Pentucket Regional High School

Teacher: Foss Subject: English 11 CP

Time Frame	Essential Questions	Content/Concepts	Skills/Thinking Processes	Assessment
September	What are the major periods or movements in American literature? Who were the major writers of each period? What are the themes or topics of concern of these writers? What styles of writing were characteristic of each period?	Introduction to American Literature: Themes in American Literature –Fall Semester Puritan Authors: Bradford, Bradstreet, Taylor, Edwards Vocabulary (all year)	Recognize major authors and their works of the period Determine purpose and content of early American literature Identify themes and values evident in writing of the period	Study and Discussion Questions Quizzes Test Essays
October	What were the major literary movements, who were the writers, what were their themes and their styles of writing?	The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne	Read critically and analytically Identify major symbols, motifs and themes Note Puritan values and other influences on character and other literary elements	Study and discussion questions Quizzes Test Portfolio with project Essays
November		The Crucible by Arthur Miller Salem Witch Trials Moral / Social Responsibility Vocabulary	Closely read play and author’s notes Note characterization and other literary elements Develop awareness of links to author’s views on McCarthy hearings of 1950s	Study and Discussion Questions Quizzes Test Essay
December		Neoclassicism Early Romanticism: Bryant, Irving, Cooper Poe Fireside Poets including Whittier, Longfellow, Holmes Vocabulary	Recognize major authors of each period Note effects of Puritanism on the Age of Reason Recognize rhetorical devices used in18^th century writing Understand the themes and characteristics of Romanticism Analyze and interpret poetry and prose of the period	Quizzes Tests Essay Study and discussion questions
January		Transcendentalism: Thoreau and Emerson Later Romanticism: Melville, Dickinson, Hawthorne, Whitman	Recognize major authors of the period Relate expansion of America to literature of the period Analyze and interpret poetry and prose of the period	Study and Discussion Questions Quizzes Test Essays
February		Spring Semester: Readings in American Literature Realism: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain	Identify major authors and works of the period Closely read Huck Finn and identify major literary elements, style, tone, voice, etc. Develop awareness of controversy over teaching of Huck Finn in schools	Study and Discussion Questions Quizzes Test Essays Portfolio with project
March		Naturalism Modernism: F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby	Identify major authors and works of the periods Relate naturalism to realism and note effects of social conditions on literature Recognize impact of WWI on literature of early 20^th century Identify characteristics of modernism	Study and Discussion Questions Quizzes Test Essay
April		20^th Century Literature Works by Hemingway, Steinbeck, Salinger, etc.	Identify major authors of the period Demonstrate knowledge of the characteristics of modern fiction and non-fiction Recognize common themes, motifs, etc.	Study and Discussion Questions Quizzes Test Essay
May		Modern Drama and Poetry: Frost, Cummings, Hughes, Wilder, Williams,	Recognize major American poets and playwrights Demonstrate understanding of poetic forms and techniques Analyze and interpret poetry and drama	Study Questions Quizzes Test Essay
June	What is the American Dream and how is it expressed in American literature?	The American Dream	Define the American dream as reflected in American literature throughout the centuries Identify and analyze works of literature which relate to the American Dream Identify and express one’s personal American Dream	Final portfolio