Unit 1: Literary Analysis

• Writing Review
• Writing a Theme Paragraph
• Writing a Multi-Paragraph Essay
• Effective Thesis Statements
• Developing a Thesis
• Writing the Essay Introduction
• Writing the Essay Conclusion
• Concrete Detail
• Commentary
• The Scarlet Ibis
• Rules of the Game
• Commonly Confused Words
• Sentence Run-ons and Fragments
• Compound and Complex Sentences
• Appositives
• Parts of Speech

Unit 2: The Epic

• Homer: Background and Biography
• What is Epic Poetry?
• Who are Epic Heroes?
• Literary Terms Review
• Odyssey Books 1-24

Unit 3: Literary Analysis

• Dystopian Fiction
• Comparing Science Fiction
• Bradbury and Asimov
• Writing a Comparison: Organizing Your Thoughts
• Writing a Comparison: Organizing the Essay
• Flash Fiction
• Concrete Poetry
• Romeo and Juliet
• Introduction to Romeo and Juliet
• Shakespeare's Tragedies
• Unlocking the Language of Shakespeare
• Shakespeare's Globe Theater
• Symbolism in Literature
• Soliloquies, Monologues, and Asides
• Themes in Literature

Unit 4: Romeo and Juliet

• Introduction to Romeo and Juliet
• Shakespeare's Tragedies
• Unlocking the Language of Shakespeare
• Shakespeare's Globe Theater
• Symbolism in Literature
• Soliloquies, Monologues, and Asides
• Themes in Literature

Unit 5: Author Study

• Introduction to Semester 2
• Life of Edgar Allan Poe
• Poetic Devices in Poe
• Annabel Lee
• The Raven
• Symbolism & Allegory
• The Masque of the Red Death
• The Cask of Amontillado
• Irony in The Cask of Amontillado

Unit 6: Call of the Wild

• Jack London Background
• Novel Focus - Literary Terms
• The Call of the Wild Chapters 1-7
• The Call of the Wild Themes
• Nonfiction Connections

Unit 7: Focus on Writing

• Narrative Writing Introduction
• Narrators and Point of View
• Characterization
• Effective Dialogue
• Show Rather Than Tell
• Scott Fitzgerald
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Personal Narrative
• Autobiographies, Memoirs & Vignettes
• How to Write Personal Narrative
• 12 Years a Slave

Unit 8: Poetry Study

• Ballad Form
• Sonnet Forms
• Who Is William Shakespeare?
• Poetic Devices
• Narrative Poetry
• Reciting Poems Effectively