Pentucket Regional High School
Teacher __Mr. Voltero___________________ SUBJECT - WORLD Literature - CP_____________
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Time Frame |
Essential Questions |
Content/Concepts |
Skills/Thinking Processes |
Assessment |
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September |
1.
What is a myth? 2.
What is a folktale? 3.
What roles do gods and
goddesses play in myths and folktales? 4.
What is an archetype? 1.
What is epic poetry? 2.
What are typical epic
conventions? 3.
What roles do gods and
goddesses play in the Greek epic? 1. What is lyric poetry? 2. What is “monody”? |
Myths and Folktales “Theseus” “Osiris
and Isis” “Green Willow” “The White Snake” The Iliad – “Books 1, 22,
24” Sappho “You are the Herdsman of
the Evening” “Sleep, Darling” “We Drink to your Health” “To an Army Wife, in
Sardis” “You May Forget But” “Tonight I’ve Watched” “Don’t Ask Me What to
Wear” Plato From the Apology, from The
Dialogues Vocabulary Papers |
1.
Socratic approach 2.
Study-discussion questions 3.
Making connections 4.
“Golden Age” archetype 5.
Plot mapping 6.
Archetype application |
1.
Quizzes 2.
Tests 3.
Essays 4.
Peer editing 5.
Open-ended response |
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October |
1.
What are the
characteristics of Greek tragedy? 2.
Who is the tragic hero in
Oedipus Rex? Why? 1.
What are the
characteristics of Roman epic poetry? 2.
How does the tragic hero
in The Aeneid differ from the hero in Greek epic
poetry? |
Oedipus Rex - Sophocles A critical comment,
“Themes in Oedipus Rex” Elements of Literature,
“Tragedy and the Tragic Hero” The Aeneid
– Virgil, from “Book 2, The Fall of
Troy” Themes and Images in “Book
2 of The Aeneid” Vocabulary Papers |
1.
See above 2.
Read works aloud 3.
Paraphrase 4.
Student paraphrase 5.
Cite examples 6.
Interpret feelings 7.
Consider the elements of
literature 8.
Consider structure |
1.
See above 2.
Group work 3.
Essays 4.
Explication sheets 5.
Quickwrite 6.
Comparison-contrast 7.
Individual reports |
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November |
1.
Why is Antigone
a tragedy? 2.
Who is the tragic hero in Antigone? 3.
What is the role of the
prophet or “seer” in the play? 1.
How does Shakespearean
tragedy differ from Greek tragedy? 2.
Who is the tragic hero in Macbeth? Why? 3.
What makes Lady Macbeth’s role so “distinguishing” in the play? |
Antigone – Sophocles Plato – from The Apology
from The Dialogues Macbeth – Shakespeare Vocabulary Papers |
1.
Quickwrite 2.
Read aloud 3.
First thoughts 4.
Time line 5.
Extending the text 6.
Research 7.
Group work |
1.
See above 2.
Tests 3.
Shaping interpretations 4.
Evaluation of research
reports 5.
Quizzes 6.
Essays |
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December |
4.
Why is irony so important
in the play? 1.
What is allegory? 2.
What is allusion? 1.
What is the difference
between “denotative” and “connotative” language? 2.
What is an “annal”? |
Macbeth (continued) Horace – “The Golden Mean” “Carpe Diem” Primary Sources Horace and “The Art of
Poetry” Ovid – from Metamorphoses “The Creation” “The Four Ages” Tacitus – “The Burning of Rome, from
The Annals Vocabulary Papers |
1.
See above 2.
Essay as literary tool 3.
Discussion questions 4.
Intro. to biography and
autobiography 5.
Collecting ideas 6.
Point of view 7.
Satiric techniques 8.
Figures of speech 9.
Style |
1.
See above 2.
Student discussion 3.
Essays 4.
Quizzes 5.
Tests 6.
Freewrite 7.
Quickwrite 8.
Paraphrase |
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January |
1.
What is “chanson de geste”? 2.
What is the difference
between the hero in “Roland” as opposed to a Greek or Roman epic hero? 1.
What is an “Arthurian
Romance”? 2.
What are the
characteristics of an “Arthurian Romance”? 1.
How does Dante’s
Christianity influence the work? 2.
What is the makeup, the
“cosmology” reflected in The Divine Comedy? 3.
Why are sinners punished
at different levels in the work? |
The Song of Roland “Lais” Seeing Connections “Poem of the Cid,” Spain’s
National Epic Chretien de Troyes “The Grail,” from Percival Dante The Divine Comedy From “The Inferno,”
“Cantos 1, 3, 5, 33, 34” Vocabulary Papers Preparation for Mid-term
Exam |
1.
Read aloud 2.
Make connections 3.
Paraphrase 4.
Inference and elements of
literature 5.
Journals 6.
Imagery and symbol 7.
Small group discussion 8.
Comparison/Contrast |
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Febuary |
1.
What is the difference
between the “Italian” and the “Shakespearean” sonnet? 2.
What is a “sestet”? 3.
What is an “octave”? 1.
In what ways is Boccaccio’s “vision” about life different from Dante’s? 2.
What is a “framework
story? 1.
What is “parody”? 2.
What are the
characteristics of the “comic hero”? 1.
What is “tragicomedy”? 2.
How is fantasy employed in
the play? 3.
What is a “Utopia”? 1.
What is “satire”? 2.
What are the satiric
techniques employed by the author in the writing of Candide? 3.
How does the author employ
humor in his presentation? |
Petrarch “Sonnet 61” Ronsard “To Helen” Boccaccio “The Tale of the Falcon”
from The Decameron Cervantes from Don Quixote Elements of Literature “Satire” Shakespeare |