Year Theme:
12th Grade Curriculum Guide
First Six Weeks
The Journey
Major Writing:
Composite personal writings
Writing Focus:
These assignments may be initiated at this point – to be continued
through the next six weeks.
- Resume
- College Essay
- Personal/Reflective Essay
Grammar Focus:
Analyze conventional needs based on performance on short
writing assignments.
- Sentence structure variety
- Combining sentences
- Proper punctuation usage
Word Study:
literature based
optional – Vocabulary Workshop
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Major Reading:
Beowulf
Reading Focus:
These selections may be included as time allows, and others may be
substituted as long as they are thematically linked and grade
appropriate.
Anglo-Saxon: from Collection 1 – Songs of Ancient Heroes
Collection 2 – The Gift of Story, ballads
including “Lord Randall,” “Edward, Edward,”
“Get Up ad Bar the Door”
Greek Tragedy: optional outside reading of Oedipus Rex, Medea
Novel: Rebecca, ***Siddhartha. ***Frankenstein
Selections from Thinking and Writing
Literary elements: alliteration, kennings, alliterative half-verse,
hyperbole
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Viewing and Representing:
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Elements of Literature art transparencies and video clips
PowerPoints from the readings and backgrounds
Images of Grendel – on-line or creative artwork
Technology:
Elements of Literature internet link www.to.hrw.com
Barrett Kendall English internet link www.bkenglish.com
Web quest through www.wuffings.co.uk
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Listening and Speaking:
Class discussions and read arMounds
Sharing of Grendel images
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Ancillary Materials:
***Honors classes will cover materials with more depth and complexity.