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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)
This British Literature Wiki is established to enhance our curriculum and communication. As a protected wiki, only the class will be able to edit content, but anyone is able to view material posted on-line. Thus, it’s important to protect your own privacy and the privacy of your classmates. In order to become a member, you must send me a request, which I will approve only if the request clearly identifies you as a student in this class.
Projected Curriculum Timing (Subject to Change Due to Scheduling Disruptions)
The Anglo-Saxons and Middle Ages
(600 AD-1485)
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 ExamAugustan through Romantic
(1713-1832)
Victorian through Modern Period
(1832-1939 and to Contemporary if time permits)