English 11 Menu

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Main English 11 page: 2023–2024: English 11

Note: Each set of dates below refers to a grade abatement panel, which is one-third of the triptych of grades earned each quarter.


Q1A: 9/5/23–9/26/23

English 11 Syllabus

Course Overview

Introductory Letter

English 11 Opening-Day Exercise

English 11: Introductory Form

GAP Explication

Daily Checkpoint

Weekend Writing

Q1B: 9/27/23–10/26/23

Jan. ’23 Regents: Part 1

Jan. ’23 Regents: Part 3

What Is Literature For?

Elements of Gothic Fiction

Gothic Fiction: Annotations and Analysis

Q1C: 10/19/23–11/9/23

Gothic Literature: Essential Questions

“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”

Unit Test: Owl Creek Bridge

Q2A: 11/13/23–12/1/23

Unit Test Revision and Reflection

ELA Exam Practice: Part 3 — Fiction

ELA Exam Practice: Part 3 — Nonfiction

A Raisin in the Sun: Background

A Raisin in the Sun: Silent Conversation

Q2B: 12/4/23–12/22/23

A Raisin in the Sun: Introduction Analysis

Langston Hughes, “Harlem”

Argument Background

A Raisin in the Sun: Act I

A Raisin in the Sun: Act II

A Raisin in the Sun: Act III

Q2C: 1/3/24–1/19/24

A Raisin in the Sun: Quizzes and Quick Writes

A Raisin in the Sun: Short Essays

A Raisin in the Sun: Creative RAFT Project

Q3A: 1/22/24–2/9/24

Classwork Rubicon Grades

Weekly Writing Grades: Guided Reflections

Regents Exam: Part 2 Prompt Decoding

Regents Exam: Part 2 Timed Writing

Regents Exam: Part 2 Model Annotations

Q3B: 2/26/24–3/8/24

Argument Essay: Topic Selection

Argument Essay: Claims and Thesis-Writing

Argument Essay: Evidence

Research Project: Topic Selection

Weekly Regents Exam Prep: Part 1 Multiple-Choice

Q3C: 3/11/24–4/12/24

Weekly Regents Exam Prep: Part 1 Multiple-Choice

Argument Essay: Final Draft

Research Project: Infographic

Make-Up Essays: Classwork Rubicon

Make-Up Essays: Weekly Writing

The Great Gatsby: Background Notes

The Great Gatsby: Movie

Q4A: 4/15/24–5/3/24

“The Ways We Lie” Nonfiction Analysis

The Great Gatsby: Graphic Novel

The Great Gatsby: Close Reading

The Great Gatsby: Guided Analysis

Q4B: 5/6/24–5/23/24

The Great Gatsby: Final Assessments

Personal Narratives: First Drafts

Q4C: 5/29/24–6/14/24

Personal Narratives: Final Drafts

Regents Exam Prep: Targeted Practice

English 12 Menu

More on menus, cooking, and other metaphors: Green Eggs and Deconstructed Ham.

Main English 12 page: 2023–2024: English 12

Note: Each set of dates below refers to a grade abatement panel, which is one-third of the triptych of grades earned each quarter.

English 12: 2024 Project Post


Q1A: 9/5/23–9/26/23

English 12 Syllabus

Course Overview

Introductory Letter

English 12 Opening-Day Writing

English 12: Introductory Form

Daily Checkpoints

Weekend Writing

GAP Overview

Q1B: 9/27/23–10/26/23

Close Reading: The Age of the Essay

Guided Analysis: The Age of the Essay

Narrative Brainstorming

First Draft of Personal Narrative

Q1C: 10/19/23–11/9/23

What Is Literature For?

Limon: Selected Poems

Foppa: Selected Poems

Reintroduction Writing

1984 Resource Page

Q2A: 11/13/23–12/1/23

Narrative Showcase

ePortfolio Introduction

Q2 Essential Questions

1984: Part One

Classwork Rubicon Grades

Q2B: 12/4/23–12/22/23

“The Ways We Lie”: Emulative Analysis

Classification Essay: Overview

1984: Part Two + Part Three

Q2C: 1/3/24–1/19/24

1984: Essential Question Exam

Classification & Division (C&D) Essay: Brainstorming

C&D Essay: Prescriptive Paragraphing

C&D Essay: First Draft

Q3A: 1/22/24–2/9/24

C&D Essay: Revisions

C&D Essay: Final Copies

Weekly Writing Grades: Guided Reflection

Self-Exploration Unit: Descriptive Writing

Self-Exploration Unit: Storytelling

Q3B: 2/26/24–3/8/24

Self-Exploration Unit: SWOT Analysis

Senior Projects: Brainstorming

Frankenstein: Preface to Chapter 8

Frankenstein: Reader-Response Analysis

Q3C: 3/11/24–4/12/24

Frankenstein: Chapters 9–24

Frankenstein: Reader-Response Analysis

Make-Up Essays: Classwork Rubicon

Make-Up Essays: Weekly Writing

Senior Projects: Guided Project Analysis

English 12: 2024 Project Post

Q4A: 4/15/24–5/3/24

Empathy and the Collective Good Unit: The Bean Trees

Senior Projects: Student-Selected Literature

Senior Projects: Senior Success Project (Senior Talk)

Q4B: 5/6/24–5/23/24

Senior Projects: Student-Selected Literature

Senior Projects: Addressing an Audience

Senior Projects: Senior Success Project (Senior Talk)

Q4C: 5/29/24–6/7/24

Senior Projects: Senior Success Project (Senior Talk)

Final Reflections


2021–2022 Archived Menu of Choices

2022–2023 Archived Menu of Choices