The Seventeenth Century

From

10/24/2011

To

10/30/2011

Content

-Completion of Elizabethan Drama with Shakespeare's Macbeth;
-Introduction to the 17th Century: political and religious turmoil, metaphysical poetry, satiric comedy, the development of prose, scientific inquiry;
-Essay writing on metaphysical poetry;
-Vocabulary from work book and literature

Skills

-Close reading for comprehension;
-Understanding the literature in its historical context;
-Recognizing recurring themes and motifs from earlier periods;
-Continuing to refine the critical essay process;
-Continuing to build vocabulary through reading and writing

Resources

-Holy Sonnets, A Valediction, Meditation XVII, John Donne
-Easter Wings, George Herbert
-To His Coy Mistress, Andrew Marvell
-On my First Son, To Celia, Ben Jonson
-To the Virgins, Robert Herrick
-Selected Poems by Sir John Suckling and Richard Lovelace
-Paradise Lost Book I & two sonnets, John Milton
-Vanity Fair from The Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan
-A Song for St. Cecilia's Day, John Dryden
-Excerpts from Pepys' Diary, Samuel Pepys
-Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop, Level E, Jerome Shostak
-Videotape: The Tragedy of Macbeth, Roman Polanski, director

Instructional Strategies

-Discussion (small groups and whole class)
-Lecture
-Oral Reading
-Multiple drafts of written work
-In-class, timed writing
-Word puzzles

Assessment

-Weekly vocabulary quizzes
-Daily study questions for homework
-2-3 three-draft compositions
-Comprehensive unit test on the 17th Century with identifications, short paragraph answers, and an essay on a previously unseen poem
-Test and/or in-class essay on Macbeth
-1 Historical Backgroupd multiple choice quiz
-Occasional timed, in-class essays
-Final Exam on material covered in the first semester

Outcomes

Students will:
-Be able to identify and discuss key ideas in Elizabethan Drama and 17th Century prose
-Continue to trace the development of British Literature within its historical context
-Continue to hone their skills in poetry analysis
-Continue to improve their expository writing skills
-Add 150+ words to their working vocabulary