Twelfth-Grade English, Part 1
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).
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
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Eleventh-Grade English, Part 1 (051) and Part 2 (053)
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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 -
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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 PublicationsThe Importance of Being Earnest
by: Oscar Wilde
ISBN: 9780486264783
1990 Dover Publications