Academic English 11
Month
Content/Essential Questions Skills/Activities
Resources
Assessments
Standards/
Anchors
September
Writing skills
Grammar
Greek and Latin affixes
Early American literature
Non-fiction reading
proper grammar usage
improve writing skills
improve vocabulary
note taking
grammar exercises
Warriner’s Grammar;
Prentice-Hall,
the American Experience
Vol. 1
grammar bytes
Choices magazine
diagnostic test
vocabulary tests
composition
punctuation test
Choices worksheets
and discussions
1.4.11E
1.4.11 F
1.2.11J
1.2.11K
1.2.11I
1.2.11L
October
Early American literature
non-fiction reading
Greek and Latin affixes
Salem Witch Trials
Drama The Crucible
Author’s purpose
conceit
Puritan Plain Style
dramatic exposition
Prentice-Hall,
the American Experience
Vol. 1 and 2
Choices magazine
Scholastic play: Scarlet
Letter
Vocabulary tests
Puritan test
Crucible quizzes
Choices worksheets
and discussions
1.2.11D
1.2.11G
1.2.11L
November
Greek and Latin affixes
Drama The Crucible
Research Paper
internal and external conflict
allusions
characterization
irony
tragic hero
Follow MLA research format
Research skills
Speaking skills
Prentice-Hall,
the American Experience
Vol. 2
Crucible quizzes
Crucible Test
Crucible essay
Crucible presentations
Vocabulary tests
Cummulative
vocabulary review test
1.3.11A
1.3.11B
1.3.11C
1.3.11D
1.3.11F
1.4.11H
1.4.11I
1.4.11J
1.4.11K
1.4.11L
December
Research paper
Ida Tarbell Unit
Research skills
recognize figurative language
vocabulary acquisition through text
MLA research guide;
library stacks and data
bases
Ida Tarbell biography
Ida Tarbell test
January
Colonial period
Vocabulary acquisition
Research Paper due
persuasive writing skills
understanding rhetorical devices
understanding allusions
comparing literary works (Ben Franklin)
Prentice-Hall,
The American Experience
Ida Tarbell biography
Tarbell essay
Research Paper rubric
1.2A,C
1.3A,B,C,E,F
1.4B,C
1.5A-F
1.6A-F
1.8A,B,C
1.1AC,D,E,F,G,
H
1.2A,C
1.3A,B,C,D,E,F
1.4B,C
Update May 2015
Academic English 11
February
1800’s in American literature
Realism
Satire
vocabulary
Recognize realism
Analyze local color
analyze picaresque novel
analyze bildungsroman novel
analyze theme and author’s purpose
vocabulary acquistion
Prentice-Hall,
The American Experience
Huck Finn
Socratic discussions
Quizzes
Test
Essay
March
SAT prep
1800s American literature - fiction
and non-fiction
vocabulary
Romanticism/gothic
Prentice-Hall,
the American Experience;
sample SAT test
Quizzes
Test
group presentation
April
Romanticism/gothic
Transcendentalism
vocabulary
Prentice-Hall,
the American Experience;
Discussion
Quizzes, test
May
1920s literature
vocabulary
Final Exam Review
analyze humor devices (hyperbole, incongruity,
regionalism, and human foibles, as outlined in
text)
compare humor in pieces of different regions
and eras
elements of romanticism and gothic literature
analyze critical interpretations
vocabulary acquisition
analyze a work as romantic (or dark
romantic/gothic) or transcendental
analyzing critical views
recognize poetry devices and romantic elements
in poetry
review direct and indirect characterization
analyze elements of transcendentalism
analyze figurative language
vocabulary acquisition
analyze characters
understand figurative language
analyze symbolism
analyze theme
vocabulary acquisition
direct and indirect characterization
flat and round characters
comparing two works by the same author
The Great Gatsby;
Prentice-Hall,
the American Experience
Discussion
quizzes
test
characterization essay
movie project
June
Update May 2015
1.5A-F
1.6A-F
1.1AC,D,E,F,G,
H
1.2A,C
1.3A,B,C,E,F
1.4B,C
1.5A-F
1.6A-F
1.7A.B.C
1.1AC,D,E,F,G,
H
1.2A,C
1.3A,B,D,E,F
1.4B,C
1.5A-F
1.6A-F
1.7A.B.C
1.1AC,D,E,F,G,
H
1.2A,C
1.3A,B,C,E,F
1.4B,C
1.5A-F
1.6A-F
1.7A.B.C
1.1AC,D,E,F,G,
H
1.2A,C
1.3A,B,C,E,F
1.4B,C
1.5A-F
1.6A-F
1.7A.B.C