Team B: Gaye Faulkner
Team C: Gina Marselle
Team D: Jeff Tolley
Team
A: Kathy Hart
Team B: Gaye Faulkner
Team C: Gina Marselle
Team D: Jeff Tolley
Syllabus: First Semester
Required reading: These selections are found in the above listed literature textbook
The Odyssey
A short story unit
Novels to be selected
Short Story Unit:
Literary elements: plot, point of view, tone, irony, and symbolism
Characterization: flat/round, static/dynamic
Theme
Internal and external motivation
Internal and external conflict
Plot scale: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and
resolution Point of view (1st person, 3rd person); narrator
Antagonist / protagonist
Dialogue
Stereotype
Flashback
Dramatic Irony
Odyssey- Mythology unit with research project
Allusion
Folktales
Legends
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Epic poem
Vocabulary Unit
Root words, prefixes, and suffixes
Context clues
Grammar and Mechanics
Parts of Speech
Sentence Structure and types
Capitalization
End marks
Commas
Run-ons and fragments
Subject / verb agreement
Pronoun / antecedent agreement
Sentence combining activities
Writing
Use of literary present tense
Incorporating quotes as concrete details
Emphasis on commentary and topic sentences
Recognition and writing of descriptive, narrative,
expository and argumentative
Syllabus: Second Semester
Introduction to poetry and poetic elements
Romeo and Juliet / William Shakespeare
Globe theatre
Irony
Elements of drama
Scene
Act
Aside
Dramatic Monologue
Soliloquy
Tragedy vs. comedy
Tragic flaw
Grammar and Mechanics
Continued emphasis on first semester grammar mechanics
Sentence styles
Writing
Multi paragraph assays
Emphasis on pre-writing activities; thesis statements, topic
sentences, concrete detail and commentary
Introduction of thesis statements and 3-4 paragraph essays