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=2011 - 2012 Honors English I SYLLABUS =

**Emphasis: Expressive**
Essential Questions: Who am I and how do I find my place in the world?

 **Short Stories**
The Most Dangerous Game and the dynamics of character The Necklace – Stereotypes and irony run amuck The Open Window – An autumnal tale - verbal irony at its best The Cask of Amontillado and The Father of the Short Story - how to really really write with total immersion into the character I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings – and you will, too! - making a difference/memoirs

**Novel**
Literature Circles or Of Mice and Men

**Poetry**
Daily readings(tone and reflection) My Papa’s Waltz The Raven

**Writing and Publishing**
<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: center;">Reflection Journals <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: center;">Memoirs and the Personal Narrative self portrait - Published in Glogster <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: center;">Autobiographical Speech

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: center;">**Emphasis: Informative**
<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: center;">//Essential Questions:// When does the journey of one person become a journey for all of us? <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: center;">What is more important—fulfilling the quest or making the journey?

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Epic Poetry **
<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: center;">The Odyssey

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: center;">**Writing and Publishing**
<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: center;">A case study - Impact of a Literary Figure- MLA format <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: center;">Informational Speech with Animoto video. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: center;">Capstone Semester Project: What can I do to help my corner of the world? Published on YouTube of other site with emphasis on the quarter's essential questions.

**Emphasis: Persuasive**
**Essential Questions:** How can multiple perspectives influence our decisions? How can I use information to persuade others? You can’t make me do anything? Or can you?

**Reading**
Non Fiction Abolishing the Penny Makes Good Sense On Nuclear Disarmament I Acknowledge Mine Use of Animals in Biomedical Research

**Drama**
Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (ah, Shakespeare!) **Writing and Publishing**PSA - Animoto or YouTubeLiterary Analysis - Glogster

**Quarter 4**
**Emphasis: Critical/Informative** **//Essential Questions://** Why should I research? What does literature teach us about what it means to be human? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">What are my responsibilities to the community as well as the community’s responsibilities to me? **Reading**Literary Circles **Writing** **and Publishing**Argumentative Essay Poetry Slam Capstone Project - Research and Persuade us that what you did does make a difference

Ongoing Assignments – Book Reviews and Vocabulary
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