English 12S

Classroom Objectives and Guidelines

•Objectives

•Major assessments (presentations, unit tests, final)

[50% - each Unit is basically 30 class days; one presentation, essay or test for each unit]

•Minor assessments (journal, quizzes, classroom discussion)

[50% - freewriting journal entrees, unit topic discussion and worksheets]

Unit 1: Looking Back 

• What traits from the past have become part of the American identity?

• Colonial Literature

• Miller’s The Crucible

Unit 2: Where we stand? 

• How can an individual American contribute to society?

• Hemingway, Miller, Poe, Angelou

Unit 3: Our Perspective 

• How do American authors approach problems in society?

• Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby

Unit 4: Our Future 

• How do the past and the present influence our visions of the future?

• Optimism and perseverance

• Short stories

•Genesis/Teacher WebSite/Google Classroom

Spring 2026, Block 3 Google Classroom code = 56nk3kcx   

•Contact;  kelly.terrell@wtsdnj.com