English 4
Credits: 1
Estimated Completion Time: 2 Segments/32-36 weeks
Earliest Start Date: October 2018
Pre-Requisites:
English I, II, & III recommended
Description
Why do people do what they do? English IV you will give you a front row seat to study of the motives that have driven people’s actions for centuries. Along the way you will encounter epic heroes defying danger, tormented minds succumbing to the power of greed and ambition, enlightened thinkers striving for individual rights and freedoms, sensitive souls attempting to capture human emotion, and determined debaters taking a stand on critical issues. You will read to analyze the way language is used to express human motivation and research to examine the results of actions in the real world. The lessons in each module will give you the tools you need to gain insights from what you read and to use your knowledge in creative and analytical writing.
Regular course description: http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewCourse/Preview/13253
Honors course description: http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewCourse/Preview/13195
Major Topics and Concepts
Segment 1
Forces of Nature
Readings
Excerpts of Beowulf, Macbeth, and “Heroism.”
Concepts
Character development
Plot analysis
Theme
Tone
Mood
Literary devices
Syntax
Thematic analysis
Six traits of writing
Narrative writing process
Proper use of conventions
Skills
Reading Shakespeare
Conducting literary analysis
Writing to address multiple texts
Incorporating direct quotes
Planning a narrative
Writing a narrative
Carousel of Progress
Readings
Preamble to the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and excerpts from various articles and court cases.
Concepts
Interpretations of the Bill of Rights
Theme
Domain-specific language
Precise language
Transitions
Conventions
Six traits of writing
Informative/explanatory writing
Skills
Analyzing informational texts
Researching to support an informative/explanatory topic
Creating an annotated bibliography
Using MLA citations
Writing an informative/explanatory article
An Empire Divided (Honors)
Readings
“Land of Hope and Glory,” “Song to the Men of England,” and The Man Who Would Be King
Concepts
Figurative language
Poetic forms and devices
Elements of Fiction: plot, character, conflict, theme, setting, point of view
Tone
Mood
Diction
Connotation and denotation
Syntax
Skills
Experiencing and analyzing poetry
Analyzing literary text
Writing an informative/explanatory essay
Segment 2
Expressions
Readings
Selected poems, “The Story of an Hour,” “A Jury of Her Peers,” excerpts of pieces written by Benjamin Franklin, Judith Sargent Murray, and selected newspaper and magazine articles.
Concepts
Figurative language
Figures of speech
Poetic forms and devices
Tone
Mood
Diction
Connotation and denotation
Imagery
Allusion
Symbolism
Character development
Historical context
Thematic analysis
Summary
Skills
Experiencing and analyzing poetry
Writing poetry
Reading and analyzing informational text
Identifying and understanding different perspectives
Summarizing
Proof or Satire
Reading
Selected political speeches, selected closing arguments from well-known court cases, selected newspaper and magazine articles, “Advice to Youth,” and “Burlesque Autobiography”
Concepts
Basic elements of persuasion
Compare and contrast
Argument analysis
Characteristics of an effective claim
Appeals to logic, emotion, and ethics
Logical fallacies
Research skills
Ethical researching and writing practices
Six traits of writing
Argument writing process
MLA format
Domain-specific language
Precise language
Humor and satire
Proper use of conventions
Skills
Analyzing arguments
Identifying appeals to logos, pathos, and ethos
Researching multiple sides of an issue
Stating a claim
Interpreting visual representations of data
Creating an infographic
Identifying satire
Analyzing satirical works
Fall of the Empire (Honors)
Readings
“Shooting an Elephant,” “Speech at Calicut,” “To Every Englishman in India,” and various news articles
Concepts
Characteristics of nonfiction texts
Theme
Figurative language
Tone
Mood
Diction
Connotation and denotation
Syntax
Conventions
Skills
Analyzing traits of a personal essay
Research to support writing a news article
Analyzing traits of professional writers
Writing an inverted pyramid news article
English 4 v13 Course Reading List
All texts are available to students in the course
Segment One
Module 1:
- Excerpts of Beowulf
- Excerpts of Macbeth by William Shakespeare
- Excerpts of “Heroism” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Module 2:
- Preamble to the United States Constitution
- The Bill of Rights
- Various articles and court cases
“Fire and Like”
Schenck v. the United States, 249 U.S. 47 (1919)
Segment 1 Honors:
- The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling
- “The Land of Hope and Glory” by Arthur C. Benson
- “Song to the Men of England” by Percey Shelley
Segment Two
Module 3:
- “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin
- “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell
- Excerpt of the “Ladies’ Declaration of Independence”
- Excerpt of letter by Abigail Adams
- Excerpt of “The Good House-wife” by Benjamin Franklin
- Excerpt of “On the Equality of the Sexes” by Judith Sargent Murray
- Selected newspaper and magazine articles
“In Superman and Christopher Reeve, different ideas of American heroes” by Ted Anthony
“Women in combat face doubts over emotions, ability” by Julie Watson
“Fur Flies at ‘Kung Fu Panda’ premiere at Cannes” by David Germain
“Big-screen superheroes include, dummy, recluse, and 2 drunks”
- Selected poetry
“She Walks in Beauty” by Lord Bryon
“Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” by Walt Whitman
“The Eagle” by Alfred Lord Tennyson
“The Lady of Shalott” by Alfred Lord Tennyson
“The Bells” by Edgar Allen Poe
“The Lamb” by William Blake
“The Tyger” by William Blake
“A Red, Red Rose” by Robert Burns
” ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers-(314)” by Emily Dickinson
A Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear
“Antigonish” by William Hughes Mearns
“An Essay on Man” by Alexander Pope
“Emancipation” by Emily Dickinson
Selections from Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters
- Students choose one article to closely read:
“The Lumineers ride folk-rock wave to Grammys”
“‘Anything goes’ now in campaign financing?”
“For the 1st time since 1999, music revenues inch up”
“Practically human: Can smart machines do your job?”
“Games likely to follow Pentagon on women in combat”
“Funny women flourish in female-written comedies”
Module 4:
- Political Speeches
Michelle Obama’s speeches on childhood obesity
Anti-Federalist Papers No. 84 by “Brutus”
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address (year)
- Selected closing arguments from well-known court cases
Chicago Black Sox Trial, 1921
Lindbergh Trial, 1935
Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka
- Selected newspaper magazine articles
Why Soda Ban Will Work in Fight Against Obesity; Food Regulations Have Proven Record.” by Nadia Arumugam
“You’re not special” by David McCullough, Jr.
- Excerpts of “Advice to Youth” by Mark Twain
- Excerpts of “Burlesque Autobiography” by Mark Twain
- Excerpts of “Autobiography” by Benjamin Franklin
- Quotations of soda Ban Explained video by Casey Neistat
- Selected Poetry
“Sonnet 130” by William Shakespeare
Segment 2 Honors:
- “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s speech at Calicut
- “To Every Englishman in India” by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Various news articles
Required Materials
Course Grading
Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, the course guides students to reflect on their learning and evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, projects, research papers, oral assessments, and discussions. This course will use the state-approved grading scale. Each course contains a mandatory final exam or culminating project that will be weighted at 20% of the student’s overall grade.***
***Proctored exams can be requested by FLVS at any time and for any reason in an effort to ensure academic integrity. When taking the exam to assess a student’s integrity, the exam must be passed with at least a 59.5% in order to earn credit for the course.
Communication Policy
To achieve success, students are expected to submit work in each course weekly. Students can learn at their own pace; however, “any pace” still means that students must make progress in the course every week. To measure learning, students complete self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, projects, discussion-based assessments, and discussions. Students are expected to maintain regular contact with teachers; the minimum requirement is monthly. When teachers, students, and parents work together, students are successful.
English
Coli McGhee, Jacob Denbrook, Nick Osborn