English I
English Department
Dover Public Schools
Curriculum Guide
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Dover High School English Department English I Curriculum Guide Course Description The mission of the Dover High School English Department is to challenge students to think critically and to communicate effectively. A sequence of courses has been designed to provide all students with a comprehensive four-­‐year study of literature and writing. Activities in vocabulary, research, grammar, and critical reading will be part of each course. Intensive preparation for the High School Proficiency D
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Assessment (HSPA), the SAT, and college placement tests will be offered. English I is a required multiple-­‐genre course exposing students to a variety of writers from various cultures. Specific emphasis is placed upon effective writing, analytical response to literature, and discussion techniques. Students will be expected to demonstrate their knowledge of writing through a full array of activities aimed at developing a clear and cohesive essay. Types of composition required include descriptive, narrative, expository, persuasive, and journal writing. The Common Core State Standards serve as the foundation for all curricular work in the Dover Public School District. The English Language Arts Literacy Frameworks are used to align learning activities to the CCSS and its indicators. Sample learning activities support the standards, enhance student learning, and encourage higher levels of achievement for students. The framework activities also aid the teacher in providing interdisciplinary connections and technology infusion. Technology The Dover Public School District recognizes the use of technology as an integral component of every student’s education. As the district acknowledges the importance of providing the student with experiences that model “real life” use of technology in society and the workplace, student use of technology on a regular basis in all disciplines and at all grade levels is encouraged and supported. Technology skills are not taught in isolation, but rather infused into the English curriculum providing students with authentic interdisciplinary projects that address the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and the Common Core State Standards in Language Arts Literacy, technology and other disciplines. Student achievement and growth are measured using performance-­‐based D
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assessments. In addition to increasing higher-­‐order thinking skills and creativity, these technology-­‐infused projects provide students with the opportunity to work in collaborative settings. The ethical use of technology and on-­‐line safety is promoted in numerous ways and is constantly modeled by the classroom teacher. Students have ample access to technology via the use of laptop computer carts, computer labs, and classroom computers and interactive boards. Every student has an eChalk account, an individual login and a home directory that provides individual storage space. Students work in a wireless environment with secure Internet access. Technology resources used include, but are not limited to: •
Nettrekker – secure educational Internet search engine •
Study Island – provides online standards-­‐based instruction, assessment, and test preparation. Includes assessment for each Language Arts Core Common Content Standard, and allows for instructor-­‐designed and created assessments. •
Sadlier-­‐Oxford Vocabulary Workshop website – Offers practice activities, resources, and multimedia support to supplement district vocabulary •
workbook. At http://www.sadlier-­‐
oxford.com/vocabulary/vocabularyworkshop.cfm. Unitedstreaming – digital video-­‐on-­‐demand, aligned to NJCCCS •
OnCourse – online lesson plans, provides students and parents with continuous interface to class assignments and downloads •
ReadWriteThink. ReadWriteThink offers a wide array of standards-­‐based lesson plans that meaningfully integrate Internet content into the teaching and/or learning experience. Lessons can be selected according to grade band (K–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12) and area of literacy practice. Each lesson is research-­‐
based, and includes a detailed instructional plan. The lessons are written for the teacher but include student-­‐ready materials such as worksheets, interactives, and reviewed Web resources. http://readwritethink.org The National Council of Teachers of English. D
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http://www.ncte.org/about/research •
PowerPoint Templates •
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) http://www.nwrel.org •
The Culham Writing Company. www.culhamwriting.com/resources •
PBS TeacherSource: http://www.pbs.org/teachersource •
DiscoverySchool.com •
Online Poetry Classroom: http://www.poets.org/page.phpl/prmID/6 •
Reading is Fundamental (RIF) http://ww.rif.org •
Reading Matters: http://www.nea.org/parents/readingmattershome/ •
Literacy Connections: http://www.literacyconnections.com •
NJ State Library. The New State Library provides library services to state government. These services include reference assistance, access to extensive book, document and journal collections, as well as a wide variety of databases, online journals and e-­‐books, photocopy and interlibrary loan. http://www.njstatelib.org/ •
JerseyClicks. Using their town library card, students can access and search full-­‐text magazines, journals, and encyclopedias from home. http://www.jerseyclicks.org/ •
Britannica Online. Gives teachers and students instant access to four complete encyclopedias that ensure consistency with classroom topics and age-­‐appropriate language. In addition to the vast trove of information in Britannica Online School Edition's four unique encyclopedias, we also feature thousands of magazine and journal articles from EBSCO, an Internet Guide with editor-­‐selected Web sites chosen for their relevancy and educational value, teacher resources, videos, multimedia, interactive lessons, and thousands of images and illustrations that help bring subjects to life. www.school.eb.com/elementary; www.school.eb.com/comptons; •
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www.school.eb.com/eb ProQuest. Database of scholarly journals and texts. http://proquest.umi.com/login/ipauto •
Facts On File. More than 1,300 titles and spans a multitude of subject areas such as U.S. history, world history, language and literature, science and technology, careers, social issues, and many others. Our publishing program covers five reading levels: elementary (grades 3-­‐6), middle school (grades 6-­‐
8), high school (grades 9-­‐12), college/academic, and general adult. http://www.fofweb.com/ •
Modern Language Association (MLA). http://www.mla.org •
OWL Online Writing Lab. http://owl.english.purdue.edu •
English Grammar. http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing •
Internet Citations. http://www.classroom.com/commmunity/connection/howto/citeresources.
jhtml •
Research Guide. http://www.crlsresearchguide.org •
Writing Den. http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/ •
Web English Teacher. Presents the K-­‐12 English / Language Arts teaching
resources: lesson plans, WebQuests, videos, biography, e-­‐texts, criticism,
puzzles, and classroom activities. http://www.webenglishteacher.com/
Textbooks and Resources: Measuring Up on the New Jersey HSPA—LAL. BBE Associates, Ltd., Ed. Peoples Publishing Group, Inc.: Saddlebrook, 2000. Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. Gold Level. Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc., 2005. Shostak, Jerome. Vocabulary Workshop, Level C. Sadlier-­‐Oxford: New York, 2007. D
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Shostak, Jerome. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D. Sadlier-­‐Oxford: New York, 2007. DOVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS In Class Support Program For Classified Students Secondary Level D
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In order to have the teaching/learning process take place in the least restrictive environment, classified students may be placed in this course in accordance with their IEPs. Differentiated instruction, provided by the teacher for the course, and based on the course curriculum, addresses the needs of both general and special education students. In addition, classified students may be assisted by either a special education teacher or a teacher assistant, again in accordance with their IEPs. Together the general education teacher and the special education teacher or teacher assistant insures that accommodations and modifications prescribed in each student’s IEP are implemented in the general education program. Accommodations for Classified Students (IEP Dependent) Accommodations are made to more fully engage the Special Education student. Accommodations provide the basis for differentiated instruction/assessment which, in turn, allows the teaching/learning process to take place in the least restrictive environment. Each individual student’s IEP includes specific accommodations which must be provided to meet the child’s special needs. In some cases, accommodations needed by individual classified students can be used on a whole class basis to support all students in the class. Instructional Accommodations: •
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Graphic organizers such as the following: cause/effect, compare/contrast, time order, simple listing, problem/solution, organize by category, concept webs, semantic maps, note taking format organizers, data charts Study guides Think sheets Laptop computers for note taking, homework, research projects, and class assignments Power Point presentations as visual aids (instruction) or alternative way to demonstrate learning (assessment) Blackboard games such as “Jeopardy” for review Interactive white boards to provide visual aid and promote active student engagement Preteaching of vocabulary for understanding of concepts Word search or crossword puzzles for vocabulary reinforcement •
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DOVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS Language Arts Literacy and the English Language Learner Since literacy development depends on many interrelated components, English and Language Arts teachers recognize the need to provide effective instruction to all students. In an effort to enhance the learning experience and to improve instruction for ELL students, teachers often use the ten strategies below: Enunciate clearly, but do not raise voice. Add gestures, point directly to objects, or draw pictures when appropriate. 2.
Write clearly, legibly, and in print—many ELL students have difficulty reading cursive. 3.
Develop and maintain routines. Use clear and consistent signals for classroom instructions. 4.
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Repeat information and review it frequently. If a student does not understand, try rephrasing or paraphrasing in shorter sentences and simpler syntax. Check often for understanding, but do not ask, “Do you understand?” Instead, have students demonstrate their learning in order to show comprehension. Try to avoid idioms and slang words. Present new information in the context of known information. Announce the lesson’s objectives and activities, and list instructions step-­‐
by-­‐step. Write the objective and homework on the board or provide a written handout. Present information in a variety of ways. 9.
Provide frequent summations of the salient points of a lesson, and always emphasize key vocabulary words. 10.
Recognize student success overtly and frequently, but also be aware that in some cultures overt, individual praise is considered inappropriate and can therefore be embarrassing or confusing to the student. Reed, B. and Railsback, J. (2003). Strategies and resources for mainstream teachers of English language learners. Portland, OR: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. NCTE. *italicized information is added DOVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS Language Arts Literacy ADAPTATIONS FOR STUDENTS In addition to the previous strategies mentioned, differentiated instruction, provided by the teacher for the course, and based on the course curriculum, addresses the needs of all students within the class. In the Dover Public School system, teachers encourage authentic and meaningful communication and interaction about course content among students, and between themselves and students. They hold high expectations of their students, challenging them to tackle complex concepts and requiring them to think critically, rather than eliciting preponderance of one-­‐word responses to factual questions that do not require higher order thinking. They organize their classrooms to meet the needs of students with diverse talents, voices, intelligences, and learning needs. Based upon grade, class structure, and specific needs, classes operate within the framework of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts Literacy. D
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Effective instruction follows from choices teachers make about strategies appropriate for learners in the classroom. These choices or adaptations create learning conditions that include a variety of activities, multimodal learning, modeling and guided practice, pacing appropriate to learners’ needs, and groupings that provide timely peer collaboration as well as teacher input and independent work. Such conditions are evident throughout this framework to underscore the varying needs that students have and the varied choices or adaptations that inform effective instruction in any classroom. Adaptations are made in terms of instruction for unique groups of learners: students with disabilities, students with limited English proficiency, and exceptionally able learners. Although the strategies presented here are appropriate for use with all learners at different times, they are typical of instruction in these specific contexts and may be for some students a critical factor in their literacy development. English classes operate within the framework of the NJCCCS and CCSS for English Language Arts Literacy. In addition, the WIDA (World-­‐Class Instructional Design and Assessment) English Language Proficiency Standards are incorporated to insure that ELLs are accessing the academic language necessary for classroom understanding or communication. The WIDA CAN DO descriptors provide a range of expectations for student performance within an ELL’s proficiency level. A variety of accommodations and instructional strategies are used to assist English Language Learners (sensory, graphic, interactive and native language support). Language Arts Additional Examples of Sensory, Graphic and Interactive Supports for ELLs Sensory Supports Graphic Supports Interactive Supports • Real-life objects
• Charts
• Graphic
(realia)
• Manipulatives
• Pictures &
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partners
Illustrated
word/phrase walls
• In triads or small
organizers
Tables
Graphs
Timelines
Number lines
groups
• In a whole group Felt or magnetic
figures of story
• Using
cooperative
group
Structures
• In the native
language (L1)
• With mentors
• With the
Internet
(websites) or
software
programs
elements
Sequence blocks
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photographs
Illustrations,
diagrams &
drawings
Magazines &
newspapers
Physical activities
Videos & Films
Broadcasts
Models & figures
• In pairs or
Supports related to the language of Language Arts Environmental
print
Posters or displays
Bulletin Boards
Photographs
Cartoons
Audio books
Songs/Chants
Bearstone
Bud, Not Buddy
Daniel’s Story*
Dragonwings
Holes
Julie of the Wolves
Let the Circle be
Unbroken
Red Pony
Shiloh
So You Want to be a
Wizard
The Devil’s Arithmetic
The Diary of Anne
Frank (excerpt)
The Watsons Go To
Birmingham*
Where the Red Fern
Grows
Wrinkle in Time
Zlata’s Diary
Z for Zachariah
Julie of the Wolves
PH Silver
A Day No Pigs Would
Die
Across Five Aprils
Among the Hidden
Building Blocks
Call of the Wild
Frankenstein
Johnny Tremain
My Brother Sam is
Dead
Roll of Thunder Hear
My Cry
Romiette and Julio
Star Girl
The Giver*
The Light in the Forest
The Outsiders*
The Pearl
The Taming of the
Shrew
The Time Machine
The Westing Game
Tuck Everlasting
Tunes for Bears to
Dance to
Witch of Blackbird
Pond
Z for Zachariah
PH Gold
Genre
Around the World in
Eighty Days
At Risk
Dandelion Wine
Ethan Frome (H)
Fallen Angels
Five People You Meet in
Heaven
Heroes, Gods, and
Monsters
Inherit the Wind
Night (H)
Ordinary People
Romeo and Juliet*
PH Platinum
World Literature
Anthem
A Lesson Before Dying*
Antigone (H)
Bean Trees
Black Boy
Death Be Not Proud
Fahrenheit 451
I Know Why the Caged
Bird Sings
Jacob Have I Loved (s)
Julius Caesar*
Lord of the Flies
Maus
Oedipus the King
The Color of Water
The Color Purple
The Hobbit
Things Fall Apart (H)
True Confessions of
Charlotte Doyle (s)
Twelve Angry Men
When I Was Puerto
Rican
Chronicle of a Death
Foretold
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Seventh
PH Bronze
Language Arts Literacy Curriculum Textbooks, Novels, and Resources
DOVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LANGUAGE ARTS DEPARTMENT
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth
Eleventh
That Was Then This Is Now (s)
The Contender (s)
The Odyssey
The Sound of Waves (s)
To Kill A Mockingbird*
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PH American
Literature
Animal Dreams
Billy Budd
Death Of A Salesman
Huckleberry Finn (H)
In Cold Blood
Of Mice and Men
Red Badge of
Courage
The Catcher In the Rye (H)
The Crucible*
The Grapes of Wrath
The Great Gatsby*
The Night Thoreau
Spent in Jail
The Scarlet Letter
Tuesdays with Morrie
The Natural
The Snows of
Kilmanjaro
Walden and Civil
Disobedience
Fountainhead
Twelfth
PH British
Literature
Animal Farm
A Tale of Two Cities
Brave New World(H)
Dubliners
Everyman
Hamlet
Importance of Being
Earnest
Jane Eyre
King Lear
Les Miserables
Macbeth*
Mary Queen of Scots
Midsummer Night’s
Dream
Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern Are
Dead
The Canterbury
Tales*
The Cherry Orchard
Twelfth Night
Wuthering Heights
Language Arts Literacy Curriculum Textbooks, Novels, and Resources
Seventh
Eighth
PH Bronze
PH Silver
Summer reading:
Island of the Blue
Dolphins
Face on the Milk
Carton
The House of the
Scorpion
Tangerine
PH Gold
Genre
Summer reading:
The Curious Incident of
the Dog in the Nighttime
An Ordinary Man
Gifted Hands
The Girl Who Loved Tom
Gordon
Eleventh
Twelfth
PH Platinum
World Literature
PH American
Literature
PH British
Literature
Summer reading:
Into Thin Air
Me and Emma
The Motorcycle Diaries
The Perks of Being a
Wallflower
Summer reading:
Angels and Demons
Holler if You Hear Me
Odd Thomas
Hand of God: The Life
Summer reading:
Clemente: The
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Summer reading:
Brian’s Winter
The City of Ember
Esperanza Rising
Joey Pigza Swallowed
the Key
Missing Since Monday
DOVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LANGUAGE ARTS DEPARTMENT
Ninth
Tenth
of Diego Maradona,
Soccer’s Fallen Star
Passion and Grace of
Baseball’s Last Hero
Stones from the
River
The Things They
Carried
The Kite Runner
The Poisonwood
Bible
Summer reading novels ARE NOT to be used throughout the school year; this is list is limited in scope. Consider thematic units,
Reading & writing connections, reinforcement activities and/or strategies as well as additional or essential prior knowledge presentation.
§ Vocabulary Workshop B § Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. Bronze Level @ 2001 § Writing and Grammar: Communication in Action Bronze Level @ 2000 § English Workshop, First Course § Vocabulary Workshop C § Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. Silver Level @ 2001 § Writing and Grammar: Communication in Action § English Workshop, Second Course § Vocab. Workshop C (SAIL) § Vocabulary Workshop D § Peoples Publishing: Measuring Up on the NJ HSPA—Early Preparation § Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. Gold Level @ 2005 § Vocab. Workshop D (SAIL) § Vocabulary Workshop E § Peoples Publishing: Measuring Up on the NJ HSPA—LAL Final Preparation § Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. Platinum Level @ 2005 §
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Vocab. Workshop E (B) Vocabulary Workshop F NJ HSPA LAL Workbook Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. The American Experience@ 2005 § Vocabulary Workshop G § Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. British Literature @ 2005 In addition to the textbooks, which should be used as guides, all other literature listed represents a portion of the inventory currently available and specified for grade
level. *Mandatory novels to be taught; there are a minimum of two novels required for each grade level. Sign out sheets are available for reserving books.
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Language Arts Literacy Curriculum Textbooks, Novels, and Resources
Practical English
9/10
Essential
English III
DOVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LANGUAGE ARTS DEPARTMENT
Essential English
AP English
IV
Literature &
Composition
The Contender
The Gift of the Magi
The House on Mango
Street
The Last of the
Mohicans
Odyssey
The Pearl
Phantom of the Opera
The Contender
The Gift of the Magi
The House on Mango
Street
The Last of the
Mohicans
Odyssey
The Pearl
Phantom of the Opera
Anne Frank: The Diary of a
Young Girl
Anne Frank: The Diary of a
Young Girl
Anne Frank: The Diary of a
Young Girl
That Was Then, This is
Now
Motown and Didi
Night John
Jane Eyre
Of Mice and Men
Romeo & Juliet
Through My Eyes
Speak
Wuthering Heights
Night of the Twisters
Swallowing Stones
The Old Man and the Sea
50 Great Short Stories
The Oedipus Plays of
Sophocles
At Risk
When I Was a Puerto
Rican
That Was Then, This is
Now
Motown and Didi
Nigh John
Jane Eyre
Of Mice and Men
Romeo & Juliet
Through My Eyes
Speak
Wuthering Heights
Night of the Twisters
Swallowing Stones
The Old Man and the Sea
50 Great Short Stories
The Oedipus Plays of
Sophocles
At Risk
When I Was a Puerto
Rican
That Was Then, This is
Now
Motown and Didi
Nightjohn
Jane Eyre
Of Mice and Men
Romeo & Juliet
Through My Eyes
Speak
Wuthering Heights
Night of the Twisters
Swallowing Stones
The Old Man and the Sea
50 Great Short Stories
The Oedipus Plays of
Sophocles
At Risk
When I Was a Puerto Rican
The Autobiography of Miss
Jane Pittman
The Autobiography of Miss
Jane Pittman
To Kill a Mockingbird
Night
To Kill a Mockingbird
Night
Absalom, Absalom!
All the King’s Men
The American
Atonement
The Awakening
Beloved
The Blind Assassin
The Bonesetter’s
Daughter
The Cherry Orchard
Cry, the Beloved
Country
Death of a Salesman
An Enemy of the
People
Ethan Frome
Fifth Business
The Fixer
Great Expectations
The Great Gatsby
The House of Mirth
Jane Eyre
The Glass Menagerie
The Kite Runner
Long Day’s Journey
into Night
Lord Jim
Middlemarch
Moby-Dick
The Moor’s Last Sigh
Mrs. Dalloway
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The Contender
The Gift of the Magi
The House on Mango
Street
The Last of the
Mohicans
Odyssey
The Pearl
Phantom of the Opera
The Autobiography of Miss
Jane Pittman
To Kill a Mockingbird
Night
The Chosen
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Novels used for electives, used across
grade-level or course, and/or used for
individual ELL and Special Needs
students and/or classes
A Connecticut Yankee
in King Arthur’s Court
Fantastic Voyage
David Copperfield
A Season on the
Brink
The Babe Ruth Story
Brian’s Song
Waiting for Godot
Midsummer Night’s
Dream
King Lear
Ordinary People
Mutant Message
Down Under
Dicey’s Song
The Westing Game
The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
After the Rain
Heroes, Gods, and
Monsters
Gather Together in
my Name
My Darling, My
Hamburger
Black Eyes
Somewhere in the
Darkness
Different Seasons
Miss Jane Pittman
Hard Times
Working
Hunger of Memory
The Story of
Philosophy
I Know What You Did
Last Summer
The Summer of the
Swans
Sons From Afar
The Lion, the Witch,
and the Wardrobe
Contact
Treasure Island
Robinson Crusoe
Sula
Beloved
Alas Babylon
Rumble Fish
Hamlet
The Good Earth
The Bluest Eyes
Stopping to Home
Seaward Born
Wintering Well
Finest Kind
Language Arts Literacy Curriculum Textbooks, Novels, and Resources
DOVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LANGUAGE ARTS DEPARTMENT
The Chosen
The Wind and the
Willows
Voices of the
Holocaust
Myths and Legends
Fahrenheit 451
Things Fall Apart
A Lesson Before Dying
Lord of the Flies
The Wind and the
Willows
Voices of the Holocaust
Myths and Legends
Fahrenheit 451
Things Fall Apart
A Lesson Before Dying
Lord of the Flies
Native Speaker
Obasam
A Passage to India
Persuasion
The Piano Lesson
Ragtime
A Separate Peace
A Streetcar Named
Desire
The Tempest
Tess of the
D’Urbervilles
Their Eyes Were
Watching God
Who’s Afraid of Virginia
Woolf?
Wuthering Heights
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The Chosen
The Wind and the
Willows
Voices of the Holocaust
Myths and Legends
Fahrenheit 451
Things Fall Apart
A Lesson Before Dying
Lord of the Flies
See list of
recommended AP
Language and
Literature
Composition novels
§ Vocabulary Workshop B § Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. Bronze Level @ 2000 § Writing and Grammar: Communication in Action Bronze Level @ 2000 § English Workshop, First Course § Vocabulary Workshop C § Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. Silver Level @ 2001 § Writing and Grammar: Communication in Action § English Workshop, Second Course § Vocab. Workshop C (Sail) § Vocabulary Workshop D § Peoples Publishing: Measuring Up on the NJ HSPA—Early Preparation § Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. Gold Level @ 2005 § Vocab. Workshop D (Sail) § Vocabulary Workshop E § Peoples Publishing: Measuring Up on the NJ HSPA—LAL Final Preparation § Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. Platinum Level @ 2005 Black Like Me
A Hero Ain’t Nothing
But a Sandwich
Coma
The Oedipus Plays of
Sophocles
All Creatures Great
and Small
The Story of My Life
Eighteen Best Stories
by Edgar Allan Poe
The Jungle
Ryan White: My Own
Story
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Lord of the Rings:
the Fellowship of the
Ring
The Hobbit
The Voyage of the
Dawn Treader
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level. *Mandatory novels to be taught; there are a minimum of two novels required for each grade level. Sign out sheets are available for reserving books.
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Language Arts Literacy Curriculum Textbooks, Novels, and Resources
Grade/Course
Language Arts Inventory - Videos
Grades 7 – 12
May 2007
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All traditional/classic pieces of literature have accompanying videos/films, i.e., Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Miller’s The Crucible, etc. See LAL inventory – Novels.
Grade 7 English
Mad Hot Ballroom
Cool Runnings
It’s a Wonderful Life
Stand and Deliver
Pay it Forward
It’s a Beautiful Life
Lucy’s Italian Movie
A & E author biographies
Tuck Everlasting
Shiloh
The Outsiders
A Christmas Carol
The Diary of Anne Frank
Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell Tale Heart
Daniel’s Story
Dragonwings
Hatchet
Holes
Julie of the Wolves
Let the Circle be Unbroken
Red Pony
So You Want to be a Wizard
The Devil’s Arithmetic
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Watsons Go To
Birmingham
Where the Red Fern Grows
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Wrinkle in Time
Zlata’s Diary
Z for Zachariah
Julie of the Wolves
The Adventures of Huck Finn
The Call of the Wild
Dracula
Frankenstein
The Red Badge of Courage
RR English Grade 7
Tuck Everlasting
Shiloh
The Outsiders
A Christmas Carol
The Diary of Anne Frank
Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell Tale Heart
The Adventures of Huck Finn
The Call of the Wild
Dracula
Frankenstein
The Red Badge of Courage
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Mad Hot Ballroom
Cool Runnings
It’s a Wonderful Life
Stand and Deliver
Pay it Forward
It’s a Beautiful Life
Lucy’s Italian Movie
A & E author biographies
Tuck Everlasting
Shiloh
The Outsiders
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Language Arts Literacy Curriculum Textbooks, Novels, and Resources
A Christmas Carol
The Diary of Anne Frank
Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell Tale Heart
The Adventures of Huck Finn
The Call of the Wild
Dracula
Frankenstein
The Red Badge of Courage
Johnny Tremain
The Outsiders
Owl Creek Bridge
White Fang
Iron Will
Twilight Zone
Something Wicked This Way Comes
West Side Story
The Village
The Simpson’s Halloween: The Raven
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dead Poet’s Society
Charly
Lean on Me
The Pearl
Taming of the Shrew
I am Sam
The Adventures of Huck Finn
The Call of the Wild
Dracula
Frankenstein
The Red Badge of Courage
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Grade 8 English
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Language Arts Literacy Curriculum Textbooks, Novels, and Resources
Tuck Everlasting
Shiloh
The Outsiders
A Christmas Carol
The Diary of Anne Frank
Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell Tale Heart
The Adventures of Huck Finn
The Call of the Wild
Dracula
Frankenstein
The Red Badge of Courage
RR English Grade 8
Johnny Tremain
The Outsiders
Owl Creek Bridge
White Fang
Iron Will
Twilight Zone
Something Wicked This Way Comes
West Side Story
The Village
The Simpson’s Halloween: The Raven
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dead Poet’s Society
Charly
Lean on Me
The Pearl
Taming of the Shrew
I am Sam
The Adventures of Huck Finn
The Call of the Wild
Dracula
Frankenstein
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The Red Badge of Courage
Essential English II – IV
Million Dollar Baby
Cinderella Man
The Gift of Magi
The Last of the Mohicans
Phantom of the Opera
That Was Then, This is Now
Jane Eyre
Romeo and Juliet
Wuthering Heights
Speak
The Odyssey
Macbeth
The Gods Must be Crazy
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Raoul Wallenberg
Miracle Worker
Cry Freedom
Million Dollar Baby
Cinderella Man
The Gift of Magi
The Last of the Mohicans
Phantom of the Opera
That Was Then, This is Now
Jane Eyre
Romeo and Juliet
Wuthering Heights
Speak
The Odyssey
Macbeth
The Gods Must be Crazy
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Practical English (I – IV)
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English II
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Raoul Wallenberg
Miracle Worker
Cry Freedom
Romeo and Juliet
To Kill a Mockingbird
Schindler’s List
Inherit the Wind
Shakespeare Soliloquies
The Great Dictator
Othello
A & E author biographies
PBS Specials
Around the World in Eighty Days
At Risk
Dandelion Wine
Ethan Frome
Five People You Meet in Heaven
Romeo and Juliet
That Was Then This Is Now
The Contender
The Odyssey
The Sound of Waves
To Kill A Mockingbird
A & E author biographies
PBS Specials
The Color Purple
A Lesson Before Dying
Antigone (H)
Bean Trees (S)
Black Boy
Death Be Not Proud
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Fahrenheit 451
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Jacob Have I Loved
Julius Caesar
Lord of the Flies
Maus
Oedipus the King
The Color of Water
The Color Purple
The Hobbit
Things Fall Apart
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Twelve Angry Men
When I Was Puerto Rican
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Me and Emma
The Motorcycle Diaries
Into Thin Air
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
A & E author biographies
The Great Gatsby
The Crucible
Speak
Tuesdays with Morrie
Marvin’s Room
The Scarlet Letter
Death of a Salesman
PBS Specials
Animal Dreams
Billy Budd
Death Of A Salesman
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Huckleberry Finn (H)
In Cold Blood (H F&D)
Of Mice and Men
Red Badge of Courage
The Catcher In the Rye (H)
The Crucible
The Grapes of Wrath
The Great Gatsby
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
The Scarlet Letter
Tuesdays with Morrie
The Natural
The Snows of Kilmanjaro
Walden and Civil Disobedience
Fountainhead
Hand of God: The Life of Diego
Maradona, Soccer’s Fallen Star
Angels and Demons
Odd Thomas
Holler if You Hear Me
A & E author biographies
Shakespeare Soliloquies
Hamlet
Macbeth
Midsummer Night
PBS Specials
Animal Farm
A Tale of Two Cities
Brave New World
Dubliners
Everyman
Hamlet
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AP English Literature
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Importance of Being Earnest
Jane Eyre
King Lear
Les Miserables
Macbeth
Mary Queen of Scots
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
The Canterbury Tales
The Cherry Orchard
Twelfth Night
Wuthering Heights
The Things They Carried
The Kite Runner
Stones from the River
The Poisonwood Bible
Clemente: The Passion and Grace of
Baseball’s Last Hero
A & E author biographies
Shakespeare Soliloquies
Jane Eyre
Ethan Frome
Absalom, Absalom!
All the King’s Men
The American
Atonement
The Awakening
Beloved
The Blind Assassin
The Bonesetter’s Daughter
Cry, the Beloved Country
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Death of a Salesman
An Enemy of the People
Ethan Frome
Fifth Business
The Fixer
Great Expectations
The Great Gatsby
The House of Mirth
Jane Eyre
The Glass Menagerie
Long Day’s Journey into Night
Lord Jim
Middlemarch
Moby-Dick
Persuasion
The Piano Lesson
Ragtime
A Separate Peace
A Streetcar Named Desire
The Tempest
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Wuthering Heights
See list of recommended AP Language
and Literature Composition novels
CCM English Composition I & II
A & E author biographies
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s
Court
Fantastic Voyage
David Copperfield
A Season on the Brink
The Babe Ruth Story
Brian’s Song
Waiting for Godot
Midsummer Night’s Dream
King Lear
Mutant Message Down Under
Dicey’s Song
The Westing Game
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
After the Rain
Coma
The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles
All Creatures Great and Small
The Story of My Life
Ryan White: My Own Story
The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of
the Ring
The Hobbit
I Know What You Did Last Summer
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Contact
Treasure Island
Robinson Crusoe
Beloved
Hamlet
The Good Earth
The Bluest Eye
The Call of the Wild
Many novels have a corresponding
video available which is shown in
whole or part as a supplemental
instructional strategy (most listed are
not shown in their entirety; they are
used to define character and
determine plot).
Although the English Department
textbooks make reference to many
of the videos listed, they are used at
the teacher’s discretion.
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Videos used for electives, used across
grade-level or course, and/or used for
individual ELL and Special Needs students
and/or classes
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The English classroom is everinvolving based upon prior
knowledge of students. The videos
cited to the left represent films that
parallel instruction of current novels.
Many are not regularly used and are
not housed in the English
Department resource center, but are
considered as alternatives and
references to support our curriculum
and teaching repertoire. The list is
limited in its scope and takes into
consideration the various levels of
students as well as the grade-level
teachers who draw from it and the
different course levels being taught.
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David Copperfield
A Farewell to Arms
Lord of the Flies
The Miracle Worker
Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Child Called IT
The Chosen
The Color Purple
Down These Mean Streets
Grendel
Invisible Man
Slaughterhouse-Five
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
All Quiet on the Western Front
Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Natural
Our Town
Raisin in the Sun
A Separate Peace
Angela’s Ashes
Catch-22
Catcher in the Rye
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Iliad
The Joy Luck Club
Macbeth
A Streetcar Named Desire
The Sun Also Rises
The Glass Menagerie
The Grapes of Wrath
The Great Gatsby
The Kite Runner
My Antonia
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Native Son
Speak
In Cold Blood
Into the Wild
The Lovely Bones
The Metamorphosis
Tale of Two Cities
The Poisonwood Bible
The House of Mirth
Long Day’s Journey into Night
Moby Dick
Native Speaker
A Passage to India
Persuasion
Ragtime
Wuthering Heights
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Eyre
Sense and Sensibility
A Tale of Two Cities
Oliver Twist
Great Expectations
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Scarlet Letter
A Farewell to Arms
The Old Man and the Sea
Les Miserable
Brave New World
Of Mice and Men
War and Peace
A Doll’s House
Othello
Pygmalion
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Oedipus Rex
Antigone
The Importance of Being Honest
The Glass Menagerie
Animal Farm
Moby Dick
Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde
Our Town
The Emperor’s Club
Stand and Deliver
Coach Carter
Grid Iron Gang
Pay It Forward
Plays that correspond with literature being
read
Excerpts of speeches along with film clips of dialogue and character development are used to define, model, and explain.
Many novels have a corresponding video available which is shown in whole or part as a supplemental instructional
strategy (most listed are not shown in their entirety; they are used to define character and determine plot).
Although the English Department textbooks make reference to many of the videos listed, they are used at the teacher’s
discretion.
The English classroom is ever-involving based upon prior knowledge of students. The videos cited to represent films that
parallel instruction of current novels. Many are not regularly used and are not housed in the English Department resource
center, but are considered as alternatives and references to support our curriculum and teaching repertoire. The list is
limited in its scope and takes into consideration the various levels of students as well as the grade-level teachers who
draw from it and the different course levels being taught.
All videos used are age-appropriate and related to the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and the Common
Core State Standards.
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Grade 9
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English Sequence
English II (H)
Grade 10
English III (H)
Grade 11
English II
Grade 10
English III
Grade 11
English IV (H)
Grade 12
English IV
Grade 12
English I (H)
Grade 9
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Honors English
Sequence
English II (H)
Grade 10
English III (H)
Grade 11
AP English
Literature
Grade 10
NJIT
Grade 11
English IV (H)
Grade 12
NJIT
Grade 12
COURSE: ENGLISH I
Department: English
Elements of Critical
Reading
6 weeks
Writing Skills
5 weeks
Novel: To Kill a
Mockingbird
10 weeks
Memoir: Night
7 weeks
Drama: Romeo &
Juliet
8 weeks
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Duration
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Pacing Guide
Unit