English I PreAP Syllabus 2005-2006
Coach Jordan
Montgomery High School


Six Weeks – Dates
Thematic Unit
Reading / Writing
1st Six Weeks

August 17 – Sept. 23
Holidays: September 5

Alienation & Isolation Lord of the Flies
TAKS Short Answer
SAT Vocabulary
2nd Six Weeks

Sept 26 – November 4
Holiday : October 10

Struggle & Survival Bless Me, Ultima
Novel Development
Crossover : Ender’s Game
TAKS Expository
3rd Six Weeks

November 4 – Dec. 16
Thanksgiving!

Growing Up House on Mango Street
Vocabulary
Vignettes / Dialect
Personal Voice
4th Six Weeks

January 3 – February 10
Holiday: January 16

The Journey The Odyssey
TAKS Final Review
5th Six Weeks

February 13 – April 7
Holidays: Spring Break!

Love & Sacrifice Romeo & Juliet
Shakespeare
Tragedies, Plays
Sonnets
6th Six Weeks

April 10 – May 26th
Holidays: None 

Discrimination & Prejudice I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Write Personal
Autobiography