Grade 11 Curriculum

~First Quarter~
Nonfiction
Discovery
Puritan Writers
Revolutionary Writers
*Structure of Language:
Rhetorical Lanuage, Standard English, and Conventions
*Assess summer reading.
*Composition:
Critical Analysis of Literature Perusasive essay

Second Quarter~
Legends
Folklore
Poetry
Early Romanticism
*structure of Language:
Etymology Influence of English on World Cultures
*Composition:
Compare / Contrast
Cause / Effect

~Third Quarter~
Transcendentalism
Realism
Short Story
Novel
*Structure of Language:
Historical Changes in Standard English Convention
*Composition:
Research Paper on Literary Topic

~Fourth Quarter~
Drama
(Our Town)
(Death of a Salesman)
*Structures of Language:
Parallel Structure
*Composition:
Creative Writing