English II-GT Curriculum
Second Six Weeks
Theme:
The Individual and Society
Major Reading:
Oedipus Rex and Antigone
Reading Focus:
Short Story Collections: excerpt from Don Quixote, “In the
Shadow of War,” excerpt from Candide, “The Train from
Rhodesia,” “The Lowest Animal.”
Non-fiction Collections: “The Ghost Dance at Wounded Knee,”
“Letter from Birmingham Jail,” (EOL) “I Have a Dream” Speech.
Poetry Collections: “Song of a Citizen,” “In Praise of Feeling Bad
About Yourself.”
(These selections may be included as time allows, and others may be substituted
as long as they are thematically linked and grade appropriate.)
TEKS Correlation: 6B,D-F; 7A-H; 8A,D; 9A,B; 10A,B; 11A,E
Reading Elements to be tested on Benchmark I: point of view, tone,
mood, theme, symbolism, foreshadowing, irony, (verbal, situational,
dramatic), character types and development, elements of plot, allusion
Major Writing:
Literary Analysis of Oedipus Rex or Antigone, primary source
only.
Writing Focus:
Primary source documentation
AP analytical strategies (DIDLS)
Paraphrasing and quoting
Formal voice
Thesis and support
Development and commentary
TEKS Correlation: 1A-C, 2A-E, 3A-D, 4A-C,E,F, 5A,B
Grammar Focus:
Quotation marks
Proofing and editing
Embedding quotations
Barrett Kendall Supplemental Materials
TEKS Correlation: 3A-D
Word Study:
Vocabulary Workshop
Words to Own
Literary terminology
TEKS Correlation: 6A-G
Viewing and Representing: Greek theatre
A Doll’s House Video
Antigone Video
TEKS Correlation: 19A,B; 21B,C
Technology:
World Literature Internet Link
Elements of Literature Internet Link
(www.go.hrw.com)
Barrett Kendall Internet Link
(www.bkenglish.com)
Word processing
TEKS Correlation: 21B
Listening and Speaking:
Listening to CD ROM (HRW), class discussion, small
group activities, and the presentation of work
TEKS Correlation: 14A,B; 15A-C,E; 16A-F; 17A-E
Ancillary Materials:
World Literature Teacher Kit, Elements of Literature
Teacher Kit, Barrett Kendall Teacher Kit, Oedipus Rex,
Antigone, A Doll’s House, Greek Theatre video.
Independent Study Project:
Focus: The student will explore the cultural significance of a topic of interest
By the end of the second six weeks, the student will:
• Complete research
• Submit a presentation plan
• Submit finalized bibliography