2º BACHILLERATO


COURSE CONTENTS 

LITERATURE

HISTORY AND CULTURE
TERM 1
The dystopian novel
G.Orwell and political dystopia.
Unabridged readers:
   Brave New Worlds (short stories)
   Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Utopias and Dystopias in the 20th Century
G. Orwell and political dystopia
TERM 2
Unabridged readers (plays): 
  Brave new Worlds (short storiesII)
A View from the Bridge (Arthur Miller)

Mid Century America.
The Civil Rights Movement in the US
TERM 3
 Brave New Worlds (short stories III)
USA: From Reagan to Obama

LANGUAGE CONTENTS

The linguistic contents this year will be based on the title: 

GATEWAY 2ND EDITION - LEVEL C1 (only text book)

 GRADE BREAKDOWN

  • Use of English: 25%
  • Reading comprehension: 15%
  • Writing: 20% (textbook /short story based writing)
  • Listening: 10%
  • Speaking: 10%
  • Literature, culture. Readers: 20%
Evaluating instruments: 
  • Use of English + reading comprehension: Text book tests per unit.
  • Writing, listening and speaking: Average of all class grades / tests.
  • Literature, culture. Readers: Average of all grades on different classroom activities/tests.

TERM 1

UNIT 1 :THE DYSTOPIAN NOVEL



                             English II    First Term Reading Assignment 1                                

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

This first term of the year  focuses on dystopian literature,  a genre of literature that explores social and political structures in a “perfect” society.
You may be familiar with novels in this genre such as The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins or The Giver by Lois Lowry. 

 READING TASKS: 

   1) READIN TASK 1   
     Brave New Worlds – Dystopian Short Stories edited by John Joseph Adams . From this book you will read the following short stories, two per term:

a.     “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
b.    “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut
c.     “The Pedestrian" by Ray Brabury
d.    “The ones who walk away from Omelas” by Ursula K Le Guin
e.     “Ten with a Flag” by Joseph Paul Haines
f.      “Amaryllis” by Carrie Vaughn

READING TASK

 For each of the short stories you will have an individual writing task that you need to answer in 4- 5 paragraphs EACH (or around 200-300 words). 

Use the basic five paragraph essay structure for your essay.

Use the PEE FORMAT  to structure your paragraphs.

These writing prompts must be  typed in  MLA format and should include at least one piece of evidence (in the form of a properly cited quote) from each story: (Citing textual evidence)


Below you will find the prompt for each of the required stories. Each of these writing prompts are designed to help you analyze the story and better understand the themes and messages the author conveys. 


Below you will find the prompt for each of the required stories. Each of these writing prompts are designed to help you analyze the story and better understand the themes and messages the author conveys. 

·      “The Lottery”:  By transporting a primitive ritual into a modern setting, what is the author able to say about human nature and human society? Avoid mere plot summary.

·      “Harrison Bergeron”: What do you consider to be the message of Harrison Bergeron (there are multiple)? What leads you to this understanding of the text?

·      “The Pedestrian":  Describe the society in which Leonard Mead lives and explain the possible reasons why he does not fit into that society.   

·      “The Ones who walk away from Omelas”: Is it possible to have a happy/good/just society at the expense of someone else? Discuss this topic establishing parallelisms with the story.
·      “Ten with a Flag”: Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. What does the flag symbolize in this story? What is the significance of the flag with the rating of 10?

·      “Amaryllis”: This story is a story about a society controlling the reproductive rights of women in order to control the population. How does this story about control of population resemble current societies around the world (i.e. think China’s one child policy etc)? What message does the author convey about women’s rights and the choice/ability to become a parent?



Good luck on your assignments, I hope you enjoy the reading and you have a great year!



2) . READING TASK 2:  
     EXTENSIVE READING: 

ANIMAL FARM (GEORGE ORWELL)

 Chapter Questions

 I AM LEGEND (RICHARD MATHESON)
  NEVER LET ME GO  (KAZUO ISHIGURO)

As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy were students at Hailsham, an exclusive boarding school secluded in the English countryside. It was a place of mercurial cliques and mysterious rules where teachers were constantly reminding their charges of how special they were. Now, years later, Kathy is a young woman. Ruth and Tommy have reentered her life, and for the first time she is beginning to look back at their shared past and understand just what it is that makes them special—and how that gift will shape the rest of their time together. 


TASK: Read the book as a home task. The book will be analyzed in a reading circle every week. There will be a comprehension test.

TERM 2. 
EXTENSIVE READING TASK:  A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (Arthur Miller)



Read the play here:

 A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (Arthur Miller)


TASK: choose two of the essay titles below. There will be a test where you will have to develop the two essays in 300 words each.

1. Examine the roles of Catherine and Rodolfo in this play.

2. How are the themes of obsession and desire explored in this play?

3. How successfully does Miller present Eddie’s changing character, throughout the play?

4. In what ways are events and relationships in the play affected by the arrival of the Italian cousins?

 5. How successfully does Miller present the female characters in this play?

6. Show how the theme of jealousy is explored in this play.

7. Betrayal is an important theme in the play. Explain how Miller uses the characters to examine this theme.

8. ‘There are many different ways of being a man.’ Choose two or more male characters and write about them to show how far you agree with this statement.

9. How does Miller illustrate the difficulties which immigrants face in this play?

10. Some audiences feel angry about the behaviour of the male characters in this play. What do you think there is in any of the male characters which might make the audience feel this way?

 11. How are Marco and Rodolfo shown to be both similar and different? What is the importance of each character in the play?

12. Write about two situations in the play that involve conflict and explain their importance.

13. The ending of this play often brings about strong feelings in the audience. Explain your response to the endingof the play referring to the events which lead up to it.

14. In what ways does the relationship between Eddie and Beatrice change during the play?

15. Throughout the play, issues of law and justice are raised frequently. Choose three events from the play that highlight these issues, and explain their dramatic importance.

16. Consider how Catherine’s relationship with Eddie develops as the play progresses.

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