World Literature
ENGLISH II SKILLS
UNIT I: What does it say?
-Discussion guidelines and practice, asking and responding to questions, determining main ideas and supporting details, citing textual evidence to support analysis
-Connotation, denotation, and technical meaning of words, figurative meaning, theme, development of central idea in a informational text, word choice, close reading, tragedy, tragic hero
-Annotation, close reading, citing textual evidence
Writing Process; Informative Writing
UNIT II: What does it mean?
-Analyze how literary theory helps students read from different perspectives and points of view.
-Author's purpose, perspective, education, immigration, exile, gender, graphic-novel, historical context, etc
-Narrative writing, character development in literature, citing arguments in informational texts
UNIT III: What does it matter? What is the impact?
-Oral and written arguments, Strong Answer Format, claims, warrants, evidence, evidence analysis, argumentative writing
Cultural experiences in a text, determining author's purpose, character development, comparisons between characters, making judgment-based arguments about characters
-Source materials, various accounts of similar experiences, author's purpose, author's point of view, rhetoric
-Student written arguments, speeches, presentations
UNIT IV: How can I learn more?
-Basic research skills, MLA format
-Primary historical documents, analysis of verbal and visual texts, comparison of verbal and visual texts, analysis of point-of-view or cultural experience
-Databases, Summarizing/Paraphrasing/Quoting, Website Credibility, Strategic Use of Digital Media, Using Advanced Searches Effectively, Narrowing or Broadening the Inquiry
-Connections to the modern world, indifference and forgiveness, genocide, research, research stations, databases, credibility
UNIT V: So, what do I do now?
-Structure of Literature Circles, Human Rights Document
-Independent reading, literature circles, small group discussions
UNIT I: What does it say?
-Discussion guidelines and practice, asking and responding to questions, determining main ideas and supporting details, citing textual evidence to support analysis
-Connotation, denotation, and technical meaning of words, figurative meaning, theme, development of central idea in a informational text, word choice, close reading, tragedy, tragic hero
-Annotation, close reading, citing textual evidence
Writing Process; Informative Writing
UNIT II: What does it mean?
-Analyze how literary theory helps students read from different perspectives and points of view.
-Author's purpose, perspective, education, immigration, exile, gender, graphic-novel, historical context, etc
-Narrative writing, character development in literature, citing arguments in informational texts
UNIT III: What does it matter? What is the impact?
-Oral and written arguments, Strong Answer Format, claims, warrants, evidence, evidence analysis, argumentative writing
Cultural experiences in a text, determining author's purpose, character development, comparisons between characters, making judgment-based arguments about characters
-Source materials, various accounts of similar experiences, author's purpose, author's point of view, rhetoric
-Student written arguments, speeches, presentations
UNIT IV: How can I learn more?
-Basic research skills, MLA format
-Primary historical documents, analysis of verbal and visual texts, comparison of verbal and visual texts, analysis of point-of-view or cultural experience
-Databases, Summarizing/Paraphrasing/Quoting, Website Credibility, Strategic Use of Digital Media, Using Advanced Searches Effectively, Narrowing or Broadening the Inquiry
-Connections to the modern world, indifference and forgiveness, genocide, research, research stations, databases, credibility
UNIT V: So, what do I do now?
-Structure of Literature Circles, Human Rights Document
-Independent reading, literature circles, small group discussions