English Curriculum Guide, Grades 9-12

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English Curriculum Guide, Grades 9-12; A Nongraded
TITLE
Phase Elective Senior High School Curriculum,
Revised.
South Bend Community School Corp., Ind.
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Class Activities; Course Content; Course
DESCRIPTORS
Descriptions; *Curriculum Guides; *Curriculum
Planning; Educational Objectives; *Elective Subjects;
*English Curriculum; *Nongraded System; Secondary
Education
*Elective Courses; Indiana; South Bend; South Bend
IDENTIFIERS
Community Schools
ABSTRACT
This revised English curriculum guide contains
Bend high
descriptions of the numerous courses offered in eight South
students in the
schools. A separate set of electives is presented for
presented for students in
9th grade, and a nongraded phase program is
descriptions, course
the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. Court.e
class
objectives, course content, instructional materials, and
presented
activities are suggested for each course. All courses are
basis. The educational philosophy and
on a 9 or 18 week elective
Community
overall plan of the English curriculum in the South Bend
Schools is also described.
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ENGLISH CURRICULUM GUIDE
Grades 9 -- 12
South Bend Community School Corporation
South Bend, Indiana
2
A NONGRADED PHASE ELECTIVE
SENIOR HIGH ENGLISH CURRICULUM
REVISED
Donald A. Dake, Superintendent of Schools
William Fitzgerald, Administrative Assistant
to the Superintendent
Russell Rothermel, Assistant Superintendent
of Instruction
Lawrence McKinney, Director of Secondary
Education
-Richard Schurr, Coordinator of Language Arts
3
FOREWORD
"The purpose of a liberal arts education
is to expand to the limit the individual's
capacity, and desire, for selfeducation,
for seekfng and finding meaning, truth,
and enjoyment in everything he does."
A. Whitney Griswold, President
1950-1963
Yale University,
THE PLANNING STAFF
AND
TEACHER
CURRICULUM COMMITTEES
John Adams Hi 4h School
WA112billSch221
Principal
William Przybysz
Principal
Roy Hefner
Department Head
Eloise Smith
Department Head
Ann Korb
Teachers:
Ruth Weir
Teachers:
Harry Fuchs
Leona Francis
Harry Lewandowski
Paulette Cwidak
Annette White
Barbara Ringer
Leona Johnston
Mary Rosenfeld
Margaret Myers
Linda Buress
James Wright
Betty Mclemore
Jerome Hoffman'
Ann Germano
Christine Jankowski
Peter Holmgren
Jerry Stover
Head Counselor
Alex Benko
Head Counselor
Steve Kosana
Clai High School
North Libert_ High School
Principal
Phillip Ell
Principal
Keith Davis
Department Head
David Matson
Department Head
Mary Finley
.
Teachers:
Dorothy Korte
Head Counselor
Ronald Hosinski
Ralph Radecki
Sheila Emge
Riley High School
Daniel Kasper
Head Counselor
Tom Vandewalle
Warren Seaborg
Principal
Department Head
June Waterman
Central Middle School
Teachers:
Melvan Martin
Frances McMillan
Principal
Joseph Lawecki
Phyllis Keays
Department Head
Dorwin Nelson
Sandra Hojnacki
Teachers:
Mona Paulson
Dennis Weilgos
Albert DeRue
Robert Bilby
Robert Harringer
Head Counselor
JoAnn Hammond
.
Carl Kelly
Greg Smith
Washington High School
Florence Nolan
Head Counselor
Lyndal Fox
Principal
Kermit Thompson
Department Head
Georgina Voll
Jackson High School
Louise Drapek
Teachers:
Norma Hoffman
Principal
James Early
Patricia Sell
Department Head
Lois Claus
Mary Hintz
Gloria Murphy
Teachers:
Fortino
Carol
Faye Nelson
Don Watson
Frances Smith
Maryland Lipscomb
Stella Thomas
Rosemary Rehak
Head Counselor
rverett Holmgren
Joseph Good
Mike Foley
Head Counselor
Lowell Rarick
CONTENTS
TABLE
OF
Phase
talc.
Philosophy and Overall Plan.
1
Ninth Grade English Electives:
Unphased
Introductory English Course For All Freshmen
5
- 2
8
English For Everyday Life
1
- 2
English On The Job
10
1
2 - 4
Introduction To Composition
12
Creative Writing
3 - 5
15
Grammar
3 - 5
17
4 - 5
Fascinating World of Words
22
- 3
27
Introduction To Mass Media
1
- 2
Basic Reading I
30
1
34
Reading Techniques
3 - 5
1 - 2
38
Myths, Legends, And Folklore - A
1 - 2
Myths, Legends, And Folklore - B (Alternate)
41
44
- 2
Maturity
1
48
- 2
A Face In The Crowd
1
2 - 3
Don't Play Dead Before You Have To
51
2 - 4
Take A Look At Yourself
53
3 - 4
Great American Writers
57
3 - 4
60
People
64
War And Its Consequences - A
3 - 5
67
War And Its Consequences - E (Alternate)
3 - 5
Shakespeare, Shaw, And Dickens 4 - 5
70
Three English Masters:
2 - 4
74
Speak Up
The Following Courses Are Nine Weeks In Length Unless Indicated Otherwise.
Composition And Language Development:
- 2
Practical Writing
1
6
80
2 - 4
Occupational Information In The Life Of John Doe
84
2 - 4
Business English
87
3 - 4
Grammar And Composition
89
3 - 4
Composition
3 - 4
95
Focus On Language
3 - 4
99
Writing Themes About Literature - A
103
3 - 5
Writing Themes About Literature - B (Alternate)
106
3 - 5'
Creative Writing I
114
4 - 5
Creative Writing II
116
- 5
4
Writing About Literature
122
4 - 5
18 Weeks
Essay Writing And The Research Paper -
Reading:
ip._-_,,,I,
137
- 2
Basic Reading II
\i
1
- 2
143
Basic Reading III
1
145
3 - 5
Reading Techniques
150
3 - 5
Reading Techniques (Alternate)
- 5
153
3
Developmental Reading
- 5
157
Individualized Reading
1
Modern Media:
Unphased
162
Publications Laboratory - 18 Weeks
166
- 5
The Language Of Film - 18 Weeks
1
4
171
A Study Of Art
Film:
- 5
4
177
Coping With The News Media
- 5
180
4
Writing For An Audience
184
4
-
3
Introduction To Journalism - 18 Weeks
Speaking, and Listening Experience.
Literature - These Courses Also Contain Writing,
- 2
190
Exploring The World Of Adventure
1
194
The Good Guys
2.
1
Future Worlds
2
197
1
The Invisible Wall
1 - 2
201
Sports Special
204
2
1
Love Means...
1 - 2
207
It Can't Happen Here
1 - 2
210
Mystery And Suspense
- 3
213
1
Worlds Of The Imagination
217
3
Short Story II
223
3
The Far West
226
3
Utopia
229
3
Winners And Losers
236
3
Biography
238
3
The Comic Spirit
241
3
Minority Literature
The Melting Pot:
246
3
3 - 4
America And The Americans
250
Struggle For Justice 3 - 4
254
3 - 4
Concept Of The Hero
260
3 - 4
Man's Search For. Identity
262
4
264
Illusion Vs. Reality
3
3 - 4
268
Greek Mythology II
3 - 4
Call Of The Sea
271
3 - 4
274
Science Fiction
From Poe To Fleming
Who Dun It?
279
5
3
Short Fiction
282
5
3
English Literature-The Early Years
287
5
3
Poetry Seminar
293
3 - 5
Real Lives
299
3 - 5
The Frontier
302
3
5
In The Beginning (Bible In Literature)
306
3
5
The Short Story
3 - 5
314
..
.
.
Shakespeare
3 - 5
320
The Other World
328
3 - 5
Man's Guilt And Justice
3 - 5
330
Satiric Vision (Life As A Bitter Comedy)
3 - 5
334
......
....
Dreams Of Men
4
338
Women In Literature
if
345
6
Revolution
4
349
The Twentieth Century American Novel
if
354
Russian Literature
4
364
American Literature I
4 - 5
367
A Different Drummer: The Individual In Conflict
4 - 5
370
The Ancient And The Contemporary
Philosophy:
4 - 5
376
Philosophy:
The Modern Period
- 5
4
379
The English Novel
4 - 5
382
Comic-Tragic Points Of View
384
4
5
The Many Aspects Of Love
4 - 5
388
-
6.
Greek Heritage
if
5
391
Exploring Poems And Poets
4 - 5
Poetry Seminar:
394
Russian Literature - 18 Weeks
4 - 5
396
if -
The Political Merry-Go-Round (Politics In Literature)
398
5
Classi:al Greek Mythology - 18 Weeks
- 5
404
4
4
Our Mythological Heritage
- 5...
407
The Hero In Literature
410
5
Dimensions Of Faith
415
5
Literature Seminar
417
5
peech end Drama:
Speech I- 9/18 Weeks
419
- 5
1
9
On Stage
422
- 5
1
2 - 4
425
Communication Arts
2 - 5
Theatre Arts And Crafts
.428.
,
3 - 4
Reading Plays
431
433
Debate A.
5
3
436
3 - 5
Advanced
Speech
438
Introduction To Theater
3 - 5
441
Act One
3 - 5
444
Oral Interpretation
3 - 5
c
447
Group Discussion
3 5
449
Basic Drama Studies
3 - 5
450
4 - 5
Independent Study
Two Semester English Courses (Two 18 Weeks Segments) Recommended for Regular or Honors
Students
457
Ninth Grade
460
Tenth Grade
465
Eleventh Grade
Eleventh Grade (To Be Used With A Junior Year Elective Program For A
473
Sequential Writing Course based on Writing Themes About Literature
474
Twelfth 'trade - College Prep
485
English IV - College Prep
Washington
Negro Literature Unit - (These Guides Were A Part Of A Unit Used At
High School During Negro History Week.)
489
Background To Harlem Renaissance
491
Questions For Record And Filmstrip On The Harlem Renaissance
493
Poets And Poetry Of The Harlem Renaissance
503
Questions)
"A Soul Gone Home" - Langston Hughes (With Discussion
509
Students)
"A Summer Tragedy" - (Lesson Plans For Average And Above
10