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							High School English Materials/Resources 9/18/07

English 2 Unit 1 (1st 6 weeks)
Lesson 1 Materials/Resources (5 days)  document camera  Student Journals  3 tactile objects (Teacher’s Choice)  journals  glitter  yarn  3 cardboard boxes www.bookrags.com/studyguide-throughtunnel/ www.youthcomm.org www.esc13.net/literacy/literaryterms.html www.enotes.com/through-tunnel/ http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/engramja/elements.html      tape, colored markers or crayons timer(s)/clocks for Collaborative Teams scissors glue white posterboard

Lesson 2 Materials/Resources (4 days)  Chee’s Daughter by Juanita Platero & Siyowin Miller or a similar story in which the character(s) are faced with making life-altering decisions in response to a conflict resulting from the personal beliefs, values and/or culture of the character(s)  Student Journals  mid-sized box, basket, or container  “Choices” questions  timer(s)/clocks for Collaborative Teams  document camera Teacher Resources www.enotes.com www.youthcomm.org www.esc13.net/literacy/literaryterms.html http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/engramja/elements.html Lesson 3 Materials/Resources (5 days)  Copy of The Monkey’s Paw by W. W. Jacobs or a similar story in which characterization, theme, suspense, and point of view can be illustrated.  Student Journals  document camera  timer(s)/clocks for Collaborative Teams www.bookrags.com/ www.enotes.com/ www.youthcomm.org www.esc13.net/literacy/literaryterms.html http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/engramja/elements.html

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High School English Materials/Resources 9/18/07
Lesson 4 Materials/Resources (6 days)  The Boar Hunt by Jose Vasconcelos or a similar story in which characterization, theme, suspense, conflict, and point of view can be illustrated.  Student Journals  document Camera     timer(s)/clocks for Collaborative Teams book jacket samples magazines art materials, construction paper, colors, markers, glue, glitter, etc.

www.bookrags.com/ www.enotes.com/ www.youthcomm.org www.esc13.net/literacy/literaryterms.html http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/engramja/elements.html http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release/taks/index.html

Lesson 5 Materials/Resources (5 days)  The Interlopers by H. H. Munro (Saki) or a similar story in which characterization, theme, suspense, conflict, and point of view can be illustrated.  Student Journals  document camera  timer(s)/clocks for Collaborative Teams http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/Inte.shtl www.bookrags.com/ www.enotes.com/ www.youthcomm.org www.esc13.net/literacy/literaryterms.html http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/engramja/elements.htm

Lesson 6 Materials/Resources (5 days)  The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe or a similar story in which symbolism, theme, characterization, suspense, conflict, and point of view can be illustrated.  Student Journals  document camera  scissors, glue, tape  timer(s)/clocks for Collaborative Teams  poster board, construction paper  Art Project Materials: glitter, sequins, pipe cleaners, markers, crayons, ribbon, colored tissue paper, feathers, cotton balls. etc.  paint sticks

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/MasRed.shtml www.bookrags.com/ www.enotes.com/ www.youthcomm.org www.esc13.net/literacy/literaryterms.html http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/engramja/elements.html

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High School English Materials/Resources 9/18/07

English 2 Unit 2 (2nd 6 weeks)
Lesson 1 Materials/Resources (8 days) • Student Journals • document cameras • Art Materials: glitter, yarn, glue, markers, glue, tape, colors, felt fabric squares, clay, other textile oddities, feathers, cotton balls,\sequins, construction paper, colored paper, safety pins, straight pins, etc. • poster boards • scissors • staplers • newspaper theatre or movie ads—samples • optional: Styrofoam forms: cylinders, squares, triangles, etc. • optional: dolls, action figures, etc. • Aesop’s The Tortoise and the Hare or any other fable that illustrates a similar story line • Perseus by Edith Hamilton or any other myth that illustrates a similar story line • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving or any other folk tale that illustrates a similar story line • Attached lesson handouts  Analogies: Looking Beyond the Surface  Analyzing A Short Story: Tortoise and the Hare  Analyzing A Short Story: Perseus  Analyzing A Short Story: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow  Analogies: Looking Beyond the Surface  Selling the Next Best Thing!  COLLABORATIVE TEAM Planning Guide  Identifying Common Attributes: Fables, Myths, Tall Tales, Part 1  Identifying Common Attributes: Fables, Myths, Tall Tales, Part 2  Imagery: Painting A Word Portrait  Irony: Defining the Unexpected; Analyzing a Short Story.  Cause and Effect: There are Consequences  Journal Prompts  Larger then Life: A Synopsis for a Television Plot (Part 1)  Larger then Life: A Synopsis for a Television Plot (Part 2)  Larger then Life: Creating a Mythological Figure  What if the Story Was Told by Another Character? http://www.esc13.net/literacy/literaryterms.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheTortoise_and_the_Hare http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus http://www.literaturepage.com/read/legendofsleepyhollow-1.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figurative_language http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagery

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High School English Materials/Resources 9/18/07
Lesson 2 Materials/Resources (5 days) Materials: • Student Journals • document cameras • poster boards • highlighters/markers • Samples: current and historical newspaper articles, headlines • Copy of an excerpt of an excerpt from the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel or another similar Holocaust survivor memoir • Copy of Elie Wiesel’s Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech • Copies of historical articles about World War II events, Nazi concentration camps, etc. • Attached lesson handouts (one per student)  The Power of the Pen  Summarizing a Source: Searching for Main Idea  COLLABORATIVE TEAM Planning Guide  Analyzing a Literary Selection: Night  Journal Prompts  Imagery: Painting a Word Portrait  What if the Story was told by Another Character? Perspective Map  Identifying Author’s Style Chart  Compare and Contrast: Finding a Common Link Night and Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech http://www.esc13.net/literacy/literaryterms.html http://www.bookrags.com/notes/nit/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_war_2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Holocaust http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_concentration_camps http://www.archives.gov/ http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/eyewitness/html.php?section=7 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elie_Wiesel

Lesson 3 Materials/Resources (4 days) • document cameras • poster boards • highlighters/markers • Samples: current and historical newspaper articles, headlines • Copy of excerpt from Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston or any other literature that reflects upon the Japanese-American internment after the Pearl Harbor attack • Copy of an excerpt from the government document Executive Order 9066 issued to relocate Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor • Copy of an excerpt from the government document Termination of Executive Order 9066: An American Promise by President Gerald Fold • Copies of historical articles about World War II events, Japanese internment camps in the United States, etc. • Attached lesson handouts  The Power of the Pen  Summarizing a Source: Searching for Main Idea  Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Graduation

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High School English Materials/Resources 9/18/07  COLLABORATIVE TEAM Planning Guide  Analyzing a Literary Selection Farewell to Manzanar (2 pages)  Analyzing a Literary Selection Government Documents, Speeches, Newspaper Articles  Imagery: Painting a Word Portrait  Imagery: Painting a Word Portrait (student worksheet)  What if the Story was told by Another Character? Perspective Map  Identifying Author’s Style Chart  Compare and Contrast: Finding a Common Link Night and Farewell to Manzanar  Compare and Contrast: Finding a Common Link Perspectives in the News!
http://www.esc13.net/literacy/literaryterms.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_war_2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_American_Internment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor_bombing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_9066 http://www.archives.gov/ http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=74 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farewell_to_Manzanar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Wakatsuki_Houston http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ford

Lesson 4 Materials/Resources (8 days) • document cameras • poster boards • highlighters/markers • magazines/magazine clippings • scissors • glue, paste, tape • Copy of an excerpt from the biography of Margaret Truman’s The United States versus Susan B. Anthony or similar work related to women’s civil rights issues • Copy of Sandra Cisneros’ essay Only Daughter or similar work related to women’s roles in the family • Copy of an excerpt from Rosa Parks’ autobiography with Jim Haskins Rosa Parks: My Story or similar work related to racial discrimination • Attached lesson handouts  CSI: Cultural Symbol Investigation  COLLABORATIVE TEAM Planning Guide  Analyzing a Literary Selection---The United States vs. Susan B. Anthony  Summarizing the Writing Process  The Writing Process: Prewriting---Planning my Essay  Developing a First Draft  Revising the First Draft---Pair Peer Review  Revising the First Draft---Pair Peer Review  Analyzing a Literary Selection---Only Daughter.  Looking to be Heard! A Study of Women’s Voice in Literature  Compare and Contrast: Finding a Common Link.

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High School English Materials/Resources 9/18/07  Determining a Literary Selection’s Text Structure  Identifying Author’s Style Chart  Compare and Contrast: Finding a Common Link
http://www.esc13.net/literacy/literaryterms.html http://www.bookrags.com/notes/nit/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B_Anthony http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Truman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_women%27s_suffrage_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Cisneros http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_civil_rights_movement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_discrimination http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_discrimination

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