Academy of Hospitality and Tourism High School at Erasmus Erasmus Hall Campus 911 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 564-2580 Fax: (718) 564-2581 ELA Year 3 Term 6 Adam D. Breier Principal Luke Fitzgibbon Assistant Principal
Unit 4 Street Car Named Desire How does society and culture reinforce our notions of masculinity and femininity? How does social class impact our identities and our relationships with others? In what ways does fantasy help and harm people who struggle to confront reality? How does Williams use dialogue and stage directions to reveal character? RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.4 RL.11-12.10 W.11-12.9 a,b W.11-12.10 SL.11-12.1 L.112-12.4 a-d Skills Read closely for textual details Annotate texts to support comprehension and analysis Engage in productive evidence-based conversations about text Collect evidence from texts to support analysis Organize evidence to plan around writing Revise writing according to purpose Determine meaning of unknown vocabulary Question texts during reading to deepen understanding Make connections to other texts, ideas, cultural perspectives, etc. Analyze the impact of an author s choices Summarize a text auxiliary reproach cosmopolitan hypocrite raffish attenuate tranquil infatuate implicit insufferable perpetual vivacity dismal bestial self-sufficient indifferent incredulous emphatic temperamental gaudy sycophant contempt endure vanity A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire by Elia Kazan Blue Jasmine by Woody Allen Non-fiction On Being American - HL Mencken Inaugural Address-JFK In what ways does fantasy help and harm people who struggle to confront reality? How does Williams use dialogue and stage direction s to reveal characte r? Page 2
Analyze subtext Assessment Readers Response Reading Project Acting Scenes Writing: Compare a scene from the movie to a scene from the play Unit 5 American Short Stories How do authors use literary devices to evoke responses from the reader? How do authors use literary elements to present theme? What leads Americans to question authority? RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.3 RL.11-12.5 RL.11-12.6 W.11-12.9 a,b W.11-12.10 SL.11-12.1 L.112-12.4 a-d Skills Readers Response Critical Theory Read closely for textual details Annotate texts to support comprehension and analysis Engage in productive evidence-based conversations about text Collect evidence from texts to support analysis Organize evidence to plan around writing Revise writing according to homely confront mercilessly witty glisten envelop earnest furtive oppress doctrine heritage interminably petulant perfunctory profusely predicament Everyday Use by Alice Walker The Lottery by Shirley Jackson A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Conner A & P by John Updike Non-fiction The Eisenho wer Years Page 3
purpose Determine meaning of unknown vocabulary Question texts during reading to deepen understanding Make connections to other texts, ideas, cultural perspectives, etc. Analyze the impact of an author s choices Summarize a text Assessment Pinwheel Discussions Literary Analysis Paper How does an author use literary devices/elements (POV, selection of detail, irony, symbolism, tone, etc) to reveal character or theme? wrath On Her Own Work Flannery O'Connor (Speech) Unit 6 Research Project Social Justice RI.11-12.1.a RI.11-12.2 RI.11-12.6 W.11-12.1.a-e Skills Collect and organize evidence from research to support analysis in Student texts (research sources) will vary. Students Page 4
W.11-12.4 W.11-12.5 W.11-12.8 W.11-12.9 SL.11-12.1 SL.11-12.4 SL.11-12.6 L.11-12.1-3 writing Analyze, synthesize, and organize evidence-based claims Write effective introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs for a research-based argument paper Use proper MLA citation methods in writing Edit for a variety of purposes, including using hyphens, capitalization, punctuation, and correct spelling Use formal style and objective tone in writing Adhere to conventions of argument writing (e.g., addressing all sides of an issue, avoiding emotional appeals, etc.) Write coherently and will choose texts for research based on their individual problem-based question. Page 5
cohesively Vary syntax for effect, while consulting references when needed. Assessment Research Paper Page 6
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism High School at Erasmus Erasmus Hall Campus 911 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 564-2580 Fax: (718) 564-2581 ELA Year 3 Term 6 Appendix to Curriculum Map
Appendix to Curriculum Map Readings & Supplemental