English 12 Syllabus

First Semester

1.  Writing Sample

--Students write sample

 

2.  The Novel [A Tale of Two Cities]

--Students will read A Tale of Two Cities (unit test)

--Students will do a writing assignment

 

3.  Myths, Tales and Parables

--Students read various myths, tales, and parables

--Students will write their own parable

 

4.  Anglo-Saxon Literature

--Students read various pieces of Anglo-Saxon Literature

--Students will write a literary analysis

 

5.  Medieval Literature

--Students read various Medieval Literature

--Students will write a comparison/contrast essay

 

6.  Drama [Oedipus Rex, Antigone]

--Students read the two Greek tragedies

 

7.  Vocabulary

--Students do units throughout the year

--Vocabulary is part of the Final!

 

8.  Accelerated Reader

--Student will meet individual reading goals each quarter

 

9.  Final – Semester test

--Students will take a test over information taught during first semester

 

END OF FIRST SEMESTER

 

Second Semester

1.  Senior Research Paper

--Students do research and write a paper

 

2.  Drama [Hamlet]

--Students read Shakespeare’s play (unit test)

 

3.  Formal Communications

--Students will complete various aspects of the job interview process

--Students will be interviewed

 

4.  English Renaissance and the Age of Reason

--Students read various pieces of literature

--Students will write a sonnet

 

5.  19^th and 20^th Century Poetry

--Students read selected poems from the lit. book (unit test)

--Students will teach a poem to a class

 

6.  19^th and 20^th Century Literature

--Students read selected stories from the lit. book

 

7.  Vocabulary

--Students do units throughout the year

--Vocabulary is part of the Final!

 

8.  Accelerated Reader

--Student will meet individual reading goals each quarter

 

9.  Final – Graduation Speech

--Students will write a graduation/valedictorian speech

 

10.  Final – Semester Test

--Students will take a test over information taught during first semester