English curriculum strand

Topics organized by available grade level

Literature and Literary Analysis

Stories, poetry, drama, literary elements, interpretation, and evidence-based analysis.

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Topics organized by available grade level

Main topics and skills by grade

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Main Topic

Grade 1

Genres

Subtopics and Skills

Short stories

Main Topic

Grade 2

Genres

Subtopics and Skills

Short stories

Main Topic

Grade 3

Genres

Subtopics and Skills

Drama and plays
Short stories

Literary Devices

Subtopics and Skills

Determine the meanings of similes

Main Topic

Grade 4

Genres

Subtopics and Skills

Short stories

Literary Devices

Subtopics and Skills

Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors
Identify similes and metaphors
Personification

Text Analysis

Subtopics and Skills

Literary analysis

Main Topic

Grade 5

Genres

Subtopics and Skills

Poetry
Short stories

Literary Devices

Subtopics and Skills

Alliteration and onomatopoeia
Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors
Figurative language
General literary devices
Hyperbole
Identify similes and metaphors
Idiomatic expressions
Personification
Simile and metaphor

Novel Study

Subtopics and Skills

Novel study and chapter analysis

Main Topic

Grade 6

Book Reports

Subtopics and Skills

Book report summary and analysis

Genres

Subtopics and Skills

Short stories

Literary Devices

Subtopics and Skills

Alliteration and onomatopoeia
Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Classify figures of speech
Figurative language
Hyperbole
Interpret figures of speech
Personification
Simile and metaphor

Novel Study

Subtopics and Skills

Novel study and chapter analysis

Text Analysis

Subtopics and Skills

Literary analysis

Texts and Authors

Subtopics and Skills

Among the Hidden
Holes

Main Topic

Grade 7

Genres

Subtopics and Skills

Poetry
Short stories

Literary Devices

Subtopics and Skills

Alliteration and onomatopoeia
Allusion
Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Classify figures of speech
Figurative language
General literary devices
Hyperbole
Interpret figures of speech
Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
Personification
Recall the source of an allusion
Simile and metaphor

Main Topic

Grade 8

Book Reports

Subtopics and Skills

Book report summary and analysis

Genres

Subtopics and Skills

Short stories

Literary Concepts

Subtopics and Skills

Conflict in literature

Literary Devices

Subtopics and Skills

Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Classify figures of speech
General literary devices
Hyperbole
Interpret figures of speech
Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
Recall the source of an allusion

Novel Study

Subtopics and Skills

Novel study and chapter analysis

Text Analysis

Subtopics and Skills

Literary analysis

Texts and Authors

Subtopics and Skills

The Fourth Stall

Main Topic

Grade 9

Genres

Subtopics and Skills

Poetry
Short stories

Literary Concepts

Subtopics and Skills

Conflict in literature

Literary Devices

Subtopics and Skills

Allusion
Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Classify figures of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox
Classify figures of speech: review
Figurative language
General literary devices
Hyperbole
Identify the narrative point of view
Interpret figures of speech
Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
Irony
Recall the source of an allusion
Symbolism and imagery

Text Analysis

Subtopics and Skills

Literary analysis

Main Topic

Grade 10

Genres

Subtopics and Skills

Drama and plays
Short stories

Literary Concepts

Subtopics and Skills

Archetypes
Character archetypes

Literary Devices

Subtopics and Skills

Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Classify figures of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox
Classify figures of speech: review
Identify the narrative point of view
Interpret figures of speech
Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
Recall the source of an allusion

Novel Study

Subtopics and Skills

Novel study and chapter analysis

Texts and Authors

Subtopics and Skills

Shakespeare and Hamlet
The Great Gatsby

Main Topic

Grade 11

Critical Response

Subtopics and Skills

Critical analysis response to text
Literary criticism

Genres

Subtopics and Skills

Poetry
Short stories

Literary Devices

Subtopics and Skills

General literary devices
Irony

Media and Cultural Texts

Subtopics and Skills

Media analysis and representation

Novel Study

Subtopics and Skills

Novel study and chapter analysis

Text Analysis

Subtopics and Skills

Literary analysis

Texts and Authors

Subtopics and Skills

Shakespeare and Hamlet
The Great Gatsby
The Kite Runner

Main Topic

Grade 12

Critical Response

Subtopics and Skills

Critical analysis response to text

Genres

Subtopics and Skills

Poetry
Short stories

Literary Concepts

Subtopics and Skills

Archetypes
Character archetypes
Conflict in literature
Genres and subgenres

Literary Devices

Subtopics and Skills

Figurative language
General literary devices
Hyperbole
Irony

Text Analysis

Subtopics and Skills

Literary analysis