CORE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE Academic English 12 For each of the sections that follow, students may be required to analyze, recall, explain, interpret, apply, or evaluate the particular concepts being taught. Drama
· Analyze the tragic hero and interpret the significance of his downfall
· Discuss the relationship between fate and free will
· Analyze complex conflicts and themes in the play
· Define irony and identify examples in the text
· Analyze significant speeches in order to discern values, intentions, and patterns
· Trace development of major characters based on passages from the beginning, middle, and end of the text
· Identify Macbeth's tragic flaw: how it emerges, how it is fostered, and how it ultimately brings about his downfall
· Evaluate plot progression and character development based upon the conventions of Elizabethan theater
· Explain how a foil functions in the text, and what he helps to develop
· Identify and discuss examples of dramatic irony
· Follow patterns of foreshadowing and revelation Epic poetry
· Analyze significant speeches in order to discern values, intentions, and patterns
· Trace development of major characters based on passages from the beginning, middle, and end of the text
· Evaluate plot progression and character development based upon the conventions of Anglo­Saxon or Medieval society
· Explain how a foil functions in the text, and what qualities he helps to develop or highlight
· Discuss the contrasts between previous notions of heroism and the examples of heroism in each poem
· Identify and discuss examples of dramatic or situational irony
· Follow patterns of foreshadowing and revelation
· Explain how kinship bonds unite and support Anglo­Saxon society, and how ignoring or dishonoring these brings about the destruction of society
· Only applies to The Canterbury Tales:
· Trace the development / demonstration of the 7 deadly sins throughout the poem
· Explain what each tale reveals about the storyteller
· Discuss Chaucer's use of irony and sarcasm in order to develop his characters
· Analyze the portrayals of the religious figures as opposed to the other pilgrims Poetry
· Discuss the social and political forces that shaped this period in British history
· Read, analyze and discuss a variety of works by Romantic poets
· Trace the influence of social, economic, and political upheaval in the works of the Romantic poets
· Identify examples of poetic elements such as alliteration, allusion, apostrophe, metaphor, extended metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, symbolism and imagery
· Analyze the use and effectiveness of poetic elements
· Evaluate a poem with regard to rhyme, rhythm, meter, point of view, diction, mood and tone
· Craft and respond to essential questions about individual poems and poets Novel
· · · · · · Interpret plot, conflicts and themes in the novel
Analyze key passages and speeches in order to track character and plot development
Explain the significance of each hunt scene and assembly scene
Discuss and interpret the numerous Biblical allusions in the text
Explain the significance of the title
Discuss examples of reality versus illusion and the conflict between savagery and civilization Writing / Research / Composition
· Utilize the significant resources of the library and the librarians in order to access a wealth of information
· Conduct specific research on the poet of choice
· Sort, assess, categorize, and even discard information about a research subject ­ in short, assess the value and utility of the results of research
· Share the results of research with other students, and with the teacher, using a variety of media
· Create a Works Cited page in MLA format Revised June 2009