English II Essentials Syllabus
Quarter 1
Summer Reading
Diagnostic Assessments - Grammar and Reading
Soldier Boys
Historical Document – “The Perils of Indifference” by Elie Wiesel
Quarter 2
The Traveler’s Gift
Research Project – Analysis of non-fiction articles to create
argument. Complete MLA format will be taught.
Writing will include, but not be limited to: Analytical essays, journal
responses, creative assignments
Quarterly Exam
Quarterly Exam
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
Animal Farm or Lord of the Flies
Julius Caesar
Emphasis on skills needed for standardized test success including
close, critical reading and clear, concise writing.
Historical Document: description/background on Caesar from
Plutarch
Quarterly Exam
Final Assessment: Cumulative Assessment
Targeted Grammar Skills: parts of speech, common pronoun errors, verb tense (participles and gerunds), adverbs vs. adjectives, colon,
semi-colon
Supplemental Literature: A Separate Peace, Arsenic and Old Lace, A Child Called It, The Hot Zone, Selected Poetry
*Non-fiction articles will be thematically paired with literature throughout the year.
Students may be required to do outside, independent reads as well.
Vocabulary acquisition and development will be ongoing.
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