11th Gr Lit


	Week 1: Begin Unit Quiz on Friday


	To Read or View, Week 1: "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes Was the highwayman a hero? Was Bess? Why or why not? History of Languages: Language Family Tree


	Writing for Week 1: Persuasive Essay Prompt: Why do we tell stories about heroes? Option 1: Explain why you think certain heroic stories are popular. Option 2: Tell how a certain story or stories helped you define heroism. Option 3: Tell why a character in a certain story is, in your opinion, is heroic.


	Week 2: What is a hero?


	Mon: Sustained Silent Reading


	Tues: "Horatius" by Thomas Maculay See diagram. Wednesday: Heroic Codes: Bushido, the Chivalric Code, The Code of Whitman, The Golden Rule, The Native American Code, Chuck Norris, the 9-12 Project (see also Calvin and Hobbes) "Time's 100 Most Important People of the Century"


	Thur-Fri: Persuasive Essay Prompt: Option 1: Using support from texts read, agree or disagree with the following statement: Sometimes the journey is more important than the destination. Option 2: Argue for or against a person's appearance on the "Time's 100 Most Important People of the Century" list or in support of a person who was omitted. Option 3: Using support from text, argue whether or not a person should adopt a personal code.


	Focus for 1st Quarter: Big ideas: xx The Power Of Language To Transform Lives xx oral tradition/ storytelling xx the power of language to transform lives xx the journey xx honor xx truth xx heroic codes xx value systems xx use of language xx transformation/ transformational thinking Themes In the transformation from oral language to the written word, universal truths of human nature were formalized. The evolution of language impacts life. Sometimes the journey itself is more important than the destination


	Week 3: Beowulf


	Monday: Each student will find an Internet picture that exemplifies each word's meaning. The student must then copy and paste the pictures into a PowerPoint show prepared by the teacher. Beginning this week, this assignment will also include finding synonyms and antonyms for words. Vocabulary: lament loathsome murky pilgrimage reparation reprisal sinew solace taut vexed


	Tues-Wed: Beowulf's World and Our World are almost opposites. Anglo-Saxon riddles and Anglo-Saxon Riddles Each student should create one to three modern day riddles that model those of the Anglo-Saxon period. Turn them in by the end of the week. Most of this week will be spent reading and discussing the text of Beowulf, Parts 1-11: Page 18 Thurs: Quiz Be able to identify Beowulf, Hrothgar, Herot, and Grendel.


	Fri:


	Focus Questions How does the interpretation of language impact decision making? How can studying the past lead to new opportunities for the future? How do the heroes who are immortalized in literature reflect the cultural values of the time? How have modern-day icons used language to transform our thinking? Essential Questions What evidence do I have that I am committed to learning? Where will I find wisdom? When is loyalty to myself more important than loyalty to a friend? How do I demonstrate that I am open-minded enough to learn from my experiences? How do the heroes of literature reflect the values of the time? What journey will I take to become my own hero?


	Week 4:Beowulf


	Mon-Tues: Beowulf, Parts 8-17 (about 14 pages) Quiz


	Wed: Each student will find an Internet picture that exemplifies each word's meaning. The student must then copy and paste the pictures into a PowerPoint show prepared by the teacher. Beginning this week, this assignment will also include finding synonyms and antonyms for words. Vocabulary: blunder league (measurement) dismayed battery (artillery) Crimea exile sullen sloth folly tawdry


	Thurs-Fri: Heroic--or not? "St. Crispen's Day Speech" From Henry V by Wm. Shakespeare View from 1944 film (2:14) View from 1989 film (5:14) "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson Watch the battle reenacted in film "White Man's Burden" by Rudyard Kipling Quiz


	Week 5:


	Monday: Each student will find an Internet picture that exemplifies each word's meaning. The student must then copy and paste the pictures into a PowerPoint show prepared by the teacher. Beginning this week, this assignment will also include finding synonyms and antonyms for words. Vocabulary: absurd coolie dominion innumerable labyrinth preoccupied pretext senility squalid supplant


	To Read or View, Week 5: "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell, pg 1138 We will also study the literary element of irony (See English Terms). "Home they brought her warrior Dead" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson "The War Song of Dinas Vawr" by Thomas Love Peacock


	Writing for Week 2: Prompt: Option 1:


	Teacher & District Resources "Inside the Chrysalis" Contributed by Dr. Lincoln Bower Beowulf Language Lesson: NPR - Talk of the Nation: Audio Resource 1 Audio Resource 2 Beowulf Resource 1 Beowulf Resource 1 Canterbury Tales Resource 1 Canterbury Tales Resource 2 Literary Analysis Rubric Digital Storytelling 1 Digital Storytelling 2 http://t3.k12.hi.us/t302-03/tutorials/digstory/elements.htm http://www.digitales.us/ http://www.storycenter.org/memvoice/pages/tutorial_1.html Historical context of Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales To connect to the Primary document, order CDs "Scholarly Digital Editions" Burke, Jim. 2003. Writing Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. Burke, Jim and Carol Ann Parker. 2000. I'll Grant You That: A Step by-Step Guide to Finding Funds ,Designing Winning Projects, and Writing Powerful Grant Proposals, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.


	Quotations "They said that of all the kings upon the earth he was the man most gracious and fair-minded, kindest to his people and keenest to win fame." (Beowulf . 3180-82) Xxx One day, an English poet, a Portuguese poet, an Italian poet, and German poet were all walking in the garden. Xxx "I believe," said the Englishman, "that if one were to judge by the sound alone, then butterfly would be the most beautiful word in the English language. Just listen to the pure sound of the word--butterfly." Xxx The Portuguese poet was astounded. "Amazing!" she said. "For years I have held the same opinion about that word in our language--mariposa. The word just rolls off one's lips--mare ih POZE ah!" Xxx "This is more than coincidence!" exclaimed the Italian. "The word in Italian is Lepidoptra. Just listen to that word! The mere sound of it denotes beauty!" Xxx Then the three of them fell silent and turned to the German. The German shrugged his shoulders and said, "Das SCHMETTERLINK." About this Joke: Why do some people find this joke funny? Why do certain words sound better to us than other words? Would the same words that sound good or bad to us sound good or bad to a person that grew up speaking Arabic or Han Chinese?