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Course Title: Course Description British Literature

This fast-paced and intensive literature course focuses on critical and analytical interpretation of literature, knowledge and application of literary elements, and an advanced writing program. Students will read a multitude of literary works: epic poetry, poetry, plays, short stories, essays, and novels. Literary texts will range from Anglo-Saxons through the 20th Century. In addition to the rigorous reading schedule, students will write multiple literary analysis papers designed to improve sentence structure and organization of multi-paragraph essays.

District Learning Expectations for 21st Century Content

District Learning Expectations for 21st Century Skills

Students and teachers will collaborate on students learning to: Communication Communicate in meaningful and appropriate ways for the audience, task, purpose, and discipline. Cultures & Relationships Understand other perspectives, cultures, and time periods through reading and listening, and communicate effectively with people of varied backgrounds. Connections & Questions Understand precisely what an author or speaker is saying, but also question an authors or speakers assumptions and reasoning. Persuasion & Evaluation Cite specific evidence when supporting your own point of view in writing and speaking, and evaluate other points of view critically and constructively. Knowledge & Pleasure Experience pleasure and expand knowledge across a wide range of subject matter through reading, writing, speaking, listening, research, and study. Students and teachers will collaborate on students becoming a: Learner Demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and accountability throughout the learning process. Communicator Communicate clearly using the most appropriate and effective means. Thinker Think critically, creatively, and systemically to define and solve problems. Collaborator Demonstrate respect, collaboration, and leadership in working with others. Contributor Demonstrate global pride through community service, acceptance and tolerance of diverse people, and responsibility for the environment. Technology User Use technology respectfully and apply it effectively. Evaluator Access, evaluate, use, and manage information. Producer Manage projects, produce results, and create media products. Students will understand that:

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School Based1. Students will interpret and critically analyze British Literature with understanding and consideration, illustrating that this knowledge is Course Competency essential for them to succeed as learners, both in school and throughout their lives, and to understand the human experience. Statements
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Students will understand British Literature by writing for a variety of purposes and audiences to transmit information, construct and communicate ideas for academic, personal, occupational, and public uses. Students will understand that speaking purposefully and articulately, and listening and viewing attentively and critically, are essential to becoming confident, responsible, adaptive, and fluent communicators. Students will acquire, construct, and express knowledge by reading nonfiction and informational texts to understand these skills are essential to succeed in a variety of settings. Students will understand that effective learners use specific cognitive and metacognitive strategies to solve problems, overcome obstacles, and reflect on their own learning. Students will utilize the skills of effectively gathering, organizing, and evaluating information to critically process and effectively assess a problem.

Course Units

Course Unit Content and Skills

1. Literature of Anglo-Saxon England (449 1066) 2. Literature of Medieval England (Anglo-Norman 1066 1485) 3. Literature of Elizabethan England (1485 1625) 4. Poetry of the 17th Century, the Restoration, and the Romantics 5. Literature of English Romanticism and Gothic Novels (1760 1832) 6. Literature of Victorian Literature (1837 1901) 7. Literature of 20th Century England and Beyond (1901 Present) Students will be able to: Literature of Anglo-Saxon England (449 1066) 1. Students will be able to identify and name the characteristics of epic poetry. 2. Students will infer characteristics of Anglo-Saxon culture and society from their reading of the literature of that time. 3. Students will describe and diagram the cycle of the hero. 4. Students will determine and assess how the character of Beowulf aligns with the cycle of the hero. 5. Students will be able to write an analytical essay composed of a thesis statement and at least 3 supporting cases with quotations from the textual source. 6. Students will design their own personal hero cycle, applying the stages of the hero cycle to their lives. Literature of Medieval England (Anglo-Norman 1066 1485)

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1. Students will be able to name and define some of the genres during Medieval England. 2. Students will evaluate the Canterbury Tales to determine which genre they are classified as based on the genre characteristics of the time. 3. Students will compile information on Chaucer's characters as a means of understanding how characters are created in literature. 4. Students will compare and contrast the characters in Canterbury Tales to similar "stock" characters of today. 5. Students will identify examples of direct and indirect characterization. 6. Students will analyze examples of indirect characterization to infer a characters characteristics. Literature of Elizabethan England (1485 1625) 1. Students will identify the characteristics of Elizabethan theater. 2. Students will compare and contrast characters in a play by analyzing literary foils. 3. Students will analyze the text and determine which events of the play are primary to the action in the text. 4. Students will use their textual analysis of the play to rewrite the play for presentation to a modern audience. 5. Students will evaluate the performances of their peers as well as themselves by viewing and listening attentively. Poetry of the 17th Century, the Restoration, and the Romantics 1. Students will identify and give examples of literary techniques used in poetry including, but not limited to, allusion, symbolism, conceit, alliteration, assonance, imagery. 2. Students will analyze poetry to determine, interpret and evaluate the message of the poem. 3. Students will research the lives of important British Poets, and organize a method for presenting this information to their classmates. 4. Students will demonstrate an understanding of mood and tone as presented by the speaker of a poem. 5. Students will evaluate how the literary devices of poetry are used to create meaning within a text. Literature of English Romanticism and Gothic Novels (1760 1832) 1. Students will outline the characteristics associated with Romanticism and Gothic Literature. 2. Students will build on their prior knowledge by comparing the The Epping High School community educates and empowers students within a safe environment to become Respectful, Involved, and Knowledgeable citizens.

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characteristics of British Romanticism with American Romanticism. 3. Students will analyze the main characters of a novel, and then infer what actions/statements they would make in a fictional scenario that occurs outside the text based on their analysis of character as presented in the text. 4. Students will compare and contrast Mary Shelleys idea of a monster with modern day definitions of monster. 5. Students will define tragedy and tragic hero, and demonstrate how Victor Frankenstein fits that definition. 6. Students will judge the two main characters of Mary Shelleys Frankenstein to determine to what extent they are responsible for their actions. Literature of Victorian Literature (1837 1901) 1. Students will identify and give examples of satire (hyperbole, understatement, sarcasm) and irony (verbal, situational) in literary texts. 2. Students will predict future actions in texts by applying critical reading and thinking skills. 3. Students will create an interpretation of text through performance. 4. Students will compare how themes in literature from Victorian England compare to their lives today. 5. Students will evaluate a text to determine in what ways it can be categorized as a particular genre. 6. Students will categorize a work of literature, determining if it fits the criteria for Victorian, Romantic, or both. Literature of 20th Century England and Beyond (1901 Present) 1. Students will identify the techniques used to create propaganda, then demonstrate their understanding of these techniques by creating their own piece of propaganda. 2. Students will evaluate how the themes of government control and personal freedoms found in a text relate to our world today. 3. Students will analyze a text to determine the themes addressed in a text. 4. Students will rewrite text to make it appropriate for a different audience. 5. Students will effectively research a topic, evaluate their research, assess the information, and persuasively debate their topic before a group of The Epping High School community educates and empowers students within a safe environment to become Respectful, Involved, and Knowledgeable citizens.

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Instructional Strategies Assessment Strategies Approved Revised peers. Individual and group learning through direct instruction, discussions, modeling, research, think/pair/share, group work, learners strategies. Homework, do now activities, exit tickets, quizzes, journal entries, papers, tests, projects, presentations, student self-assessments Midterms and finals

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