Washington County Public Schools 2014-2015 Curriculum Pacing Guide English 11--The Study of American Literature 1st Nine Weeks SOL Vocabulary 2nd Nine Weeks Continue to review and expand skills from previous nine weeks and add. SOL Vocabulary Reading 1. Literature of Early America (Colonialism, Puritanism, Federalism, and Revolutionary) 2. Literature of the American Renaissance (Romanticism and Transcendentalism) SOL Review (ongoing) 11.3, 11.4, and 11.5 Unit 1: Puritanism, Enlightenment, oral tradition/ presentation, origin myth, archetype, purpose, political document, symbol, narrative (slave/ exploration), chronological order, signal words, audience, persuade, inform, Puritan plain style, syntax, paraphrase, poetry, stanza, rhyme scheme, slant rhyme, exact rhyme, metaphor, extended metaphor, conceit, lines, oratory, context clues, speech, address, sermon, logical appeal, emotional appeal, loaded words, ethical appeal, rhetorical devices, repetition, restatement, parallelism, antithesis, rhetorical question, allusions, word choice, heroic couplet, classical mythology, autobiography, aphorisms, cause and effect, letter Unit 2: Reading 1. Literature of the American Renaissance (Romanticism and Transcendentalism) 2. Literature of the Civil War and Frontier (Realism, Naturalism, & Regionalism) SOL Review (ongoing) 11.3, 11.4, and 11.5 Unit 2: Romanticism, Transcendentalism, direct/indirect characterization, commission, government document, field report, meter, foot, mood, parable, ambiguity, symbol, Gothic literature, theme, figurative language, metaphor, synecdoche imagery, author’s style, tone, figurative expressions, analogy, narrative poetry, dramatic poetry, lyric poetry, iamb, couplets, quatrains, tercets, sestets, rhyme, alliteration, consonance, assonance, onomatopoeia,
Romanticism, Transcendentalism, characterization, direct characterization, indirect characterization, persuasive essay, meter, mood, foot, parable, ambiguity, inference, Gothic literature, effect, refrain, theme, figurative language, figures of speech, synecdoche, imagery, author’s style, analogy, narrative poetry, dramatic poetry, lyric poetry, types of meter in poetry, alliteration, consonance, assonance, onomatopoeia, personification, oxymoron, couplets, tercets, quatrains, sestets, free verse, word choice, diction, anaphora, catalog, dialogue, idealism personification, oxymoron, paradox, slant rhyme, exact rhyme, epic poetry, epic theme, free verse, anaphora, diction Unit 3: Regionalism, dialogue, setting, plot, point of view, omniscient, third limited, stream of consciousness, Naturalism, primary sources, secondary sources, biased, autobiography, author’s purpose, Spirituals, refrain, allegory, Biblical allusions, incongruity, hyperbole, social commentary, dialect, internal/external conflict, irony (verbal, dramatic, situational), formal verse, Petrarchan sonnet, rhyme scheme Writing Writing Persuasive and/ or 11.6, thesis, outline, revise, edit, Persuasive and/ or 11.6, thesis, outline, revise,
Expository/Analytical Writing and Research (ongoing) 11.7, and 11.8 tone, argument fallacies (ad hominem, strawman, bandwagon, etc.), in-text citation, Works Cited page, claim, data, grounds, backing, bibliography, footnote, APA and MLA, elaboration, concise, transition, clarity, diction, syntax, synonym, and antonym Expository/Analytical Writing and Research (ongoing) 11.7, and 11.8 edit, tone, argument fallacies (ad hominem, strawman, bandwagon, etc.), citation, Works Cited page, claim, data, grounds, backing, bibliography, footnote, APA and MLA, elaboration, concise, transition, clarity, diction, syntax, synonym, and antonym Communication Communication Create formal and/or informal presentations in both groups and individually Evaluate various formats of media for persuasive effect and accuracy 11.1 and 11.2 topic, audience, purpose, persuade, inform, entertain, logical fallacies, counterclaim, active listening, evidence, public forum, collaborate, editorial, blog, fact, opinion, media literacy, visual literacy, intent, intended effect, source reliability, etc... Create formal and/or informal presentations in both groups and individually Evaluate various formats of media for persuasive effect and accuracy 11.1 and 11.2 topic, audience, purpose, persuade, inform, entertain, logical fallacies, counterclaim, active listening, evidence, public forum, collaborate, editorial, blog, fact, opinion, media literacy, visual literacy, intent, intended effect, source reliability, etc.. 3rd Nine Weeks Continue to review and expand skills from SOL Vocabulary 4th Nine Weeks Continue to review and expand skills from previous nine weeks and add. SOL Vocabulary