Student Resources

English IV Essential Questions

What moments and experiences define me? How do I tell my story?

• Tuesdays with Morrie

• Nightline Interview with Ted Koppel

• Born a Crime - Video Summary / Chapter 4: Chameleon

What does it mean to pursue one’s purpose, and how does the journey shape the person we become?

• The Alchemist

How does a person know whom to trust?

• Hamlet

• Othello

• The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

What power do names hold in shaping our identity? 

• The Overcoat

• The Namesake

How do we shape the stories others tell about us -- and the ones we tell about ourselves?

• The Odyssey Full Text: Butler Translation

• The Odyssey Full Text: Fagles Translation

• MythWeb

Why do humans need both community and solitude?

• What Is A Third Place?

Freshman Seminar Units

• Welcome to the Castle

• Microsoft Office Applications

• Social Awareness

• Establishing Strong Study Skills

• Research

• Education and Career Exploration

• Community Service
  
  

Creative Writing Units

• Nuts and Bolts of Writing

• Sensory Writing

• Flash Fiction

• Nonlinear Plot

• Poetry

• Satire

• Myth, Legend, and Allegory

• The One-Act Play/Drama

• Writing about Pain

• Unique Perspectives/Fairytale Retelling

• Assumptions and Expectations

• Final Project