English IV Syllabus
Quarter 1
Summer Reading
Diagnostic Assessment (SGO)
Beowulf
Representative Writing Assignments
Supplemental Literature/Readings (See below)
Quarter 2
“The Prologue” and selected Canterbury Tales
Representative Writing Assignments
Selected Short Stories/Poems/Essays/Articles
Supplemental Literature/Readings (see below)
Vocabulary enrichment
Vocabulary enrichment
Quarterly Exam
Quarterly Exam
Quarter 3
Hamlet
Representative Writing Assignments: Focus on Research
Supplemental Literature/Readings (see below)
Vocabulary enrichment
Quarterly Exam
Quarter 4
The Tipping Point
Representative Writing Assignments
Supplemental Literature/Readings
Selected Historical Documents- rhetorical devices
Students will read 2 of the following: JFK’s Inaugural Address,
Bella Azbug’s Remarks at the 42nd Session of the UN Commission
on the Status of Women, King George VI’s speech, Stanton’s
Seneca Falls Keynote Address
Final Exam (Cumulative)
Supplemental Literature: Cry Beloved Country, Ordinary People, Grendel, The Stranger, Persuasion, selections from Adventures in
English Literature, selections from Literature and Language, selections from Collections, Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”
*One or more independent reading assignments may also be required*
*Non-fiction articles will be thematically paired with literature throughout the year.
Grammar Skills will be taught and reinforced throughout the year.
Targeted grammar skills include: comparatives & superlatives, wordiness, conciseness, redundancies, diction, idioms, colloquial vs.
standard speech, passive vs. active voice, ellipse, hyphen, dash, parentheses.
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