Unit 1: Introduction to the Course

• Collaborative Discussions
• Vocabulary Development
• Annotating Text
• Using Credible Sources and Higher Order Questioning
• Who is Elie Wiesel?
• Internal/External Conflict
• Theme
• Parallelism
• Personal Narratives

Unit 2: Literary Devices and Narrative Writing

• Figurative Language
• Logical Fallacies
• Repetition
• Am O. Henry
• Context Clues
• Seven Basic Plot Lines
• The Most Dangerous Game

Unit 3: Characters in Literature

• Static and Complex Characters
• John Steinbeck
• Characterization
• Foreshadowing
• Metaphors in Poetry
• Explicating Poetry
• Poetic Devices
• Rhyme Schemes
• Idioms
• Symbolism
• Satire
• Setting
• Magic Realism
• Diction/Word Choice

Unit 4: Drama/Tragedy

• Othello Background
• Irony
• Allusions
• Globe Theater Experience
• Soliloquies, Monologues, and Asides
• When Plays Turn Into Movies
• Claims and Counterclaims
• Using Outside Sources
• Integrating Quotes

Unit 5: Short Stories

• Revision
• Maya Angelou
• Isaac Asimov
• Strengthening Your Writing
• Rudyard Kipling Background
• Edgar Allan Poe Background
• Tone and Mood
• Compound and Complex Sentences
• Composing and Delivering an Effective Speech

Unit 6: Past Meets Future Literature

• Who is James Thurber?
• How to Write a Review
• Black Women in the Days of Sojourner Truth
• Fragments and Run-ons
• Vonnegut and Harrison Bergeron