10th grade Honors English



Mrs. Johnson’s 12th grade World Lit

Unit Outline for The Middle East & Northern Africa and Laws of Life Essay

Essential Questions: What is the culture of The Middle East and Northern Africa like? How are the people of this region similar to me? What are the major literary figures and pieces that shape this region? What is modern literature like in this region? How do different authors from different cultural backgrounds express similar human themes and ideas? How do authors use different techniques to create their art?

You MUST bring all required materials to class every day

*Note that agenda is subject to change*

|Day/ Date |In Class |Homework |

|Monday |Teacher Work Day | |

|1/4/10 | | |

|Tuesday |First Day of Spring Semester |Turn in Student Survey and Syllabus |

|1/5/10 |Hand out Spring Syllabus and Student Surveys |Signature Sheet by tomorrow |

| |Assign Laws of Life Essay | |

| |Hand out LOL intro sheet, entry form, and rubric | |

|Wednesday |Review maxims/ laws of life | |

|1/6/10 |Tips for writing a good Laws of Life Essay | |

| |Read and take active reading notes on Troubled Introductions and Naomi Shahib Nye’s | |

| |“Mint Snowball” | |

|Thursday |Go over active reading notes from yesterday |Finish prewriting; Work on first draft of|

|1/7/10 |Pre-writing/ Drafting |Laws of Life Essay |

|Friday |Snow Day | |

|1/8/10 | | |

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|Monday |Culture Day: Middle East/ Northern Africa – BONUS POINTS for bringing in anything of |Ongoing Homework: |

|1/11/10 |this culture that reflects effort/ research (food, dress, photographs, artifacts, a news|Read Persepolis; Register on |

| |or magazine article you have read and can briefly present to the class) |– directions and login codes are on your |

| |Listen to music from this region |syllabus |

| |Hand out Journal Assignment for semester | |

| |Journal Prompt: Intro to Middle East/ Northern Africa | |

| |Share anything students brought in | |

| |Hand out and discuss Overview sheet for region and map | |

| |Issue Persepolis books & start reading | |

| |Read Introduction together | |

| |NOTE: Must also submit Laws of Life Essay to by midnight on due date or 10 | |

| |point penalty (zero on essay if not submitted to this week) | |

|Tuesday |** In computer lab D-107 today ** |Continue reading Persepolis and answering|

|1/12/10 |Hand out Unit Outline |questions; Revise Laws of Life Essay and |

| | |be ready to turn in tomorrow; Must also |

| |Peer Edit of Laws of Life Essay |submit to |

| |When you finish peer edit, you may revise and print your LOL essay and turn it in to | |

| | (deadline midnight tomorrow) | |

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| |If extra time, read Persepolis | |

| |Hand out Persepolis Questions – begin pages 1-3 (covers p. 1-46 of Persepolis) | |

|Wednesday |Laws of Life Essay Due: Arrange papers in this order: |Continue reading Persepolis and answering|

|1/13/10 |Entry Form on top |questions |

| |Rubric with name, class pd, and date filled out | |

| |Final typed essay | |

| |Peer edit sheet and rough draft | |

| |Any other drafts | |

| |All pre-writing and brainstorming | |

| |Staple your essay in this order and bring it to me when I call your name. If you do not | |

| |have it, you must sign a letter stating you understand the late policy. In order for | |

| |your paper to be on time, you must also submit it to by midnight tonight. | |

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| |Read & Discuss Persepolis | |

| |Persepolis Questions in small groups – begin pages 4- 5 (covers p. 46-102 of Persepolis)| |

|Thursday |** In computer lab D-107 today ** |Continue reading Persepolis and answering|

|1/14/10 |Persepolis “Unfamiliar Terms” |questions |

| |Read Persepolis | |

|Friday |Persepolis Questions in small groups – page 6-7 (covers p. 103-153 of Persepolis) |Finish reading Persepolis and answering |

|1/15/10 |Catch up & review |questions by Tuesday; prepare for graded|

| | |discussion |

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|Monday |MLK Holiday | |

|1/18/10 | | |

|Tuesday |Persepolis Questions due | |

|1/19/10 |Fishbowl Discussion of Persepolis - Graded Discussion | |

|Wednesday |Persepolis film (if graded discussion goes well; if not, writing assignment) | |

|1/20/10 | | |

|Thursday |Persepolis film & discussion | |

|1/21/10 |If time, begin reading The Thousand and One Nights (see tomorrow’s assignment) | |

|Friday |Background on Qur’an (Koran) p. 82 in textbook |If you do not finish reading in class, |

|1/22/10 |Background on The Thousand and One Nights p. 90-91 |you may read in classroom before or after|

| |Read The Fisherman and the Jinnee p. 92-102 |school or during your lunch, or check out|

| | |a book to take home over the weekend and |

| | |return on Monday |

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|Monday |Discuss The Thousand and One Nights | |

|1/25/10 | | |

|Tuesday |The Poetry of Rumi |Finish journal prompt and turn in |

|1/26/10 |The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam |tomorrow |

| |Journal Prompt | |

|Wednesday |Read and discuss short story | |

|1/27/10 | | |

|Thursday |Finish discussing short story | |

|1/28/10 |Catch up & review/ modern poetry and articles (second opportunity - extra credit if | |

| |bring in any good poems or articles to share) | |

| |Finish Middle East/ Northern Africa Unit – last discussion | |

|Friday |Collect Persepolis |Finish Closing Journal and turn in by |

|1/29/10 |Unit Test: Middle East/ Northern Africa |Monday; Bring in items for extra credit |

| |Closing Journal: Middle East/ Northern Africa |for Culture Day on Monday |

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|Monday |Culture Day: Central/South America & Mexico – BONUS POINTS for bringing in anything of | |

|2/1/10 |this culture that reflects effort/ research (food, dress, photographs, artifacts, a news| |

| |or magazine article you have read and can briefly present to the class) | |

| |Listen to music from this region | |

| |Journal Prompt: Intro to Hispanic/ Latino Literature/ Literature of Central/ South | |

| |America and Mexico | |

| |Share anything students brought in | |

| |Hand out and discuss Overview Sheet for region | |

|Tuesday |Hand out Unit Outline | |

|2/2/10 | | |

Georgia Performance Standards mastered and practiced in this unit:

ELAWLRL1 Reading and World Literature: Student demonstrates comprehension by identifying evidence, main ideas, and cultural characteristics in a variety of texts representative of different genres and using evidence as a basis for interpretation

ELAWLRL2: Student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of theme

ELAWLRL3: Student deepens understanding of literary works from around the world by relating them to their contemporary contexts or historical background.

ELAWLRL4: Student employs a variety of writing genres to demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of significant ideas in sophisticated literary works.

ELAWLRL5: Student understands and acquires new vocabulary

ELAWLRC1 Reading Across the Curriculum: Student reads a minimum of 25 grade-level appropriate books or book equivalents (approximately 1,000,000 words) per year from a variety of subject disciplines.

ELAWLRC2: Student participates in discussions related to curricular learning in all subject areas.

ELAWLRC3: Student acquires new vocabulary

ELAWLRC4: The student establishes a context for information acquired by reading across subject areas.

ELA12W2: The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres.

ELA12C1 Conventions: Student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language.

ELA12LSV1 Listening, Speaking, and Viewing: Student participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-student, and group verbal interactions.

ELA12LSV2: Student participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-student, and group verbal interactions when responding to visual or oral texts and media.

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