OVERVIEW
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Projected Curriculum Timing (Subject to Change Due to Scheduling Disruptions)

Quarter 1
The Anglo-Saxons and Middle Ages
(600 AD-1485)
  • Beowulf/The Trench Poets (The Art of War)
  • Romance Genre "Wife of Bath"/"Gawain and the Green Knight"/Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Canterbury Tales (Outside Reading)
    • Active Reading Notes
  • Grammar - Pronoun and Verb Agreement
  • Vocabulary – Beowulf, Wife of Bath, Sir Gawain Domain Specific
    • Mini Research Piece (Anglo-Saxon Period)
    • Analytical Writing (The Art of War)
    • Other timed writing (Impromptu Quizzes; AS/MS Exam)
Quarter 2
The Renaissance through Restoration
(1485-1713)
  • Macbeth/Renaissance Poetry
  • Hamlet
  • Satire and Non-Fiction
    • Active Reading Notes
  • Grammar – Comma Use
  • Vocabulary – SAT
  • Oral Presentations (Artistic Response)
  • Writing
    • Process Writing
    • Position Paper: Outline and First Draft
    • Literary Analysis (Compare/Contrast (Hamlet/Macbeth)
·Other timed writing (Impromptu Quizzes; Renaissance/Restoration Exam
Quarter 3
Augustan through Romantic
(1713-1832)
  • The Novel (choice of authors – Shelley, Austen, DeFoe, etc)
    • Active Reading Notes
  • Journalism/Satire cont’d
  • Grammar – Common Usage Problems
  • Vocabulary – SAT
  • Oral Presentations (Senior Project Practice)
  • Writing
    • Process Writing
    • Position Paper: Multiple Drafts and Final Copy
    • Other timed writing (Impromptu Quizzes; Augustan/Romantic Exam)
Quarter 4
Victorian through Modern Period
(1832-1939 and to Contemporary if time permits)
  • Victorian Poetry/Essays
  • Novel (Wilde)
    • Active Reading Notes
  • Plays (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead)
  • Grammar – Review of year concepts
  • Oral Presentations (Senior Project Practice)
  • Writing
    • Process Writing
    • Literary Analysis (Theme or Archetype throughout Year)
    • Other timed writing (Impromptu Quizzes; Victorian through Modern)