Tentative Course Outline
First Nine Weeks
Literature Unit - Beginnings of American Literature
Drama - The Crucible by Arthur Miller (in literature book)
Literature Unit – American Romanticism
Vocabulary (throughout nine weeks)
Journal Writing (throughout nine weeks)
Research Paper Process (MLA format, plagiarism, etc.)
Writing - Descriptive and Narrative
Fiction—Outside reading as assigned
Second Nine Weeks
Literature Unit – American Renaissance
Fiction - The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Outside reading as assigned
Vocabulary (throughout nine weeks)
Journal Writing (throughout nine weeks)
Preparation for TCAP-Writing Assessment
Writing - Research Paper (Literary Analysis)
Third Nine Weeks
Literature Unit – The Rise of Realism
Preparation for TCAP (Writing Assessment) and ACT
Fiction – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Outside reading as assigned
Journal Writing (throughout nine weeks)
Vocabulary (throughout nine weeks)
Writing - Creative Writing/Poetry and Persuasion
Fourth Nine Weeks
TN state required ACT TEST (all 11th grade students) and EOC test prep
Literature Unit – The Moderns
Novel- Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Literature Unit – Contemporary Literature
Vocabulary (throughout nine weeks)
Journal Writing (throughout nine weeks)
Remember, this syllabus is subject to change at the teacher’s discretion.