Calendar+Overview


 * Quarter One
 * Auto-biography Poem / poster and course introduction (one week)
 * Grammar I: Parts of Speech / AR (three weeks)
 * Writing (three weeks)
 * voice / word choice
 * Book of Qualities poem
 * Pride Essay writing assessment (one week)
 * Reading Strategies / Note-taking (one week)


 * Quarter Two
 * Elements of Literature (six weeks)
 * short stories
 * “Sheila Mant” standard
 * Revenge memoir writing
 * __Animal Farm__
 * allegory writing
 * Grammar II: Usage / AR (three weeks)


 * Quarter Three
 * Speech (six weeks)
 * book talk power point / AR (three weeks)


 * Quarter Four
 * Romeo and Juliet (five weeks)
 * writing review / assessment essay (one week)
 * Drama (three weeks)
 * staging basics
 * duet scenes