12th Grade Language Arts Pacing Guide SLEs in red are the 2007 ELA Framework Revisions.

1. Enduring Developing as a learner requires listening and responding appropriately. 2. Enduring Self monitoring for successful reading requires the use of various strategies. 12th Grade Language Arts Pacing Guide SLEs in red are the 2007 ELA Framework Revisions. OV.2.12.2 OV.2.12.3 R.9.12.1 R.9.12.2 R.9.12.3 First Nine Weeks 1. Essential Question: How does participation affect everyone's learning? Identify organizational patterns appropriate to diverse situations, such as interviews, debates, and conversations Identify barriers to listening and generate methods to overcome them 2. Essential Question: What strategies do good readers use to understand text? Connect own background knowledge to recognize and analyze personal biases brought to a text with an emphasis on gender and national origin Challenge or defend use of writer s diction and style Evaluate and select individualized strategies to support active reading and engagement 3A. Essential Question: How will developing a better vocabulary improve reading and writing? W.7.12.7 Use precise word choices that convey specific meaning R.11.12.1 Recognize and apply specialized vocabulary R.11.12.2 Analyze Greek, Latin, Anglo-Saxon and meaning and draw inferences 3. Enduring Reading and writing are reciprocal processes which require fluency. Use reference materials including glossary, dictionary, thesaurus, and available technology to facilitate and extend learning Interpret the connotative power of words 3B. Essential Question: What is fluency in reading and writing? R.11.12.3 R.11.12.4 3C. Essential Question: What are the goals for 12th grade fluency in reading and writing? OV.1.12.3 Participate in a variety of such speaking activities as scenes from a play, monologues, memorization of lines, character analysis, literary reviews, excerpts from famous speeches, and comparison of genre across eras W.6.12.1 W.7.12.2 Use a variety of sentence structures, types, and lengths for effect in writing Use a variety of sentence structures, types, and lengths to contribute to fluency and interest 2007-2008 1

4A. Essential Question: What are the components of the writing process? W.4.12.1 W.4.12.2 W.4.12.3 W.4.12.6 Apply appropriate prewriting strategies to address purpose and audience with emphasis on persuasion Communicate clearly the purpose of the writing Write clear and varied sentences Arrange paragraphs into a logical progression with appropriate transition 4. Enduring Communicating through writing is achieved by understanding and applying the writing process and clarifying written ideas by using correct form, syntax and grammar W.4.12.15 Use elements of discourse effectively when completing narrative, expository, persuasive, or descriptive writing assignments Apply such elements of discourse as purpose, speaker, audience, and form when completing narrative, expository, persuasive, or descriptive Demonstrate organization, unity, and coherence by using implied transitions and sequencing Use extension and multi-level elaboration to develop an idea emphasizing models from professional writing Balance concrete and commentary information within a piece 4B. Essential Question: How can I improve writing through revising? W.5.12.1 W.7.12.3 W.7.12.4 W.7.12.5 W.7.12.6 W.4.12.4 W.4.12.5 W.4.12.7 W.4.12.8 W.4.12.9 Use available technology for all aspects of the writing process Elaborate ideas clearly and accurately through word choice, vivid description, and selected information Adapt content vocabulary, voice, and tone to audience, purpose, and situation Revise content of writing for central idea, elaboration, unity, and organization Revise style of writing for selected vocabulary, selected information, sentence variety, tone, and voice Revise sentence formation in writing for completeness, coordination, subordination, standard word order, and absence of fused sentences W.4.12.10 W.4.12.13 W.7.12.8 Evaluate how well questions of purpose, audience, and genre have been addressed Refine selected pieces frequently to publish for intended audiences and purposes Personalize writing to convey voice in formal and informal pieces 4C. Essential Question: How can I improve writing through editing? W.4.12.11 W.4.12.12 W.6.12.2 W.6.12.3 W.6.12.4 W.6.12.5 Apply grammatical conventions to edit for standard inflections, agreement, word meaning, and conventions Apply grammatical conventions for capitalization, punctuation, formatting, and spelling Apply usage rules appropriately in all formal writing Apply conventional spelling to all pieces Apply conventional rules of capitalization in writing Apply the punctuation rules appropriately in writing 2007-2008 2

5. Enduring Global citizenship values tolerance and appreciation of diversity in human viewpoints, beliefs and customs. 5A. Essential Question: What is the importance of global awareness in the 21st century? OV.2.12.1 OV.2.12.6 OV.3.12.1 OV.3.12.2 W.5.12.5 W.5.12.8 W.5.12.9 R.9.12.4 R.9.12.6 R.9.12.7 R.9.12.9 Demonstrate critical, empathetic, and reflective listening to interpret, respond to, and evaluate speakers messages Demonstrate critical listening skills and productive participation in selfdirected work teams for a particular purpose to include: a. common logical fallacies b. the personal attack c. the appeal to common opinion and the false dilemma (assuming only two options when there are more options available) d. the lack of proof for a point being argued Analyze techniques used in political and product ads to recognize a. common logical fallacies b. personal attack c. appeal to common opinion (assuming only two options when there are more options available) d. the lack of proof for a point being argued Use appropriate criteria to evaluate the impact of media on public opinion, trends, and beliefs Write a variety of work related documents such as proposals, project plans, biographical/personal statement, resume and letters, including cover letters and letters of recommendation that follow a customary format, including proper salutation, closing and signature and create predictable structures through the use of headings, white spaces, and graphics address audience needs, stated purpose, and context provide clear, purposeful information that includes relevant information and excludes extraneous information use appropriate vocabulary, tone, and style use appropriate strategies, such as providing facts and details describing and analyzing the subject and explaining benefits or limitations, comparing or contrasting, and providing a to illustrate anticipates potential problems, mistakes, and misunderstandings that might arise for the reader Write on demand to a specified prompt within a given time frame Write across the curriculum Analyze and evaluate how works of a given period reflect author s background, historical events, and cultural influences Analyze the effect of personal biases in approaching texts Summarize and paraphrase and critique complex structures in informational and literary texts, including relationships among concepts, details, and visual components Evaluate the effect of point of view on elements of text (e.g., tone, theme, and purpose, etc.) 2007-2008 3

R.9.12.11 R.10.12.1 Defend and justify a position using concepts gained from reading Read across the curriculum a variety of such practical text s as advertisements, warranties, manuals, job and career descriptions, applications, college catalogs, financial documents, and contracts 5. Enduring Global citizenship values tolerance and appreciation of diversity in human viewpoints, beliefs and customs. R.10.12.2 R.10.12.17 R.10.12.18 R.10.12.19 R.10.12.22 Evaluate clarity and accuracy of information in practical text s (information and technical) to o Follow instructions to perform specific tasks, concepts within a text o Synthesize information from multiple sources o answer questions, or solve problems o Identify the main ideas and determine the essential elements that support the main ideas o Summarize the texts and explain the relationship of visual components to the texts o Distinguish between a summary and a critique o Interpret and us information in maps, charts, graphs, time lines, tables, and diagrams o Identify interrelationships between and among ideas and Draw conclusions based on evidence from texts structure supports or confounds its meaning or purpose o Analyze the ways in which a text's organizational structure supports or confounds its meaning or purpose o Recognize the use or abuse of ambiguity, contradiction, paradox, irony, incongruities, overstatement, and understatement in text and explain their effect on the reader o Evaluate information and technical texts for their clarity, simplicity, and coherence and for the appropriateness of their graphics Read a variety of literary and content prose, including selections from American, British, and/or world authors Evaluate the influence of historical context on the form, style, and point of view of a written work from history or literature Compare and contrast the literary contributions of various cultures Evaluate the significance of literary elements in a work, such as setting, plot, theme, characterization, and narration in a work 2007-2008 4

12th Grade Language Arts Pacing Guide Second Nine Weeks 6A. Essential Question: What is the archetype for the tragic hero? Write responses to literature that W.5.12.7 articulate the significant ideas of literary works support important ideas and viewpoints analyze and evaluate the author s use of stylistic devices evaluate the impact of ambiguities, nuances, and complexities using evidence from the text 6. Enduring Authors write with an awareness of archetypes and character types. W.4.12.14 R.10.12.16 W.5.12.7 evaluate conflicts (character dilemmas) as revealed by characters' motivations and behaviors Maintain a writing portfolio that exhibits growth and reflection in the progress of meeting goals and expectations Compare and contrast tragic heroes from various literary eras 6B. Essential Question: How does an author apply the archetype to modern characters? W.5.12.3 Write using rhetorical strategies with special emphasis on compare/contrast, argumentation/persuasion, cause/effect, and classification Write responses to literature that articulate the significant ideas of literary works, support important ideas and viewpoints, analyze and evaluate the author s use of stylistic devices, and evaluate the impact of ambiguities, nuances, and complexities using evidence from the text 6. Essential Authors write with an awareness of archetypes and character types. 6D. Essential Question: What role does setting play in determining the specifics of a character within a universal type? W.7.12.8 W.7.12.9 W.7.12.11 W.4.12.14 R.9.12.12 R.9.12.13 R.10.12.7 R.10.12.8 R.10.12.9 R.10.12.24 6C. Essential Question: What are universal character types? Personalize writing to convey voice in formal and informal pieces Use point of view, characterization, style, and related elements for specific rhetorical (communication) and aesthetic (artistic) purposes Critique professional and peer writing for consistency of style Maintain a writing portfolio that exhibits growth and reflection in the progress of meeting goals and expectations Analyze and evaluate the effects of rhetorical devices Analyze and evaluate the author s use of tone, diction, and syntax such as anaphora and inversion Evaluate the effectiveness of the author s use of persona Evaluate techniques poets use to evoke emotion in a reader Evaluate the effectiveness of word choice, tone, and voice Analyze several of an author s works that deal with a single issue R.11.12.4 Interpret the connotative power of words 2007-2008 5

7A. Essential Question: What are good strategies to use in selecting a research subject? 7. Enduring Communicating the knowledge gained through research requires the effective use of many texts as well as synthesizing the information into a final product. IR.9.12.10 IR.12.12.1 IR.12.12.2 R.9.12.11 R.9.12.14 Formulate original questions to select a topic for research Formulate original, open-ended questions to explore, narrow, and select a topic Establish a focus for research and design a research plan to defend a position or prove/disprove a hypothesis 7B. Essential Question: What strategies are used to gather reliable research information from non fiction texts? Investigate both the features and the rhetorical devices of different policy R.9.12.8 statements, speeches, debates, or other public documents and the ways in which authors use those features and devices Defend and justify a position using concepts gained from reading Evaluate the credibility of information sources, including how the writer s motivation affects that credibility Evaluate clarity and accuracy of information in practical text s (information and technical) to o Follow instructions to perform specific tasks, answer questions, or solve problems o Identify the main ideas and determine the essential elements that support the main ideas o Summarize the texts and explain the relationship of visual components to the texts o Distinguish between a summary and a critique o Interpret and us information in maps, charts, graphs, time R.10.12.2 lines, tables, and diagrams o Identify interrelationships between and among ideas and concepts within a text o Synthesize information from multiple sources o Draw conclusions based on evidence from texts structure supports or confounds its meaning or purpose o Analyze the ways in which a text's organizational structure supports or confounds its meaning or purpose o Recognize the use or abuse of ambiguity, contradiction, paradox, irony, incongruities, overstatement, and understatement in text and explain their effect on the reader o Evaluate information and technical texts for their clarity, simplicity, and coherence and for the appropriateness of their graphics 2007-2008 6

R.10.12.25 R.11.12.1 R.11.12.3 IR.12.12.3 IR.12.12.4 IR.12.12.5 Evaluate the credibility of an author s argument or defense Recognize and apply specialized vocabulary Use reference materials including glossary, dictionary, thesaurus, and available technology to facilitate and extend learning Access multiple sources using a variety of research tools with increasing proficiency Evaluate the credibility of authors and reliability of sources with further emphasis on sources' strengths and limitations Evaluate methods to verify the accuracy and usefulness of information IR.12.12.6 Synthesize information from multiple primary and secondary sources (informational, technical, and/or literary IR.12.12.9 Summarize, paraphrase, and/or quote relevant information 7C. Essential Question: How is the research material organized? 7. Enduring Communicating the knowledge gained through research requires the effective use of many texts as well as synthesizing the information into a final product. W.4.12.2 W.4.12.6 W.4.12.7 W.4.12.15 W.5.12.1 W.5.12.2 W.7.12.3 W.7.12.4 W.7.12.10 R.9.12.7 IR.12.12.7 IR.12.12.8 IR.12.12.10 Communicate clearly the purpose of the writing Arrange paragraphs into a logical progression with appropriate transition Revise content of writing for central idea, elaboration, unity, and organization Use available technology for all aspects of the writing process Use elements of discourse effectively when completing narrative, expository, persuasive, or descriptive writing assignments Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports, that assemble and convey evidence in support of the thesis, make distinctions between the relative value and significance of data, facts and ideas, and employ visual aids when appropriate Apply such elements of discourse as purpose, speaker, audience, and form when completing narrative, expository, persuasive, or descriptive writing assignments Demonstrate organization, unity, and coherence by using implied transitions and sequencing Use elements of logic (such as emotional, ethical, and logical appeal) to structure ideas and arguments in a sustained and persuasive way and support them with precise and relevant examples Summarize and paraphrase complex structures in informational and literary texts, including relationships among concepts and details Demonstrate awareness of plagiarism laws while editing written work and avoid plagiarism Organize information and use a style manual such as MLA or APA: note cards or other note taking forms, formal outline, works cited page or resource sheet, thesis statement, parenthetical citations within text, and title page or style heading Create a formal research paper synthesizing multiple primary and secondary sources and providing clear and effective conclusions 2007-2008 7

8. Enduring Knowledge of word etymology facilitates vocabulary expansion and understanding. 12th Grade Language Arts Pacing Guide Third Nine Weeks 8. Essential Question: In what professional fields are Greek and Latin word derivatives most common? W.7.12.7 Use precise word choices that convey specific meaning R.11.12.1 Recognize and apply specialized vocabulary Analyze Greek, Latin, Anglo-Saxon and meaning and draw inferences R.11.12.2 R.11.12.3 Use reference materials including glossary, dictionary, thesaurus, and available technology to facilitate and extend learning R.11.12.4 Interpret the connotative power of words 9A. Essential Question: What are effective strategies for the comprehension of poetry? Write responses to literature that articulate the significant ideas of literary works, support important ideas and viewpoints, analyze and W.5.12.7 evaluate the author s use of stylistic devices, and evaluate the impact of ambiguities, nuances, and complexities using evidence from the text 9. Enduring Different cultures and time periods produce poetry which differs in form, structure, language, style and purpose. R.9.12.2 R.9.12.3 R.9.12.4 R.9.12.5 R.9.12.6 R.9.12.7 R.9.12.10 R.9.12.12 R.9.12.13 R.10.12.3 R.10.12.4 R.10.12.5 R.10.12.6 R.10.12.7 R.10.12.8 R.10.12.9 R.10.12.10 R.10.12.20 Challenge or defend use of writer s diction and style Evaluate and select individualized strategies to support active reading and engagement Analyze and evaluate how works of a given period reflect author s background, historical events, and cultural influences Draw inferences from multiple selections and author s (including conclusions, generalizations, and predictions) and support them with text evidence Analyze the effect of personal biases in approaching texts Summarize and paraphrase and critique complex structures in informational and literary texts, including relationships among concepts, details, and visual components Use logic to challenge or defend author s use of fallacies in both inductive and deductive arguments Analyze and evaluate the effects of rhetorical devices Analyze and evaluate the author s use of tone, diction, and syntax such as anaphora and inversion Read a variety of poetry, including free and formal verse and narrative and lyric poetry Evaluate the effectiveness of an author s use of poetic conventions and Analyze and compare characteristics of formal verse, including sonnets, sestinas, and villanelles Evaluate traditional and contemporary works of poets from many cultures Evaluate the effectiveness of the author s use of persona Evaluate techniques poets use to evoke emotion in a reader Evaluate the effectiveness of word choice, tone, and voice Paraphrase and interpret to find the meaning of selected poems, emphasizing multiple selections and authors Evaluate an author s use of literary device s 2007-2008 8

R.10.12.21 R.10.12.23 R.10.12.24 Evaluate the impact of diction, imagery, style, and figurative language on tone, mood, and theme using literary terminology Evaluate the impact of irony on text Analyze several of an author s works that deal with a single issue 9B. Essential Question: How can information be presented effectively using rhetorical strategies? 9. Enduring Different cultures and time periods produce poetry which differs in form, structure, language, style and purpose. 10. Enduring Drama involves using its own specific elements in order to convey its theme and meaning to the reader. OV.1.12.2 W.4.12.4 W.4.12.5 W.4.12.14 W.4.12.15 W.5.12.6 W.6.12.1 W.7.12.1 R.10.12.13 R.10.12.14 Present a formal multi-media presentation that makes skillful use of rhetorical devices such as: o repetition o rhetorical questions o verbal irony o exaggeration o understatement o chiasmus o anaphora 9C. Essential Question: What are some writing strategies for creating a poem? Elaborate ideas clearly and accurately through word choice, vivid description, and selected information Adapt content vocabulary, voice, and tone to audience, purpose, and situation Maintain a writing portfolio that exhibits growth and reflection in the progress of meeting goals and expectations Use available technology for all aspects of the writing process Write poems using a range of poetic techniques, forms and figurative language, emphasizing sonnets Use a variety of sentence structures, types, and lengths for effect in Use figurative language effectively with emphasis on extended metaphor Use a variety of sentence structures, types, and lengths to contribute to W.7.12.2 fluency and interest W.7.12.5 Use extension and multi-level elaboration to develop an idea emphasizing W.7.12.9 Use point of view, characterization, style, and related elements for 10A. Essential Question: How are dramatic conventions used to accomplish the purpose of the playwright? Participate in a variety of such speaking activities as scenes from a play, monologues, memorization of lines, character analysis, literary reviews, OV.1.12.3 excerpts from famous speeches, and comparison of genre across eras Evaluate the effectiveness of an author s use of dramatic conventions Analyze and evaluate the most effective elements of selected plays R.10.12.15 Compare and contrast ways in which character, scene, dialogue, and staging contribute to the theme and the dramatic effect 2007-2008 9

6. Enduring Authors write with an awareness of archetypes and character types. 6. Enduring Authors write with an awareness of archetypes and character types. 6E. Essential Question: How do authors develop a variety of character types in drama? Prepare and participate in such structured discussions as mock trials and OV.1.12.1 other discussions or presentation s outside the classroom W.4.12.1 W.4.12.2 W.4.12.6 W.4.12.7 W.4.12.8 W.4.12.13 W.5.12.1 W.5.12.3 W.5.12.4 W.5.12.8 W.7.12.3 W.7.12.6 W.7.12.7 W.7.12.8 W.7.12.9 W.7.12.10 W.7.12.11 R.9.12.10 R.9.12.11 R.9.12.12 R.10.12.11 R.10.12.12 R.10.12.16 R.10.12.17 R.11.12.4 Apply appropriate prewriting strategies to address purpose and audience with emphasis on persuasion Communicate clearly the purpose of the writing Arrange paragraphs into a logical progression with appropriate transition Revise content of writing for central idea, elaboration, unity, and organization Revise style of writing for selected vocabulary, selected information, sentence variety, tone, and voice Refine selected pieces frequently to publish for intended audiences and purposes Use elements of discourse effectively when completing narrative, expository, persuasive, or descriptive writing assignments Write using rhetorical strategies with special emphasis on compare/contrast, argumentation/persuasion, cause/effect, and classification Write persuasive compositions that structure ideas and arguments, clarify and defend positions with precise and relevant evidence, use specific rhetorical devices to support assertions, and address readers' concerns, counterclaims, biases, and expectations. Write on demand to a specified prompt within a given time frame Apply such elements of discourse as purpose, speaker, audience, and form when completing narrative, expository, persuasive, or descriptive writing assignments Balance concrete and commentary information within a piece Use precise word choices that convey specific meaning Personalize writing to convey voice in formal and informal pieces Use point of view, characterization, style, and related elements for Use elements of logic (such as emotional, ethical, and logical appeal) to structure ideas and arguments in a sustained and persuasive way and support them with precise and relevant examples Critique professional and peer writing for consistency of style Use logic to challenge or defend author s use of fallacies in both inductive and deductive arguments Defend and justify a position using concepts gained from reading Analyze and evaluate the effects of rhetorical devices Read and critique dramatic selections from a variety of authors Evaluate stage, film, or television adaptations and interpretations of a Compare and contrast tragic heroes from various literary eras Read a variety of literary and content prose, including selections from American, British, and/or world authors Interpret the connotative power of words 2007-2008 10

12th Grade Language Arts Pacing Guide Fourth Nine Weeks 11A, Essential Question: How effectively has the presentation used rhetorical elements to develop a theme? Critique oral communications for clarity, faulty reasoning, relevance, organization of evidence, and effectiveness of delivery of a presentation OV.2.12.4 W.4.12.8 W.4.12.10 W.4.12.14 W.5.12.7 Revise style of writing for selected vocabulary, selected information, sentence variety, tone, and voice Evaluate how well questions of purpose, audience, and genre have been addressed Maintain a writing portfolio that exhibits growth and reflection in the progress of meeting goals and expectations Write responses to literature that articulate the significant ideas of literary works, support important ideas and viewpoints, analyze and evaluate the author s use of stylistic devices, and evaluate the impact of ambiguities, nuances, and complexities using evidence from the text 11. Enduring Presenters create intentional relationships between and among the elements of literature to develop a purposeful theme. 5. Enduring Global citizenship values tolerance and appreciation of diversity in human viewpoints, beliefs and customs. W.5.12.7 R.9.12.4 R.10.12.21 R.10.12.22 IR.12.12.1 OV.1.12.2 OV.2.11.4 OV.2.11.5 OV.1.12.1 W.4.12.2 W.5.12.1 W.7.12.6 Write responses to literature that articulate the significant ideas of literary works support important ideas and viewpoints analyze and evaluate the author s use of stylistic devices evaluate the impact of ambiguities, nuances, and complexities using evidence from the text evaluate conflicts (character dilemmas) as revealed by characters' motivations and behaviors Analyze and evaluate how works of a given period reflect author s background, historical events, and cultural influences Evaluate the impact of diction, imagery, style, and figurative language on tone, mood, and theme using literary terminology. Evaluate the significance of literary elements in a work Formulate original, open-ended questions to explore, narrow, and select a topic 11B. Essential Question: How can information be presented effectively? Present a formal multi-media presentation Critique the clarity, accuracy, relevance, organization of evidence, and effectiveness of delivery of a presentation Critique relationships among purpose, audience, and content of presentation s 5B. Essential Question: How has my education made me understand the importance of global awareness in the 21st century? Prepare and participate in such structured discussions as mock trials and other discussions or presentation s outside the classroom Communicate clearly the purpose of the writing Use elements of discourse effectively when completing narrative, expository, persuasive, or descriptive writing assignments Balance concrete and commentary information within a piece 2007-2008 11