Pentucket Regional High School

Teacher Cora Ducolon Subject 12^th grade CPS

Time Frame	Essential Questions	Content/Concepts	Skills/Thinking Processes	Assessment
September	-How do I use quotes to support my point of view? -How does science fiction connect to my life and the present world? -How could the future be negatively impacted by what we do today?	-vocabulary -opinion essay -science fiction short story unit -short story essay	-to master list of unfamiliar words and how to use them in context -to become more skilled at the writing process, particularly revision, grammar, organization, and use of quotes -to enhance their close reading and analysis of literature -to work on comparative writing and analysis -to effectively write a persuasive essay -to consider how science fiction is written as a commentary on society -to develop comparative writing skills	-vocabulary exercises and quizzes -short story test -short story comparative essay -short story worksheets -prediction essay
October	-What do stories about Puerto Rican teenagers teach me about my own life? -What do I learn when I compare characters from stories when writing an essay? -What can literature teach me about issues like racism, homophobia, sexual pressures, and teen angst?	-vocabulary -essay writing -An Island Like You	-to master list of unfamiliar words and how to use them in context -to become more skilled at the writing process, particularly revision, grammar, organization, and use of quotes -to enhance their close reading and analysis of literature -to develop their comparative writing and analysis -to connect literature to their daily lives	-vocabulary exercises and quizzes -novel test -novel essay -chapter worksheets -personal reaction writing
November	-How do I use correct grammar and organization in order to express my ideas in an essay? -How do I do close reading? And what can I get out of close reading?	-vocabulary -essay writing -Alive	-to master list of unfamiliar words and how to use them in context -to become more skilled at the writing process, particularly revision, grammar, organization, and use of quotes -to enhance their close reading and analysis of literature -to study non-fiction as literature	-vocabulary exercises and quizzes -novel essay -novel test -chapter worksheets
December	-How does non-fiction compare to fiction in its style and content? How do I analyze non-fiction and how do I write about non-fiction? -What are my moral opinions and reactions to a controversial piece of literature? -How do I form fair opinions when the story is about actual people?	-Alive continued -vocabulary -essay writing	-to master list of unfamiliar words and how to use them in context -to become more skilled at the writing process, particularly revision, grammar, organization, and use of quotes -to enhance their close reading and analysis of literature -to study non-fiction as literature	-vocabulary exercises and quizzes -novel essay -novel test -chapter worksheets
January	-How do I read a non-linear novel? -How should I read a novel where the narrator is unreliable?	-vocabulary -essay writing -I am the Cheese	-to master list of unfamiliar words and how to use them in context -to become more skilled at the writing process, particularly revision, grammar, organization, and use of quotes -to enhance their close reading and analysis of literature -to study a non-linear novel	-vocabulary exercises and quizzes -novel essay -novel test -chapter worksheets -midterm exam, including multiple choice questions and a long essay
February	-How could reading literature change people’s views on racism or any moral issue? -How does a play function as compared to a novel? -How can reading a play about a poor, black family connect to me? -What does it teach me about a different culture from my own?	-vocabulary -essay writing -A Raisin in the Sun	-to master list of unfamiliar words and how to use them in context -to become more skilled at the writing process, particularly revision, grammar, organization, and use of quotes -to enhance their close reading and analysis of literature -to study a play as literature, particularly the use of dialogue -to work on reading aloud -to learn about a different culture	-vocabulary exercises and quizzes -play essay -play test -play worksheets
March	-What are the elements of the short story and how does knowing them affect my reading of a story? -How do I write a comparative essay discussing how three different stories focus on a similar theme?	-vocabulary -essay writing -short stories from the Elements of Literature anthology	-to master list of unfamiliar words and how to use them in context -to become more skilled at the writing process, particularly revision, grammar, organization, and use of quotes -to enhance their close reading and analysis of literature -to master the elements of a short story	-vocabulary exercises and quizzes -short story essay -short story test -short story worksheets
April	--How do I analyze poetry? -What are the main poetry terms and how does knowing them affect my reading of a poem? -How do I write an effective poem that expresses my own feelings? -How do I write an essay about poetry as compared to writing about prose?	-vocabulary -essay writing -poetry from the Elements of Literature anthology	-to master list of unfamiliar words and how to use them in context -to become more skilled at the writing process, particularly revision, grammar, organization, and use of quotes -to enhance their close reading and analysis of poetry -to learn poetry terminology -to try writing poetry	-vocabulary exercises and quizzes -poetry test on terminology -poetry test on poems -writing poetry -poetry essay
May	-How do I write an effective memoir? -How does a Native American’s memoir connect to my own life? -How can writing a memoir change how I see my past?	-Native American short story unit -personal narrative writing -vocabulary -essay writing	-to master list of unfamiliar words and how to use them in context -to become more skilled at the writing process, particularly revision, grammar, organization, and use of quotes -to work on their memoir writing	-vocabulary exercises and quizzes -personal memoir -final exam, including multiple choice questions and a long essay
June		(senior classes ends in May)