Freshman English II
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Unit 6 Mass Media
| 1. What is Mass Media? | 8. Bias in the Media | 15. Review |
| 2. Types of Mass Media | 9. Methods of Appeal in the Media | 16. Special Project |
| 3. Project: Mass Media and SOAP | 10. Fallacies in the Media | 17. Test |
| 4. Interpreting Visual Elements in Mass Media | 11. Reliability of a Media Source | 18. Alternate Test |
| 5. Project: Create, Present, and Evaluate a Poster | 12. Project: Evaluating an Advertisement | 19. Glossary and Credits |
| 6. Quiz 1 | 13. Project: Comparing and Contrasting Media Coverage | |
| 7. Agendas in the Media | 14. Quiz 2 |
Unit 7 Poetry and Short Stories
| 1. Understanding Poetry | 8. Action and Plot: “The Most Dangerous Game” | 15. Quiz: Short Story Comprehension |
| 2. Essay: “Up-Hill” | 9. Theme, Language, Setting, Symbolism | 16. Review |
| 3. Meter, Form, and Language | 10. Quiz 2: Short Story Fundamentals | 17. Special Project |
| 4. Essay: Poetry | 11. “The Gift of the Magi” | 18. Test: Poetry and Short Stories |
| 5. Essay: Your Poem | 12. “The Open Window” | 19. Alternate Test: Poetry and Short Stories |
| 6. Quiz 1: Poetry | 13. Essay: Short Story Response | 20. Glossary and Credits |
| 7. Short Story Fundamentals | 14. Essay: Short Story Rewrite |
Unit 8 The Odyssey
| 1. The Trojan War | 11. Egomania! | 21. Penelope |
| 2. Homer and Epic Poetry | 12. The Blame Game | 22. Cleaning House |
| 3. Project: Whose Hero? | 13. Circe | 23. Peace at Last |
| 4. Telemachus Epic | 14. The Dead | 24. Wandering Odysseus |
| 5. Waiting for Odysseus | 15. Quiz 2: The Voyage Home | 25. Quiz 3: Home Sweet Home |
| 6. Xenia! | 16. Confronting Sea Monsters | 26. Review |
| 7. Quiz 1: Backgrounds | 17. Essay: Temptation | 27. Special Project |
| 8. Heart’s-Ease | 18. Storyteller’s Guide | 28. Test |
| 9. Odysseus, Finally! | 19. Life on Ithaca | 29. Alternate Test |
| 10. Nausicaa | 20. All Manner of Manners | 30. Glossary and Credits |
Unit 9 Romeo and Juliet
| 1. Elizabethan Drama | 9. Inverted Values (Act II, Scenes III-IV) | 17. Tragedy or Triumph? (Act V) |
| 2. Shakespeare | 10. Hints of Tragedy (Act II, Scenes V-VI) | 18. Quiz 3: Tragedy or Triumph? |
| 3. Behind the Scenes | 11. Project: True Love? | 19. Who’s to Blame? |
| 4. Boys and Girls (Act I, Scene I) | 12. Shakespeare on Love (Act III, Scenes I-II)13. You Be Mine (Act III, Scenes, III-V) | 20. Review |
| 5. Oh, Romeo (Act I, Scenes II-III) |
1. You Be Mine (Act III, Scenes, III-V) |
21. Special Project |
| 6. Meant to Be (Act I, Scenes IV-V) | 14. Quiz 2: Fools Rush In | 22. Test: Romeo and Juliet |
| 7. Quiz 1: Setting the Stage | 15. It’s Your World, Baby (Act IV, Scenes I-III) | 23. Alternate Test: Romeo and Juliet |
| 8. Love in the Shadows (Act II, Scenes I-II) | 16. And All Things Change Them To The Contrary (Act IV, Scenes IV-V) | 24. Glossary and Credits |
Unit 10 Studies in the Novel
| 1. The Novel | 8. Episodes | 15. Report: Synthesis |
| 2. Subject Matter | 9. Plot Function | 16. Chapter Test 3: The Critical Essay |
| 3. Types of Novels | 10. Essay: Twenty Thousand Leagues | 17. Review |
| 4. Modes of Writing The Novel | 11. Chapter Test 2: Twenty Thousand Leagues | 18. Special Project |
| 5. Chapter Test 1: The Novel | 12. The Critical Essay | 19. Test: Studies in the Novel |
| 6. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | 13. Essay: Lost Continent | 20. Alternate Test: Studies in the Novel |
| 7. Plot and Perspective | 14. Essay: Critique | 21. Glossary and Credits |
Other Assignments
1. Final Test