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English 11
TITLE
English 11
TEXTBOOKS
Adventures in American Literature, Holt, Rinehart, Winston, Athena Edition, 1996
Warriner’s English Grammar and Composition (5th Course), Warriner, Harcourt,
Brace,
Jovanovich, Franklin, 1982
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
The Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller
The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
My Antonia, Willa Cather
DESCRIPTION
This class provides a comprehensive study of American literature that focuses on
various literary forms and terms. They read novels and plays from the
mid-nineteenth century to the present. Grammar and usage study are incorporated
into writing instruction, which includes the six-trait model of ideas/content,
organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions; grammar
application in essay form is practiced in correlation with the literature units.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. The students will read, reflect upon, analyze, and discuss American
literature from 1600 to the present. (12.1.1, 12.1.3, 12.1.4, 12.1.5)
2. The students will read, reflect on, analyze, and discuss a variety of
non-fiction texts. (12.1.3, 12.1.8)
3. The students will relate history’s influence to the literature of the time.
(12.1.1, 12.1.3, 12.1.8)
4. The students will write and speak using correct English grammar. (12.2.1)
4. The students will improve reading comprehension. (12.1.1, 12.1.8)
5. The students will write critical analyses of the novels and some short
stories and poems. (12.2.2)
6. The students will develop creative writing skills in poetry. (12.2.4)
8. The students will use the six-trait method of analytical writing. (12.2.1,
12.2.2, 12.2.3, 12.2.4)
9. The students will formulate self-generated questions. (12.2.5)
10. The students will apply research and reporting techniques for a variety of
assignments (12.1.2, 12.2.5)
11. The students will effectively collaborate for a variety of academic
purposes.
12. The students will participate in discussions and presentations. (12.3.1,
12.3.2)
WRITING ACTIVITIES
1. The students will explore narrative, expository, persuasive, and descriptive
modes of writing.
2. The students will practice note-taking/outlining.
3. The students will practice critical analysis of novels and other literature
selections.
4. The students will practice a variety of creative writing.
MULTICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
* Authors of various backgrounds and experiences are studied throughout the
year.
1. The students will read journals, poems, and sermons from the early colonists,
including the Puritans.
2. The students will read transcendental philosophy.
3. The students will read Huckleberry Finn.
4. The students will read about settling the prairie in My Antonia.
5. The students will read 20th century poetry of the Harlem Renaissance.
6. The students will read selections by Southern short story writers.
7. The students will read selections by New England poets.
*Authors of various backgrounds and experiences are studied throughout the year.
1. The students will read Huckleberry Finn.
2. The students will read selections by Southern short story writers.
3. The students will be exposed to a variety of perspectives through various
activities.
