1. Course Description
11th
grade
English
Philosophy Statement: The American situation is both a historical and spiritual oddity, when compared to
the vast experience of tyranny, oppression, and religious darkness that has been typical of most cultures
through time. An understanding of the underpinnings of American culture in the past and its various
permutations throughout our history will better enable students to understand our present, and to comment
on and critique its present needs, especially spiritual ones.
Course Objective: The students will have a clear understanding of common American experience and
thought throughout various time periods, and will be able to analyze and comment on those ideas from a
Christian perspective.
Textbooks:
- Prentice Hall Literature: The American Experience
- Prentice Hall Grammar and Composition, Grade 11
- Vocabulary workbook, fifth course
Materials:
- Student notebook for class, lecture notes
- Folder for weekly journal assignments
Time Allotment: Average of 40 minutes per day, 5 days a week
Course Content:
Unit 1: Summer Reading Book Analysis
Unit 2: Grammar 1 Parts of Speech
Unit 3: Grammar 2 Basic Sentence Parts, Patterns, Types, Structure
Unit 4: Composition 1 Paragraphs and Essays
Unit 5: Composition 2 The Research Paper: Process and Standards
Unit 6: Literature 1 Backgrounds and Beginnings of American Literature
Unit 7: Literature 2 American Romantics and Transcendentalists
Unit 8: Literature 3 Anti-Transcendentalists/ Regionalists/ Realists
Unit 9: Literature 4 Naturalism and The Red Badge of Courage
Unit 10: Critical Analysis Research, Analysis, and Presentation of Paper
Unit 11: Literature 5 The Modern Age
Unit 12: Vocabulary Ongoing Vocabulary Building
Areas to be evaluated:
- Homework and class assignments
- Individual projects, tests, and quizzes.
- Creative writing in weekly journals
- Poetry recitation skills
- Critical/ book analysis skills
Additional Activities
- Creative Writing Workshops
- Research/ Position papers