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Throughout the year, the following activities will address key curriculum requirements:
Throughout the year, the following activities will address key curriculum requirements:
Vocabulary/Grammar units covering Greek and Latin word parts and important issues related to grammar and writing mechanics
Article responses that challenge students to understand the messages in (and complexities of) informational texts
Independent reading (which provides students with an opportunity to improve their literacy skills through continued practice with high-interest nonfiction texts they select)
Optional Extra Credit Writing Assignments (which allow students to practice conveying complex ideas and concepts through writing)
Class discussions in which students will practice important speaking and listening skills covered in the twelfth-grade curriculum
Targeted language instruction through grammar lessons grounded in specific College and Career Ready Standards.
Textual evidence assignments in which students must select and use appropriate supporting evidence from a text to either support or refute a claim.
Overview of Major Activities by Nine-Week Grading Period
Overview of Major Activities by Nine-Week Grading Period
1st Nine Weeks
1st Nine Weeks
Writing
Writing
1. Students will write in the persuasive mode, composing an essay stating their position on a selected topic.
2. Students will compose arguments supported by textual evidence.
3. Students will begin work on their Perfect Paper, a project that will challenge them to craft, edit, and revise a piece of writing over time.
Reading
Reading
1. Students will read a variety of selections from the British literary canon, including Beowulf, Arthurian Legends, and The Canterbury Tales.
2. Students will read (and respond to) informational texts.
3. Students will read at least 500 pages of nonfiction for their independent reading assignment.
Language
Language
1. Students will review basics related to parts of speech and sentence structure.
2. Students will complete a set of grammar lessons aligned with College and Career Ready Standards.
Speaking and Listening
Speaking and Listening
1. Students will participate in formal class discussions about topics covered in class.
2nd Nine Weeks
2nd Nine Weeks
Writing
Writing
1. Students will compose arguments supported by textual evidence.
Reading
Reading
1. Students will read a variety of selections from the British literary canon, including Macbeth and A Christmas Carol.
2. Students will read (and respond to) informational texts.
3. Students will read at least 500 pages of nonfiction for their independent reading assignment.
Language
Language
1. Students will cover basic grammatical concepts that are the source of commonly made errors.
2. Students will complete a set of grammar lessons aligned with College and Career Ready Standards.
Speaking and Listening
Speaking and Listening
1. Students will participate in formal class discussions about topics covered in class.
3rd Nine Weeks
3rd Nine Weeks
Writing
Writing
1. Students will compose arguments supported by textual evidence.
2. Students will synthesize textual evidence into a literary analysis paper.
Reading
Reading
1. Students will read and analyze a literary memoir: Just Mercy, and selected works of British poets.
2. Students will read (and respond to) informational texts.
3. Students will read at least 625 pages of nonfiction for their independent reading assignment.
Language
Language
1. Students will cover basic grammatical concepts that are the source of commonly made errors.
2. Students will complete a set of grammar lessons aligned with College and Career Ready Standards.
Speaking and Listening
Speaking and Listening
1. Students will participate in formal class discussions about topics covered in class.
4th Nine Weeks
4th Nine Weeks
Writing
Writing
1. Students will write poems based on types we cover in class.
2. Students will participate in creative writing exercises.
3. Students will craft a narrative based on an existing oral narrative.
Reading
Reading
1. Students will read (and respond to) informational texts.
2. Students will read at least 500 pages of nonfiction for their independent reading assignment.
Language
Language
1. Students will cover basic grammatical concepts that are the source of commonly made errors.
2. Students will complete a set of grammar lessons aligned with College and Career Ready Standards.
Speaking and Listening
Speaking and Listening
1. Students will participate in formal class discussions about topics covered in class.
2. Students will synthesize material covered earlier in the year into a comprehensive research paper.
3. Students will plan and present an end-of-year speech to their classmates detailing three things they learned in English class over the year.
Curriculum Coverage Overview
Curriculum Coverage Overview
Current Standards Covered by the Coursework
Current Standards Covered by the Coursework
Recurring Standards for Grades 9-12
Recurring Standards for Grades 9-12
Students will:
Reception:
Reception:
R1. Read a variety of print and nonprint documents to acquire new information and respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace.
Examples: emails, directions, diagrams, charts, and other common workplace documents.
R2. Read and comprehend a variety of literary texts to develop a literal and figurative understanding as appropriate to the type of text, purpose, and situation.
Examples: short and long prose texts, poetry, and dramas.
R3. Utilize active listening skills in formal and informal conversations, following predetermined norms.
Expression:
Expression:
R4. Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.
R5. Utilize a writing process which includes planning, revising, editing/peer-editing, and rewriting to create a focused, organized, and coherent piece of writing for a specific purpose and audience.
R6. Employ conventions of grammar, mechanics, and usage in order to communicate effectively with a target audience.
Examples: punctuation, capitalization, spelling, effective sentence structure, and appropriate formality of language.
R7. Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.
Critical Literacy
Critical Literacy
Process and employ information for a variety of academic, occupational, and personal purposes.
Reception
Reception
Reading
1. Read, analyze, and evaluate complex literary and historical texts written from particular points of view or cultural experiences, with an emphasis on works of literature from the British Isles.
a. Read, analyze, and evaluate a play by William Shakespeare, including an examination of its contribution to the English language and its influences on other works of literature.
2. Synthesize information from two or more graphic texts to draw conclusions, defend claims, and make decisions.
Examples: tables, graphs, charts, digital dashboards, flow charts, timelines, forms, maps, blueprints
3. Evaluate how an author explicitly exhibits his/her cultural perspective in developing style and meaning.
4. Evaluate an author’s use of characterization, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view to create and convey meaning.
5. Evaluate structural and organizational details in texts to determine the author’s purpose, including cases in which the meaning is ironic or satirical.
6. Analyze a text’s explicit and implicit meanings to make inferences about its theme and determine the author’s purpose.
7. Compare and/or contrast the perspectives in a variety of fiction, nonfiction, informational, digital, and multimodal texts produced from diverse historical, cultural, and global viewpoints, not limited to the grade level literary focus.
8. Read, analyze, and evaluate texts from science, social studies, and other academic disciplines and explain how those disciplines treat domain-specific vocabulary and content and organize information.
9. Follow instructions in technical materials to complete a specific task.
Example: Read and follow instructions for formatting a document.
Listening
10. Determine through active listening the purpose, credibility, and effectiveness of a speaker or multiple sources of information by evaluating tone, organization, content and verbal and nonverbal cues and identifying any fallacious reasoning or distorted evidence.
Expression
Expression
Writing
11. Compose, edit and revise both short and extended products in which the development, organization, and style are relevant and suitable to task, purpose, and audience, using an appropriate command of language.
a. Incorporate narrative techniques into other modes of writing as appropriate.
Examples: flashback, anecdote, foreshadowing, story-telling, sensory
details, character development
b. Write explanations and expositions that examine and convey complex ideas or
processes effectively, develop the topic utilizing and citing credible sources of
information or data when relevant, use intentional transitions, choose precise
vocabulary, and maintain an organized structure and style.
c. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts,
using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence, making intentional
rhetorical choices to convey a specific tone or style, including intentional
transitions, and providing a logical conclusion that captures the larger
implications of the topic or text .
12. Within diverse and collaborative writing groups, effectively and respectfully
demonstrate a willingness to make necessary compromises to accomplish a goal, share
responsibility for collaborative work, and consider contributions made by each group
member.
Speaking
13. Evaluate the credibility and accuracy of sources from diverse media and/or formats and then use multiple suitable sources of information to develop an idea or further a position. 14. Actively engage in collaborative discussions about topics and texts, expressing their own ideas by respectfully contributing to, building upon, and questioning the ideas of others in pairs, diverse groups, and whole class settings.
Digital Literacy
Digital Literacy
Use technology, including the Internet, to research, analyze, produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information, people, and resources and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
Reception
Reception
Reading
15. Analyze digital texts and evaluate their effectiveness in terms of subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.
Listening
16. Analyze elements of audible communications and evaluate their effectiveness in terms of subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility of digital sources.
Examples: words, music, sound effects
Expression
Expression
Writing
17. Use images, sound, animation, and other modes of expression to create or enhance individual or collaborative digital and multimodal texts that are suitable in purpose and tone for their intended audience and occasion.
Speaking
18. Create and deliver an oral presentation, created collaboratively from individual contributions, that is suitable in purpose and tone for its intended audience and occasion.
Examples: speaking to defend or explain a digital poster, multimedia presentation, or video in an area of interest related to college or career choices
Language Literacy
Language Literacy
Recognize and demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, mechanics, and usage, including appropriate formality of language.
Reception
Reception
Reading
19. Interpret how an author’s grammar and rhetorical style contribute to the meaning in both fiction, including poetry and prose, and nonfiction, including historical, business, informational, and workplace documents.
Listening
20. Evaluate the formality of language in a variety of audible sources to comprehend, interpret, and respond appropriately.
21. Analyze a speaker’s rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices in order to determine point of view, purpose, and effectiveness.
Expression
Expression
Writing
22. Apply conventions of standard English grammar, mechanics, and usage, including appropriate formality of language, to communicate effectively with a target audience.
a. Exhibit stylistic complexity, sophistication, and consistency in writing.
Speaking
23. Deliver a speech suitable for a professional audience of college and/or workforce stakeholders for a specific purpose, demonstrating command of formal English.
Research Literacy
Research Literacy
Engage in inquiry through the research process to locate, acquire, refine, and present relevant and credible findings in multiple modes.
Reception
Reception
Reading
24. Evaluate the credibility of sources in terms of authority, relevance, accuracy, and purpose. a. Assess the usefulness of written information to answer a research question, solve a problem, or take a position.
25. Use a variety of search tools and research strategies to locate and acquire credible, relevant, and useful information.
Examples: library databases, search engines; keyword search, boolean search
Listening
26. Locate and acquire audible information to answer a question, solve a problem, or defend a position, utilizing active listening to assess its usefulness, relevance, and credibility.
Expression
Expression
Writing
27. Synthesize research results, using responsible, ethical practices to gather information, and write clear, coherent products demonstrating command of language that is suitable for the target audience and purpose.
28. Integrate ethically-acquired information from at least three sources of varying types, including at least one visual or statistical source, into a research product, using proper quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing, and citation practices that consistently follow rules of a particular style guide.
Examples: MLA, APA
29. Compose clear, coherent writing that incorporates information from a variety of scholarly and non-scholarly sources and demonstrates a clear position on a topic, answers a research question, or presents a solution to a problem.
Speaking
30. Synthesize research using responsible and ethical practices to create and orally present clear, coherent products demonstrating command of language that is suitable for the target audience and purpose
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