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§       African-American Authors ++

§       African Conflict Essay Packet & Links

§     Original Poetry / Music

 

§       Author Study

§       Author Study Format

§     Poetry

 

§       Creative & Free Writing Exercises

§     Research

 

§       Communication Unit (Speech) ++

 

§  Shakespeare ++

§  Romeo and Juliet

§  Julius Caesar ++

 

 

§       Edgar Allen Poe ++

§     Short Story

 

§       Non-Fiction

§     John Steinbeck

 

§       Grammar & Mechanics

§     Study, Note & Test Taking Skills

 

§       Greek Mythology ++

§      Text-Coding & Annotation / CER's

 

§       Interpretive Project

§      Theatre Arts / Dramatics ++

 

§       "The Lottery" Compare/Contrast

§     Vocabulary & Spelling

 

§       Mark Twain

§     Writing Units

§     High Five Format / CER Essay

 

 

§     Mass Media / Communications ++

 

 

 

 

 

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Unit Resources

 

Study, Note & Test Taking Skills Unit

 

 

Vocabulary & Spelling Units

 

 

Grammar & Mechanics

  • Parts Of Speech
    (Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections)
  • Sentence Structure

 

 

Writing Units

 

 

Research Units

·           Topic (1-3)

·           Note cards (6)

·           Bibliography

·           Thesis (7-8)

·           Outline Form (11)

·           Body/Keyhole (13)

·           Quotations (18)

·           Parenthetical (19-20)

·           Final Outline (21)

·           Title Page (22)

·           Plagiarism (18)

 

 

Creative & Free Writing Exercises

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Short Story Unit

 

 

Edgar Allen Poe Unit

Poe Biography

·        Poe Biography: Power Point Notes

·        Video: Biography Notes

 

Poe Poems:

 

Annabel Lee

 

The Raven

 

The Lake

 

 

 

The Masque of the Red Death

 

The Gold Bug

 

The Cask of Amontillado

 

The Tell Tale Heart

 

The Pit and the Pendulum

 

 

Mark Twain Unit

 

Samuel Clemens

  • Video: Biography Notes

 

Novel

 

 

S.E. Hinton Unit

 

  • Biography

·        Outsiders Chapter Questions

 

 

African-American Authors Unit

 

  • African-American Literature History Notes

Part 1: African Story Telling & Writing

Part 2: Africa to the Civil War

Part 3: Reconstruction to Renaissance

Part 4: Harlem Renaissance to Today

 

 

Communication Unit (Speech)

 

Class Notes

 

Oral Presentations

  • Oral Interpretation
  • Oral Presentation Evaluation Form

 

Speech Outlines

  • Introduction Speech
  • Pet Peeve Speech
  • Demonstration Speech
  • One Point Speech
  • Informative Speech
  • Persuasive Speech
  • Inspirational (Stimulate) Speech
  • Sales Speech

 

Meetings

  • Debate

 

 

Mass Media / Media Communications Unit

 

  • Citizen Kane Reaction Paper
  • Legal Issues & the Working Press Reaction Paper
  • Propaganda & Ethics Reaction Paper
  • Special Effects/Stunts Reaction Paper

 

Major Dramatist & Dramatic Arts

 

     Dramatics Lessons (On-line PowerPoints)

 

History of Theatre (On-line PowerPoint)

 

Terms Lists

 

Theatre Units (On-line PowerPoint)

 

Assignment Forms

 

 

“The Lottery” Compare/Contrast Unit

 

The Lottery