Pre AP ENGLISH WITH MRS. SYLVIA
Book Units
Unit 1
Book: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Time Period: Dust Bowl Era
Where: The West
Themes: Friendship, Racism, Hierarchy, Difficult Decisions, Morals
Main Characters: Lennie, George, Candy, Curley, Slim
Book: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Time Period: Dust Bowl Era
Where: The West
Themes: Friendship, Racism, Hierarchy, Difficult Decisions, Morals
Main Characters: Lennie, George, Candy, Curley, Slim
Unit 2
Book: The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Time Period: Mid 1800's
Where: Puritain Salem, Massachusetts
Themes: Religion, Dishonesty, Community
Main Characters: Abigail, Parris, Proctor, Hale, Mary Warren, Francis, Putnam, Cheever
Book: The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Time Period: Mid 1800's
Where: Puritain Salem, Massachusetts
Themes: Religion, Dishonesty, Community
Main Characters: Abigail, Parris, Proctor, Hale, Mary Warren, Francis, Putnam, Cheever
Grammar Units
Opening Adjectives
Example:
Sparkley, the shoes sat in the window waiting to catch someone's eye.
Opening Adverbs
Example:
Shockingly, the storm did not destroy any homes in the town.
Delayed Adjectives
Example:
The snow fell, white, down onto the ground.
Delayed Adverbs
Example:
The swimmer dove, gracefully, into the pool.
Example:
Sparkley, the shoes sat in the window waiting to catch someone's eye.
Opening Adverbs
Example:
Shockingly, the storm did not destroy any homes in the town.
Delayed Adjectives
Example:
The snow fell, white, down onto the ground.
Delayed Adverbs
Example:
The swimmer dove, gracefully, into the pool.
Poetry
In Pre AP English, we chose one poem every week to read, annotate, and discuss. After the discussion day, we write a poem paragraph discussing the main question around the poem.
We also have written our own poems, using different styles such as the Found Line Poem.
We also have written our own poems, using different styles such as the Found Line Poem.