Month Content Skills Standards/Benchmarks Instruction Resources What do students have to be What benchmarks are What activities are used to able to do connected to the met through this topic? develop the skills and content? knowledge? What topic(s) is being covered and what is the important vocabulary? What do students need to know? Curriculum Mapping, Alignment and Analysis Cardinal Mooney Catholic HS 12th grade English/Composition British What materials, text, videos, internet, software, or human resources support instruction? September What is an epic? What are common poetic devices and how do they work in epic stories? What are some modern examples of epics? Vocabulary: Epic, Alliteration, caesauras, kennings, archaic language By the end of this unit, students will be able to examine epic characteristics, analyze old English poetry (including alliteration, caesauras, kennings, compare & contrast Beowulf as an old & young man, evaluate author s purpose, Chaucer RL. 11-12.6 Determine key ideas, analyze impact of author s choices, W 11-12.2 write explanatory text to convey complex ideas Textbook, Beowulf, explanatory paper, define vocabulary, lecture, quick writes, medieval narratives Textbook, Beowulf, explanatory paper, define vocabulary, lecture, quick writes, medieval narratives
October November Should religion be tied to politics, why is love so complicated? What is the ideal society? Why do people seek power? Vocabulary: attribute, feature, monitor, phase, primary What can fix society s problems?, Can science tell us how to live, what topics are newsworthy?, What is a woman s role in public life? Vocabulary: affect, consent, neoclassism, satire By the end of this unit, students will, understand the historical context & cultural influence of the Renaissance, Identify characteristics of Shakespearean tragedy, interpret figurative language (hyperbole, simile, metaphor, imager), identify/analyze rhyme, interpret metaphysical & cavalier poetry, analyze/evaluate argument RL 1-10, W2-8, SL 3 Elizabethan Era & the rise of monarchy, metaphysical & cavalier poets, changing language, English sonnet By the end of this unit, RL 11-12.5, W11-12.1 students wil be able to understand the historical context of literature of the 18th & 19th century, analyze nonfiction, identify neoclassicism as a literary style, Horatian & Juvenalian satire, present a persuasive speech, Romanticism Reading literature, information text, argumentation writing, Shakespeare sonnets, MacBeth, characteristics of a tragedy Diary of Samuel Pepys, Daniel Defoe, A Modest proposal, poetry Venn diagrams, Shakespeare movie, argumentation writing, journal writing, socratic circles Textbook, poetry readings, graphs
December What can people learn from nature? Is emotion strong than reason, when is the ordinary extraordinary? How does war change our values? Vocabulary:French Revolution, Congress of Vienna, fantasy, horror & science fiction genre By the end of this unit, students will identify elements of romanticism, identify relationship between form & meaning in poetry, identify rhythmic patterns and stanza instruction, identify/interpret imagery, analyze literary criticism, write an online feature article, understand historical context RL 11-12.9, W 11-12.6 Lecture, discussion of topics, define vocabulary, critical thinking, real world writing Venn diagram, textbooks, poetry, Mary Shelley s novel Frakenstein, Ozymandias January When is progress a problem? Can values be imposed? Is it better to escape or face reality? Why do people fear change? Vocabulary analyze, dominate, resource, scheme By the end of the unit, students will understand the context of the Victorian era, identify characteristics of realism and naturalism in fiction, analyze point of view, make inferences and draw conclusions, write an analytical essay, use context clues to figure out vocabulary, write an analytical essay, compare/contrast essay RL11-12.1-6, W 11-12 1ae, SL 11-12. 1 Textbook, classroom discussion, collaborative activities, argumentation paper Textbook, movies, Great Expectations novel
February March Research Paper What are reputable research sources? How does one recognize & write strong thesis statements? What evidence best supports thesis statements? How does one analyze structure? Modern & Contemporary Literature What does it mean to be modern? Are we all alone? How important is culture? Why is there always war? Vocabulary: approach, method, strategy, environment By the end of this unit students will, learn how to choose a topic, take a position & write persuasively, recognize & write thesis statement, understand the value of multiple resources, proper documentation manner, analyze structure & write research essay, submit work electronically At the end of this unit, students will analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning & tone, analyze impact of author s choice, analyze a case in which grasping a point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text & what is meant, Develop strategies for reading modern verse, personal narrative W 11-12. 2.7-12.9, L 11-12.3-3a, RL 11-12.9, W 11-12.3b,SL 11-12.1a-d Textbooks, handouts, computer generated graphs, critical thinking skills Textbooks, read Orwell s 1984, personal narratives, classroom discussion, vocabulary Powerpoint, handouts Textbook, novel, informational texts, movie clips of science fiction April
How does one present themselves professionally? Learn Job interview skills, create an appropriate professional portfolio SL 11-12.4 Resume & cover letter unit, job readiness Handouts, lecture, guest speaker May June Review-Prepare for Final Exams
Literature Assessment What evidence(products and/or performances) is collected to establish that the content and skills have been learned? Textbook, internet research, student powerpoint presentations
The Lord of the Rings video clips, Shakespeare movie, poetry writing, reading checks Unit test, persuasive speech
Published article, quiz Unit test, reading quizzes, argumentation paper/compare/contrast with movie
Research paper Personal narrative
Mock interviews, resumes & cover letters