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    Content Area: Language Arts

    Course Title: British Literature Grade Level: 12

    Unit 1: The Epic Hero

    4 weeks

    Unit 2: The Romantic Hero

    5 weeks

    Unit 3: The Conflicted Hero

    4 weeks

    Unit 4: The Tragic Hero

    5 weeks

    Date Created: July 2018 Board Approved

    on:

    August 2018

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    Pennsauken Public Schools Content Area: British Literature Grade Cluster: 12

    Course Description

    British Literature is a general course that introduces students to 1) reading critically, 2) writing coherently,

    efficiently, and effectively, and speaking well before an audience in preparation for college and careers. It is a full

    semester. The course places an emphasis on British Literature as students work to read, analyze, and respond to

    complex texts.

    Overarching Understanding(s) for the Course

    Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:

    ● read assigned works of literature and identify rhetorical modes, themes, implications, figures of speech, and in general terms, discuss the relevance the reading has to their world or the worlds of others. The

    students’ writing will reflect these readings.

    ● state a clear thesis that the paper develops and supports, and construct a sound conclusion ● summarize particular essays, poems, or short stories to demonstrate their ability to read critically and write

    coherently and concisely

    ● demonstrate their ability to recognize the connection between sources and to integrate them ● use various methods to introduce and conclude their essays and to support the thesis ● rewrite and improve their papers to illustrate their editing skills and their ability to respond to critical

    analysis of the instructor

    ● identify and use reading strategies to break down challenging texts can increase reading fluency, speed, and understanding

    ● independently practice the writing process outside of class ● annotate texts to support comprehension and analysis ● paraphrase and quote relevant evidence from texts ● independently preview texts in preparation for supported analysis ● independently develop questions for further textual analysis ● engage in productive evidence-based discussions about the text ● collect and organize evidence from texts to support analysis in writing ● independently read and annotate text in preparation for evidence-based discussion ● generate and respond to questions in scholarly discourse ● review and revise own writing to strength clarity and structure ● recognize and correct errors in grammar, mechanics, punctuation and spelling in one's own writing ● demonstrate ability to speak publicly in consideration of audience and purpose

    21st Century Theme(s), Interdisciplinary Opportunities

    ● Skills: Collaboration ● Skills: Communication ● Skills: Media Literacy ● Themes: Digital Literacy

    Technology Standards

    ● 8.1 Use of SmartBoard, projector, Power Point, YouTube.com, DVD. Various texts, pictures, movies, or clips (including those with sound) can be displayed on the Board to highlight specific points.

    ● 8.1 Use of SmartBoard as an interactive tool to demonstrate how to annotate ● 8. 1 Use of SmartPens to annotate (underline, circle, or highlight) key points of a text.

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    Desired Results Unit:

    #

    1 Unit Name:

    The Epic Hero

    Common Anchor Texts

    Beowulf

    Other readings:

    ● excerpts from contemporary novels that connect and support theme ● Selections from nonfiction texts that connect and support theme ● Nonfiction articles that support and relate to theme ● TedTalks and Youtube clips that support and relate to theme

    New Jersey Student Learning Standards: RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.6

    RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.2, RI.11-12.3, RI.11-12.4, RI.11-12.6

    W.11-12.2.A,B,C,D,E,F, W.11-12.4, W.11-12.5, W.11-12.6, W.11-12.7, W.11-12.8, W.11-12.9, W.11-12.10

    SL.11-12.1.A,B,C,D, SL.11-12.2, SL.11-12.3, SL.11-12.4, SL.11-12.6

    L. 11-12.1.A, L. 11-12.2.A,B, L. 11-12.3.A, L. 11-12.4.A, B, C,D, L. 11-12.5.A,B, L. 11-12.6

    Essential Question(s)

    ● What determines our definitions of the nature of good and evil? Why is evil so compelling?

    Instructional Outcomes (Student Learning Objectives - SLOs) - measurable

    Students will be able to:

    Reading Cite evidence and use direct quotes, paraphrase, objectively summarize (free of personal bias)

    Draw conclusions/make logical judgments about the information within the text on the basis of evidence and prior conclusions/prior experience

    Identify the moments where the author is inconclusive or uncertain and allows the reader to draw conclusions based on textual evidence

    Determine two or more themes or central ideas in a text

    Construct an objective summary of the text

    Identify and analyze the choices made by the author including the choice of setting, plot organization and development, characterization and character interaction

    Analyze those choices as they pertain to the overall story

    Explain why the structure of the text is ordered as it is

    Explain how the choices of text structure impact the meaning of the text

    Explain how specific diction creates tone

    Explain how the tone supports the themes as well as the overall meaning of the text

    Determine what the text literally and figuratively states

    Determine what the text actually means, considering satire, sarcasm, irony, and understatement

    Focus on both how the text is written and what the text is about

    Explain how and why the author has made those rhetorical decisions and how and why that contributes to the overall effectiveness of the text

    Writing

    Effectively select, organize, and analyze content

    Examine and communicate complex ideas, concepts, or information clearly and accurately

    Decide what organization is most effective for purpose, audience, and task

    Choose a formal style and objective tone

    Organize graphics

    Provide multimedia when useful

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    Determine writing task type and its appropriate organizational structure

    Understand how structure, style and rhetorical devices convey the purpose of writing

    Plan, revise, edit, rewrite, or try a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose or audience

    Determine what details and/or information is most appropriate for a specific purpose

    Understand writing as a process rather than a product

    Use technology proficiently for production, publication, and collaboration

    Link and cite sources

    Assess feedback from peers

    Adapt writing according to feedback

    Respond to ongoing feedback utilizing digital software

    Synthesize and summarize information from a variety of sources, achieving a new insight

    Evaluate multiple sources and their content

    Consider the sources in terms of task, audience, and purpose

    Assess the validity of each source as it pertains to the specific task, purpose and audience

    Assess whether information from reliable and authoritative sources is relevant

    Consider how the use of sources contributes to the overall flow of the piece

    Paraphrase correctly

    Follow a standard format for citation (MLA, APA, etc.)

    Assess soundness of reasoning and relevance of textual evidence to support analysis, reflection, and research

    Utilize evidence to support analysis, reflection, and research

    Design a plan to appropriately match the task, purpose, and audience that incorporates research, reflection, and revision

    Synthesize research gathered over shorter time frames into a long-term research project

    Assessment Evidence Performance Task(s)

    Two Common Benchmarks ● Writing Tasks:

    ● Informative ● Literary Analysis ● Writer's Workshop

    Other Evidence (Formative, Summative, Benchmark Assessments, Project-Based Learning Experiences)

    ● Responses and annotations to Literature (individually and cooperatively) ● Open-ended Questions ● Writer’s Workshop Individual writing conferences ● Socratic Seminar - present personal views in Socratic Seminar and refer to text in supporting ideas. ● Quizzes ● Grammar and vocabulary use in writing ● Homework assignments ● Teacher created project based assessments

    Learning Plan Differentiation of Activities, Assessments, and Multiple Resources,

    for high achieving, grade level, struggling students, and special needs/ELL

    ● Provide clear, concise rubric prior to assignment ● Provide graphic organizers ● Incorporate media/audio visual representation (YouTube, Discovery Education, TV show parodies, etc.) ● Provide guiding questions to complete during and/or after reading to endure and understanding of main

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    ideas

    ● Repeat, clarify, and/or reread passages if needed to ensure comprehension of literary devices ● Chunk longer passages and have student verbally demonstrate understanding before moving on

    ELL Strategies

    ● Native language support ● Adjusted Speech ● Visuals ● Front-Loading Vocabulary

    Special Needs Strategies

    ● Chunking Assignments ● Simplified Directions ● Outlines/agenda ● Checking for Understanding ● Extra time ● Oral Reading ● Timers

    Gifted & Talented Strategies

    ● Extensions/Enrichments ● Modify/Change Activities

    Desired Results Unit:

    #

    2 Unit Name: The Romantic Hero

    Common Anchor Texts:

    The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

    Sir Gawain and The Green Knight

    Other readings:

    excerpts from contemporary novels that connect and support theme

    Selections from nonfiction texts that connect and support theme

    Nonfiction articles that support and relate to theme

    ● TedTalks and Youtube clips that support and relate to theme

    New Jersey Student Learning Standards: RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.6

    RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.2, RI.11-12.3, RI.11-12.4, RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.6, RI.11-12.7, RI.11-12.8, RI.11-12.9

    W.11-12.1.A,B,C,D,E, W.11-12.4, W.11-12.5, W.11-12.6, W.11-12.7, W.11-12.8, W.11-12.9, W.11-12.10

    SL.11-12.1.A,B,C,D, SL.11-12.2, SL.11-12.3, SL.11-12.4, SL.11-12.5, SL.11-12.6

    L. 11-12.1.A, L. 11-12.2.A,B, L. 11-12.3.A, L. 11-12.4.A, B, C,D, L. 11-12.5.A,B, L. 11-12.6

    Essential Question(s)

    ● What is more important, the journey or the destination?

    Instructional Outcomes (Student Learning Objectives - SLOs) - measurable

    Students will be able to:

    Reading Support inference using several examples from the text

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    Evaluate the relationship between explicit and implicit details and how they contribute to the meaning of the text

    Identify the moments where the author is inconclusive or uncertain and allows the reader to draw conclusions based on textual evidence

    Make inferences through the use of details, word choice, and literary elements regarding the thematic development

    Construct an objective summary of the text

    Identify and evaluate the choices made by the author including the choice of setting, plot organization and development, characterization and character interaction

    Identify and analyze the structure and sequence (chronological, spatial, compare/contrast, etc) of the text

    Explain why the structure of the text is ordered as it is

    Explain how the choices of text structure impact the meaning of the text Identify tone of text

    Explain how specific diction creates tone

    Explain how the tone supports the themes as well as the overall meaning of the text

    Evaluate and hypothesize how the form effectively follows the function of the text

    Explain the difference between the literal and the actual meaning as it pertains to the author’s purpose Focus on both how the text is written and what the text is about

    Explain how and why the author has made those rhetorical decisions and how and why that contributes to the overall effectiveness of the text

    Compare, contrast, and assess how various accounts of a subject are told in multiple mediums

    Analyze how the details emphasized in each account of a subject told in different mediums affect the overall message

    Use references to the different media to answer a question or to solve a problem

    Determine and explain the idea, reason, and logic behind public advocacy texts (like a presidential address)

    Study and evaluate influential U.S. documents Writing

    Determine how many facts, definitions, details, quotations and other information are needed to effectively craft an argument

    Structure arguments so that there is an association and correlation between the claim(s), counterclaim(s), reasons, and evidence

    Develop unity and consistency in writing with words and structure, paying attention to the relationships created between the claims, counterclaims, evidence, and reason

    Use varied syntax

    Distinguish and utilize appropriate style

    Understand how structure, style and rhetorical devices convey the purpose of writing

    Plan, revise, edit, rewrite, or try a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose or audience

    Determine what details and/or information is most appropriate for a specific purpose

    Understand writing as a process rather than a product

    Use technology proficiently for production, publication, and collaboration

    Link and cite sources

    Assess feedback from peers

    Adapt writing according to feedback

    Respond to ongoing feedback utilizing digital software

    Conduct short and more sustained research projects

    Conduct research drawing on multiple sources

    Know how to broaden or narrow an inquiry

    Assess whether information from reliable and authoritative sources is relevant

    Utilize a variety of sources, not depending on one specific source

    Consider how the use of sources contributes to the overall flow of the piece

    Paraphrase correctly

    Follow a standard format for citation (MLA, APA, etc.)

    Assess soundness of reasoning and relevance of textual evidence to support analysis, reflection, and research

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    Utilize evidence to support analysis, reflection, and research

    Apply evidence to discussion and writing

    Design a plan to appropriately match the task, purpose, and audience that incorporates research, reflection, and revision

    Write routinely over shorter and extended time frames for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences

    Synthesize research gathered over shorter time frames into a long-term research project

    Manage a long-term research project that incorporates research, reflection, and revision

    Assessment Evidence Performance Task(s)

    ● Two Common Benchmarks ● Writing Tasks:

    ○ Research ○ Argument ○ Writer's Workshop

    Other Evidence (Formative, Summative, Benchmark Assessments, Project-Based Learning Experiences)

    ● Responses and annotations to Literature (individually and cooperatively) ● Open-ended Questions ● Writer’s Workshop Individual writing conferences ● Socratic Seminar - present personal views in Socratic Seminar and refer to text in supporting ideas. ● Quizzes ● Grammar and vocabulary use in writing ● Homework assignments ● Teacher created project based assessments

    Learning Plan Differentiation of Activities, Assessments, and Multiple Resources,

    for high achieving, grade level, struggling students, and special needs/ELL

    ● Provide clear, concise rubric prior to assignment ● Provide graphic organizers ● Incorporate media/audio visual representation (YouTube, Discovery Education, TV show parodies, etc.) ● Provide guiding questions to complete during and/or after reading to endure and understanding of main

    ideas

    ● Repeat, clarify, and/or reread passages if needed to ensure comprehension of literary devices ● Chunk longer passages and have student verbally demonstrate understanding before moving on

    ELL Strategies

    ● Native language support ● Adjusted Speech ● Visuals ● Front-Loading Vocabulary

    Special Needs Strategies

    ● Chunking Assignments ● Simplified Directions ● Outlines/agenda ● Checking for Understanding ● Extra time ● Oral Reading

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    ● Timers Gifted & Talented Strategies

    ● Extensions/Enrichments ● Modify/Change Activities

    Desired Results Unit:

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    3 Unit Name: The Conflicted Hero

    Common Anchor Texts:

    Excerpts from Paradise Lost by John Milton

    Other readings:

    Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe) (fiction)

    The Diary of Samuel Pepys (non-fiction)

    A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson

    Selections from nonfiction texts that connect and support theme

    Nonfiction articles that support and relate to theme

    ● TedTalks and Youtube clips that support and relate to theme

    New Jersey Student Learning Standards: RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5, RL.11-12.6, RL.11-12.7, RL.11-12.9

    RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.2, RI.11-12.3, RI.11-12.4, RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.6

    W.11-12.3.A,B,C,D,E, W.11-12.4, W.11-12.5, W.11-12.6, W.11-12.7, W.11-12.8, W.11-12.9, W.11-12.10

    SL.11-12.1.A,B,C,D, SL.11-12.2, SL.11-12.3, SL.11-12.4, SL.11-12.5, SL.11-12.6

    L. 11-12.1.A, L. 11-12.2.A,B, L. 11-12.3.A, L. 11-12.4.A, B, C,D, L. 11-12.5.A,B, L. 11-12.6

    Essential Question(s)

    ● How does conscience guide an individual?

    Instructional Outcomes (Student Learning Objectives - SLOs) - measurable

    Students will be able to:

    Reading Make personal connections, connections to other texts, and/or global/historical connections when relevant

    Draw inferences using implicit and explicit text evidence

    Support inference using several examples from the text

    Make inferences through the use of details, word choice, and literary elements regarding the thematic development

    Use the text to draw conclusions

    Examine how the interaction of themes/central ideas create the overall meaning of the text ( and provides depth and dimension)

    Identify and evaluate the choices made by the author including the choice of setting, plot organization and development, characterization and character interaction

    Explain how these choices impact the overall story

    Critique those choices as they pertain to the overall story

    Identify and evaluate the structure and sequence (chronological, spatial, compare/contrast, etc) of the text

    Explain why the structure of the text is ordered as it is

    Explain how the author’s choices impact the meaning of the text

    Assess figurative meaning

    Assess connotative meaning

    Determine and evaluate technical meaning (jargon)

    Evaluate the structure of the text (ex. en media res, flashbacks, tragic elements)

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    Analyze how an author has chosen to structure a text and order events within it

    Conclude why the author chose that structure and how it enhances the work as a whole

    Determine what the text literally and figuratively states

    Determine what the text actually means, considering satire, sarcasm, irony, and understatement

    Analyze how an author uses various rhetorical strategies to advance that purpose.

    Explain how and why the author has made those rhetorical decisions and how and why that contributes to the overall effectiveness of the text

    Read and/or view different versions of the same text, recordings, film, and/or live performances

    Compare and contrast the multiple versions

    Evaluate the significant the differences between the multiple versions

    Focus on significant changes to structure, order, plot, and/or character

    Identify when an author draws on and then transforms source material (such as a theme or topic) from another text

    Identify and examine how different texts from the same era/genre approach the same theme/topics Writing

    Decide what organization is most effective for purpose, audience, and task

    Focus on syntax as it creates effective writing

    Choose precise words, domain-specific vocabulary, and figurative language, such as similes, metaphors, and analogies

    Incorporate analysis of textual evidence to further content

    Determine and address the audience (intended reader) appropriately

    Distinguish and utilize appropriate style

    Plan, revise, edit, rewrite, or try a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose or audience

    Determine what details and/or information is most appropriate for a specific purpose

    Understand writing as a process rather than a product

    Use technology proficiently for production, publication, and collaboration

    Link and cite sources

    Assess feedback from peers

    Adapt writing according to feedback

    Respond to ongoing feedback utilizing digital software

    Conduct short and more sustained research projects

    Conduct research drawing on multiple sources

    Synthesize and summarize information from a variety of sources, achieving a new insight

    Evaluate multiple sources and their content

    Assess the validity of each source as it pertains to the specific task, purpose and audience

    Utilize a variety of sources, not depending on one specific source

    Consider how the use of sources contributes to the overall flow of the piece

    Paraphrase correctly

    Follow a standard format for citation (MLA, APA, etc.)

    Assess soundness of reasoning and relevance of textual evidence to support analysis, reflection, and research

    Analyze in writing how multiple texts examine similar themes or how multiple themes in one text contribute to a larger theme

    Utilize evidence to support analysis, reflection, and research

    Apply evidence to discussion and writing

    Design a plan to appropriately match the task, purpose, and audience that incorporates research, reflection, and revision

    Write routinely over shorter and extended time frames for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences

    Synthesize research gathered over shorter time frames into a long-term research project

    Manage a long-term research project that incorporates research, reflection, and revision

    Assessment Evidence Performance Task(s)

    ● Two Common Benchmark Assessments

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    ● Writing Tasks: ○ Argument ○ Literary Analysis ○ Writer's Workshop

    Other Evidence (Formative, Summative, Benchmark Assessments, Project-Based Learning Experiences)

    ● Responses and annotations to Literature (individually and cooperatively) ● Open-ended Questions ● Writer’s Workshop Individual writing conferences ● Socratic Seminar - present personal views in Socratic Seminar and refer to text in supporting ideas. ● Quizzes ● Grammar and vocabulary use in writing ● Homework assignments ● Teacher created project based assessments

    Learning Plan Differentiation of Activities, Assessments, and Multiple Resources,

    for high achieving, grade level, struggling students, and special needs/ELL

    ● Provide clear, concise rubric prior to assignment ● Provide graphic organizers ● Incorporate media/audio visual representation (YouTube, Discovery Education, TV show parodies, etc.) ● Provide guiding questions to complete during and/or after reading to endure and understanding of main

    ideas

    ● Repeat, clarify, and/or reread passages if needed to ensure comprehension of literary devices ● Chunk longer passages and have student verbally demonstrate understanding before moving on

    ELL Strategies

    ● Native language support ● Adjusted Speech ● Visuals ● Front-Loading Vocabulary

    Special Needs Strategies

    ● Chunking Assignments ● Simplified Directions ● Outlines/agenda ● Checking for Understanding ● Extra time ● Oral Reading ● Timers

    Gifted & Talented Strategies

    ● Extensions/Enrichments ● Modify/Change Activities

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    Desired Results Unit:

    #

    4 Unit Name: The Tragic Hero

    Common Anchor Texts:

    One Shakespearean play: Hamlet or Macbeth

    Other readings:

    Additional poems from course textbook

    Selections from nonfiction texts that connect and support theme

    Nonfiction articles that support and relate to theme

    ● TedTalks and Youtube clips that support and relate to theme

    New Jersey Student Learning Standards: RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5, RL.11-12.6, RL.11-12.9, RL.11-12.10

    RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.2, RI.11-12.3, RI.11-12.4, RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.6, RI.11-12.9, RI.11-12.10

    W.11-12.2.A,B,C,D,E,F, W.11-12.4, W.11-12.5, W.11-12.6, W.11-12.10

    SL.11-12.1.A,B,C,D, SL.11-12.2, SL.11-12.3, SL.11-12.4, SL.11-12.5, SL.11-12.6

    L. 11-12.1.A, L. 11-12.2.A,B, L. 11-12.3.A, L. 11-12.4.A, B, C,D, L. 11-12.5.A,B, L. 11-12.6

    Essential Question(s)

    ● Is revenge ever just?

    Instructional Outcomes (Student Learning Objectives - SLOs) - measurable

    Students will be able to:

    Reading Draw conclusions/make logical judgments about the information within the text on the basis of evidence and prior

    conclusions/prior experience

    Identify the moments where the author is inconclusive or uncertain and allows the reader to draw conclusions based on textual evidence

    Examine how the interaction of themes/central ideas create the overall meaning of the text ( and provides depth, dimension and complexity)

    Construct an objective summary of the text Identify and evaluate the choices made by the author including the choice of setting, plot organization and development,

    characterization and character interaction

    Explain how these choices impact the overall story

    Critique those choices as they pertain to the overall story Identify and evaluate the structure and sequence (chronological, spatial, compare/contrast, etc) of the text

    Explain why the structure of the text is ordered as it is

    Explain how the author’s choices impact the meaning of the text Assess figurative meaning

    Assess connotative meaning

    Determine and evaluate technical meaning (jargon)

    Evaluate the structure of the text (ex. en media res, flashbacks, tragic elements)

    Analyze how an author has chosen to structure a text and order events within it

    Conclude why the author chose that structure and how it enhances the work as a whole

    Explain the difference between the literal and the actual meaning as it pertains to the author’s purpose Identify when an author draws on and then transforms source material (such as a theme or topic) from another text

    Identify and examine how different texts from the same era/genre approach the same theme/topics Generate connections among ideas and between texts

    Consider and evaluate a wider range of textual evidence

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    Become more sensitive to inconsistencies, ambiguities, and poor reasoning in texts

    Determine when comprehension is not occurring, and subsequently employ appropriate reading and note-taking strategies and/or ask for help in order to understand portions of a difficult text

    Writing Convey experiences, real or imagined

    Form or structure based on a progression of events that build and reflect upon each other

    Distinguish and utilize narrative techniques including dialogue, description, and plot in order to develop experiences, events, and/or characters choosing words that create vivid pictures

    Determine and address the audience (intended reader) appropriately

    Distinguish and utilize appropriate style Plan, revise, edit, rewrite, or try a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose or

    audience

    Determine what details and/or information is most appropriate for a specific purpose

    Understand writing as a process rather than a product Use technology proficiently for production, publication, and collaboration

    Link and cite sources

    Assess feedback from peers

    Adapt writing according to feedback

    Respond to ongoing feedback utilizing digital software Synthesize and summarize information from a variety of sources, achieving a new insight

    Evaluate multiple sources and their content Assess the validity of each source as it pertains to the specific task, purpose and audience

    Assess whether information from reliable and authoritative sources is relevant

    Utilize a variety of sources, not depending on one specific source

    Consider how the use of sources contributes to the overall flow of the piece

    Paraphrase correctly

    Follow a standard format for citation (MLA, APA, etc.) Assess soundness of reasoning and relevance of textual evidence to support analysis, reflection, and research

    Utilize evidence to support analysis, reflection, and research

    Apply evidence to discussion and writing Design a plan to appropriately match the task, purpose, and audience that incorporates research, reflection, and revision

    Write routinely over shorter and extended time frames for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences

    Synthesize research gathered over shorter time frames into a long-term research project

    Manage a long-term research project that incorporates research, reflection, and revision

    Assessment Evidence Performance Task(s)

    ● Two Common Benchmark Assessments ● Writing Tasks:

    ○ Literary Analysis ○ Narrative Writing ○ Writer's Workshop

    Other Evidence (Formative, Summative, Benchmark Assessments, Project-Based Learning Experiences)

    ● Responses and annotations to Literature (individually and cooperatively) ● Open-ended Questions ● Writer’s Workshop Individual writing conferences ● Socratic Seminar - present personal views in Socratic Seminar and refer to text in supporting ideas. ● Quizzes

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    ● Grammar and vocabulary use in writing ● Homework assignments ● Teacher created project based assessments

    Learning Plan Differentiation of Activities, Assessments, and Multiple Resources,

    for high achieving, grade level, struggling students, and special needs/ELL

    ● Provide clear, concise rubric prior to assignment ● Provide graphic organizers ● Incorporate media/audio visual representation (YouTube, Discovery Education, TV show parodies, etc.) ● Provide guiding questions to complete during and/or after reading to endure and understanding of main

    ideas

    ● Repeat, clarify, and/or reread passages if needed to ensure comprehension of literary devices ● Chunk longer passages and have student verbally demonstrate understanding before moving on

    ELL Strategies

    ● Native language support ● Adjusted Speech ● Visuals ● Front-Loading Vocabulary

    Special Needs Strategies

    ● Chunking Assignments ● Simplified Directions ● Outlines/agenda ● Checking for Understanding ● Extra time ● Oral Reading ● Timers

    Gifted & Talented Strategies

    ● Extensions/Enrichments ● Modify/Change Activities

    Board Approved Course Textbook (Title, Publisher, copyright)

    Glencoe Literature The Reader’s Choice: British Literature, Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2002