1. English II– World Literature
Unit Two – Nonfiction
Living Well. Living Good. – Maya Angelou – Page 321
Straw into Gold, The Metamorphosis of Everyday– Sandra Cisneros Page 382
Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birth– Carl Sandberg – Page 433
Cinderella’s Stepsisters– Toni Morrison – Page 442
Night by Elie Weisel – Media Center Book
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne – Media Center Book
Weeks 7-12

2. Assessments [Standards: HSAP Focus
Quizzes __ Sept 29, Oct. 6, Oct. 27 – a few “pop” quizzes will be given too
View The Art – 4 works _____ pgs. 323, 384, 433, 444 __ Final Due Oct. 28
HSAP Questions of the Day
Unit 2 Set 1  _____ Due October 6
Unit 2 Set 2  _____Due October 20
Unit 2 Set 3  _____ Due November 3
Midway Unit 2 Test ____ Oct. 13
E , 4.3, 4.4 Descriptive Writing /Person __ Due Oct. 7
E ,4.3, 4.4 Narrative Writing Personal Essay ___Due Nov. 4
Reading Inventory ___Due Nov 3
Unit Test ____Nov. 3
Participation – on time and in time and in class (working in desk before the bell rings), prepared (id, books/journal/notebook/paper/pen), on task (note-taking, reading, working on assignments as they are given…), responsible, respectful. Keep 100%
[Standards:
E2 5.3, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, E2 5.2,1.5, 3.1

3. Standards Unit 2
E2 1.5 Author’s Craft: Tone, Imagery, Flashback, Foreshadowing
E , 4.3, 4.4
Descriptive Writing – Friendly Letter of Person
E2 3.1 Context Clues
E ,4.3, 4.4
Narrative Writing /Personal Essay

4. Study these Literary Elements
Author’s Craft or Literary devices : These are the tools and techniques of language that authors use to convey meaning. Skilled use of literary devices brings richness and clarity to a text.
Tone: This is the attitude that an author takes toward the audience, the subject, or a character.
Imagery: This uses sensory images to help readers to picture a person, a place, or an event. This is the use of language that appeals to the five senses--touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.
Flashback: This is a scene, a conversation, or an event that interrupts the present action to show something that happened in the past.
Foreshadowing: This is the use of hints in written works about what will happen later.
Context Clues: These are in the text surrounding a word and give hints for the meaning of the word.
Irony: This is the contrast between appearance and reality or what is expected and what actually happens.
Simile: This is a comparison of two unlike things using the terms "like" or "as".
Personification: This is a type of figurative language in which human qualities are given to nonhuman things.
To Describe : to tell about

5. Study these Literary Elements
Author’s Craft or Literary devices : Tone: Imagery: Flashback: Foreshadowing: Context Clues: To Describe :
These are the tools and techniques of language that authors use to convey meaning. Skilled use of literary devices brings richness and clarity to a text.
This is the attitude that an author takes toward the audience, the subject, or a character.
This uses sensory images to help readers to picture a person, a place, or an event. This is the use of language that appeals to the five senses--touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.
This is a scene, a conversation, or an event that interrupts the present action to show something that happened in the past.
This is the use of hints in written works about what will happen later.
These are in the text surrounding a word and give hints for the meaning of the word.
To tell about

6. English II Unit 2: Nonfiction
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Week 7
Sept
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by Boyne
Night by Wiesel
Pages 23 – 28 –fire
Page 34 – never shall I forget that Night
Pages
Quiz
E2 1.5 Author’s Craft: Tone, Imagery, Flashback, Foreshadowing
Compass Learning Assignment
Lab H110
Week 8
Oct
Planning Page
Descriptive Writing – Friendly Letter of Person
HSAP
Unit 2 set 1 due
Rough Draft –
Letter of Person
E , 4.3, 4.4
DUE: Descriptive Writing – Friendly Letter of Person
Week 9
Oct
Living Well. Living Good. – Maya Angelou – Page 321
Midway Test
Week 10
Oct 17 – 21
Straw into Gold, The Metamorphosis of Everyday– Sandra Cisneros Page 382
HSAP Unit 2 set 2 due
No School
In-service Day
Week 11
Oct 24 – 28
Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birth– Carl Sandberg – Pg 433
E2 3.1 Context Clues
View the Art Due
Week 12
Oct. 31- Nov. 4
Cinderella’s Stepsisters– Toni Morrison – Page 442
Planning Page Narrative Writing – Personal Essay
HSAP Unit 2 set 3 due
Unit Test
Rough Draft
Personal Essay
DUE: Narrative Writing /Personal Essay
E ,4.3, 4.4

7. Reading Selections Small Group Work
Living Well. Living Good.
~ Page 321
Memoir
Theme
Draw Conclusions about Author’s Beliefs
Interpret
Analogies
Write a Character Sketch
Apply Tone
Straw into Gold …
~ Page 382
Thesis
Author’s Purpose
Analyze Text Structure
Context Clues
Analogies
Write a Cookbook
Write a reflective Essay
Address on the Anniversary of
Lincoln’s Birth– Page 433
Quotation
Persuasion
Distinguish Fact and Opinion
Denotation and Connotation
Write an Analytical Essay
Biographical Sketch
Write an Evaluation
Cinderella’s Stepsisters
~ Page 442
Author’s Purpose
Parallelism
Analogy
Identify Problem and Solution
Context Clues
Write a Letter
Apply Repetition
Note: Groups will choose one of the stories. Present the story in PPT. Must define all terms listed above and in the story, and present character, plot, theme, setting, narrator, voice. Essential questions and the voc that corresponds to the work.

8. Unit Test Unit Two – Nonfiction
Living Well. Living Good. – Maya Angelou – Page 321
Straw into Gold…– Sandra Cisneros Page 382
Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birth– Carl Sandberg – Page 433
Cinderella’s Stepsisters– Toni Morrison – Page 442
Night by Elie Weisel – Media Center Book
Literary Focus/Elements– Memoir, Theme, Thesis, Author’s Purpose, Quotation, Persuasion, Parallelism, Analogy (Student should be able to define these terms and identify and explain how they are being used in a given text).
Reading Skills and Strategies - Draw Conclusions about Author’s Beliefs, Interpret, Analyze Text Structure, Distinguish Fact and Opinion,, Identify Problem and Solution (Student should be able to use these skills).
Vocabulary– Connotation, Denotation, Word Origin, Analogies, Academic vocabulary and new words: meticulous, commodious, convivial, scenario, inhibit, intuitively, taboo, paradox, imperative, turbulent, emancipation, valor, fetish, dominion, deflect, emanate, abstraction (Student should be able to define these terms and identify and explain how they are being used in a given text).
Writing– Write a Character Sketch, Apply Tone, Write a Cookbook, Write a Reflective Essay, Write a Letter, Apply Repetition, Write an Analytical Essay, Write a Biographical Sketch, Write an Evaluation

9. Literary Elements define Tone Imagery Flashback Foreshadowing
Context Clues
Memoir
Theme
*Thesis
Author’s Purpose
Quotation
Persuasion
Parallelism
Analogy
* Review from unit 1
Villian setting – a dark forest – the devil – the antagonistic wife
define

10. Vocabulary Define & Study Meticulous Commodious Emancipation Valor
Convivial
Scenario
Inhibit
Intuitively
Taboo
Paradox
Imperative
Turbulent
Emancipation
Valor
Fetish
Dominion
Deflect
Emanate
Abstraction
Villian setting – a dark forest – the devil – the antagonistic wife
Define & Study

11. Essential Questions What are the types of nonfiction?
What are the motivations for writing nonfiction?
What are the three types of essay?
What motivates a writer to write an essay?
What Makes Writing Convincing?
Why is it important when writing nonfiction to consider your audience?
How does autobiography differ from fiction, why might a writer choose to write about himself or herself, and how creative can the writer be?

12. Interior at Ciboure, 1912. Henri Matisse.
Describe this Painting.
How does it relate to the tiles of this literary work by Angelou?
View the Art page 323
Interior at Ciboure, Henri Matisse.

13. Women Making Tortilla Dough. Diego Rivera.
( ) was one of Mexico’s greatest artists, Rivera created and displayed his works in public places, so they could be view by his favorite subjects – common workers.
Describe this painting. How could it be related to the title of the literary work by Cisneros?
View the Art page 384
Women Making Tortilla Dough. Diego Rivera.

14. Two Young Girls From Finland, 1907.Sonia Delaunay.
View the Art page 444
Two Young Girls From Finland, 1907.Sonia Delaunay.
Describe this painting. How could it be related to the title of the literary work by Cisneros?

15. President Lincoln's Address at Gettysburg. Artist Unknown.
View the Art Page 433
What qualities of Abraham Lincoln does this picture emphasize?
President Lincoln's Address at Gettysburg. Artist Unknown.