English 12 Course Information:
- Course Syllabus
- Georgia Performance Standards for English 12: Reading and British Literature & 12th Grade Composition, Conventions, and Listening, Speaking, and Viewing
- Feedback: Boyd's writing marks
Completed Units:
Evolution: Development of the English Language, British Literature, and the Individual
Week 08/3/09 through Week 10/12/09
Unit 2
Battle: Physical and Psychological Struggle
Week 10/19/09 through Week 12/14/09
Relationships: Torments and Triumphs of Love
Week of 01/04/09 thorugh Week 3/29/10
Unit 4
Society: Inside and Outside
Esssential Questions:
How do authors use literature to express their criticism of society?
Can human beings overcome their differences?
Are class and power conflicts essential to human social interaction?
How do individuals express their unwillingness to conform to social expectations?
Can an individual successfully oppose society?
Resources and texts: excerpt from An Essay on Man, The Butter Battle Book, "A Modest Proposal", "Top of the Food Chain", "Cats that Other White Meat", Pygmalion
Week of 12 April 2010
- 04/02/10 & 04/12/10 Vocabulary Lessons 15 & 16 activity DUE
- reading and analysis of excerpt from An Essay on Man (Neoclassical Period notes)
- 04/15-16/10 Vocabulary Lessons 15 & 16 QUIZ
- explanation of An Essay on Man collage project (instructions)
- introduction to satire and analysis of contemporary satire (satire PPT, analysis instructions, The Butter Battle Book, "Cats: That Other White Meat", "Fall Cancelled After 3 Billion Seasons", "Top of the Food Chain")
Week of 19 April 2010
- 4/19-20/10 An Essay on Man analysis questions DUE
- work on An Essay on Man collage project (instructions)
- 04/21-22/10 Vocabulary Workshop analogies (workbook pages 126-133) DUE at beginning of class
- 04/23 & 26/10 analysis of contemporary satire DUE (satire PPT, analysis instructions, The Butter Battle Book, "Cats: That Other White Meat", "Fall Cancelled After 3 Billion Seasons", "Top of the Food Chain")
Week of 26 April 2010
- 4/26-27/10 Theatre Salem BONUS review DUE (assignment instructions)
- 4/27-28/10 An Essay on Man collage project DUE (instructions)
- 4/27-28/10 Vocabulary Workshop lessons 9-16 analogies TEST
- reading and discussion of "A Modest Proposal" (essay and analysis questions)
- discussion of satire project (instructions, Galileo Virtual Library [password: verb], SIRS Search Portal)
- 4/30/10 & 5/3/10 "A Modest Proposal" analysis DUE (essay and analysis questions)
Week of 3 May 2010
- introduction to Pygmalion (first impressions visual activity, language & appearances pre-reading, Susan Boyle video clip & makeover article from Huffington Post, allusion to myth, character list, Comedic Ladder)
- work on satire project (instructions, Galileo Virtual Library [password: verb], SIRS Search Portal)
- reading and discussion of Pygmalion (Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, Act 4, Act 5, Sequel; soundtrack project)
- 5/7 & 10/10 Pygmalion Act 1 anlaysis and quotations DUE (Act 1 text, Act 1 assignment, quotation analysis)
- 5/7 & 10/10 Pygmalion Act 2 anlaysis and quotations DUE (Act 2 text, Act 2 assignment, quotation analysis)
Week of 10 May 2010
- reading and discussion of Pygmalion (Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, Act 4, Act 5, Sequel; soundtrack project)
- 5/11-12/10 Pygmalion Act 3 anlaysis and quotations DUE (Act 3 text, Act 3 assignment, quotation analysis)
- 5/11-12/10 Pygmalion Act 4 anlaysis and quotations DUE (Act 4 text, Act 4 assignment, quotation analysis)
- 5/13-14/10 satire project DUE (instructions, Galileo Virtual Library [password: verb], SIRS Search Portal; Oloyede article sample, Sallas articles sample, Sallas satire sample, Tadsen articles sample, Tadsen satire sample)
- 5/13-14/10 Pygmalion Act 5 anlaysis and quotations DUE (Act 5 text, Sequel text, Act 5 & Sequel assignment, quotation analysis)
Week of 17 May 2010
- work on soundtrack project (instructions)
- SENIOR EXAMS (Pygmalion soundtrack project DUE at end of exam period)
- 5/18/10 EXAMS 2 & 6 periods
- 5/19/10 EXAMS 1 & 5 periods
- 5/20/10 EXAMS 4 & 8 periods
- 5/21/10 EXAMS 3 & 7 periods
Week of 24 May 2010
- graduation practice