Whistler Secondary
English 8-12 Scope and Sequence
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English 8
Composition Developing Paragraphs
Meaning
-Introducing a theme
-Introducing a purpose
-Introducing audience awareness
Style
-Introduce formal versus casual (vocabulary, sentence construction)
-Introduce show dont tell
-Introduce four paragraph types (expository, persuasive, descriptive, narrative)
Form
-Introduce: topic sentence, supporting sentences, concluding sentences
-Introduce: using evidence/support/proof
Conventions
-Refine Spelling
-Introduce: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, subject, predicate, fragment, run-on,
comma splice
-Develop punctuation: period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark,
quotation marks, apostrophe
Assessment
-(Introduce: creating writing rubric, based on MOE performance standards?)
Fiction
Short Stories
Poetry
Assessment
-(need to discuss)
Reading and
Literature
Poetry
Forms
-Introduce: Limerick, cinquain, Haiku, concrete, freeverse, found
Poetic Devices
Introduce:
Simile Metaphor Personification Onomatopoeia
Rhyme Rhyme scheme Rhythm Alliteration
Hyperbole Imagery Oxymoron Diction
Tone/Atmosphere
Assessment
-Introduce: 1 paragraph Literature Response
-Introduce: Projects that can be assessed with the Literature Response rubric
Short Stories
Elements of a Short Story
Introduce:
-Plot: introduction, initiating incident, rising action, climax, falling action,
conclusion
-Character: protagonist, antagonist, static, dynamic, flat, round, stereotyped
-Conflict: Person vs. Person, Person vs. Self, Person vs. Society, Person vs.
Nature
-Point of View: first person, limited omniscient, omniscient
-Theme: explained as a message or purpose
-Setting: time and place
Assessment
-Introduce: 1 paragraph Literature Response
-Introduce: Projects that can be assessed with the Literature Response rubric
Novel study
The same as Short Stories
Non-Fiction
Newspapers
-(need to discuss what we do with these)
Movies
-(need to discuss what we do with these)
Oral
Language
Small Group Discussions Formal Presentations
-Introduce: disagreeing, moving
conversation forward, active listening
Assessment?
-Introduce: Audience, intonation, eye
contact, posture, body language,
rehearsing, researching
Assessment?
Critical
Thinking
-Introduce: Message/meaning/theme creation
-Introduce: Identifying intended audience
-Introduce: Critiquing author
Analyzing -Separating or breaking a whole into parts to discover
their nature, functional and relationships.
-"I studied it piece by piece"
-"I sorted things out"
Applying
Standards
-Judging according to established personal,
professional, or social rules or criteria.
-"I judged it according to..."
Discriminating -Recognizing differences and similarities among things
or situations and distinguishing carefully as to category
or rank.
-"I rank ordered the various..."
-"I grouped things together"
Information
Seeking
-Searching for evidence, facts, or knowledge by
identifying relevant sources and gathering objective,
subjective, historical, and current data from those
sources
-"I knew I needed to lookup/study..."
-"I kept searching for data."
Logical Reasoning -Drawing inferences or conclusions that are supported
in or justified by evidence
-"I deduced from the information that..."
-"My rationale for the conclusion was..."
Predicting -Envisioning a plan and its consequences
-"I envisioned the outcome would be..."
-"I was prepared for..."
Transforming
Knowledge
-Changing or converting the condition, nature, form, or
function of concepts among contexts
-"I improved on the basics by..."
-"I wondered if that would fit the situation of ..."
English 9
Composition Refining Paragraphs
Meaning
-Developing a theme
-Developing a purpose
-Developing audience awareness
Style
-Develop formal versus casual (vocabulary, sentence construction)
-Develop show dont tell
-Develop four paragraph types (expository, persuasive, descriptive, narrative)
Form
-Develop: topic sentence, supporting sentences, concluding sentences
-Develop: using evidence/support/proof
Conventions
-Refine Spelling
-Develop: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, subject, predicate, fragment, run-on,
comma splice
-Develop punctuation: period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark,
quotation marks, apostrophe
Assessment
-(Develop creating writing rubric, based on MOE performance standards?)
Introducing the 3 Paragraph Essay
Meaning
-Same as paragraphs
Style
-Develop formal versus casual (vocabulary, sentence construction)
-Develop show dont tell
Form
-Introduce: introduction, body paragraph, conclusion
-Develop: using evidence/support/proof
Conventions
-Same as paragraphs
Assessment
Fiction
-Short Stories
-Poetry
Assessment
Reading and
Literature
Poetry
Forms
Develop: Limerick, cinquain, Haiku, concrete, freeverse, found
Introduce: metaphoric poem, sense poem
Poetic and Literary Devices
Develop:
Simile Metaphor Personification Onomatopoeia
Rhyme Rhyme scheme Rhythm Alliteration
Hyperbole Imagery Oxymoron Diction
Tone/Atmosphere
Introduce:
Consonance Assonance Analogy Situational irony
Verbal irony Connotation Denotation Style
Audience
Short Stories
Elements of a Short Story
Develop:
-Plot: introduction, initiating incident, rising action, climax, falling action,
conclusion
-Character: protagonist, antagonist, static, dynamic, flat, round, stereotyped
-Conflict: Person vs. Person, Person vs. Self, Person vs. Society, Person vs.
Nature
-Point of View: first person, limited omniscient, omniscient
-Theme: explained as a message or purpose
-Setting: time and place
Assessment
-Develop: 1 paragraph Literature Response
-Develop: Projects that can be assessed with the Literature Response rubric
Novel Study
The same as Short Stories
Drama
A Midsummer Nights Dream or Twelfth Night
-need to discuss what we are going to teach here
Non-Fiction
Genres
Introduce: Biography
Oral
Language
Small Group Discussions Formal Presentations
-Develop: disagreeing, moving
conversation forward, active listening
-Develop: Audience, intonation, eye
contact, posture, body language,
rehearsing, researching
Critical
Thinking
English 10
Composition Introducing the 5 Paragraph Essay
Meaning
-Developing a theme
-Developing a purpose
-Refining audience awareness
Style
-Develop formal versus casual (vocabulary, sentence construction)
-Develop show dont tell
-Introduce four essay types (expository, persuasive, descriptive, narrative)
Form
-Develop: Introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion
-Develop: using evidence/support/proof
-Refine: paragraph structure
Conventions
-Refine Spelling
-Develop knowledge and use of noun, verb, adjective, adverb, subject,
predicate, fragment, run-on, comma splice
-Develop punctuation period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark,
quotation marks, apostrophe
-Introduce punctuation: dashes, hyphen, semi-colon, colon
Fiction
Short Stories
Poetry
Reading and
Literature
Poetry
Forms
Refine: Limerick, cinquain, Haiku, concrete, freeverse,
Develop: metaphoric poem, sense poem
Introduce: sonnet
Poetic and Literary Devices
Refine:
Simile Metaphor Personification Onomatopoeia
Rhyme Rhyme scheme Rhythm Alliteration
Hyperbole Imagery Oxymoron Diction
Tone/Atmosphere
Develop:
Consonance Assonance Analogy Situational irony
Verbal irony Connotation Denotation Style
Audience
Introduce:
Allusion Juxtaposition Pathetic fallacy Apostrophe
Colloquialism Idiom Synecdoche Metonymy
Dramatic irony Synesthesia Half-rhyme Internal rhyme
Short Stories
Elements of a Short Story
Refine:
-Plot: introduction, initiating incident, rising action, climax, falling action,
conclusion
-Character: protagonist, antagonist, static, dynamic, flat, round, stereotyped
-Conflict: Person vs. Person, Person vs. Self, Person vs. Society, Person vs.
Nature
-Point of View: first person, limited omniscient, omniscient
-Theme: explained as a message or purpose
-Setting: time and place
Novel Study
The same as Short Stories
Drama
Romeo and Juliet
-Introduce: iambic pentameter, prologue, soliloquy,
Non-Fiction
5 paragraph, expository essay
Oral
Language
Small Group Discussions Formal Presentations
-Develop: disagreeing, moving
conversation forward, active listening
Assessment?
-Develop: Audience, intonation, eye
contact, posture, body language,
rehearsing, researching
Assessment?
Critical
Thinking
English 11
Composition Developing the 5 Paragraph Essay
Meaning
Style
Form
Conventions
Fiction
Reading and
Literature
Poetry
Forms
Poetic and Literary Devices
Refine:
Simile Metaphor Personification Onomatopoeia
Rhyme Rhyme scheme Rhythm Alliteration
Hyperbole Imagery Oxymoron Diction
Tone/Atmosphere Consonance Assonance Analogy
Verbal irony Connotation Denotation Style
Situational irony Audience
Develop:
Allusion Juxtaposition Pathetic fallacy Apostrophe
Colloquialism Idiom Synecdoche Metonymy
Dramatic irony Synesthesia Half-rhyme Internal rhyme
Introduce:
Short Stories
Novel Study
The same as Short Stories
Drama
Non-Fiction
Oral
Language
Small Group Discussions Formal Presentations
-Refine: disagreeing, moving
conversation forward, active listening
Assessment?
-Refine: Audience, intonation, eye
contact, posture, body language,
rehearsing, researching
Assessment?
Critical
Thinking
English 12
Composition Introducing the 5 Essay
Meaning
Style
Form
Conventions
Fiction
Reading and
Literature
Poetry
Forms
Poetic and Literary Devices
Refine:
Simile Metaphor Personification Onomatopoeia
Rhyme Rhyme scheme Rhythm Alliteration
Hyperbole Imagery Oxymoron Diction
Tone/Atmosphere Connotation Denotation Style
Consonance Assonance Analogy Situational irony
Verbal irony Audience Pathetic fallacy Apostrophe
Colloquialism Idiom Synecdoche Metonymy
Dramatic irony Synesthesia Half-rhyme Internal rhyme
Allusion Juxtaposition
Develop:
Introduce:
Short Stories
Elements of a Short Story
Novel Study
The same as Short Stories
Drama
Non-Fiction
Oral
Language
Small Group Discussions Formal Presentations
Refine: disagreeing, moving
conversation forward, active listening
-Refine: Audience, intonation, eye
contact, posture, body language,
rehearsing, researching
Critical
Thinking
