HARRAH HIGH SCHOOL

English III:

1^st 9 weeks: ACT Prep. American Romanticism in literature, SAT vocabulary study 

2^nd 9 weeks: ACT Prep, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Career and College Research Paper

3^rd 9 weeks: ACT Prep, Career and College Unit: resume writing, interviewing techniques, college application essay 

4^th 9 weeks:  ACT Prep, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, poetry unit 

English IV

First quarter –

Literacy Triptych (including writing of a memoir and an interview article)

Writing Workshop

Selections from early British literature, including the epic poem, Beowulf 

Read sections of fantasy fiction novel, Grendel 

Vocabulary collaboration

Sentence composing/grammar mini-lessons

Second quarter –

The Renaissance: Selections from Medieval literature, including Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales

Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of MacBeth 

*Sentence composing/grammar mini-lessons, as scheduled
*Vocabulary Collaboration 

Third quarter –

Résumé writing, cover and thank you letters, job applications

Vocabulary collaboration

Modern non-fiction: Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie

Creative writing and poetry 

Vocabulary collaboration

Sentence composing/grammar mini-lessons

Fourth quarter –

Modern fiction: Mitch Albom’s The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Writing Workshop, including Senior Memory Book writing

Vocabulary collaboration

Sentence composing/grammar mini-lessons