TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE

 (*Subject to change based on text availability and student achievement)

UNIT 1: 

Anchor Texts / Assignments: Short Stories of Survival

• How do literary elements contribute to create the thematic development of a short story?

"Lather & Nothing Else"

“The Night Face-Up”

“What of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?”

“The Pedestrian"

“The Lottery”

"Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?"

UNIT 2: Novel Study: To Kill a Mockingbird

• How does Harper Lee use historical and cultural events to shape her characters and themes?

• How does Atticus Finch illustrate the qualities of a hero?

• How can we break through barriers of prejudice to promote tolerance?

UNIT 3: Writing - Argumentative Essay

• What is the best way to craft an effective, evidence-based argument?

UNIT 4: Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely: Macbeth

• What are the consequences of a state with absolute power?

UNIT 5: Culture and Power: Night

• What are the factors that create an imbalance of power in a culture?

UNIT 6: Poetry

• How does a poem reveal its meaning?

UNIT 7 (*if time): Ancient Greek Tragedy: Antigone

• How do our moral and social values shape our interactions with others?