12th Grade – What Does the World Expect of Me? Unit 1 – What is worth the effort? Lexile Range 1215-1355 Ongoing KCAS Standards Reading – Literary/Informational Writing Speaking & Listening Language/Conventions 1 – cite textual evidence /draw inferences 4 – determine meanings of words and phrases 10 – range of reading 4 – clear and consistent writing 5 – writing process 6 – technology to produce 9 – draw evidence to support 10 – range of writing 1 – prepare and participate 4, 5, 6 – Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Unit Priority KCAS Standards key ideas & details 1 – cite textual evidence/draw inferences 2 – determine central ideas/themes/summarize 3 – analyze characters 2 – informative/explanatory 7 – short/sustained research 2 – diverse media formats 4 – presentation of information 1 - conventions Refer to progressions and address student needs Major Text General Honors The Canterbury Tales – Chaucer or Beowulf/Grendel *or at teacher discretion The Canterbury Tales – Chaucer or Beowulf/Grendel or The Iliad *or at teacher discretion Terminology •allusion •rhetoric •satire (sarcasm, understatement, irony, etc.) perspective Writing • Cover letter, resume, college essay Research • Reinforce previous research skills and synthesize multiple sources effectively connecting to a central question (find it – support it – effectively integrate it - connect it) • Annotated Bibliography – students will create an annotated bibliography for reading each six weeks (on-going 9th – 12th grade) • indicates word introduced in previous unit
12th Grade – What Does the World Expect of Me? Unit 3 –Is it important to face reality? Lexile Range 1215-1355 Ongoing KCAS Standards Reading – Literary/Informational Writing Speaking & Listening Language/Conventions 1 – cite textual evidence /draw inferences 4 – determine meanings of words and phrases 10 – range of reading 4 – clear and consistent writing 5 – writing process 6 – technology to produce 9 – draw evidence to support 10 – range of writing 1 – prepare and participate 4, 5, 6 – Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Unit Priority KCAS Standards craft & structure 4 – determine meanings of words and phrases 5 – analyze structure 6 – analyze point of view integration of knowledge and ideas 7 – analyze multiple interpretations 2 – informative/explanatory 3 – narrative integrated into informative/explanatory 7 – short/sustained research 3 – evaluate speaker’s point of view 1, 2 - conventions (ACT Focus Standards) • past and past participle of irregular but commonly used verbs • comparative and superlative adjectives • conjunctive adverbs/phrases Major Text General Honors Macbeth – Shakespeare *or at teacher discretion Macbeth – Shakespeare *or at teacher discretion Terminology antithesis soliloquy quatrain tragic flaw comic relief Writing • Research Paper - integrates narrative, informative/explanatory and argument - Focused writing (writing task, timed, etc.) Research • Reinforce previous research skills and synthesize multiple sources effectively connecting to a central question (find it – support it – effectively integrate it - connect it) • Annotated Bibliography - students will create an annotated bibliography for reading each six weeks (on-going 9th – 12th grade)
12th Grade – What Does the World Expect of Me? Unit 4 –Whose life is it anyway? Lexile Range 1215-1355 Ongoing KCAS Standards Reading – Literary/Informational Writing Speaking & Listening Language/Conventions 1 – cite textual evidence /draw inferences 4 – determine meanings of words and phrases 10 – range of reading 4 – clear and consistent writing 5 – writing process 6 – technology to produce 9 – draw evidence to support 10 – range of writing 1 – prepare and participate 4, 5, 6 – Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Unit Priority KCAS Standards key ideas & details 1 – cite textual evidence/draw inferences 2 – determine central ideas/themes/summarize 3 – analyze characters 4 – clear and consistent writing 5 – writing process 6 – technology to produce 2 – integrate multiple sources in diverse media formats 5 – make strategic use of digital media 1, 2 – conventions 3.a – syntax (ACT Focus Standards) • sentence fragments • sentence combining techniques to avoid comma splices, run-on sentences, and sentence fragments, especially in sentences with compound subjects or verbs Major Text General Honors The Namesake* – Jhumpa Lahiri or Bless Me, Ultima – Rudolfo Anaya *or at teacher discretion The Namesake* – Jhumpa Lahiri or Jane Eyre* – Charlotte Bronte or Bless Me, Ultima – Rudolfo Anaya *or at teacher discretion Terminology •analysis •inference •implicit/explicit •syntax Writing • Research Paper - integrates narrative, informative/explanatory and argument • Compile portfolio Research • Reinforce previous research skills and synthesize multiple sources effectively connecting to a central question (find it – support it – effectively integrate it - connect it) • Annotated Bibliography – students will create an annotated bibliography for reading each six weeks (on-going 9th – 12th grade) • indicates word introduced in previous unit