Unit 2: The Highway
Welcome English 11 Unit 2: The Highway! This unit's objective is...
In this unit, students will think about the theme and essential question as they focus on the literary periods of Transcendentalism and Romanticism, analyzing excerpts from Walden and poems by Emily Dickinson. They will also study the genre of fiction while reading excerpts and stories such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and “A Good Man Is Hard to Find.” In addition, nonfiction texts, such as Mississippi Solo by Eddy Harris and The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson, will encourage students to think about life-changing journeys as they read across genres.
Students will begin this unit as readers, and they will finish as writers, as they apply what they have learned about story elements to their own narrative writing projects.
Unit 2: The Highway
Suggested Pacing Guide and Unit Calendar
To ensure that you stay on track, and don't fall too far behind, I have created this calendar of suggested due dates for this unit. Please use it to your advantage. No work for Unit 2 will be accepted past December 17th
Calendar Key:
Yellow highlight = due date, red = Must Do assignment, blue = Should Do assignment, green highlight = Aspire To assignment