11th grade American Literature



11th grade American Literature

Unit Outline for Postmodernism/Contemporary Literature

Essential Questions: How is contemporary literature influenced by events and literature in American history? How is Postmodernism different from Modernism? What literary devices, styles, and themes characterize Postmodern literature? How does Postmodern literature influence our lives and our world? How can I best prepare for the American Literature End-Of-Course Test?

You need your literature book every day!

*Note that agenda is subject to change*

|Day/ Date |In Class |Homework |

|Monday |Assign vocabulary list 9 |Review notes. Vocabulary due Wednesday. |

|4/13/09 |Take notes on p. 970-971 biography and literary terms; take notes on Postmodernism from | |

| |assignment sheet | |

| |Read Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” tracing assignment concepts-choose | |

| |method of documentation (See Postmodernism Assignment Sheet) | |

|Tuesday |Finish reading “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” tracing assigned |Finish work on O’Connor story |

|4/14/09 |concepts-choose method of documentation-due tomorrow. | |

|Wednesday |Vocabulary list 9 hw due | |

|4/15/09 |Answer questions 1-10 on pg. 983 & turn in | |

| |Discuss “A Good Man is Hard to Find” | |

|Thursday |Take bullet point notes on Robert Penn Warren bio p. 1012 and on literary terms p. 1013 |Finish work on “Gold Glade” |

|4/16/09 |Read “Gold Glade,” tracing assigned concept | |

|Friday |Vocabulary quiz list 9 | |

|4/17/09 |Take notes on bio of Nye and Harjo on p. 1040 | |

| |Take notes on literary terms on p. 1041 | |

| |Read “Mint Snowball” and “Suspended,” using a different method for each to trace assigned | |

| |concept | |

|Monday |Grammar Practice-Finish for homework |Complete grammar practice. |

|4/20/09 |Take notes on p. 1068 &1069 | |

| |Read excerpt from The Woman Warrior, tracing concept | |

|Tuesday 4/21/09 |Grammar review & Grammar practice- finish at home |Complete grammar practice |

| |Review for EOCT | |

| |Take bullet point notes on Ortiz bio p. 1096 & on p. 1097 | |

| |Read “Hunger in New York City,” tracing concept | |

|Wednesday |Grammar Review |Study for grammar quiz |

|4/22/08 |Review for EOCT | |

| |Take notes on p. 986 & 987 | |

| |Read “The First Seven Years,” tracing concept | |

|Thursday |Grammar Quiz 5- (last one of semester)-mixed review+ colloquialisms and homonyms |Study for Postmodernism Mini-Test |

|4/23/09 |(there/their/they’re etc…) | |

| |Review for EOCT | |

| |Answer questions 1-9 on p. 997 | |

|Friday |Postmodernism Mini-Test | |

|4/24/09 |Review for EOCT | |

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