MYP Year 4
Language A
English
Mrs. Kristin Trout
Room 401
[email protected]
(808) 261-0707 x2150
2011 – 2012 Scope and Sequence: Sept-June
All Unit Dates are projected and may be subject to change.
You will be sent an updated January-June Scope and Sequence in January.
Unit 1: I Dare You to Move
Unit Dates: August – Early September
Unit Question: What motivates human action?
Area of Interaction: Health and Social Education
Content:
-Book: Lord of the Flies by William Golding (summer reading)
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Character Analysis Essay – write 5 paragraphs about Ralph, Jack, Piggy or Simon and what
motivates their actions in the novel (Criteria A, B, C)
Unit 2: I Will Survive
Unit Dates: September – Mid-October
Unit Question: What does it take to be a survivor?
Area of Interaction: Health and Social Education
Content
-Book: Lord of the Flies by William Golding
-Short stories: “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant, “The Most Dangerous Game” by ,
“To Build a Fire” by Jack London
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Survival Guide – create a survival guide/manual on surviving a situation of their choosing with
a group (Criteria A, B, C)
Unit 3: Holding out for a Hero
Unit Dates: October – Mid-November
Unit Question: What is a hero?
Area of Interaction: Health and Social Education
Content:
-Epic Poem: The Odyssey by Homer
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Persuasive Essay – Write an essay in which each student takes a stance on whether Odysseus
is a hero or a scoundrel (Criteria A, B)
Unit 4: Today or Tomorrow?
Unit Dates: November - December
Unit Question: What’s worth more: the destination or the journey? Is it better to live for
today
or plan for tomorrow?
Area of Interaction : Approaches to Learning
Content:
-Students will be writing a research paper on any topic of their choosing. They will be
continuing the idea of “The Hero’s Journey” from the book The Odyssey.
Summative Assessment Tasks:
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Write a research paper
o Research any subject of their choosing
o Learn the skills of research and how to research
 Where does information come from?
 What makes a source reliable?
o Write an MLA formatted Works Cited Page
o Learn to paraphrase research
o Create a process journal
o Submit paper to turnitin.com
Design and create a Wiki
o Learn the process of using a Wiki and creating their own web page design using
Wikispaces
o Create pictures for their Wiki
Write a 1 page reflection answering the unit question and discussing their research process
and product
(Criteria A, B, C)
Unit 5: A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Unit Dates: January – February
Unit Question: Are people powerless in the face of strong emotion?
Area of Interaction: Health and Social Education
Content:
-Play: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Renaissance Newspaper Project (A, B, C)
• Timed Essay – Argument and Evidence – Choices: A. Is love stronger than hate? B. Who is
most at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. C. What could Romeo and Juliet have done
differently so that they may have lived. Explain your reasoning. (Criteria A, B, C)
Unit 6: My Bother’s Keeper
Unit Dates: March – Mid-April
Unit Question: What do we owe others?
Area of Interaction: Community and Service
Content
-Book: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
-Short stories: “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan
-Poems: “Meditation 17” John Donne, “Incident in a Rose Garden”, “Where the
Sidewalk Ends” Shel Silverstein
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Poetry Analysis and Creative Writing (Poetry) – Find and write 3 poems and each Poem
should center around one of the following theme: “What do we owe others?” Define what
you owe each type of relationship in your life. (Criteria A, B, C)
o Family: parents, children, or siblings
o Friends: best friends, boyfriends, or girlfriends
o Community: neighborhood, state, country, world…etc.
Unit 7: Breaking the Law
Unit Dates: Mid-April – May
Unit Question: When is it okay for a person to take the law into their own hands?
Area of Interaction: Community and Service
Content:
-Book: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Literary Response Critical Reading Questions – Literary Response to the Unit Question.
Answer unit question using book, historical or current events, personal life (Criteria A, B)
Vocabulary, Grammar and Literary Terms will be text-based and covered at various points
throughout each unit.
Writing Process
1. Rough draft written in class
2. Peer editing
3. 2nd draft conference with teacher
4. Final draft turned in for MYP Criteria grading
5. Submit correction of errors after final grade
Office hours in room 401:
Students are encouraged to use office hours to receive extra learning support. These office hours
may be changed due to scheduled faculty meetings, conferences, or unforeseen circumstances
3:00-3:30 pm- every day