12th Grade British Literature: Unit 2 Syllabus
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Items to be assigned
Word of the day
Assessment
Objective
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Unit 2 Celebrating Humanity:
The English Renaissance
(1485-1625) : Intro – Power
Point (p 224-232) & Take
notes
Stake: a right or legal share of
something; a financial involvement
with something
Worksheet
Students will understand how history
plays a role in the literature of the time
period.
Toil: work hard
worksheet
Students should be able to understand
sonnet set up, rhyme scheme, and
meaning.
Disposition: your usual mood
Creating
pastoral
poem
Students will be able to show their
understanding of a pastoral poem by
creating their own example.
Boast: show off
worksheet
Students will be able to understand the
theme of a sonnet and how it is
developed
Advocate: a person who pleads for
a cause or propounds an idea
Worksheet
Students will be able to label rhyme
scheme of a sonnet and be able to
decipher the difference between a
Shakespearean or Petrarchan form.
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Spenser & Sydney : Intro
Power Point (p 234-5) (17) &
Take notes
“Sonnet 1”, “Sonnet 35,”
“Sonnet 75,” “Sonnet 31,”
“Sonnet 39” p 236-240 &
packet
Marlowe & Raleigh : Intro
Power Point (p 244-245) &
notes
“The Passionate Shepherd to
his Love”, “The Nymph’s
Reply to the Shepherd,”
packet
Create a pastoral poem of your
own
Shakespeare : Intro Power
Point (p 250-251) & notes
“Sonnet 29”, “Sonnet 106,”
“Sonnet 116,” “Sonnet 130” p
253-256 & packet
Finish reading and discussing
“Sonnet 29”, “Sonnet 106,”
“Sonnet 116,” “Sonnet 130” p
253-256 & packet
worksheet
Extra Credit: “Sonnet 18”,
“Sonnet 28”, “Sonnet 69”,
“Sonnet 89” & packet
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More & QE I : Intro Power
Point (p 264-5) & Take notes
Bestow: present
Worksheet
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Read together “Utopia” (text p
266-7)
Read together “Speech Before
her Troops” (text p 269-270)
& packet
Students should show how a writer
appeals to a particular group (More to the
Kings).
Allege: report or maintain
Worksheet
Students will be able to cite specific
examples of successful leadership.
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Lofty: of high moral or intellectual
value; elevated in nature or style
worksheet
Students should understand the
importance of the King James Version of
The Bible and the various reasons for the
array of sermons and parables contained
in it.
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Begin King James Power Point
King James Bible: Intro Power
Point (p 274-5) & Take
notes/quiz
Read together “Psalm 23” (p
277); “Sermon on the Mount”
(p 278); & “Parable of the
Prodigal Son” (p 279-80)
Extra credit:
Read Oedipus pg 392-397 and complete worksheet and questions #1 & 2 on pg 397
Extra Credit:
Read Man of All Seasons pg 284-288 and complete questions #1-3 on pg 288 and worksheet
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Unit 2 Test
Multitude: a large indefinite
number
Test
Students should be able to acquire knowledge
and use that knowledge to answer various
related questions that pertain to vocabulary,
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Macbeth: Intro Power
point and take notes
Begin Act I of Macbeth
(side by side version for
easy
reference/clarification)
Discuss as we read
Finish Act I & discuss
Heed: pay close attention to; give
heed to
Modest: marked by simplicity;
having a humble opinion of yourself
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Begin Act II of Macbeth &
discuss
Partial: being or affecting only a
part; not total
Apt: (usually followed by ‘to’)
naturally disposed toward
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Finish Act II & discuss
Credible: capable of being believed
Begin Act III of Macbeth
& discuss
Finish Act III & discuss
Provoke: call forth emotions,
feelings, and responses
Ascertain: establish after a
calculation, investigation,
experiment, survey, or study
Cede: give over; surrender or
relinquish to the physical control of
another
Perpetual: continuing forever or
indefinitely
Decree: a legally binding command
or decision entered on the court
record as if issued by a court or
judge
Contrive: make or work out a plan
for; devise
Derived: formed or developed from
something else; not original
Substantial: fairly large
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Begin Act IV of Macbeth
& discuss
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Finish Act IV & discuss
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Begin Act V of Macbeth &
discuss
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Finish Act V & discuss
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Review Macbeth and finish
packet
Test on Macbeth
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Worksheet
Worksheet
Quiz Act I
Quiz Act II
Grammar
worksheet
Quiz Act III
literary concepts, and a variety of stories.
Students will understand the historical context
verses the fictionalized version of Macbeth.
Students will understand the direct and
indirect characterization by Shakespeare.
Students will understand a character’s
motivation.
Students will understand theme and how it is
developed.
Students will understand the idea of blank
verse and what it entails.
Students will be able to identify various
symbols throughout the play and be able to
determine their meaning.
Students will understand the concept of a
tragedy and all that it entails.
Quiz Act IV
Students will understand how guilt plays a role
in a character’s decision.
Students will be able to determine various
conflicts that occur and distinguish weather
they are external or internal.
Quiz Act V
Test
Students will understand the concept of
foreshadowing and be able to explain its
significance.
Students will be able to determine a
character’s flaw and how this affects him/her.
Read Hamlet Rap
Extra Credit: Watch any version of Macbeth and write a compare and contrast paper on the play version and your version. Make sure to identify and cite the
various versions you are discussing.
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Read Hamlet Comic Book
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View Hamlet Video
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View Hamlet Video
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View Hamlet Video
View Hamlet Video
Facile: arrived at without due care
or effort; lacking depth
Warrant: a writ from a court
commanding police to perform
specified acts
Sob: weep convulsively
Students will understand the basic story line
of a play through other literary means.
Students will understand theme and how it is
developed.
Students will understand the concept of a
tragedy and all that it entails.
Afflict: cause great unhappiness for
; distress
Flourish: grow vigorously
Hamlet test
Test
Word of the Day test
Test
Binder due
binder
Students will be able to determine various
conflicts that occur and distinguish weather
they are external or internal.
Students will be able to determine a
character’s flaw and how this affects him/her.
Students will understand the direct and
indirect characterization by Shakespeare.
Students will understand a character’s
motivation.