Scope and Sequence for Sophomore EnglishBooks Used

Literature

Elements of Literature for Christian SchoolsBJU Press, Greenville, South Carolina

Vocabulary

Power Plus for the New SAT, Book TwoPrestwick House

Grammar

Writing and Grammar, Grade TenBJU Press, Greenville, South Carolina

Books Studied

Teammates Matter-Alan WilliamsThe Hiding Place-Corrie ten BoomNight-Elie Weisel

Persuasive Research Paper-written in conjunction with Speech Class persuasive speech.

Writing and Grammar Scope and Sequence

• Review of all parts of speech• New material-verbs-subjunctive mood; pronoun-indefinite, relative, reciprocal; adverb-

conjunctive; verbals-perfect gerund, passive infinitive.• Sentence structures-new sentence patterns-S-be-Advl, S-TrV-DO-OC; dependent clause-noun

clause• Mechanics-capitalization; punctuation, emphasis on major sentence errors-CIS, FIS, Fragments• Usage-modifier placement, split infinitive• Writing skills-essay, sentence variety-coordination and subordination; details, accuracy, figurative

language; sentence logic, clear comparison• Writing projects-research essay; persuasive research, cause-effect essay• Study and reference skills-website, bibliography, reading comprehension; test-taking strategies-

essay questions• Persuasive paper with citations written in conjunction with the Speech Class; use of web-based

articles, interviews with experts in the field.• Use of MLA research paper style

Literature Scope and Sequence

• Imaginative comparison using works of Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson, John Ruskin, Walk Whitman• Sound and syntax using works of James Joyce, John Updike, Lincoln Colcord, William Shakespeare,

Norman Duncan• Thought and Theme using works of Dickinson, Whittier, Paul Engle, Thomas Hardy, Kenneth

Roberts, and William Cowper• Allusion-using the works of GK Chesterton, Kipling, Poe, Matthew Arnold, Edmund Waller, John

Updike.• Symbolism-using the works of Aesop, John Keats, Emerson, Poe, Browning• Biography- The Hiding Place-Corrie ten Boom

Night-Elie Wiesel• Non-Fiction- Teammates Matter-Alan Williams

Scope and Sequence for Junior English

Books Used

Literature

American Literature for Christian SchoolsBJU Press, Greenville, South Carolina

Books Studied

The Scarlet Letter-Nathanial HawthorneOur Town-Thornton WilderThe Pearl-John SteinbeckTo Kill a Mockingbird-Harper Lee

Writing and Grammar Scope and Sequence

• Mechanics-capitalization; punctuation; spelling rules, usage rules• Writing skills-paragraph organization, cause-and-effect order, comparison-and-contrast order;

avoiding mixed constructions; paragraph linking• Biographical research paper emphasizing cause/effect/outcome using biographies, strong web-

based sources, interviews• Strengthen usage of MLA research formatting and proper and adequate citations

Literature Scope and Sequence

• Literature of Settlement using works of John Smith, John Winthrop, William Bradford, MaryRowlandson, Samuel Sewall, and William Byrd.

• Early American Literature including the Bay Psalm Book, the works of Roger Williams, AnneBradstreet, Edward Taylor, and Jonathan Edwards.

• Literature of Revolution including the works of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, and PhillisWheatley

• American Romanticism, including the works of Washington Irving• Nathanial Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter; analysis paper ofthe various means ofthe "A."• Thornton Wilder-the play Our Town; comparison-contrast between the play and the film.• John Steinbeck- The Pearl; contrast of the elements in the book and movie, emphasis on

effectiveness of each.• Harper Lee- To Kill a Mockingbird; emphasis on analysis of characters and the changes of looking

back on the events as seen through the eyes of a child.

Scope and Sequence for Senior EnglishBooks Used

Literature

British Literature for Christian SchoolsBJU Press, Greenville, South Carolina

Works Studied

Pilgrim's Progress-John BunyanMacBeth -Sha kespea reAnimal Farm-George OrwellThe Screwtape Letters-CS Lewis

Writing and Grammar Scope and Sequence

• Mechanics-capitalization; punctuation; spelling rules, usage rules, emphasis on major sentenceerrors-comma splices, fused sentences, sentence fragments, pronoun usage, (who/whom)

• Writing skills-paragraph organization, cause-and-effect order, comparison-and-contrast order;avoiding mixed constructions; paragraph linking

• Argumentative-persuasive research paper using current event topics, web-based articles, andinterviews

• Research paper will be written in APA style, using an abstract, and style using divisions introducingarguments and concessions to the arguments.

• Variety of writing, including a character sketch, MacBeth sequence of downfall, devotional writing

Literature Scope and Sequence

• Old English Period including Beowulf, works of Bede, riddles• Middle English Period, including works of John Wycliffe, Chaucer (Canterbury Tales),• Tudor Period-William Shakespeare-MacBeth• Pilgrim's Progress-John Bunyan, devotional writing based on events in the book• Animal Farm-George Orwell, character analysis• The Screwtape letters---CS Lewis; comparison of life experiences with events in the book.