11th Grade – October Curriculum Overview
October’s theme is Transformation. In 11th grade, students will explore how transformation shapes literature, history, science, and their own lives. This month’s lessons focus on major revolutions, paradigm shifts, and cycles—both in society and in nature. Activities encourage critical thinking, research, and creativity as students connect academic learning to the changing world around them and prepare for Samhain and the heart of autumn.
Weekly Subjects
- Language Arts (Mon–Thu)
- Week 9: Analyze transformation in literature—focus on paradigm shifts, anomaly, and extrapolation.
- Week 10: Write a satirical essay or parody on a current event. Study phenomenon, interpolate, paradox, assertion, postmodernism, allegorical, limited, reversal, slapstick.
- Week 11: Research and present on a major transformation in history or science. Spelling focus: comprehensibility, agreement, optimization, contradiction, classify, exchange, poetics, gloss, clarify, approve.
- Week 12: Creative writing—compose a short story or poem on the theme of transformation. Spelling focus: readability, alignment, refinement, paradox, categorize, negotiation, narratology, lexicon, expound, sanction.
- Spelling:
- Week 9: anomaly, extrapolate, exposition, fallacy, proposition, structuralism, didactic, third-person, recognition, farce
- Week 10: phenomenon, interpolate, narrative, paradox, assertion, postmodernism, allegorical, limited, reversal, slapstick
- Week 11: comprehensibility, agreement, optimization, contradiction, classify, exchange, poetics, gloss, clarify, approve
- Week 12: readability, alignment, refinement, paradox, categorize, negotiation, narratology, lexicon, expound, sanction
- Reflection Prompt: How do you see transformation at work in your own life, in literature, or in society this month?
- Math (Mon & Wed)
- Week 9: Explore mathematical transformations (functions, graphs, symmetry).
- Week 10: Study paradoxes and logic puzzles related to change and cycles.
- Week 11: Analyze data on societal or scientific revolutions.
- Week 12: Create visual representations of transformation (charts, infographics).
- Science (Mon & Wed)
- Week 9: Investigate paradigm shifts in science—major discoveries and their impacts.
- Week 10: Study natural cycles (seasons, life cycles, energy flow).
- Week 11: Research scientific revolutions and their societal effects.
- Week 12: Conduct an experiment or project on physical or chemical transformation.
- History & Social Studies (Tue & Thu)
- Week 9: Examine major revolutions (political, social, scientific) and their causes.
- Week 10: Compare ancient and modern celebrations of transformation (Samhain, harvest festivals).
- Week 11: Explore the role of communication and negotiation in social change.
- Week 12: Present a research project on a transformation in your community or the world.
- Art & Music (Thu)
- Week 9: Create transformation-inspired art (collages, metamorphosis sketches).
- Week 10: Compose or analyze music that represents change or cycles.
- Week 11: Study satire and parody in visual and performing arts.
- Week 12: Design a Samhain altar or seasonal centerpiece.
- Physical Education (Mon–Thu)
- Each Week: Daily movement—nature walks, stretching, outdoor games, or mindfulness practices.
- Reading (Mon–Thu)
- Each Week: Read independently for at least 30 minutes each day. Reflect on stories or biographies about transformation and resilience.
Fun Fridays
- October 3: Pumpkin patch visit and story time.
- October 10: Leaf rubbings and fall crafts.
- October 17: Nature center visit and outdoor exploration.
- October 24: Samhain prep—make lanterns or ancestor altars.
- October 31: Samhain celebration with stories, crafts, and seasonal treats.
Recommended Free Resources
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October in 11th grade is about transformation—of knowledge, society, and self. Embrace change, honor the past, and let your creativity and critical thinking shine this season!