English Language Arts II

• Speak for a variety of purposes

• Use clear, concise, and correct English in writing and speaking

• Interpret and evaluate fiction and non-fiction works, including poetry

• Listen with different intents and purposes

• Employ the use of technology and mass media for a desired goal

First Quarter:

• Determine a theme/central idea, analyze interactions of complex characters and how they advance the plot or develop the theme.

• Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums.

• Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text.

• Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support what is said explicitly as well as inferences drawn.

• Write informative/explanatory and argumentative texts.

• Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.

• Determine the effectiveness of word choice on author’s purpose.

• Determine an author’s point of view or purpose and analyze how he/she uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.

• Demonstrate an understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

• Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, where style is appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

• Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English.

Second Quarter:

• Conduct independent research using a variety of reliable information sources following MLA format.

• Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work.

• Demonstrate an understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

• Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, where style is appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

• Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English.

• Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums.

• Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text.

• Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support what is said explicitly as well as inferences drawn.

• Evaluate complex literary techniques used in drama.

• Compose a variety of texts, including narrative and constructed response.

Third Quarter:

• Write informative/explanatory and argumentative texts.

• Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

• Evaluate and analyze the use of suspense, foreshadowing, flashback, and pacing.

• Analyze complex literary techniques throughout text.

• Compare and contrast point of view, mood, and tone, between various characters within a single text.

• Delineate between static/dynamic characters and flat/round characters and how they contribute to the development of theme and plot.

• Analyze the relationship between literature and its historical period and culture.

Fourth Quarter:

• Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, including how they address related themes and concepts.

• Evaluate the use of text features and how they impact the transfer of information and author’s purpose.

• Analyze sound devices and figurative language in poetry.

• Construct poetry using genre elements, including figurative language and sound devices.

• Analyze the relationship between literature and its historical period and culture.

• Compose a reflective paper that compares specific incidents and themes.