Twelfth-Grade English, Part 1

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ENGL 055 | High School | 0.50 Credit Hours

In this course, students explore the theme of comedy in literature, including analyzing Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Students also apply literacy skills and strategies, complete application and writing assignments, and practice grammar and usage skills. This is the second course in a two-part Eleventh-Grade English series. This course also encompasses the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

ENGL 055 | High School | 0.50 Credit Hours

In this course, students explore the theme of comedy in literature, including analyzing Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Students also apply literacy skills and strategies, complete application and writing assignments, and practice grammar and usage skills. This is the second course in a two-part Eleventh-Grade English series. This course also encompasses the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

*Note: Required texts may be able to be borrowed from a Public Library.*

This course uses our Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes (KSA) model to give students the opportunity to develop both real-world 21st Century Skills and Social and Emotional Learning Soft Skills to develop college and career readiness.

  • Knowledge: Twelfth-Grade English, Part 1

  • Skill: Creativity—Creative Production and Innovation

  • Attribute: Optimism

Course Details

  • Eleventh-Grade English, Part 1 (051) and Part 2 (053)

  • Module 1: What Is Comedy?
    Module 2: The Science of Humor
    Module 3: Humor Through the Ages
    Module 4: The Role of Irony and Point of View in Humor
    Module 5: Introduction to Satire
    Module 6: Satire and "A Modest Proposal"
    Module 7: Analyzing Political Cartoons
    Module 8: Media Literacy and Satire
    Module 9: Introduction to Shakespeare
    Module 10: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 1
    Module 11: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 2
    Module 12: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 3
    Module 13: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 4
    Module 14: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 5
    Module 15: A Midsummer Night's Dream Wrap Up

    • A Midsummer Night's Dream (Required)
      by: William Shakespeare
      ISBN: 9780486270678
      1992 Dover Publications

    Choose one of these two books.

    • Pride and Prejudice
      by: Jane Austen
      ISBN: 9780486284736
      1995 Dover Publications

    • The Importance of Being Earnest
      by: Oscar Wilde
      ISBN: 9780486264783
      1990 Dover Publications