LITERARY CAVALCADE

(Standard: Vocabulary Development)
World of Words
(Building a bigger, better, more powerful vocabulary)
September: Words from Mythology
October:  Denotative and Connotative Words
Nov/Dec: Roots: Greek, Latin and Anglo-Saxon
Jan: Language of Science
Feb: Antonyms and Synonyms
March: Analogies and comparisons
April: SAT/ACT words
May: Our End of the Year Review

(Standard: Literary Response and Analysis)
LITERATURE FEATURE – each month’s literature selection will be chosen to illustrate the following:
September: Character’s and how they drive the plot
October:  Dialogue
Nov/Dec: Time and Sequence – Foreshadowing and Flashback
Jan: Literary devices: figurative language, allegory, and symbolism
Feb: Voice: how it affects the tone and plot
March: Theme: Commenting on life
April: Archetypes in literature:
May: Literature in context: looking at historical background

(Standard: Writing Strategies)
Tools of the Writing Trade
September: Finding your thesis
October:  Word choice and voice
Nov/Dec: Evidence from primary sources
Jan: Rhetorical Devices
Feb: Interviewing and oral history
March: How to quote and cite
April: Visual Aids
May: The art of revision

(Standard: Writing Applications)
Perfect Paper Series
September: Personal essay
October:  Response to literature
Nov/Dec: The Expository Essay
Jan: The persuasive essay
Feb: Research Report
March: Reflective essay
April: Business letter
May: Resume

(Standard: Written English Conventions)
Real World Grammar
September: Clauses and Phrases
October:  Commas
Nov/Dec: Semicolons and colons
Jan: ellipses and hyphens
Feb: Verb agreement and tenses
March: Modifiers
April: Syntax and Diction
May: Year-end review

(Standard: Focus on Informational Materials)
Book Buzz
What’s new and cool in the world of books, movies and writers.

(Standard: Literary Response and Analysis)
Poetry Unzipped
Each month a student analyzes his or her favorite poem

The newest in cotemporary literature, that you won’t find in your text books – all chosen for it’s high interest to high school students:

Joyce Maynard, “The Usual Rules”
Laura Rothenberg “Breathing For a Living”
Mark Salzman “True Notebooks”
Gabriel Garcia Marquez “Living to Tell The Tale”
Maxine Hong Kingston “The Fifth Book of Peace”

Plus: Making classic authors who connect to your curriculum come alive for your students by connecting literature to their lives.

William Shakespeare
Langston Hughs
Chinua Achebe
Franz Kafka
Anton Chekhov
Mark Twain
Jane Austin
Maya Angelou