English II– World LiteratureUnit Two – Nonfiction Living Well. Living Good. – Maya Angelou – Page 321Straw into Gold, The Metamorphosis of Everyday– Sandra Cisneros Page 382Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birth– Carl Sandberg – Page 433 Cinderella’s Stepsisters– Toni Morrison – Page 442

Night by Elie Weisel – Media Center Book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne – Media Center Book

Assessments

Quizzes __ Sept 29, Oct. 6, Oct. 27 – a few “pop” quizzes will be given too View The Art – 4 works _____ pgs. 323, 384, 433, 444 __ Final Due Oct. 28 HSAP Questions of the Day

Unit 2 Set 1 _____ Due October 6 Unit 2 Set 2 _____Due October 20 Unit 2 Set 3 _____ Due November 3

Midway Unit 2 Test ____ Oct. 13 E2 5. 3 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 Descriptive Writing /Person __ Due Oct. 7 E2 5.2 4.1,4.3, 4.4 Narrative Writing Personal Essay ___Due Nov. 4 Reading Inventory ___Due Nov 3 Unit Test ____Nov. 3 Participation – on time and in time and in class (working in desk before the

bell rings), prepared (id, books/journal/notebook/paper/pen), on task (note-taking, reading, working on assignments as they are given…), responsible, respectful. Keep 100%

[Standards:

Standards Unit 2

E2 1.5 Author’s Craft: Tone, Imagery, Flashback, Foreshadowing

E2 5. 3 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 Descriptive Writing – Friendly Letter of

PersonE2 3.1 Context CluesE2 5.2 4.1,4.3, 4.4 Narrative Writing /Personal Essay

Study these Literary Elements Author’s Craft or Literary devices : These are the tools and techniques of

language that authors use to convey meaning. Skilled use of literary devices brings richness and clarity to a text.

Tone: This is the attitude that an author takes toward the audience, the subject, or a character.

Imagery: This uses sensory images to help readers to picture a person, a place, or an event. This is the use of language that appeals to the five senses--touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.

Flashback: This is a scene, a conversation, or an event that interrupts the present action to show something that happened in the past.

Foreshadowing: This is the use of hints in written works about what will happen later.

Context Clues: These are in the text surrounding a word and give hints for the meaning of the word.

Irony: This is the contrast between appearance and reality or what is expected and what actually happens.

Simile: This is a comparison of two unlike things using the terms "like" or "as".

Personification: This is a type of figurative language in which human qualities are given to nonhuman things.

To Describe : to tell about

Author’s Craft or Literary devices :

Tone:

Imagery:

Flashback:

Foreshadowing:

Context Clues:

To Describe :

These are the tools and techniques of language that authors use to convey meaning. Skilled use of literary devices brings richness and clarity to a text.

This is the attitude that an author takes toward the audience, the subject, or a character.

This uses sensory images to help readers to picture a person, a place, or an event. This is the use of language that appeals to the five senses--touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.

This is a scene, a conversation, or an event that interrupts the present action to show something that happened in the past.

This is the use of hints in written works about what will happen later.

These are in the text surrounding a word and give hints for the meaning of the word.

To tell about

Study these Literary Elements

English II Unit 2: NonfictionMon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

Week 7Sept. 26 - 30

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by Boyne

Night by Wiesel Pages 23 – 28 –fire Page 34 – never shall I forget that Night Pages 112 - 115

Quiz E2 1.5 Author’s Craft: Tone, Imagery, Flashback, Foreshadowing Compass Learning Assignment

Lab H110

Week 8Oct. 3 - 7

Planning Page Descriptive Writing – Friendly Letter of Person

HSAPUnit 2 set 1 due

QuizRough Draft –Letter of Person

E2 5. 3 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 DUE: Descriptive Writing – Friendly Letter of Person

Lab H110

Week 9Oct. 10 - 14

Living Well. Living Good. – Maya Angelou – Page 321

Midway Test

Compass Learning Assignment

Lab H110

Week 10

Oct 17 – 21

Straw into Gold, The Metamorphosis of Everyday– Sandra Cisneros Page 382

HSAP Unit 2 set 2 due No School

In-service Day

Week 11

Oct 24 – 28

Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birth– Carl Sandberg – Pg 433

Quiz E2 3.1 Context CluesView the Art Due Lab H110

Week 12

Oct. 31- Nov. 4

Cinderella’s Stepsisters– Toni Morrison – Page 442

Planning Page Narrative Writing

– Personal Essay

HSAP Unit 2 set 3 due

Unit Test Rough Draft

Personal Essay

DUE: Narrative Writing /Personal EssayE2 5.2 4.1,4.3, 4.4 Lab H110

Reading Selections

Living Well. Living Good. ~ Page 321 Memoir Theme

Draw Conclusions about Author’s Beliefs

Interpret

Analogies

Write a Character Sketch

Apply Tone

Note: Groups will choose one of the stories. Present the story in PPT. Must define all terms listed above and in the story, and present character, plot, theme, setting, narrator, voice. Essential questions and the voc that corresponds to the work.

Cinderella’s Stepsisters

~ Page 442 Author’s

Purpose Parallelism Analogy

Identify Problem and Solution

Context Clues

Write a Letter Apply

Repetition

Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birth– Page 433

Quotation Persuasion

Distinguish Fact and Opinion

Denotation and Connotation

Write an Analytical Essay

Biographical Sketch Write an Evaluation

Straw into Gold …~ Page 382

Thesis Author’s

Purpose

Analyze Text Structure

Context Clues Analogies

Write a Cookbook

Write a reflective Essay

Unit Test

Literary Focus/Elements– Memoir, Theme, Thesis, Author’s Purpose, Quotation, Persuasion, Parallelism, Analogy (Student should be able to define these terms and identify and explain how they are being used in a given text).

Reading Skills and Strategies - Draw Conclusions about Author’s Beliefs, Interpret, Analyze Text Structure, Distinguish Fact and Opinion,, Identify Problem and Solution (Student should be able to use these skills).

Vocabulary– Connotation, Denotation, Word Origin, Analogies, Academic vocabulary and new words: meticulous, commodious, convivial, scenario, inhibit, intuitively, taboo, paradox, imperative, turbulent, emancipation, valor, fetish, dominion, deflect, emanate, abstraction (Student should be able to define these terms and identify and explain how they are being used in a given text).

Writing– Write a Character Sketch, Apply Tone, Write a Cookbook, Write a Reflective Essay, Write a Letter, Apply Repetition, Write an Analytical Essay, Write a Biographical Sketch, Write an Evaluation

Unit Two – Nonfiction Living Well. Living Good. – Maya Angelou – Page 321Straw into Gold…– Sandra Cisneros Page 382Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birth– Carl Sandberg – Page 433Cinderella’s Stepsisters– Toni Morrison – Page 442 Night by Elie Weisel – Media Center Book

1. Tone 2. Imagery3. Flashback4. Foreshadowing5. Context Clues 6. Memoir 7. Theme 8. *Thesis 9. Author’s Purpose10.Quotation 11.Persuasion12.Parallelism 13.Analogy

* Review from unit 1

Literary Elements

Vocabulary

11. Emancipation12. Valor13. Fetish14. Dominion15. Deflect16. Emanate17. Abstraction

1. Meticulous2. Commodious3. Convivial4. Scenario5. Inhibit6. Intuitively7. Taboo8. Paradox9. Imperative10.Turbulent

Essential Questions

What are the types of nonfiction?

What are the motivations for writing nonfiction?

What are the three types of essay?

What motivates a writer to write an essay?

What Makes Writing Convincing?

Why is it important when writing nonfiction to consider your audience?

How does autobiography differ from fiction, why might a writer choose to write about himself or herself, and how creative can the writer be?

Describe this Painting.

How does it relate to the tiles of this literary work by Angelou?

Diego Rivera(1886 -1957) was one of Mexico’s greatest artists, Rivera created and displayed his works in public places, so they could be view by his favorite subjects – common workers.

Describe this painting. How could it be related to the title of the literary work by Cisneros?

Describe this painting. How could it be related to the title of the literary work by Cisneros?

What qualities of Abraham Lincoln does this picture emphasize?