English III DP
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Listed below are the major areas of focus for the coming year. We will be incorporating commentary style analysis, writing, grammar & usage, vocabulary, literary devices, etc. throughout the school year in preparation for the two IB Assessments conducted during the Junior year.
1st Semester: Detailed Study of Genres
The 1st semester works will be the source of the IB Oral Commentary Assessment (IOC)
1st six weeks
Purple Hibiscus (novel; summer reading)
2nd six weeks
Dr. Faustus by: Christopher Marlowe (drama)
3rd six weeks
The Poetry of Carol Ann Duffy
2nd Semester: Elements of Modernism and the Nonfiction Genre
The 2nd semester works will be the source of the IB Oral Presentation Assessment (IOP)
January
IB Individual Oral Commentary (IOC) Practice
Mortal Lessons: Notes on the Art of Surgery by Richard Selzer (Book of Essays)
February
IB Individual Oral Commentary (IOC) Assessments
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (Memoir)
March
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (Nonfiction Novel)
April
Preparation for IB Individual Oral Presentations (IOP)
IB Individual Oral Presentation (IOP) Assessments
May
Study of short nonfiction with emphasis on the comparative paper
Final Exams
1st Semester: Detailed Study of Genres
The 1st semester works will be the source of the IB Oral Commentary Assessment (IOC)
1st six weeks
Purple Hibiscus (novel; summer reading)
2nd six weeks
Dr. Faustus by: Christopher Marlowe (drama)
3rd six weeks
The Poetry of Carol Ann Duffy
2nd Semester: Elements of Modernism and the Nonfiction Genre
The 2nd semester works will be the source of the IB Oral Presentation Assessment (IOP)
January
IB Individual Oral Commentary (IOC) Practice
Mortal Lessons: Notes on the Art of Surgery by Richard Selzer (Book of Essays)
February
IB Individual Oral Commentary (IOC) Assessments
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (Memoir)
March
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (Nonfiction Novel)
April
Preparation for IB Individual Oral Presentations (IOP)
IB Individual Oral Presentation (IOP) Assessments
May
Study of short nonfiction with emphasis on the comparative paper
Final Exams