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Unit One:
Realism, 1820-1920 to Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, 1850-1920
When
you have completed this unit, consult your teacher for a test
time and place.
Student Biographer
Unit Description: This is a study of writers from our
literary past and their works. The writers Dickens, Twain, and Crane
moved through written expression that sought the truth, found beauty
in the commonplace, and focused on the industrial revolution and the
conditions of the working class. Then, Impressionism hit the
scene. This is a show of the effects of light and atmospheric
conditions. It also spontaneously captures a moment of time while
expressing reality in a different way. A student of this course will
be able to make sense of the printed text and apply this
understanding to personal lives of the writers. The type of
literature to be covered is biography. The genres are poetry,
essays, biographies, short stories.
Students will:
Use a variety of tools (e.g., primary and secondary sources, Word
software, RealPlayer download, Paint Program Software) to explore
the dimensions of the human experience.
Mid-term Assessment: is based on the biographical writing.
Level 4
The student completes all important components of the task and
communicates ideas, clearly demonstrates in-depth understanding
the relevant concepts and or processes involved, and offers
insightful interpretations or extensions of the concepts, with
little or no grammar, punctuation, or spelling errors.
Level 3
The student completes most important components of the task and
communicates clearly, and demonstrates understanding of major
concepts even though he/she overlooks or misunderstands some less
important ideas or details, with few grammar, punctuation, or
spelling errors.
Level 2
The student completes some important components of the task and
communicates those clearly, and demonstrates that there are gaps
in his/her conceptual understanding, with many grammar,
punctuation, or spelling errors.
Level 1
Student shows minimal understanding, and addresses only small
portion of the required task, and grammar, punctuation, or
spelling errors get in the way of the communication.
Level 0
Response totally incorrect or irrelevant, with errors in
grammar, punctuation, or spelling making communication weak or
impossible.
Unit Final Assessment: is based on the student's completed
webpage.
Level 4
The student completes all important components of the task and
communicates ideas, clearly demonstrates in-depth understanding
the relevant concepts and or processes involved, and offers
insightful interpretations or extensions of the concepts, with
little or no grammar, punctuation, or spelling errors.
Level 3
The student completes most important components of the task and
communicates clearly, and demonstrates understanding of major
concepts even though he/she overlooks or misunderstands some less
important ideas or details, with few grammar, punctuation, or
spelling errors.
Level 2
The student completes some important components of the task and
communicates those clearly, and demonstrates that there are gaps
in his/her conceptual understanding, with many grammar,
punctuation, or spelling errors.
Level 1
Student shows minimal understanding, and addresses only small
portion of the required task, and grammar, punctuation, or
spelling errors get in the way of the communication.
Level 0
Response totally incorrect or irrelevant, with errors in
grammar, punctuation, or spelling making communication weak or
impossible.
End of Unit Components:
Assessment: each rubric is based on a 100%.
Rubric
- guidelines for proper essay composition
- written reports
- visual charts, timelines, web pages that demonstrate an
overall understanding.
Strategies (learning activities: debates, interview, research,
oral history, timelines):
- timelines
- research
- composition
- evaluation
- web pages
- discussion groups
- forming on questions of topics.
Types: (portfolio prompt, open responses, essay, multiple choice,
short answer, matching)
Rubrics:
- open response
- essay
- Holistic
- Analytical
- Comparison/Contrast Rubric
The other two (2) units in the Program of Studies are listed
below. Each will have the same format as above.
- From Modern and Contemporary to Ancient and lineage-based
Cultures through the Pacific Rim.
- Classical Greece and Rome to Islamic and Judaic through
Medieval, 800BC - 1400AD.
Glossary of Key Terms:
- author
- clergyman
- ridicule
- satire
- irony
Career-related topics:
- Literature
- Film
- Theater
- creative writing
basis for advanced study in many other disciplines including:
- Law
- Medicine
- Management
- Journalism
- Social Sciences
- Publishing
- Writing
- Editing
- Advertising
- Arts Management
- Acting and Entertainment
- Small Businesses
- Corporations
- Government
- The Foreign Service
- Research and Development
- Sales
- Public Relations
- Fund-Raising
- The National Film Board
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