Pentucket Regional High School

Teacher: Fichera Subject: English 11 CPS

Time Frame	Content/Concepts	Skills/Thinking Processes	Assessment	Essential Questions
September	Back to School Essay Writing Review Persuasive Essays Vocabulary Free reading Pre-reading activities for The Pigman	Organization in writing Grammar, usage, and mechanics Vocabulary Close reading and analytical skills Discussion skills	Papers Tests Quizzes Discussion HW Conferences about novels	How does one begin to organize an essay of opinion effectively? How can we study literature in order to understand issues in our lives?
October	The Pigman Vocabulary Free reading	Close reading Analytical skills Vocabulary Discussion skills	Papers Tests Quizzes Discussion HW Conferences about novels	What types of issues affect teenagers, no matter what time or place they are living in?
November	Assessments on The Pigman - test - paper Grammar Check up Vocabulary Free reading	Close reading Analytical skills Vocabulary Discussion skills Organizing an essay about a novel	Papers Tests Quizzes Discussion HW Conferences about novels	How should students organize their thoughts on an entire novel in order to be prepared for testing/essay writing?
December	Pre-reading activities for The Crucible - research - scavenger hunt in computer lab - discussions of history/Puritans Begin reading The Crucible (act out in class) Vocabulary Grammar Free reading	Close reading Analytical skills Vocabulary Discussion skills Incorporating history and literature	Papers Tests Quizzes Discussion HW Conferences about novels	How does one go about distinguishing fact from fiction in historical fiction? What can we learn from studying history/historically based fiction?
January	Continue reading The Crucible Grammar Vocabulary Free reading Review for midterms	Close reading Analytical skills Vocabulary Discussion skills Grammar skills	Papers Tests Quizzes Discussion HW Conferences about novels	What can be gained by reading a play aloud in class rather than at home? How do playwrights use literary devices differently than novelists?
February	Review activities for The Crucible - packets - movie Essay on The Crucible Grammar Vocabulary Free reading	Close reading Analytical skills Vocabulary Discussion skills Writing with strong examples, incorporating quotations	Papers Tests Quizzes Discussion HW Conferences about novels	How might one use the understanding one’s gained from historical fiction to improve the current condition of the world? Why are certain pieces of literature essential to study in school?
March	Short Story Unit Grammar Vocabulary Free reading Pre-reading activities for The Catcher in the Rye	Close reading Analytical skills Vocabulary Discussion skills Grammatical usage	Papers Tests Quizzes Discussion HW Conferences about novels	What are the essential elements of a short story? What are the benefits/downfalls of reading/writing a short story instead of a novel?
April	Read The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye project, essay Grammar Vocabulary Free reading	Close reading Analytical skills Vocabulary Discussion skills Organizing a large project Writing with more quotations and in more depth	Papers Tests Quizzes Discussion HW Conferences about novels	How do authors use literary devices to promote themes?
May	Poetry Unit Begin Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary Free reading	Poetry terms Close reading Analytical skills Vocabulary Discussion skills	Papers Tests Quizzes Discussion HW Conferences about novels	What is the importance of studying form in poetry? How/why might one compare/contrast poetry to music and to other forms of literature?
June	Finish Flowers for Algernon Year in Review Vocabulary Free reading	Close reading Analytical skills Vocabulary Discussion skills	Papers Tests Quizzes Discussion HW Conferences about novels	What are the essentials of the human experience? What that we’ve studied this year reveals the positive sides of human nature, and what reveals the negatives?