Greene County Schools
Course Sequence Guide
School:
Subject:
South Greene High
School
English IV
Week
1-2
3
SPI
3005.1.1 Fragments & runons
3005.1.3 Standard English
3005.8.1 Analysis of Literary
work
3005.8.5 Roles & functions of
characters
3005.8.3 Character conflict
3005.1.1 Fragments & Runons
3005.1.3 Standard English
3005.8.1 Analysis of Literary
Work
3005.8.5 Roles & functions of
characters
3005.8.7 Narration & point
of view
3005.8.3 Character conflict
Topics to be Covered
Syllabus/Intro to Class
Pretest
Sentence Corrections
Anglo-Saxon Introduction
Anglo-Saxon poetry
Beowulf
Beowulf vocabulary
Introduction: Medieval church
and castle life
Sentence Corrections
Canterbury Tales
Canterbury Tales exam
Supplemental Resources
N/A
Holt Daily Language Transparencies
Holt Listening Library
Holt Elements of Literature
Selected scenes of from film Beowulf
DVD – Origins of Language
Films: BBC’s The Church; The Castle
DVD: Holt’s Becoming a Knight
Holt Daily Language Transparencies
Holt Elements of Literature
4
5-6
3005.1.1 Fragments & Runons
3005.1.3 Standard English
3005.8.14 Literature as
reflection of historical period
3005.8.11 Literary drama
3005.8.16 Literary elements
3005.8.1 Analysis a literary
work
3005.8.10 Recognize and
identify characteristics of a
ballad
3005.4.5 Research using
reliable sources
3005.4.12 Cite sources
3005.4.13 Quote,
paraphrase, or summarize
text from print and
electronic sources
3005.1.1 Fragments and
Run-ons
3005.1.3 Standard English
3005.8.3 Analyze how plot
developments determine
characters’ conflicts &
dilemmas
3005.8.5 Role & function of
characters
3005.8.11 Identify elements
of literary drama
3005.8.12 Playwright’s vision
Sentence corrections
King Arthur Legends: Le Mort d’
Arthur; Sir Gawain and the Green
Knight; Shadows in the Mirror;
Merlin
Medieval Ballads
Research and reports on chivalry
and courtly love
Exam – Arthur Legends
Holt Daily Language Transparencies
Holt Elements of Literature
Read Magazine: drama – Shadows in
the Mirror
Film Merlin
Internet sites for research of chivalry
and courtly love (ex.
www.britainexpress.com)
Sentence corrections
Drama: Hamlet/Macbeth
Holt Daily Language Transparencies
Holt Elements of Literature
Hamlet (paperback)
Films: BBC’s Macbeth; Kenneth
Branagh’s Hamlet
7-8
3005.1.1 Fragments & runons
3005.1.3 Standard English
3005.3.15 Generate notes
while collecting information
3005.3.16 Create a detailed
outline
3005.3.14 Referencing and
using sources correctly
3005.4.1 Focus on and
narrow down a topic for
research
3005.4.4 Reference relevant
sources
3005.4.7 Craft and
introduction
3005.4.8 Maintain coherence
3005.4.10 Craft a conclusion
3005.4.12 Cite sources
correctly using MLA format
3005.4.13 Quote,
paraphrase, or summarize
text from print & electronic
sources
Sentence corrections
Research Unit
Holt Daily Language Transparencies
Holt Elements of Language
Teacher-made handouts
United Streaming
(http://unitedstreaming.com)
OWL at Purdue
(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/)
9
3005.1.1 Fragments & runons
3005.1.3 Standard English
3005.8.1 Analyze a literary
work
3005.8.2 Identify, analyze
and explain multiple levels of
themes
3005.8. 15 Analyze text to
identify author’s attitudes,
viewpoints, and beliefs
3005.8.14 Analyze literature
as reflections of the
historical period
3005.8.5 Analyze role &
function of characters
3005.8.7 Analyze narration &
point of view
Sentence corrections
The 18th century & Gulliver’s
Travels
A study of satire
Holt Daily Language Transparencies
Holt Elements of Literature
Teacher-made handouts
Film: Gulliver’s Travels, Robert
Halmi, Dir.
10
3005.1.1 Fragments & runons
3005.1.3 Standard English
3005.8.1 Analyze a literary
work
3005.8.3 Analyze how plot
developments determine
characters’ conflicts &
dilemmas
3005.8.5 Analyze role &
function of characters
3005.8.4 Analyze function &
effect of plot structure
Sentence corrections
Alive! The Story of the Andes
Survivors
(non-fiction)
Holt Daily Language Transparencies
Alive! (from Readers’ Digest
condensed books)
Film: Alive! Frank Marshall, Dir.
Documentary: A & E’s Minute by
Minute: The Story of the Andes
Survivors
11-12
3005.1.1 Fragments & runSentence corrections
ons
Romantic period: Mary Shelley’s
3005.1.3 Standard English
Frankenstein
3005.8.1 Analyze a literary
work
3005.8.3 Analyze how plot
developments determine
characters’ conflicts &
dilemmas
3005.8.5 Analyze role &
function of characters
3005.8.6 Identify how setting
& changes in setting can
affect literary elements
3005.8.7 Analyze narration &
point of view
3005.8.16 Identify & analyze
the use of literary elements
Holt Daily Language Transparencies
Frankenstein (Paperback)
Film: Frankenstein, Kenneth
Branagh, Dir.
Documentary: The History Channel’s
The Real Story of Frankenstein
13-15
3005.1.1 Fragments & runDaily sentence corrections
ons
The Victorian Period: Charles
3005.1.3 Standard English
Dickens’ Great Expectations
3005.8.1 Analyze a literary
work
3005.8.3 Analyze how plot
developments determine
characters’ conflicts &
dilemmas
3005.8.5 Analyze role &
function of characters
3005.8.6 Identify how setting
& changes in setting can
affect literary elements
3005.8.7 Analyze narration &
point of view
3005.8.16 Identify & analyze
the use of literary elements
Holt Daily Language Transparencies
Teacher-made handouts
Film: Great Expectations (Disney)
16-18
3005.1.1 Fragments & runons
3005.1.3 Standard English
3005.8.1 Analyze a literary
work
3005.8.13 Multiple levels of
themes
3005.8.15 Author’s attitudes
3005.8.18 Use prior
knowledge to identify the
meaning of allusions
3005.8.14 Analyze literature
as reflections of the period
3005.8.5 Role & function of
characters
3005.3.1 Write in a variety of
modes
3005.3.11 Use compelling
verbs & a variety of
figurative language
3005.3.12 Use clear sentence
structure
Daily sentence corrections
Modern Period: Huxley’s Brave
New World
Wrap-up and review
Post test
Semester test
Holt Daily Language Transparencies
Film: Brave New World