English IV Year-in-Detail 2015-2016
Collection 5
Unit Two
Collection 2
Aug. 12-Sept. 17
Sept. 21-Nov. 2nd
Unit One
Unit Three
Collection 4
Nov. 3-Dec. 18th
Comprehensive Midterm Assessment:
Unit Four
Collection 1
Unit Five
Collection 3
Jan. 5- Feb. 18
Feb. 22-April 11
Unit Six
Collection 6
April 12-May 20
Summative Assessment:
April 11-15
Comprehensive Pre-Test:
August 17-21
December 1-11
THEME: Taking
Risks
Anchor Text(s):
 Epic Poem
by The
Beowulf
Poet,
translated
by Burton
Raffel from
Beowulf,
p.409A
THEME: Gender Roles
Anchor Text(s):
 Narrative Poem
by Geoffrey
Chaucer “The
Wife of Bath’s
Tale” From The
Canterbury
Tales, p. 77
 Essay by Scott
Russell Sanders
“The Men We
Carry in Our
Minds,” p. 131A
THEME: Seeking
Justice, Seeking Peace
Anchor Text(s):
 Drama by
William
Shakespeare,
The Tragedy of
Hamlet, p. 231A
 Feature Article
by Alex
Kotlowitz
“Blocking the
Transmission of
Violence,”
p.379A
THEME: Chasing
Success
Anchor Text(s):
 Essay by
Malcolm
Gladwell
“Marita’s
Bargain,” p.
3A
 Novel by
Jamaica
Kincaid “A
Walk to the
Jetty” from
Annie John, p.
31A
THEME: Voices of
Protest
Anchor Text(s):
 Speech by
Martin Luther
King, Jr. Speech
on the Vietnam
War, 1967, p.
151A
 Satire by
Jonathan Swift
“A Modest
Proposal,”
p.199A
THEME: Finding
Unit Performance
Task(s):
 Present a
Speech
Unit Performance
Task(s):
 Write an
Informative
Essay
Unit Performance
Task(s):
 Write an
Analytical Essay
 Write an
Argument
Unit Performance
Task(s):
 Debate an
Issue
 Write a
CompareContrast
Essay
Unit Performance
Task(s):
 Participate in a
Group
Discussion
 Write a Satire
Unit Performance
Task(s):
 Write a
Personal
Narrative
Suggested: Definition
Essay “Define epic and
epic hero” (Beowulf)
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Participate in a
Group Discussion
Suggested: “How does the
narrator reflect the theme of
his tale?”
Suggested: “Describe the
psychological process of
Hamlet”
Suggested: “Describe/
Compare the ‘monster’ in
Ourselves in Nature:
Anchor Text(s):

Essay by Annie
Dillard “Living
Like Weasels,”
p. 477A
Suggested: Personal
Narrative in form of a
Graduation Speech
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the novel Frankenstein. Is
it Victor or his creation?”
Critical Analysis/Key
Objectives:
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Analyze Story
Elements:
Characteristi
cs of an Epic
RL 3
Analyze
Language:
Old English
Poetry RL 4
Delineate
and Evaluate
an Argument
RI 8
Determine
Author's
Purpose RI 6
Determine
Themes RL 2
Analyze Story
Elements:
Setting RL 3
Summarize
the Text RI 2
Support
Inferences:
Draw
Conclusions
RI 1
Critical Analysis/Key
Objectives:
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Analyze
Structure: Frame
Story RL 5
Analyze Story
Elements:
Narrator RL 3
Analyze Story
Elements: Setting
RL 3
Support
Inferences: Draw
Conclusions RL 1
Determine
Figurative
Meanings RL 4, L
5a
Analyze
Structure:
Counterargument
s RI 5, RI 10
Analyze Style:
Rhetorical
Devices RI 6
Critical Analysis/Key
Objectives:
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Analyze
Language:
Soliloquy RL 4
Analyze Drama
Elements:
Conflict RL 3
Analyze
Interpretations of
Drama RL 7
Analyze
Structure:
Argument RI 5
Determine
Central Ideas RI 2
Analyze Structure
RL 5
Analyze Point of
View: Irony RL 6
Analyze Ideas and
Events: RI 3
Support
Inferences: Draw
Conclusions RI 1
Determine
Figurative
Meanings:
Personification
RL 4, L 5a
Critical Analysis/Key
Objectives:
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Determine
Central Ideas RI
2
Integrate and
Evaluate
Information RI
7
Support
Inferences RI 1
Analyze
Structure:
Argument RI 5,
RI 10
Support
Inferences RL
1, RL 10
Analyze Word
Choice RL 4
Analyze Drama
Elements:
Conflict RL 3
Analyze Drama
Elements:
Symbol RL 3
Critical Analysis/Key
Objectives:
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Delineate and
Evaluate an
Argument:
Inductive
Reasoning RI 8
Determine
Connotative
Meanings RI 4
Analyze
Foundational
Documents RI 9
Delineate and
Evaluate an
Argument RI 8
Analyze
Foundational
Documents RI 9
Support
Inferences RI 1
Analyze Ideas
and Events:
Cause and Effect
RI 3
Analyze Author's
Point of View:
Satire RL 6, RI 6
Comprehend
Literary
Nonfiction:
Historical Context
RI 10
Critical Analysis/Key
Objectives:
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Analyze Style RI
6
Determine
Figurative
Meanings RI 4, L
5a
Demonstrate
Knowledge of
Foundational
Works RL 9
Analyze
Structure RL 5
Integrate and
Evaluate
Information RI 7
Support
Inferences RI 1
Comprehend
Literary
Nonfiction:
Cultural Context
RI 10
Determine
Theme RL 2, RL
10
Analyze
Structure: Frame
Story RL 5
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Unit One
Anchor Text(s)

Epic Poem by The
Beowulf Poet, translated
by Burton Raffel from
Beowulf, p.409A
Academic Vocabulary
Assurance
Conceive
Collapse
Devote
Vision
Related Texts
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Speech by Ronald Reagan “Explosion of
the Space Shuttle Challenger: Address to
the Nation,” p.429A
Short Story by Anthony Doerr “The
Deep” p. 433A
Science Article by Michael Specter “The
Mosquito Solution,” p. 453A
Common Core State Standards
Reading
RL 2, RL 3, RL 4, RI 1, RI 2, RI 6, RI 8
Writing
W 1, W 2, W 9a–b
Speaking and Listening
SL 1a, SL 1c, SL 2, SL 3, SL 4
Language
L 3, L 4a, L 5b, L 6
HMH Close Reader Selection(s): -Epic Poem by the Beowulf Poet, translated by Burton Raffel from Beowulf
-Short Story by Mark Braizitis “Blackheart,” p. 452b
Integrate and
Evaluate
Information RI 7
Analyze Word
Choice: Tone RL 4
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Unit Two
Anchor Text
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Narrative Poem by
Geoffrey Chaucer “The
Wife of Bath’s Tale”
From The Canterbury
Tales, p. 77
Essay by Scott Russell
Sanders “The Men We
Carry in Our Minds,” p.
131A
Academic Vocabulary
Bias
Complementary
Exploit
Inclinations
Predominance
Connected Texts:
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Short Story by Mohammed Naseehu Ali
“MallamSile,” p. 93A
Poem By Shirly Geok-lin Lim “My
Father’s Sadness,” p. 109A
Political Argument by Mary
Wollstonecraft from A Vindication of the
Rights of a Woman, p. 113A
Online Article by Neir MacFarquhar and
Dina Salah Amer “In a Scattered Protest,
Saudi Women Take the Wheel,” p. 123A
Common Core State Standards
Reading
RL 1, RL 3, RL 4, RL 5, RI 2, RI 3, RI 5, RI 6, RI 7, RI 10
Writing
W 2, W 3d, W 4, W 9, W 10
Speaking and Listening
SL 1a–d, SL 2, SL 3, SL 4, SL 5, SL 6
Language
L 1, L 1a, L 1b, L 3, L 3a, L 4a, L 4c, L 4d, L 5a
HMH Collections Close Reader Selection(s): Narrative Poem by Geoffery Chaucer “The Pardoner’s Tale,” p. 92b
-Essay by Lynn Peril from Pink Think, p.140b
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Unit Three
Anchor Text
 Drama by William
Shakespeare, The
Tragedy of Hamlet, p.
231A
 Feature Article by Alex
Kotlowitz “Blocking the
Transmission of
Violence,” p.379A
Related Texts
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Film Version of Hamlet, p. 357A
Literary Criticism by Rene’ Girard “Hamlet’s Dull
Revenge,” p. 361A
Short Story by Juan Rulfo “Tell Them Not to Kill Me!”
p. 369A
Poem by Wislawa Szymborska, “Hatred,” p.395A
Common Core State Standards
Reading
RL 2, RL 3, RL 4, RL 5, RL 6, RL 7, RI 1, RI
2, RI 3, RI 5
Academic Vocabulary
Writing
Drama
Integrity
Mediate
Restrain
Trigger
W 1, W 1a–e, W 2a–f, W 3d, W 4, W 5, W
9a–b, W 10
Speaking and Listening
SL 1, SL 1a, SL 5, SL 6
Language
L 2, L 3, L 3a, L 4, L 5a, L 6
HMH Close Reader Selection(s):
-Drama by William Shakespeare Excerpt from Hamlet, p. 356b
-Speech by Wangaa Mathari Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, p.394b
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Unit
Four
Anchor Text
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Essay by Malcolm
Gladwell “Marita’s
Bargain,” p. 3A
Novel by Jamaica
Kincaid “A Walk to
the Jetty” from
Annie John, p. 31A
Related Texts
 Graduation Speech by Michael Lewis “Don’t Eat Fortune’s
Cookie,” p. 19A
 Science Article by Carol Dweck “The Secret to Raising Smart
Kids,” p. 21A
 Drama by Eugene O’Neill ILE, p. 47A
 Opera and Production Image of ILE, p.63A and p. 65A
Academic Vocabulary
Accumulate
Appreciation
Conform
Persistence
Reinforce
Common Core State Standards
Reading
RL 1, RL 2, RL 3, RL 4, RL 7, RL 10, RI 1, RI
2, RI 5, RI 7, RI 10
Writing
W 1c, W 2, W 3a, W 3d, W 4, W 5, W 9
Speaking and Listening
SL 1a–d, SL 3, SL 4, SL 6
Language
L 1, L 1a, L 2, L 3, L 4a–c
HMH Close Reader Selection(s):
-Book Excerpt by Paul Tough Kewauna’s Ambition
-Op-ed by Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Barbara Mikulski
“A Right to Choose Single-Sex Education”
-Short Story by Penelope Lively “Next Term, We’ll Mash You”
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Unit
Five
Anchor Text(s)

Speech by Martin
Luther King, Jr. Speech
on the Vietnam War,
1967, p. 151A
 Satire by Jonathan
Swift “A Modest
Proposal,” p.199A
Academic Vocabulary
Related Texts
 Essay by Thomas Paine from “The Crisis,” p. 169A
 Essay by Henry David Thoreau from “Civil Disobedience,” p.
169A
 Essay by Terry Tempest Williams “The Clan of One-Breasted
Women,” p. 187A
 Photojournalism by Alison Wright “Third World America,” p.
213A
 Poem by Martin Espada “Imagine the Angels of Bread,” p. 217A
Common Core State Standards
Reading
RL 4, RL 6, RI 1, RI 3, RI 4, RI 6, RI 7, RI 8, RI 9
Writing
W 1, W 2b, W 4, W 5, W 7, W 8, W 9, W 9b, W 10
Speaking and Listening
Controversy
Convince
Ethics
Radical
Tension
SL 1a–d, SL 4, SL 5
Language
L 1, L 3, L 3a, L 4a–d, L 5b
HMH Collections Closer Reader Selection(s): Speech by Shirley Chisholm “People and Peace, not Profits and War,” p. 168b
Satire by Joel Stein “Who Speaks for the 1%?,” p.212b
Poem by Derek Walcott “Elsewhere,” p. 220b
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Unit
Six
Anchor Text

Essay by Annie Dillard
“Living Like Weasels,”
p. 477A
Academic Vocabulary
Related Texts
 Poem by Elinor Wylie “Wild Peaches,” p. 485A
 Poem by William Carlos Williams “Spring and All,” p.485A
 Documentary Directed by Russ Spencer “Being Here: The Art of
Dan Horgan,” p. 491A
 Essay by Linda Hogan “Dwelling,” p.493A
 Short Story by Rick Bass “The Hermit’s Story,” p.501A
Common Core State Standards
Reading
RL 4, RL 6, RI 1, RI 3, RI 4, RI 6, RI 7, RI 8,
RI 9
Writing
W 1, W 2b, W 4, W 5, W 7, W 8, W 9, W
9b, W 10
Encounter
Intensity
Restore
Theme
Visualize
Speaking and Listening
SL 1a–d, SL 4, SL 5
Language
L 1, L 3, L 3a, L 4a–d, L 5b
HMH Collections Closer Reader Selection(s): Memoir by Louise Erdich “Local Deer,” p.484b
Poetry by William Carlos Williams and Jennifer Chang “Pastorals,” p. 490b
Essay by Baron Wormser “Trees,” p. 500b