English IV Honors Academic Library (2nd Semester)
NFC Academy honors students are given additional opportunities to create and participate in project-based learning activities, including creating a time travel brochure and an original interpretation of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Hamlet. Honors students will read a range of classic texts, including Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, “Politics and the English Language” by George Orwell, and William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Hamlet. Students will read a variety of excerpts, including readings from Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Smithsonian’s History of America in 101 Objects, and Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, as well as a variety of short fiction, speeches, and poetry
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english iv honors

Unit 8: ​The Gothic Novel: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
  1. Part 1: Gothic Fiction: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How does Stevenson use elements of gothic literature to engage the reader?
    3. Assignment - Read from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to analyze elements of gothic literature.
    4. Instruction - How does Stevenson use elements of gothic literature to engage the reader?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  2. Part 2: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Plot Development and Conflict Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How can an author use plot elements to create tension and suspense?
    3. Assignment - Read from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to analyze plot and conflict. 
    4. Instruction - How can an author use plot elements to create tension and suspense?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Part 3: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Making Inferences and Predictions Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction  - What strategies can a reader use to understand a story?
    3. Assignment - Read from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to make inferences and predictions.
    4. Instruction - What strategies can a reader use to understand a story?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  4. Part 4: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Theme Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How does Stevenson develop themes in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
    3. Assignment - Read from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to explore the development of themes.
    4. Instruction - How does Stevenson develop themes in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  5. Part 5: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Summary and Plot Development Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction  - What methods does Stevenson use to develop the plot of the story?
    3. Assignment - Read from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to analyze the narration and write a summary.
    4. Instruction - What methods does Stevenson use to develop the plot of the story?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  6. Part 6: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Character Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How does Stevenson develop Dr. Jekyll as a character?
    3. Assignment - Read from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to analyze characters.
    4. Instruction - How does Stevenson develop Dr. Jekyll as a character?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  7. Part 7: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Conflict and Resolution Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How does Dr. Jekyll's confession shed light on the story's conflicts and theme?
    3. Assignment - Read to analyze the falling action and resolution.
    4. Instruction - How does Dr. Jekyll's confession shed light on the story's conflicts and theme?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  8. Creating a Movie Poster Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How do you create a movie poster to effectively advertise a film?
    3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Project: Movie Poster - Create a movie poster for The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
    5. Quiz Answers
  9. Unit Test
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Unit 9: ​Nineteenth Century England
  1. Part 1: A Comedy of Manners: The Importance of Being Earnest Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - What is the function of humor in Wilde's comedy of manners?
    3. Assignment - Read Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest to analyze a comedy of manners.
    4. Instruction - What is the function of humor in Wilde's comedy of manners?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  2. Part 2: Literary Devices in The Importance of Being Earnest Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - What are the effects of literary devices in The Importance of Being Earnest?
    3. Assignment - Read Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest to identify literary devices.
    4. Instruction - What are the effects of literary devices in The Importance of Being Earnest?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Part 3: Characterization in The Importance of Being Earnest Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How do characters’ traits and values reflect a time period?
    3. Assignment - Read Act III of The Importance of Being Earnest to analyze characterization.
    4. Instruction - How do characters’ traits and values reflect a time period?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  4. Comparing and Contrasting Two Versions of The War of the Worlds Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How does a story change through different adaptations?
    3. Assignment - Read from The War of the Worlds to analyze how descriptive details convey an author’s purpose.
    4. Instruction - How does a story change through different adaptations?
    5. Assignment - Listen to The War of the Worlds to analyze the aesthetic impact of the text.
    6. Instruction - How does a story change through different adaptations?
    7. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    8. Quiz Answers
  5. Using Pronouns Correctly Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How do you use pronouns correctly to make your writing clearer and stronger?
    3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment - Practice using pronouns correctly.
    5. Quiz Answers
  6. Writing an Argumentative Essay about an Ethical Issue Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson. 
    2. Instruction - How do you write an effective argument about an ethical issue?
    3. Pre-Writing - Plan to write your argumentative essay.
    4. Instruction - How do you write an effective argument about an ethical issue?
    5. Drafting - Draft your argumentative essay.
    6. Instruction - How do you write an effective argument about an ethical issue?
    7. Revising - Revise your argumentative essay.
    8. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    9. Quiz Answers
  7. Unit Test
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Unit 10: ​The First Half of the Twentieth Century
  1. Style in Poems by Rabindranath Tagore Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How does an author’s style affect meaning in lyric poetry?
    3. Assignment - Read poems by Rabindranath Tagore to analyze figurative language and imagery.
    4. Instruction - How does an author’s style affect meaning in lyric poetry?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  2. Sound and Structure in Poems by Dylan Thomas and W. B. Yeats Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How do sound and structure affect the meaning of a poem? 
    3. Assignment - Read poems by W. B. Yeats and Dylan Thomas to analyze the sound and structure of poetry.
    4. Instruction - How do sound and structure affect the meaning of a poem?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned. 
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Analyzing US World War II Political Messages Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How can messages in different media communicate similar ideas?
    3. Assignment - Read from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1943 State of the Union address to determine the speaker’s purpose.
    4. Instruction - How can messages in different media communicate similar ideas?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  4. Argument in George Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language” Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How does Orwell use evidence to make a persuasive argument and achieve his purpose?
    3. Assignment - Read from “Politics and the English Language” by George Orwell to analyze an argument. 
    4. Instruction - How does Orwell use evidence to make a persuasive argument and achieve his purpose?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  5. Using Punctuation Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson. 
    2. Instruction - How can you use different types of punctuation to write clear and effective sentences?
    3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment - Practice punctuating sentences correctly.
    5. Quiz Answers
  6. Writing an Analysis of Media Messages Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How do you write an analysis of a media campaign?
    3. Pre-Writing - Plan to write your analytical essay.
    4. Instruction - How do you write an analysis of a media campaign?
    5. Drafting - Draft your analytical essay.
    6. Instruction - How do you write an analysis of a media campaign?
    7. Revising - Revise your analytical essay.
    8. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    9. Quiz Answers
  7. Unit Test
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Unit 11: ​Cultural Reflections in Art and Artifacts
  1. Part 1: Text Details and Context Clues in an Informational Text Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson. 
    2. Instruction - How does Neil MacGregor help readers understand important objects from around the world?
    3. Assignment - Read from A History of the World in 100 Objects to analyze supporting and descriptive details.
    4. Instruction - How does Neil MacGregor help readers understand important objects from around the world?
    5. Assignment - Read from A History of the World in 100 Objects to analyze details and determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.
    6. Instruction - How does Neil MacGregor help readers understand important objects from around the world?
    7. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    8. Quiz Answers
  2. Part 2: Summarizing an Author’s Viewpoint in an Informational Text Guided Notes 
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2.  Instruction - How does an author use external sources to support his views?
    3. Assignment - Read from A History of the World in 100 Objects to analyze the author’s viewpoint and external sources.
    4. Instruction - How does an author use external sources to support his views?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Part 3: Using Media to Extend Understanding of an Informational Text Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How can both reading and hearing an informational text enhance learning?
    3. Assignment -Read from A History of the World in 100 Objects to analyze the significance of two objects and analyze how an author hooks the reader.
    4. Instruction - How can both reading and hearing an informational text enhance learning?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  4. Structure and Style in The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How do structure and style help an author achieve his or her purpose?
    3. Assignment - Read from The Smithsonian’s History of America in 101 Objects by Richard Kurin to analyze text structure and style.
    4. Instruction - How do structure and style help an author achieve his or her purpose?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  5. Analyzing Ekphrastic Poetry Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How can poetry describe and interpret visual art?
    3. Assignment - Read to analyze and connect two poems to Landscape with the Fall of Icarus.
    4. Instruction - How can poetry describe and interpret visual art?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  6. Contested Usage Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How can understanding contested grammar rules help you develop your writing style?
    3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment - Practice applying and adapting grammar rules to write strong, clear sentences.
    5. Quiz Answers
  7. Creating a Museum Exhibit Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How do you design an effective virtual museum exhibit?
    3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Project: Museum Exhibit - Create a museum exhibit for an online audience.
    5. Quiz Answers
  8. Unit Test
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Unit 12: ​Contemporary Voices and Informational Text
  1. Fantasy Literature: J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How does J. R. R. Tolkien create an engaging fantasy world?
    3. Assignment - Read from The Fellowship of the Ring to analyze elements of fantasy, setting, and characterization.
    4. Instruction - How does J. R. R. Tolkien create an engaging fantasy world?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  2. Contemporary Poetry: Seamus Heaney’s “Digging” Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson. 
    2. Instruction - How do diction and sound devices affect a poem’s meaning?
    3. Assignment - Read “Digging” by Seamus Heaney to analyze diction and sound devices.
    4. Instruction - How do diction and sound devices affect a poem’s meaning?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Writing a Persuasive E-mail Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How do you write a formal e-mail to persuade an audience?
    3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment - Prepare to write a formal persuasive e-mail.
    5. Short Writing - Write an e-mail about an important issue.
    6. Quiz Answers
  4. Allusions and Perspective in Derek Walcott’s Midsummer Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2.  Instruction - How can allusions reveal a speaker’s perspective?
    3. Assignment - Read from Midsummer by Derek Walcott to analyze allusions and perspective.
    4. Instruction - How can allusions reveal a speaker’s perspective?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  5. Analyzing a Procedural Text: How to Find Out Anything Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How do you follow a procedural text in order to achieve a goal? 
    3. Assignment - Read from How to Find Out Anything by Don MacLeod to identify features of a procedural text. 
    4. Instruction - How do you follow a procedural text in order to achieve a goal?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  6. Analyzing Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Website Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How can an author structure a text to achieve his or her purpose?
    3. Assignment - Read “Career Planning for High Schoolers” to analyze text features.
    4. Instruction - How can an author structure a text to achieve his or her purpose?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  7. Writing a Personal Statement Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How do you develop a personal statement that reflects on your past and your goals for the future?
    3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment - Prepare to write a personal statement.
    5. Short Writing - Write a personal statement.
    6. Quiz Answers
  8. Purpose and Format in “The Leader in the Mirror” Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - Why does an author choose a particular genre or mode?
    3. Assignment - Read “The Leader in the Mirror” by Pat Mora to analyze modes of expression, genre, and symbols.
    4. Instruction - Why does an author choose a particular genre or mode?
    5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  9. Speaking and Listening: Formal Debate Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How can you effectively prepare for and engage in a formal debate?
    3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment - Prepare to participate in a formal debate.
    5. Project: Written Response - Evaluate a formal debate.
    6. Quiz Answers
  10. Writing an Argument about How to Define Success Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How do you establish and defend a claim about the meaning of success?
    3. Pre-Writing - Plan to write your argumentative essay.
    4. Instruction - How do you establish and defend a claim about the meaning of success?
    5. Drafting - Draft your argumentative essay.
    6. Instruction - How do you establish and defend a claim about the meaning of success?
    7. Revising - Revise your argumentative essay.
    8. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    9. Quiz Answers
  11. Unit Test
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    2. Unit Test Answers Cumulative Exam
Unit 13: ​Cumulative Exam
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