English IV Advanced 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: Beowulf- Essay Assessment
Quarter 3
Hamlet
Representative Writing Assignments: Focus on Research
Supplemental Literature/Readings (see below)
Vocabulary enrichment
Quarterly: Hamlet -Essay Assessment
Quarterly: Canterbury Tales Essay
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Selected Historical Documents- rhetorical devices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 Assessment: Cumulative Final Exam
Supplemental Literature: Cry Beloved Country, Ordinary People, Grendel, The Stranger, Persuasion, selections from Adventures in
English Literature, selections from Literature and Language, 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.
8/11/2014