English 12 Comp I First GP

English 12 Comp I First GP

1st Nine Weeks

Timeline

Concept Benchmarks Activities Assessment
Weeks 1 -2 Write a short reflective personal piece to share with the class

Peer edit 

12.4.3; 12.4.6

Students should be able tocreate aresponse to literature in writing in which theyanalyze a selected piece and thensupporttheir views.  They willevaluateandcritique peer work to help improve one another's writing. Write an essay interpreting some aspect of Robert Fulghum's "All I Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten." Peer edit, revise. The students will then share essays in small groups, with one being chosen to be read to the class. Rough draft, peer edit

Oral share with group

Finished essay

  Vocabulary 501 - 520

Vocab 521 - 540

12.1.1,2,3; 12.5.6

Interpret meanings of  vocabulary words bygeneratingsentences with appropriate context clues thatrelateto the meaning  of words. Determine parts of speech of words

Group activity using words - closure exercise

Test

Vocabulary tests

Activity completion

  Journal writing

12.6.1; 12.6.2; 12.5.3

Write a reflective personal journal entry. Write three journal entries which look ahead to the senior year and address each senior's personal goals for the coming months. Completed journal
  Outside reading

12.3

Read independently with the goal ofcomparison/contrast, evaluation of theme, and use of details tosupporta thesis about the book. Read an appropriate book of their choosing from a recommended reading list. Reading time application

Written book report at four weeks.

  Grammatical conventions review

12.6

Comprehend concepts of grammar andillustrateunderstanding byapplyinginwriting. Pretest on Basic Skills   and online exercise completion Basic Skills Pretest

 

Weeks 3 - 4 Vocab 541 - 560

Vocab 561 - 580

12.1.1,2,3; 12.5.6

Use vocabulary words in sentences with appropriate context clues to demonstrate understanding of words through paraphrasing. Interpretmeanings of  vocabulary words bygeneratingsentences with appropriate context clues thatrelate to the meaning  of words. Determine parts of speech of words

Group activity using words

Test

Group activity

Vocabulary tests

  Journal writing

12.4.2-3; 12.6; 12.5.3

Writea narrative journal entry,planninganddevisinga piece that tells a story. Write two journal entries of narrative quality. Completed journal

 

  Speech

12.7.6; 12.7.16

Organize and deliver a speech thatinterpretsa written work andrelatesit to personal experience with focus on organization, volume, rate of speaking. Oral reading

Students will read something meaningful to them and explain its personal significance.

Delivery of speech

Notes turned in

Rubric

  Essay - Response to literature based on independent reading of book

12.3.3; 12.4.1-6; 12.4.10-12; 12.5.2; 12.5.7

Writea criticalanalysis of a book whichexplains , supports, and justifiesa theme,  a characterization, orcomparison - contrast. Finish the reading of a challenging novel and write a critical analysis. Student essay

Rubric assessingproof of reading/organization/support of ideas/presentation

  Longman Reader Ch. 1 Reading Process

12.2

Read andsummarizeinformational text forapplicationin reading process.

Notetaking-evaluate, interpret, and selectcritical information

Read parts of  the chapter in class. Teacher models, pair and share, students read.  Practice reading techniques. Pair and share

Participation

Quiz using notes

  Grammatical conventions review

12.6

Distinguishcomplete sentences from sentence fragments and  run-ons Online grammatical exercises Completion of grammar exercises
Weeks 5-6  

Outside reading

12.3

Readindependently with purpose ofevaluation and critique. Find a library book of their choosing which offers adequate challenge and begin reading. Reading time application; Written book report at seven weeks.
  Journal writing

12.4.1-3; 12.5.3

Writea descriptive journal entry,selectingsensory words tosupportthe descriptive effect. Write a journal entry of descriptive quality. Completed journal entry.
  Vocab  581 - 600

12.1.1-3; 12.5.6

Interpretmeanings of  vocabulary words bygeneratingsentences with appropriate context clues thatrelateto the meaning  of words. Determine parts of speech of words.

Group activity using words

Test

Vocabulary test

 

  Grammatical conventions

Diagramming for understanding of phrases and clauses

12.6

Analyzeagreement and pronoun use andapplyconventions to writing.

Distinguishrelationship of sentence parts and structure andrevisesentences.

Online grammatical exercises, classwork, and textbook work Online, class, and text exercises

Conventions Test

  DEFINITION ESSAY ASSIGNED 

Longman Reader Ch. 2 "Writing Process" and Ch. 2 "Definition"

"Family Counterculture" by Ellen Goodman

12.2, 12.3

Organize and write  a definition essayselectingdetails tosupportgeneralities and  using the writing process. The class will read the chapter together and then on their own as they take notes to help comprehend reading  material. 

Teacher and students read the Goodman story aloud, employing reading techniques to comprehend the model story.

Notes

Participation

Weeks 7 - 8

 

     
  Book report

12.3.3; 12.4.1-6; 12.4.10-12; 12.5.2; 12.5.7

Organize and write  ananalysiswhichidentifiesandevaluates  theme,  characterization, orcomparison-contrast. Finish the reading of a challenging novel and write a critical analysis. Rubric

Proof of reading/organization/support of ideas/presentation

  Vocabulary 601-620

 

12.1.1-3; 12.5.6

Interpretmeanings of  vocabulary words bygeneratingsentences with appropriate context clues thatrelateto the meaning  of words. Determine parts of speech of words

Group activity using words

Test

Vocabulary tests

 

  Combining patterns of development

Longman Reader

"Physics in Everyday Life" - Chen

"Entropy" - K.C. Cole

"The Handicap of Definition" - Raspberry

"The Cute Factor"- Natalie Angier

 

MLA formatting style

DEFINITION ESSAY DUE Rough draft     Peer edit    Finished paper

12.2, 12.3, 12.4   

Analyze  models of definition essays,identifypatterns of development,  anddefendanalysisby presenting findings to the class.

 

Analyze essay toidentify (level 4)material that must be citedand selectproper MLA formatting style,applyingproper technique to citations.

Organize and write  a definition essay,applyingthe peer edit process toevaluateandcritiqueone another,  andrevisepaper for submission.

Read one model essay as a class, then read a selection in a group and present essay as a group to the class.

  MLA formatting for essays.

Craft definition essay, understanding the peer edit process, and submit revised paper.

 

Participation

Group presentation of story

 

Week 9        
  Vocabulary 621-640

12.1-3; 12.5.6

Interpretmeanings of  vocabulary words bygeneratingsentences with appropriate context clues thatrelateto the meaning  of words. Determine parts of speech of words

Group activity using words

Test

Vocabulary test

 

  Book report

12.3.3; 12.4.1-6; 12.4.10-12; 12.5.2; 12.5.7

Organize and write  ananalysiswhichidentifiesandevaluates  theme,  characterization, orcomparison-contrast. Finish the reading of a challenging novel and write a critical analysis. Rubric

Proof of reading/organization/support of ideas/presentation

  Speech

12.7

Organize and deliver a speech thatrelatesa personal experience with focus on organization, volume, rate of speaking. Prepare and deliver personal experiences related to pet peeves. Speech delivery - rubric

Notes

  Longman Reader

Causal Analysis - Ch. 9

CA Essay assigned - Formal tone, objective third person, two sources with documentation

Documentation activities (Appendix A 607-633)

12.2, 12.4,

Organize and write  a causal analysis essay,applyingthe peer edit process toevaluateandcritiqueone another,  andrevisepaper for submission.

Analyze essay toidentify (level 4)material that must be citedand selectproper MLA formatting style,applyingproper technique to citations.

 

As a class, read through Ch. 9, using reading strategies.

Assign CA essay.

Work through documentation activities.

Participation

Documentation activities

 

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