TEKS/ELPS Key Concepts/Vocabulary Skills (Non-negotiable)

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1 1 st Quarter: Awareness of Rhetorical Situation, Rhetorical Analysis of Satirical Writing, Puritan Literature, Colonial Literature, Non-fiction and Critical Issues in Contemporary Society Resources Summer Reading Selections, Spare Parts, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Summer Bummer, Girl Moved to Tears by Of Mice and Men Cliff Notes, Of Plymouth Plantation, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, The Crucible, Renee Shea s The Language of Composition 1 st nine weeks READING TEKS: 1 A-E; 2 A-C; 4; 5 A-D; 6; 8; 9; 10; 12 A-D; 13 A-E; 15; A-D; 17; 18; 19; 24; 25; 26 ELPS: Exigence Rhetorical Situation Ethos Pathos Logos Satire Incongruity Hyperbole Irony/Ironic Mask Humor Sarcasm Logical Fallacies Motif Symbol Regional Dialect/Colloquialism Analysis of elements of satire Connecting Joliffe structure (exigence/historical background, rhetorical situation, audience) to author s purpose Identify key characteristics of American literary philosophy Informal/formal analysis of rhetoric Cumulative Summer Reading Activity (synthesis of literature experience and observations) Current Issues Outside Reading student selected critical issue to research 1

2 WRITING LANGUAGE 19; 20; 21 A-C; 22 A-C; 23 A-E; 24; 25; 26 Thesis statements that employ complex structure Assertions Embedding textual evidence Literary present tense Appositive Phrases Absolute Phrases Participial Phrases Passive Voice Dependent/Independent Phrases Subject/Verb Agreement Parallel Structure Syntactical Structure Conveying the connection between an author s rhetorical choices and the author s purpose through various forms. Synthesizing literature, experience and observations to support a position Constructing and expanding complex sentence components Informal journal writing on related on topics AP Style In-class Rhetorical Analysis AP Style In-class Synthesis Ess (synthesis short write) Imitating, modeling and expanding complex sentence components 2

3 SUMMER READING Used to introduce rhetorical situation and satirical analysis as noted above 3

4 2nd_Quarter: Deconstructing American Rhetoric; Revolutionary Writers; Argument Resources Henry s Speech to Second Virginia Convention, Jefferson s Declaration of Independence, Letters from John and Abigail Adams, Paine s The Rights of Man, selected works from Benjamin Franklin, argument-based selections; Renee Shea s The Language of Composition 2nd nine weeks READING TEKS: 1 A-E; 2 A-C; 4; 5 A-D; 6; 8; 9; 10; 12 A-D; 13 A-E; 15; A-D; 17; 18; 19; 24; 25; ELPS: Concession Counterarguments Refutation Qualifiers Absolute Statements Memoir Sensory Detail Deconstructing arguments written in archaic language Developing an awareness of nuances in argument prompts (i.e. key factors, to what extent, etc.) Maintaining an awareness of current events, issues and general literary IQ Outside Reading: Student selected memoir or like nonfiction Current Events Google Site 4

5 WRITING 1 A-E; 2 A-C; 4; 5 A-D; 6; 8; 9; 10; 12 A-D; 13 A-E; 15; A-D; 17; 18; 19; 24; 25; 26; 16 A-F Thesis statements that employ complex structure Assertions Embedding textual evidence Literary present tense Position-driven thesis Constructing and developing stronger arguments by utilizing concessions, qualifiers, refutation and counterarguments effectively Effectively employing evidence gathered from personal experience, observations, literature, etc. to prove a position Informal journal writing on related on topics AP Style In-class Argument Imitation of Declaration Crafting original memoir Rhetorical analysis of memoir AP Style In-class Rhetorical analysis Writing position-driven arguments in a timed environment 5

6 LANGUAGE Appositive Phrases Absolute Phrases Constructing and expanding complex Participial Phrases sentence components Passive Voice Dependent/Independent Phrases Subject/Verb Agreement Parallel Structure Syntactical Structure Imitating, modeling and expanding complex sentence components 6

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8 3rd_Quarter: Synthesizing; Transcendental and Realistic Rhetoric Resources Dave Barry s Year In Review; Transcendental Readings from Emerson and Thoreau; King s Letter from a Birmingham Jail; selected readings from Mark Twain; speeches of Abraham Lincoln; Steinbeck s The Grapes of Wrath Readings from Renee Shea s The Language of Composition 3 rd nine weeks READING TEKS: 1 A-E; 2 A-C; 4; 5 A-D; 6; 8; 9; 10; 12 A-D; 13 A-E; 15; A-D; 17; 18; 19; 24; 25; 26; 3; 14; ELPS: The Transcendental Essay Romanticism/Transcendentalism Realism/Naturalism Annotation Skills Deterministic Forces Synthesizing sources Elements of satire-hyperbole, irony, incongruity, humor, etc. Allusion Motif Imagery Analysis of rhetorical framework/ situation Deconstruction of the Transcendental argument Identify key characteristics of Romantic, Transcendental, and Realistic literary philosophy Transcendental Project The Grapes of Wrath Intercala Analysis Presentation Outside Reading: Dave Barry s Year in Review Identify and Annotate Elements of Satire 8

9 WRITING 1 A-E; 2 A-C; 4; 5 A-D; 6; 8; 9; 10; 12 A-D; 13 A-E; 15; A-D; 17; 18; 19; 24; 25; 26; 19; 20; 21 A-C; 22 A-C; 23 A-E; 24; 25; 26 Synthesis Position-driven thesis Assertion-based argument Synthesizing sources in order to create a positiondriven argument Utilizing sources to enter into an AP-level conversation regarding argument Informal journal writing on related on topics AP-style Synthesis Essay Crafting an Original Satire Appositive Phrases Absolute Phrases Participial Phrases Constructing and expanding complex sentence components Imitating, modeling and expanding complex sentence components LANGUAGE Passive Voice Dependent/Independent Clauses Subject/Verb Agreement Parallel Structure Syntactical Structure 9

10 4th_Quarter: Research-Based Synthesis: Exploring Modern America Resources The Great Gatsby, student- selected critical reviews of documentary film, AP-style resources, College selected works from Eliot and Hemingway, Culture-based articles 4 th 9 weeks READING TEKS: 1 A-E; 2 A-C; 4; 5 A-D; 6; 8; 9; 10; 12 A-D; 13 A-E; 15; A-D; 17; 18; 19; 24; 25; 26; ELPS: American Dream Disillusionment of Society Symbolism Alienated Characters Experimentation in Style Fragmented Narration Identify key characteristics of Modernist/Existentialist literary philosophy Awareness of college admission process and realistic expectations and goals Student-generated AP Handbook/Study Guide College Project AP Essay Peer Revision Workshops 10

11 WRITING MLA Research Skills Naviance FAFSA Refining Google Searches for Scholarly Inquiry Appositive Phrases Absolute Phrases Participial Phrases Evaluating research sources Research Process Documentation Synthesizing research and observations in order to formulate a position-driven argument Constructing and expanding complex sentence components Informal journal writing on related on topics Research-driven Synthesis Essa Imitating, modeling and expanding complex sentence components LANGUAGE Passive Voice Dependent/Independent Clauses Subject/Verb Agreement Parallel Structure Syntactical Structure 11