YEARLY PLAN FOR THE FIVE POINTERS
10th, 11th and 12th Grades
Goals of the English curriculum
 Interacting effectively in a variety of situations
 Obtaining and making use of information from a variety of sources and media
 Presenting information in an organized manner
 Appreciating literature and other cultures and the nature of language
Submitted by the English Staff: Otra Khalaila / Ahmad Khatib/ Mickey Kazin
10th Grade (Five points)
Books: Take A Stand (Eric Cohen Books)
Log Into Literature for 5 points ( University Publishing Projects)
Number of
Time
Access to
Unit
Estimation
Information
Unit one
September
Change the
October
world
November
Social Interaction
Appreciation of Language,
Presentation
Literature and Culture
* Following the
* Expressing ideas and opinions
* Comparing how past actions are
* Prepare a fact sheet
development of an
* Asking and answering questions
expressed in English and pupil's
* Write a report
argument
for a survey
language
* Main Ideas and
* Asking and answering questions
* Comparing American and Israeli fast
Supporting Details
about past experiences
food
* Understanding the
sequence of events
* Identifying the
attitude of the writer
*A Poem: Count That Day Lost By
George Eliot
- Comparing and Contrasting
- Explaining Patterns.
- Simile, Rhyme Scheme, Stanza and
Rhyme.
Unit two
December
More Than
January
meets the
February
eye
* Identifying the
* Evaluating
* Comparing how imaginary situations * Expressing opinion
attitude
* Expressing ideas and opinions
expressed in English and pupil's
* Write a dialogue
* Understanding the
language
* Write a movie review
sequence of events
* Comparing proverbs in English and
* Uncovering Motives
pupil's language
* Main Ideas and
*A Poem : The Road Not Taken By
Robert Frost
Supporting Details
- Problem Solving.
* Scanning for specific
- Uncovering Motives.
information
- Stanza, Metaphor, Setting.
* Inferring
Unit Three
Point of
view
* Distinguishing
* Discussing arguments for and
* Comparing how questions are
* Write an interview
April
Different Perspectives
against
formed in English and pupil's
* Write a for and against
May
* Main Ideas and
* Expressing ideas and opinions –
language
essay
June
Supporting Details
providing explanations
* A Short Story: A Summer’s
March
* Distinguishing fact
from opinion
* Persuading
Reading By Bernard Malamud
- Inferring.
- Making Connections.
- Explaining Cause and Effect.
- Protagonist, Symbolism, Setting And
Character.
11th Grade (Five points)
Books: Take A Stand (E.C.B.)
Literature for 5 Points – Option 2 (E.C.B.)
Number of
Time
Access to
Unit
Estimation
Information
Unit Four
September
Techno
October
mania
November
Social Interaction
Appreciation of Language,
Presentation
Literature and Culture
* Predicting content
* Expressing ideas and opinions
* Understanding how the passive is
* Write a report/dialogue
from headlines
* Interaction foe purpose such as
used in English and pupil's language
* Write an opinion
* Inferring
persuading
* A Short Story: The Split Cherry
* Uncovering Motives
* Expressing agreement and
Tree By Jesse Stuart.
* Understanding
disagreement
- Explaining Cause and Effect.
reference words
- Explaining Patterns.
- Distinguishing Different
Perspectives.
- Dialogue, Conflict, Point of view,
Character.
Unit Five
December
Believe it or
January
not
February
* Understanding parts * Sharing experiences
of speech
* Comparing beliefs
* Write a diary entry
* Comparing beliefs
* Write a diary entry
* Completing sentences in pairs
* Skimming for the
main idea of a text
* Identifying the
attitude of the writer
* Inferring
Unit Six
It's all
relative
March
* Skimming for the
* Sharing information
April
main idea of a
* A Short Story: The Enemy By
May
paragraph/supporting
Pearl S. Buck
June
details
- Evaluating.
* Understanding the
- Applying.
sequence of events
* Following the
development of an
argument
-
Climax,
Foreshadowing,
Symbolism, Conflict, Theme.
12th Grade (Five points)
Play: All My Sons by Arthur Miller (E.C.B.)
Mastering Module G (E.C.B.)
Number of
Time
Access to
Unit
Estimation
Information
September
October
Vocabulary Expansion
Appreciation of Language,
Literature and Culture
* A Play: All My Sons By Arthur
Miller
-Comparing and Contrasting.
- Inferring.
- Uncovering Motives.
- Stage Directions, Scene, Playwright,
Character, Symbol, Conflict,
Foreshadowing, Suspense, Turning
Point, Irony, And Theme.
Presentation
Unit One
November
* Word families
* Expressing an opinion and giving
* Writing an essay
examples
main idea
(Mastering
* Finding advantages
Module G)
Unit Two
* Skimming for the
and disadvantages
December
* Unfamiliar words
* Word families
* Expressing an opinion and making * Making a plan
suggestions
* Understanding and
identifying attitude
Unit Three
January
* Finding similarities
* word families
* Expressing an opinion and making
* Finding connecters
* prefixes
explaining advantages and
* Supporting sentences
disadvantages
* Understanding
sequence
Unit four
February
* Use of quotes
* word families
* Expressing an opinion and making
* Following instructions
suggestions
* References
questions
Unit Five
March
* Connectors
* word families
* Expressing an opinion and making
* Writing a first draft
* Writer's
* Verb + preposition
explaining advantages and
* Writing a conclusion
opinion/purpose
disadvantages
April
English Project and the
May
Oral Exam