Standard BIG IDEA Essential Question SBAC Weight Resource Used Common Formative Assesment Instructional Strategies Student Product Quarter One (August- October) Focus: ERWC and the Short Story Reading Informational Text 1. Cite textual evidence (inferences) 2. Cental idea; objective summary 3. Development of ideas/events 4. Figurative/connotative/technical lang.; diction; tone 5. Author choice/structure 6. POV/purpose; use of rhetoric 7. Compare/contrast 8. Evaluate claims in a text 10. Read nonfiction w/ scaffolding/independently Writing 1. Write arguments to support claims 2. Write explanatory texts to convey information 4. Clear writing appropriate to purpose 5. Plan/revise/edit: purpose and aud 8. Gather information through searches. Use MLA style and avoid plagiarism. 10. Write routinely for many reasons Social conformity: is it necessary? Why do some choose not to conform to society? How do we balance social conformity with individuality? ERWC Module: Leopard Man Optional: Ted Talk Segments ERWC Write a rhetorical precis ERWC All activities are in ERWC module 3: Leopard Man ERWC: Essay Reading Literature 3. Character Development 5. Author choices: structure, pacing 10. Read literature w/scaff./ independ. Character Development & Characterization Text Structure and Pacing From Anthology: “By Any Other Name” “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket” “Lamb to the Slaughter” See Shared Folder for additional resources Quarter 1 Common Assessment for Literature Standards
Standard BIG IDEA Essential Question SBAC Weight Resource Used Common Formative Assesment Instructional Strategy Student Product Quarter Two (October-December) Focus: ERWC and the Novel Reading Informational Text 1. Cite textual evidence 2. Central idea; objective summary 3. Development of ideas/events 4. Fig./conn/tech. lang; diction; tone 5. Author choice; structure (text feat.) 6. POV/purpose; use of rhetoric 7. Compare/contrast in 2+mediums 8. Evaluate claims in a text Language 1. Command of standard conventions Speaking and Listening 1. Collaborative discussions Writing 1. Write arguments to support claims 2. Write explanatory to convey info 5. Plan/revise/edit: purpose & aud. 7. Short & long research projects 8. Gather relevant information from multiple sources 9. Draw evidence from literary or info. texts to support analysis etc. 10. Write routinely for many reasons How does an author effectively use rhetoric to persuade a specific audience? ERWC Module: To Kill a Mockingbird Module: Atticus’s Closing Argument Rhetorical Precis ERWC: The entire module ERWC Argumentative Essay on Atticus’s Closing Argument Reading Literature 1. Cite textual evidence (inference) 2. objective summary 3. Character development 4. Figuartive/Connatiative language; diction; tone 5. Author choices: structure, pacing 6. POV/Cultural expereince; World Literature 7. Compare/Contrast in 2+ mediums 9. Author transforms source material 10. Read literature with scaffolding/independ. Reading Info. Text 8. Analyze seminal U.S. Docs. How and why do authors use symbolism and repeated themes to teach the reader about… a) Courage in the face of adversity? b) Loss of Innocence? To Kill a Mockingbird vs. Board of Education Scottsboro Trials Q2 Common Assessment for Literature Standards
Quarter Three (January- March) Focus: ERWC and Poetry Reading Information Texts: 1. Cite textual evidence (inferences) 2. Central idea; objective summary 3. Development of ideas/events 4. Fig./conn./tech. lang; diction; tone 5. Author choice: structure (text feat.) 6. POV/purpose; use of rhetoric 8. Evaluate claims in a text Language: 1. Command of standard conventions 2. Capitalization, Punctuation, Spelling 4. Determine meaning of words 6. Gather/use academic vocabulary Writing: 1. Write Arguments to support claims 2. Write Explanatory to convey info. 3. Write narratives to develop events 4. Clear writing appropriate to purpose 5. Plan/revise/edit: purpose & aud. 9. Support using evid. from lit/info text 10. Write routinely for many reasons. Speaking & Listening 1. Collaborative Discussions How and why are people profiled and stereotyped? ERWC MODULE: Language of Fear Rhetorical Precis ERWC Essay Reading Literature: 4. Fig./connotative lang; diction; tone 5. Author choices: structure, pacing 7. Two different mediums Conformity/Nonconformity and poetry Dead Poet’s Society (Optional) Q3 Common Assessment for Literature Standards Reading Literature: 4. Fig/connotative lang; diction; tone 10. Read/comprehend literature Chapter 7: Poetry Types of poems Speaker Repetition Meter (optional) Rhyme Figurative language (metaphor, simile, imagery) Stanza Refrain Rhyme (internal/external/exact/opposite) free verse Chapter 7: Poetry Library Presentation on Spoken Word Poetry by Mrs. Neilsen