English 12

Unit 1: Words, Choices, and Responsibility

• Introduction

• The Responsibility of Word Choice

• How Language Shapes Responsibility

• Irony and Meaning in “The Bet”

• Audience, Purpose, and Persuasion

Unit 2: Work, Responsibility, and Human Worth

• Introduction

• Character, Work, and Responsibility

• Character Analysis, Dignity, and Meaning

• Theme and Rhetorical Strategies

• Argumentative Paragraphs

Unit 3: Responsibility Without Power

• Introduction

• Motivation Within Limits

• Interpreting Actions and Making Judgments

• Comparing Arguments and Making a Stronger Claim

Unit 4: Everyday Decisions and Ethical Responsibility

• Introduction

• Knowing vs. Doing

• Why People Don’t Act

• Applying Explanations of Human Behavior

• Comparing and Evaluating Explanations of Human Behavior

Unit 5: Leadership, Character, and Public Responsibility

• Introduction

• Defining Character

• Shakespeare's Portrait of a King

• The Character of Leadership

Unit 6: Authority, Persuasion, and Public Responsibility

• Introduction

• Ethical Leadership and Persuasion

• Rhetoric and Authority in Act 3 of Henry V

• Rhetoric and Authority in Act 4 of Henry V

• Character, Leadership, and Influence

Unit 7: Power, Consequence, and Moral Accountability

• Introduction

• Leadership, Responsibility, and Moral Accountability

• Leadership and the Consequences of War

• Judging Leadership

Unit 8: Leadership, Legacy, and the Measure of Character

• Introduction

• Henry's Legacy

• Brooks' Final Reflections

• The Measure of Leadership

Unit 1: Morality and the 17th Century

• Introduction

• Tension in the 17th Century

• English 12B Compact

• The King James Version of the Bible

• Milton's Paradise Lost

Unit 2: Satire in the Eighteenth Century

• Introduction

• Historical Context: The Eighteenth Century

• What Is Satire?

• Examples of Satire

• Writing Satire

• Word Changes and Parts of Speech

Unit 3: The Romantic Movement

• Introduction

• Introduction to Romanticism

• Romantic Poetry

• Frankenstein, the Romantic Novel

• Grammar and Usage Conventions

• Contested Usage

Unit 4: Examining Theme: Authority

• Introduction

• Conflict and Theme in Short Stories

• Short Story Plot Elements

• Characterization

• Point of View and Other Literary Devices

• Questioning Authority

Unit 5: Conducting Historical Research

• Introduction

• Selecting a Research Topic

• Primary Sources

• Locating Reliable Sources

• Taking Notes and Citing Sources

Unit 6: Historical Research Presentation

• Introduction

• Outlining the Research Presentation

• Presentation Content

• Visualizing the Presentation

• Peer Editing and Feedback

Unit 7: Writing in the 20th and 21st Century

• Introduction

• History and Literature at the Turn of the Century

• George Orwell

• G.K. Chesterton

• Sound and Sight Techniques in Media

• Social Media: What to Share?

Unit 8: Modernism and Postmodernism

• Introduction

• Modernism and Postmodernism

• T.S. Eliot

• Syntax

• Postmodern Poetry