Narmer American College

English Language and Arts Department

Grade 11 Trimester 1 2023-2024

Literature Skills practiced/ concepts addressed Resources for review

A Rose for a. Author background: Wliiam Faulkner CW assignments:
Emily -A Rose for Emily discussion
 Born in Oxford, Mississippi.
questions PPT
Short story  Never Finished High school. - A Rose for Emily
Parts III-IV-V (excerpts and Q)
By William  Enlisted in the British Royal Flying Parts 3-4-5 (video
Faulkner Corps, but WWI ended before he had a links/Excerpts/ Analyses Qs)
HW assignments:
chance at combat. - The Story of an Hour short
 Wrote screenplays in Hollywood to response
- The Story of an Hour guided
make money. reading questions ex.
 Won a Noble Prize in literature for “his
Quizzes
powerful and artistically unique
contribution to the modern American Materials:

novel“ in 1949. Litcharts: The Story of an

b. – social background – historical background Hour study guide

c. Genre - setting – title – point of view PPT: The Story of an Hour full
d. Tone – mood – diction overview
e. Characterization (Emily/ Homer Barron/ Text/ audio of the short story
Pharmacist/ townspeople/ father/ Emily’s kin
from Alabama) – plot – conflict – climax – cliff
hanger

f. Literary elements: foreshadowing – flashback-

allegory – symbols – motifs – imagery –
themes- gothic elements.

g. Writing Style: Stream of consciousness

technique/ non-chronological order.

h. Analytical Lenses: Psychoanalytical lens

(abnormal behavior was caused by her
unconscious repressed sexual desires, which
were part of her id)- Electra/ Superiority
Complex

Skills:
Identify, infer, interpret, compare & contrast,
explain, discuss, predict, analyze, evaluate,
support, connect, synthesize.
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Anticipated types of questions: short response

with evidence, long response with evidence, RACE
questions, MCQs
a. Poet background – literary context – historical
The War Works CW assignments:
context.
Hard *The War Works Hard+ War
b. Genre: characteristics of war poetry Poetry- The War Works Hard
Poem by Dunya *The War Works Hard- Short
c. Setting – title – point of view
Mikhail Resp.
d. Tone – mood – diction
CW assignments:
e. Poetic devices: Extended Personification-
- The War Works Hard
alliteration – assonance – Exclamation marks – Meet Dunya Mikhail
Political background and
form- figures of speech – imagery – symbols –
discussion questions
hyperbole – juxtaposition – themes. interactive assignments.
Make sure you review the literary elements of the
given poem in relation to historical context/ poet HW assignments:
- Interactive assignments
background
- Meet Dunya Mikhail
Assignment.
Skills: - The War Works Hard- Short
Identify, infer, interpret, compare & contrast, Resp. C.W Analysis questions
and discussion.
explain, discuss, analyze, evaluate, support,
Unseen poem
(Explain/ connect, synthesize.
analyze)
Materials:
Anticipated types of questions: Open ended/
opinionated long response with evidence, RACE Cw/ H.W. Assignments
questions, MCQs
Text of the poems

Language Skills practiced/ concepts addressed Resources for review

Vocabulary Vocabulary words: CW assignments:
• Unit 2: -Sadlier vocabulary online
lessons  Set B: exercises
Unit 2 Set B Ameliorate- callow- drivel- ex officio- infringe, -Vocabulary interactive
Unit 3 Set A interloper- lassitude- occult- permeate- assignments on SCL
surmise.
Sadlier Activities HW assignments:
and • Unit 3: -Sadlier vocabulary online
assignments  Set A: exercises
Abominate- adventitious- commiserate- enjoin- -Vocabulary for writing
expiate- inadvertent noncommittal- proclivity- interactive assignments
sangfroid- tenuous.
Quizzes
Skills:
a. Identifying definitions, synonyms, antonyms,
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and connotations
b. Identifying and using context clues
c. Producing vocabulary sentences

Anticipated types of questions: multiple choice,

vocabulary sentences with context clues, essay
writing
Reading Skills: CW assignments:
comprehension- purpose, main idea, context clues, inferences, -Sadlier online/workbook
“conformity” conclusions, connections, textual evidence, comprehension exercises
supporting details
-ACT reading comprehension
Anticipated types of questions: short response interactive assignments on
with evidence, multiple choice Sadlier

Quizzes
Writing Skills: CW /HW assignments:
a. Essay structure: introduction, body, and - Short response
conclusion -Technical writing: RACE
b. Paragraph structure: topic sentence, paragraph practice.
supporting sentences, concluding sentence. -Literary analysis: journals and
c. Citation: quotations and in-text citations essay writing practice.
d. Organization and cohesion: transitional phrases
- connectives
e. Language: use of vocabulary words with
context clues
f. Grammar & Mechanics: punctuation,
capitalization, sentence structure.
g. RACE paragraph/short response: restate
question, answer question, cite the text and
offer examples, explain the quote or example.

Anticipated types of questions: Essay writing

using vocabulary words with context clues

Important Note:

1- Kindly be informed that the writing portion of the term exam will be held on
Sunday, November 19th during the English class.

2- Accordingly, study the following words from Sadlier connect Unit 2 Set (B):
ameliorate, callow, drivel, ex officio, infringe, interloper, lassitude, occult, permeate,
surmise.

 Review uploaded material on private storage, as well as previous assignments, and

assessments for reference.
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 Below is the 3- paragraph rubric. Make sure you refer to it to ensure highest
possible grades in the writing section.

Below is the 3-Paragraph Essay Rubric

Format Points
Introduction
Title/Attention Grabber / 0.5
Supporting sentences /1
Thesis Statement /2
Body Paragraph
Topic Sentence /1
Evidence/Support /2
Concluding Sentence /0.5
Conclusion
Restate Thesis /1
Sum up Major Point /1
Use 3 vocabulary words / 1.5
Grammar/Mechanics / 1.5
Total / 12