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Unit Three:
In the Beginning; The very beginning: From Plato to Chaucer
When
you have completed this unit, consult your teacher for a test
time and place.
When
you are ready, consult your teacher for a test time and place
for the English III Final Exam.
Unit Description:
This is a study of writers from our literary past and their
works. The writers Plato, Homer, Dante, and Chaucer were all writers
from the very beginning of the concept of Literature.
When it was Plato's scene, it was the time of Classical Greece
and Rome 800BC-400AD, and Homer, with his style of epic writing, was
right in there with him. It was a time of instruction and the
perfecting of the human, so there was the concept of ritual worship.
The humans of this time felt that beauty was in logic, order,
reason, and moderation. During the midst of these ideas came the
time called Islamic and Judaic, 500-700. This was a focus on the
ritualistic side of the human: worshipping with/without "graven
images" and the decorating of the surfaces of useful objects. Types
of worship were called Torah, Koran, and the Bible. This all moved
into a time period called Medieval, 800-1400. Medieval time was one
that instructed the Christian Faith, by appealing to emotions this
worship stressed the importance of religion. You can see how each
time period brought about the next, one influencing what was to come
into being. At these times there was such a mix of languages: Near
Eastern, African, European, Native American. (As you do your
assignments you will have the opportunity to hear Middle English
spoke.) All influenced the art of Literature.
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 student will be exposed to how literary works reflect periods,
styles, and cultures which shaped them or which they shaped. The
student will respond to fiction, non-fiction, and poetry using
interpretive, critical, and evaluative modes of analyzing. 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.
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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
This is the last unit for the study of English III; you have
worked hard and are congratulated for all your good insights and
work.
Glossary of Key Terms:
author, clergyman, ridicule, satire, irony, Torah, Koran, epic
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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