Unit 1 Small Group Texts
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from A History of the English Church & People
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
breadth
abounding
innumerable
Skill Vocabulary
hierarchy
facts
superstitions
personal beliefs
Analyze Craft & Structure
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Elements of Historical Writing
Standard(s)
🔍 11-12.R.5 Cite relevant textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including analyzing where the text implies ambiguity.
🔍 11-12.R.10 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of structures across multiple texts about similar topics/themes, including whether the structures make points or events clear, effective, convincing, or engaging.
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Word Study
Word Study
Focus: Anglo-Saxon Suffix: -th
Standard(s)
11-12.R.9 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
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Conventions & Style
Conventions & Style
Focus: Punctuation in Series
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*key words: serial comma, Oxford comma
from History of Jamaica
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
entry
cross-reference
hyperlink
Writing to Compare
Writing to Compare
💡Teacher Tip: Keep this writing task brief (1-2 paragraphs).
Focus: Compare-Contrast Essay
Standard(s)
🔍 11-12.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content, and provide a conclusion that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.
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Supplemental Texts
Supplemental Texts
Poetry Collection 1
Poetry Collection 1
Vocabulary
desolation
fervent
blanch
Activities
Analyze Craft and Structure: Development of Theme
Word Study: Latin Root: -sol-
Conventions & Style: Forms of Address
Speaking & Listening: Podcast
Standard(s)
11-12.RL.6 When reading texts, including those from diverse cultures, determine two or more themes and analyze their development, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account, and provide an objective summary that includes textual evidence.
11-12.RL.7 Analyze how an author develops a text through complex and/or dynamic characters, interaction with other characters, and advancement of the plot or development of the theme.
Poetry Collection 2
Poetry Collection 2
Vocabulary
calvary
stores
rank
Activities
Analyze Craft and Structure: Structure
Word Study: Denotation & Connotation
Conventions & Style: Dialect
Writing to Sources: Literary Analysis
Standard(s)
11-12.R.8 Determine the meaning and impact of words and phrases on tone and mood, including words with multiple meanings. Analyze figurative language, connotative meanings, and figures of speech. Examine how the author uses and refines the meaning of domain-specific vocabulary and how language differs across historical time periods, cultures, regions, and genres.
11-12.R.10 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of structures across multiple texts about similar topics/themes, including whether the structures make points or events clear, effective, convincing, or engaging.
🔍 11-12.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Collaborative Performance Task: Informative
Collaborative Performance Task: Informative
💡 Teacher Tip: Depending on your students' needs, this can be condensed to a less formal class discussion or Socratic Seminar.
Focus: Panel Discussion
Prompt: You have read a variety of texts in which a sense of place is key. Work with your group to hold an informative panel discussion that addresses this question:
What makes a place important enough to write about?
Make a video recording of your discussion to share with others,
Academic Vocabulary
colloquial
protagonist
tension
resolution
epiphany
💡It is essential to have students use these words throughout the unit, particularly in their performance tasks/assessments.
Standard(s)
11-12.SL.1 Participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations on topics, texts, and issues.
a. Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives in democratic discussions that involve decision-making and roletaking; resolve claims and evidence.
b. Participate in conversations by asking and responding to questions that examine reasoning and evidence, ensuring the opportunity to consider a range of perspectives, and clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions with evidence.
c. Resolve contradictions when applicable, and determine if additional information or research is required to deepen the investigation or conversation.
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Collaborative Group Project Social Contract
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