Campbellsport School District Understanding by Design (UbD) Template
Class
Curriculum/Content Area: English
Course Length: 1 semester
Course Title: English 11
Date last reviewed: 12/11/14
Prerequisites: English 9 and 10 or equivalent
Board approval date:
Desired Results:
The ideal result is a student who:
 learns to express him or herself through many modes of verbal and written
communication.
 has greater command of his or her overall writing and reading skills by the end of
the course.
 finishes the course with a greater understanding of the seminal documents of the
United States.
Course description and purpose:
The English 11 course has four primary objectives: 1) To provide a concentrated study of
seminal documents of the United States, 2) To emphasize reading skills through study of various
genres of literature, 3) To analyze and master grammar and usage skills, 4) To create various types
of compositions that address the needs of college and the workforce.
Enduring Understandings (EUs):
Essential Questions (EQs):
EUs:
1. Understanding documents like the
Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution allow me to understand my rights
and responsibilities as a citizen more clearly.
EQs:
1. How do documents like the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution still
impact the lives or Americans today? How
might it be these documents be used to
clarify our identity as Americans in the future?
2. Understanding documents like the
Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution allow me to appreciate the
rhetoric used to create them.
3. Life is complicated; it is important to adjust
the way that you communicate with others in
accordance with different audiences and
purposes.
4. Connections between themes, characters,
and conflicts can be found across literature
and life experiences.
5. In life, it is necessary to revise various
documents. Strong communicators use style
and the revision process to their advantage.
6. Basic research skills are critical to living in
the twenty-first century. Good researchers
can use tools to evaluate sources, synthesize
various sources, and document where they
find information.
2. Why and how have others used The
Declaration of Independence and The
Constitution as an inspiration to create
documents that serve a similar purpose?
3. What mode of discourse best serves my
audience and purpose?
4. How do fiction and non-fiction encourage
me to evaluate them and make connections
between the text and my life?
5. What can the revision process teach me
about the specific task I am trying to
accomplish and about my writing in general?
6. How do I evaluate the reliability of
information? How do I use multiple sources of
information to find common connections?
How do I accurately document where I found
information?