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2009-2010 11th Grade Client-based Project: Phase I & Phase II
ROP Graphic Design/Multimedia Production: making W.A.V.E.S
School of Digital Media & Design
American Literature - Barnes
1ST SEMESTER
Timeline
Units of Study
September
October
November
December
January
Colonialism
Native Americans
Colonialism
Puritans
PSAT Window-Oct 14-17
Age of Reason/
American
Romanticism
*Career Fair
connection to
Phase II
American Romanticism
Transcendentalism
Dark Romantics
Realism
Essential Questions?
Why study American
Literature? How
does the historical
background
influence the
writing in the time
period?
How does the historical
background influence the
writing in the time period? How can we best identify the
subject, occasion, audience
and purpose in reading and
writing?
-What are the themes and
elements of Colonialism that
continue to be seen in
culture today?
How does the
historical
background
influence the writing
in the time period?
How does literature
teach us about the
traditions and issues
of American culture?
How does the historical
background influence
the writing in the time
period? What are the
characteristics of the
era of American
Romanticism?
In what ways did the
authors and poets of this
century react and
respond to the Age of
Reason?
How does the historical
background influence the writing
in the time period? In what ways
did the events of the Civil War
change the climate of literature
in the mid-1800’s? What are
characteristics of the fiction
during this era?
Enduring
Understanding
Early American
literature- what are
the elements of
myth? Beginnings of
literature-oral
Arrival in New World
Reasons behind Puritan move
to New World
Hysteria comes in all shapes
and sizes and times
Analyze non-fiction
texts as they
contribute to the
foundation of the
Americas.
Themes of poetry of the
time period
Examination of inner
feelings over reason,
logic, and scientific
observation
Philosophies of Emerson
& Thoreau and model for
the quest of the
individual
Conflict over slavery
White westward expansion and
the peoples who would be
dispossessed
20th century Civil Rights
movements
2009-2010 11th Grade Client-based Project: Phase I & Phase II
ROP Graphic Design/Multimedia Production: making W.A.V.E.S
School of Digital Media & Design
American Literature - Barnes
Making W.A.V.E.S.English Language
Arts Project
Integration
Students
introduced to
client *understand
project scope
*begin research
EQ: How can
students develop
professional work
for an authentic
client?
Identification of
the roles,
processes, and
documentation that
are inherent in the
production of client
based media
projects
*annotating nonfiction
Digital Portfolio
upload
Production research:
Research current solutions
and problems vs. proposed
solutions
WS 1.7; WA 2.4
EQ: How do graphic
designers communicate a
written idea visually?
*Descriptive Writing
Assignment WA 2.1
Digital Portfolio upload
Production
assimilation and
Video Production:
EQ: What elements
contribute to a
well-organized
media project?
Synthesize what
has been learned in
production
applications to
support a
production process.
WA 2.6 a-d
Digital Portfolio
upload
EQ: How does one
determine the
effectiveness of a
product?
Fine tuning oratory
skills for media
presentation SA 2.4
Digital Portfolio upload
Final Media Package Showcase
to client
EQ: In what ways has the
research and production process
influenced the final Media
Package?
Developing an understanding of
the production process and its
relationship to a future project
SA 2.4 a-d
Digital Portfolio upload
Literature/NonFiction
Native American
Myths, Journals
The Crucible, poems,
Journals, Historical Records,
Scarlett Letter
Letters, Journals,
Historical Records,
Speeches
The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn, poetry, Personal Narratives
Writing Prompts
Journals
Recount myths told
making W.A.V.E.SProject proposalwhat are the
environmental
problems facing us
today?
Production
documentationDigital Portfolio
Puritan Journals
making W.A.V.E.S-Annotated
Bibliography
Persuasive essay
making W.A.V.E.S-Production
research-how are laws
created to protect the
environment? Production
documentation- Digital
Portfolio
Persuasive writing
Response to
literature
Discuss themes and
tone of rhetorical
devices
Production
documentationDigital Portfolio
Poetry, excerpts from
Moby Dick, “The Devil &
Tom Walker”, Essays,
Short Stories by EA Poe,
Nathaniel Hawthorne &
Southern Gothic
literature-Faulkner &
O’Conner
Compare and contrast
the ideologies of
Emerson and Thoreau
Literary analysis of
“Self-Reliance”
Summarize romantic
view of individual;
support with quotes
from Thoreau/Whitman
Author studies
Production
documentation- Digital
Portfolio
Identify irony in Twain’s writing
-Analyze purpose of Douglass’
autobiography
Literary interpretation
Production documentation-ISB
Digital Portfolio
2009-2010 11th Grade Client-based Project: Phase I & Phase II
ROP Graphic Design/Multimedia Production: making W.A.V.E.S
School of Digital Media & Design
American Literature - Barnes
Assessment
Quizzes/Exams
Timed Writing
Research
Socratic Seminar
Class Binder
Research
Quizzes
Essays
Annotated Bibliography
Timed Writing
Class Binder
Content Standards
Essays
Rhetorical Analysis
Socratic Seminar
Quizzes
Timed Writing
Poetry
Class Binder
WS 1.4, 1.9, WA2.2,
R1.1-3, RC2.1-6,
LA3.5
R3.2, R3.5, R3.6,
R1.1-3, LA3.5; WA2.2c,d,e
LA3.5
WA 2.1, 2.3
WS 1.9 R1.1-3,
*Each unit of study with include ongoing development of vocabulary, grammar skill, and literary terms
2ND SEMESTER
Timeline
Units of Study
Essential Questions?
February/March
Modernism
American Dream
Women’s Movement
How does the historical background influence the writing in the
time period? What is the American Dream? How did the women’s
movement of the 19th and 20th century impact literature? How do
the research and Media Package information translate into a media
presentation for elementary age kids?
Literary analysis
Powerpoint Presentation
Socratic Seminar
Quizzes
Timed Writing
Poetry
Class Binder
WA2.2, LA3.1-6, R1.1-3
LA3.5
April
Modernism
Harlem Renaissance
CST Testing-April 26-30
SDGS 2010 Forum
How does the historical
background influence the
writing in the time period?
How does language
communicate ideas beyond
the literal meaning of
words? Who were the
significant figures of the
Harlem Renaissance and
what were their ideas? How
do the research and Media
Package information
translate into a media
presentation for elementary
age kids?
Essays
Socratic Seminar
Quizzes/Tests
Timed Writing
Class Binder
R1.1-3; LR&A 3.1-5, WA2.2 c-e
May/June
Post-Modernism
WWII
How does the historical
background influence the
writing in the time period?
How do economic, social or
historical events affect the
way literature is written? What
is the evidence of the
integration and disintegration
of postwar society? How do the
research and Media Package
information translate into a
media presentation for
elementary age kids?
2009-2010 11th Grade Client-based Project: Phase I & Phase II
ROP Graphic Design/Multimedia Production: making W.A.V.E.S
School of Digital Media & Design
American Literature - Barnes
Enduring Understanding
The duality in American society-the coexistence of tremendous
wealth and grinding poverty
Women’s rights and the role of literature in the women’s rights
movement-complexities of the movement and the major literary
figures of the time
Review the ways in which the female characters in these selections
respond to oppression or limitation.
Classify the American dream as illusion or reality and defend that
position according to a character from this time period
African American cultural
identity during the first few
decades of the 20th century
-In what ways is the
American Dream expressed
through the poetry of the
Modern time period?
How does one use the
knowledge gained from other
subjects to broaden one’s
understanding of the first four
decades of the 20th century?
What is the reaction of
Americans to WWII and the
Vietnam War?
Literature/Non-Fiction
Great Gatsby Fitzgerald, Poetry of Dickinson, Frost, Dunbar,
Robinson, Frost, e.e. cummings, Eliot, Short stories by Chopin,
Gilman, Hurston
Hughes, Countee Cullen,
Zora Neale Hurston,
Gwendolyn Brooks, James
Baldwin
Malamud, Lorrarine
Hansberry’s A Raisin In the
Sun, Steinbeck selections,
O’Brien, Doctorow, Anne Tyler
Making W.A.V.E.S.English/Language Arts
Phase II Project
Integration
EQ: What elements are necessary to produce a countywide youth
event?
Advertising Campaign production-print materials, website, email
communications psa production to expand the client’s market
Students are grouped according to career pathway interestdivided into pre-, during, and post-production components
Digital Portfolio upload
EQ: What actions can
students take to affect
change in their
community?
Finalize production
process
SDGS Forum last week of
April
Student presentations at
forum which include light
presentation materials
Day of forum photo and
video documentation
Digital Portfolio upload
EQ: How can a political
message be effectively
communicated through the
combination of text, images,
sound and rhetorical
strategies?
DMD Earth Day-student
presentations of research
Post-production of forum
video
Digital Portfolio Upload and
finalized
Writing Prompts
Discovering social themes in literature
Poetry in response to social themes
Compare/contrast issues facing culture at the turn of the century to
issues facing today
Gatsby Treasure Hunt-what is the background of the time period of
the author?
Autobiographical narrative including sensory details connecting
personally to one of the themes from the period
Analyze the tone of Hughes
description of the Harlem
Renaissance
Compare/contrast social
conditions described in
literature vs. conditions
today
Select passages from which
to give oral interpretations
Analyze the moral, social,
political, and personal aspects
of both wars.
Highlight the dramatic changes
that have taken place in
American society during the
last two decades, emphasizing
the issues of youth violence,
immigration and language
2009-2010 11th Grade Client-based Project: Phase I & Phase II
ROP Graphic Design/Multimedia Production: making W.A.V.E.S
School of Digital Media & Design
American Literature - Barnes
Assessment
Content Standards
Powerpoint presentation
Quizzes/Exams
Timed Writing
Socratic Seminar
US Hist/Am Lit ISN
Research
Essays
Socratic Seminar
Quizzes/Tests
US Hist/Am Lit ISN
R3.0; R3.5, 3.2, R3.5, R3.3, R3.4, W1.1, W1.3, W1.9
R3.3, R3.5, R2.5, R3.4,
R3.0, R2.0, W2.4, W1.9,
*Each unit of study with include ongoing development of vocabulary, grammar skill, and literary terms
Research paper
Socratic Seminar
Quizzes/Tests
Journal
US Hist/Am Lit ISN
Multimedia Exhibit
R3.5, R3.2, W2.6, W1.9,