necklace”
“The Monkey’s Paw”
“The Cask of Amontillado”
“The Lady, or the Tiger”
“The Gift of the Magi”
“Charles” / 20
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2.03 / What are the distinguishing characteristics of nonfiction?
What is the purpose of an essay?
What is a memoir?
How does personal narrative use elements of the memoir and anecdote? / Nonfiction
A variety of texts will be used to explore nonfiction writings. Tone, mood, author's purpose, main idea, theme, reader's reaction, etc. will be explored in each of the texts. / 10
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6.01 / Why is poetry written?
What is the difference between literal and figurative language?
What are the forms and function of meter?
What are the qualities of a lyric poem, a narrative poem, and a ballad?
How do blank verse and free verse differ?
What is a sonnet?
What is scansion? / Poetry
Students will learn such literary devices as figurative language (i.e. simile, metaphor, symbolism, personification, hyperbole, etc.), sound devices (meter, rhyme, rhythm, onomatopoeia, etc), and imagery as well as poetry terms such as narrative poetry, lyric poetry, ballad, haiku, sonnet, etc. / 15
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6.01 / How do dialogue and dialect differ?
Why did Shakespeare use a prologue?
How do a monologue and a soliloquy differ?
Why are stage directions important for actors?
What is an extended metaphor?
How do oxymoron and paradox differ?
How is dramatic, verbal, and situational irony used to create humor, drama, and suspense?
Who are the dynamic and static characters?
Who are the round and flat characters?
What are the symbols used in this play?
What is the climax of this play?
How did Shakespeare use puns to lighten the mood?
Why does Shakespeare move from blank verse to prose? / Drama
Students will learn and explore such literary and dramatic terms as dialect, puns, dialogue, monologue, soliloquy, prologue, aside, dramatic irony, verbal irony, situational irony, extended metaphor, allusion, oxymoron, paradox, dynamic & static characters, foils, round & flat characters, symbolism, themes, plot elements, meter, blank verse, iambic pentameter, etc.
Romeo and Juliet / 20
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5.02 / What is an Epic?
What are the distinguishing traits of an epic hero?
Why doe Homer begin "in the middle?"
How is the epic simile effectively employed?
What makes Odysseus an effective leader?
What are his flaws?
Why do the gods interfere?
What role does Fate play in a classic heroic tale?
How do we narrow research topics?
What strategies may be employed to organize information?
What components create an effective epic?
How are the epic and the movie different? / Epic
Greek Gods and Mythology
Archetypes
In Medias Res
Homeric Simile
Epithet
Hubris
Deity Interference
Fate
Plot Elements
Literary Devices
The Odyssey / 15
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6.02 / How do parts of speech function? Why are they important?
How are verbs conjugated?
Show do nouns/pronouns function in a sentence?
How are possessive nouns formed?
How do we construct correct subject/verb agreement?
What are the differentiating qualities of clauses & phrases?
How do we decode word meaning?
What is an extensive vocabulary essential?
How are reflexive pronouns creeping into usage of language today? / Grammar
Study Island
Parts of Speech
Verb Tenses/Principal Parts
Verb Conjugations
Nouns
Pronouns
Prepositional Phrases
Clauses
Commonly Misused Words
SAT Vocabulary / All year