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English IV Language Arts - Unit II Overview
This six weeks will focus on the characteristics of Elizabethan
drama and the historical significance of the Renaissance era in
Great Britain. Students will be given the opportunity to
research a given topic and construct an error-free paper through
which they will learn various research tools including how to
incorporate and document sources effectively.
Critical Questions:
- What are the characteristics of Elizabethan drama?
- How does British history influence it?
- How does the tragic hero play a role in Elizabethan drama?
- How do key literary elements help to convey the meaning in
Elizabethan drama?
- What writing and documentation strategies must be mastered
to construct an error-free research or analysis paper?
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Student Performance Expectations |
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Key
Information in the brackets that is not in bold (8.2A) is the
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill (TEKS) that this objective is
aligned to.
Information in the
brackets that is in bold
(8.2.11B) (8.2.12A)
(11.2US10A)
is the specific Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS-
test) objective this objective is aligned to.
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Analyze the language of Shakespeare, including the literary
techniques that distinguish it as a genre.
Explain the historical significance of Shakespearean
literature.
(EIV.8B,C,E-H) (EIV.9A,C,D) (EIV.10B,C) (EIV.11A-C) (EIV.12A-G)
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Write an error-free research paper using a variety of
sources.
Construct complex sentences with clarity through
sentence-combining.
Apply basic grammar and punctuation rules in writing.
(EIV.1C-F) (EIV.2A-F) (EIV.3A,B,D,E) (EIV.4A-H) (EIV.6C) |
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