Huntsville City Schools
Instructional Guide 2015-2016
1st Nine Weeks
Course: _____ English_______ Grade: _______12th______
“I Can” Statements *
(Unwrapped by School Teams)
Standard
Cite strong and thorough
textual evidence to support
analysis of what the text
says explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from the
text, including determining
where the text leaves
matters uncertain.
[RL.11-12.1] (A.6.a, A.6.b,
A.6.c)
1.
2.
Suggested Resources
(Compiled by School Teams with
Required Texts Highlighted)
Pearson Digital (CC) Digital Curriculum:

Beowulf

Chaucer: The Prologue to the
Canterbury Tales, The Pardoner’s
Tale, The Wife of Bath’s Tale

Boccaccio: Federigo’s Falcon

Selections from Sir Gawain and the
Green Knight

Selections from Le Morte d’ Arthur
Ballads
3.
4.
LTF Teacher Resources: Dialectical JournalSummarizing, Observing, and Questioning,
Three Levels of Reading, Reading and
Questioning Connections, Annotation Tips
Beowulf Resources:
“An Introduction to Beowulf: Language &
Politics” RL1 & RL4
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroomresources/lesson-plans/introduction-beowulflanguage-poetics-813.html?tab=2
Common Core Beowulf Unit (RL 1, 3, 4, 5, 6)
1|Page
Pacing
Recommendation
/Date(s) Taught
Aug. 4-Oct. 2
http://agi.seaford.k12.de.us/sites/LFSdigital/
units/ELA%20Unit%20Topics/Epic%20Hero
%20and%20Beowulf.aspx
Better Lessons Common Core Beowulf:
http://betterlesson.com/community/unit/169
465/unit-2-beowulf?from=search
Chaucer Resources:
“Greed is Good: Chaucer’s Revulsion with the
Pardoner” (RL2, 5)
http://betterlesson.com/lesson/562797/gree
d-is-good-chaucer-s-revulsion-with-thepardoner?grade=24&subject=4&from=bl_ex
plore-1_chaucer_all_all_mtlesson_562797_title
Common Core Chaucer Unit (California):
http://www.sausd.us/cms/lib5/CA01000471/
Centricity/Domain/106/ELA%20Grade%2012
%20Road%20to%20Canterbury%20Unit.pdf
Arthurian Legend Resources:
High School Resources for Arthurian Legend:
http://www.arthuriana.org/teaching/highsch
ool.html
Introductory TED Talk:
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-host-of-heroesapril-gudenrath
Determine two or more
themes or central ideas of a
text and analyze their
development over the course
of the text, including how
they interact and build on
one another to produce a
complex account; provide an
objective summary of the
text.
2|Page
ACT Quality Core: (qc.vantage.com)
Educator Resources-Guidelines for
Developing an Instructional Unit can be used
to create units
ALEX: http://alex.state.al.us
1.
2.
3.
Pearson Digital (CC) Digital Curriculum:

Beowulf

Chaucer: The Prologue to the
Canterbury Tales, The Pardoner’s
Tale, The Wife of Bath’s Tale
Aug. 4-Oct. 2
[RL. 11-12.2] (A.5.c, A.6.b,
A.6.c)
4.

Boccaccio: Federigo’s Falcon

Selections from Sir Gawain and the
Green Knight

Selections from Le Morte d’ Arthur
Ballads
LTF Teacher Resources: Dialectical JournalSummarizing, Observing, and Questioning,
Three Levels of Reading, Reading and
Questioning Connections, Annotation Tips
Cite strong and thorough
textual evidence to support
analysis of what the text
says explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from the
text, including determining
where the text leaves
matters uncertain.
[RI. 11-12.1] (A.6.a, A.6.b,
A.6.c)
(listed in SchoolNet as
Alabama RI.11-12.10)
Delineate and evaluate the
reasoning in seminal United
States texts, including the
application of constitutional
principles and use of legal
reasoning and the premises,
purposes, arguments in
works of public advocacy.
[RI.11-12.8] (A.2.e, A.3.b,
A.4.a, A.5.f)
(listed in SchoolNet as
Alabama RI.11-12.17)
3|Page
ACT Quality Core: (qc.vantage.com)
Educator Resources-Guidelines for
Developing an Instructional Unit can be used
to create units and/or activities
ALEX: http://alex.state.al.us
1.
2.
3.
Aug. 4-Oct. 2
Pearson Digital CC Digital Curriculum

Old English-Middle English Periods
Informational Excerpts
LTF Teacher Resources: Dialectical JournalSummarizing, Observing, and Questioning,
Three Levels of Reading, Reading and
Questioning Connections
4.
1.
ALEX:
http://alex.state.al.us
2.
LTF: Obama and Schwarzenegger’s Address
to the Conventions
American Rhetoric.com
3.
4.
LTF Teacher Resources:
Analyzing an Argument, How to Write a
Rhetorical Precis
Aug. 4-Oct. 2
Write narratives to develop
real or imagined experiences
or events using effective
technique, well-chosen
details, and well-structured
event sequences.
1.
[W.11-12.3] (B.3.a, B.4.f)
3.
TEACH AND ASSESS ALL
YEAR:
Produce clear and coherent
writing in which the
development, organization,
and style are appropriate to
task, purpose and audience.
[W.11-12.4]
(B.3.b, B.3.c, B.3.d, B.3.e.
B.4.e, B.4.f)
TEACH AND ASSESS ALL
YEAR:
Develop and strengthen
writing as needed by
planning, revising, editing,
rewriting, or trying a new
approach, focusing on
addressing what is most
significant for a specific
purpose and audience.
[W.11-12.5]
(B.3.a, B.3.b, B.3.c, B.3.d,
B.4.a, B.4.c, B.4.e, B.4.f,
B.4.g
TEACH AND ASSESS ALL
YEAR:
4|Page
2.
LTF Teacher Resources: Scoring Guide for
Text-Based Narrative
Aug. 4-Oct. 2
ALEX: http://alex.state.al.us
District Digital Resource: Writing Coach
4.
1.
2.
LTF Teacher Resources: Paragraph Frame,
Paragraph Template
Aug. 4-Oct. 2
ALEX:
http://alex.state.al.us
District Digital Resource: Writing Coach
3.
4.
1.
2.
LTF Resources: Focus For Editing and
Revising
Aug. 4-Oct. 2
ALEX:
http://alex.state.al.us
District Digital Resource: Writing Coach
3.
4.
1.
LTF Resources: Focus For Editing and
Revising
Aug. 4-Oct. 2
Use technology, including the
Internet, to produce, publish,
and update individual or
shared writing products in
response to ongoing
feedback, including new
arguments or information.
[W.11-12.6]
2.
TEACH AND ASSESS ALL
YEAR:
Write routinely over
extended time frames,
including time for research,
reflection, revision, and
shorter time frames such as
a single sitting or a day or
two for a range of tasks,
purposes, and audiences.
1.
[W.11-12.10] (E.c)
4.
TEACH AND ASSESS ALL
YEAR:
Initiate and participate
effectively in a range of
collaborative discussions with
diverse partners on Grade 12
topics, texts, and issues,
building on others’ ideas and
expressing their own clearly
and persuasively. [SL.1112.1]
1.
5|Page
3.
ALEX:
http://alex.state.al.us
District Digital Resource: Writing Coach
4.
2.
LTF Resources: Focus For Editing and
Revising
Aug. 4-Oct. 2
ALEX:
http://alex.state.al.us
District Digital Resource: Writing Coach
3.
2.
3.
4.
Student engagement strategies, variety of
group projects and presentations
Aug. 4-Oct. 2
TEACH AND ASSESS ALL
YEAR:
Demonstrate command of
the conventions of Standard
English.
1.
2.
[L.11-12.1]
(listed in SchoolNet as
Alabama L.11-12.35)
3.
4.
TEACH AND ASSESS ALL
YEAR:
Demonstrate command of
the conventions of Standard
English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling
when writing.
[L.11-12.2]
(listed in SchoolNet as
Alabama L.11-12.36)
6|Page
1.
2.
Pearson Digital Common Core Resources
ALEX:
http://alex.state.al.us
LTF Teacher Resources: Transition Toolbox,
Phrase Toolbox, Clause Toolbox, Grammar
Terms High School
Don Killgallon’s Sentence Composing for
High School
District Digital Resource: Writing Coach
Pearson Digital Common Core Resources
ALEX:
http://alex.state.al.us
Don Killgallon’s Sentence Composing for
High School
3.
4.
Aug. 4-Oct. 2
District Digital Resource: Writing Coach
Aug. 4-Oct. 2
Huntsville City Schools
Instructional Guide 2015-2016
2nd Nine Weeks
Course: _____ English_______ Grade: _______12th_______
Suggested Resources
(Compiled by School Teams with
Required Texts Highlighted)
Pacing
Recommendation
/Date(s) Taught
1.
Pearson Digital CC Curriculum
Oct. 12-Dec. 18
2.
PH Literature Text:
Shakespeare:
Macbeth
“I Can” Statements *
(Unwrapped by School Teams)
Standard
Analyze the impact of the
author’s choices regarding
how to develop and relate
elements of a story or drama
(e.g., where the story is set,
how the action is ordered,
how the characters are
introduced and developed).
[RL. 11-12.3] (A.5.b, A.5.c,
A.5.d, A.5.g)
3.
4.
LTF Teacher Resources: Dialectical JournalAnalysis of a Character
Character Paragraph Frame, Scoring GuideAnalysis of a Character, Character and Style
Analysis Word List,
Post-Mortem of a Protagonist
Macbeth Resources:
Macbeth Unit:
http://betterlesson.com/lesson/562807/mac
beth-day-one-background-and-banquo-smurder-act-iii-scene-iii
“Oh the Horror! A Macbeth Unit”
http://betterlesson.com/lesson/566373/what
-s-your-sentence-tomorrow-and-tomorrowand-tomorrow-introducing-macbeth-bywilliam-shakespeare
Lincoln Center Macbeth Guide:
http://www.lct.org/media/filer_public/b1/9c/
b19cb77d-63c1-4a35-a8cb8ca7c9ba358d/shakespearesmacbethstudygu
ide.pdf
7|Page
Determine the meaning of
words and phrases as they
are used in the text,
including figurative and
connotative meanings;
analyze the impact of specific
word choices on meaning
and tone, including words
with multiple meanings or
language that is particularly
fresh, engaging, or beautiful.
(Include Shakespeare as well
as other authors.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
[RL. 11-12.4] (A.5.e, A.5.g)
ALEX:
http://alex.state.al.us
Oct. 12-Dec. 18
Pearson Digital CC Curriculum
PH Literature Text:
Sonnets by Spenser, Sydney, Marlowe,
Raleigh, and Shakespeare
Shakespeare:
Macbeth
LTF: Macbeth vocabulary and synopses
LTF Teacher Resources: Literary TermsLinking them to Meaning
Sonnet Resources:
“Unpacking Shakespeare through Sonnets”
http://betterlesson.com/lesson/561441/unpa
cking-shakespeare-through-hissonnets?from=search_lesson_title
“A Valentine’s Sonnet: Writing Sonnets After
Examining Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116”
http://betterlesson.com/lesson/574789/avalentine-s-sonnet-writing-sonnets-afterexamining-shakespeare-s-sonnet116?from=search_lesson_title
“Discovering Traditional Sonnet Forms”
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroomresources/lesson-plans/discoveringtraditional-sonnet-forms-830.html?tab=2
Analyze multiple
interpretations of a story,
drama, or poem (e.g.,
recorded or live production
of a play or recorded novel
or poetry), evaluating how
each version interprets the
source text. (Include at least
one play by Shakespeare.)
[RL. 11-12.7] (A.2.e, A.3.b,
A.4.b. A.5.f)
8|Page
1.
2.
3.
4.
Audio of plays:
Librivox.org
Folger Shakespeare Library
(Folger.edu)
Oct. 12-Dec. 18
Determine two or more
central ideas of a text and
analyze their development
over the course of the text,
including how they interact
and build on one another to
provide a complete analysis;
provide an objective
summary of the text.
[RI. 11-12.2] (A.6.b, A.6.c)
(listed in SchoolNet as
Alabama RI.11-12.11)
1.
ALEX:
http://alex.state.al.us
2.
Pearson Digital CC Curriculum
PH Literature Text: Renaissance
background, Shakespeare
Biography, Globe Theater, Macbeth
Background
3.
4.
Analyze a complex set of
ideas or sequence of events
and explain how specific
individuals, ideas, or events
interact and develop over the
course of the text.
1.
[RI.11-12.3] (A.5)
3.
(listed in SchoolNet as
Alabama RI.11-12.12)
Determine the meaning of
words and phrases as they
are used in a text, including
figurative, connotative, and
technical meanings; analyze
how any author uses and
refines the meaning of a key
term or terms over the
course of a text.
[RI.11-12.4] (A.5.e, A.5.g)
(listed in SchoolNet as
Alabama RI.11-12.13)
Write informative or
explanatory texts to examine
9|Page
2.
Alabama Virtual Library
(avl.lib.al.us) for articles and literary
criticism for Macbeth
ALEX:
http://alex.state.al.us
Oct. 12-Dec. 18
Oct. 12-Dec. 18
Pearson CC Digital Curriculum
PH Literature Text: Renaissance
background, Shakespeare
Biography, Globe Theater, Macbeth
Background
4.
Alabama Virtual Library
(avl.lib.al.us) for articles and literary
criticism for Macbeth
1.
ALEX: http://alex.state.al.us
2.
Pearson CC Digital Curriculum
PH Literature Text: Renaissance background,
Shakespeare Biography, Globe Theater,
Macbeth Background
3.
Alabama Virtual Library (avl.lib.al.us) for
articles and literary criticism for Macbeth
Oct. 12-Dec. 18
4.
1.
District Digital Resource: Writing Coach
Oct. 12-Dec. 18
and convey complex ideas,
concepts, and information
clearly and accurately
through the effective
selection, organization and
analysis of content.
[W. 11-12.2]
(B.2.b, B.2.3, B.3.a, B.4.f)
Integrate multiple sources of
information presented in
diverse formats and media in
order to make informed
decision and solve problems,
evaluating the credibility and
accuracy of each source and
noting any discrepancies
among the data.
[SL. 11-12.2] (D.1.b, D.1.c,
D.1.d)
Conduct short as well as
more sustained research
projects to answer a
question, including a selfgenerated question; or solve
a problem; narrow or
broaden the inquiry when
appropriate, synthesize
multiple sources on the
subject, demonstrating
understanding of the subject
under investigation.
2.
LTF Teacher Resources: Paragraph Frame,
Paragraph Template, Planning a
Compare/Contrast Essay, Scoring GuideCompare Contrast
3.
4.
1.
Alabama Virtual Library (avl.lib.al.us) for
articles and literary criticism for Macbeth
Oct. 12-Dec. 18
Alabama Virtual Library (avl.lib.al.us)
Research Paper (literary
analysis):bibliography cards, note cards,
thesis, outline, rough draft,
final paper
Oct. 12-Dec. 18
2.
3.
4.
1.
2.
3.
MLA Handbook
MLA Style Guide
Pearson CC Literature Text-Research ProjectPrimary Sources 899
4.
[ALABAMA W.11-12.7]
(C.b, C.d, C.f)
Draw evidence from literary
or informational texts to
support analysis, reflection,
and research.
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1.
2.
Alabama Virtual Library (avl.lib.al.us)
Research Paper (literary
analysis):bibliography cards, note cards,
thesis, outline, rough draft, final paper
Oct. 12-Dec. 18
[W.11-12.9] (C.d, C.e)
MLA Handbook
3.
Acquire and use accurately
general academic and
domain-specific words and
phrases, sufficient for
reading, writing, speaking,
and listening at the college
and career readiness level;
demonstrate independence
in gathering vocabulary
knowledge when considering
a word or phrase important
to comprehension or
expression.
[L.11-12.6] (A.7.a, B.4.e.
B.4.f)
(listed in SchoolNet as
Alabama L.11-12.40)
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4.
1.
2.
3.
MLA Style Guide (e.g. Diana Hacker’s A
Pocket Style Manual)
Alabama Virtual Library (avl.lib.al.us)
Research Paper (literary
analysis):bibliography cards, note cards,
thesis, outline, rough draft, final paper
MLA Handbook
MLA Style Guide (e.g. Diana Hacker’s A
Pocket Style Manual)
Pearson CC Digital Resources
4.
LTF Teacher Resources: Grammar Terms
High School, Literary Terms High School
Oct. 12-Dec. 18
Huntsville City Schools
Instructional Guide 2015-2016
3rd Nine Weeks
Course: _____ English_______ Grade: _______12th_______
“I Can” Statements *
(Unwrapped by School Teams)
Standard
Analyze how an author’s
choices concerning how to
structure specific parts of a
text contribute to its overall
structure and meaning as
well as its aesthetic impact.
[RL. 11-12.5] (A.5.a, A.5.b,
A.5.d, A.5.e, A.6.a, A.6.c)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Analyze a case in which
grasping point of view
requires distinguishing what
is directly stated in a text
from what is really meant.
[RL. 11-12.6] (A.5.e, A.5.g)
Suggested Resources
(Compiled by School Teams with
Required Texts Highlighted)
Pacing
Recommendation
/Date(s) Taught
ALEX:
http://alex.state.al.us
Jan. 5-March 4
Pearson CC Digital Curriculum:
Milton: Paradise Lost
Dante: The Inferno excerpt
Resources for Paradise Lost:
Paradise Lost Unit Plan (10th grade)
http://betterlesson.com/lesson/516211/level
s-of-thinking-an-introduction-to-archetypes
Resources for The Inferno:
Dante Worlds from The University of Texas
http://danteworlds.laits.utexas.edu/
1.
The World of Dante
http://www.worldofdante.org/
ACT Quality Core:(qc.vantage.com) Educator
Resources: Unit- Commenting on Social
Issues
2.
ALEX: http://alex.state.al.us
Pearson CC Digital Curriculum
3.
4.
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Milton: Paradise Lost
Dante: The Inferno excerpt
Swift: Gulliver’s Travels excerpt
Jan. 5-March 4
Analyze and evaluate the
effectiveness of the structure
an author uses in his or her
exposition or argument,
including whether the
structure makes points clear,
convincing, and engaging.
[RI. 11-12.5]
(A.5.a, A.5.e, A.5.g, A.6.c)
(listed in SchoolNet as
Alabama RI.11-12.14)
1.
2.
ACT Quality Core: (qc.vantage.com)
Educator Resources: Unit- Commenting on
Social Issues Twain:

“The Lowest Animal”

“Advice to Youth” included in unit
Jan. 5-March 4
ALEX: http://alex.state.al.us
3.
4.
Pearson CC Digital Curriculum
Swift: A Modest Proposal
Pope: An Essay on Man
Peter Singer: The Singer Solution to World
Poverty (PDF available online)
LTF Teacher Resources: Structural Elements
and Rhetorical Strategies, Analyzing an
Argument, How to Write a Rhetorical Precis
Technology Resources for Gulliver’s
Travels:
https://www.curriculet.com/c/4555gulliver-s-travels
Determine an author’s point
of view or purpose in a text
in which the rhetoric is
particularly effective,
analyzing how style and
content contribute to the
power, persuasiveness, or
beauty of the text.
1.
2.
3.
[RI. 11-12.6] (A.5.g, A.5.h)
(listed in SchoolNet as
Alabama RI.11-12.15)
4.
ACT Quality Core:
(qc.vantage.com) Educator Resources: UnitCommenting on Social Issues:
Twain:
“The Lowest Animal”
“Advice to Youth” included in unit
ALEX:
http://alex.state.al.us
Pearson CC Digital Curriculum
Swift: A Modest Proposal
Pope: An Essay on Man
Peter Singer: The Singer Solution to World
Poverty (pdf available online)
LTF Teacher Resources:
Analyzing an Argument, How to Write a
Rhetorical Precis
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Jan. 5-March 4
Make strategic use of digital
media (e.g., textual,
graphical, audio, visual, and
interactive elements) in
presentations to enhance
understanding of findings,
reasoning, and evidence and
to add interest.
1.
Pearson CC Text Introductory UnitAnalyzing/Composing Argument PH CC 7076 (Ixiv-Ixxi)
PowerPoint, Prezi and other digital mediapresentation on Renaissance, Shakespeare,
Macbeth Background etc.
Jan. 5-March 4
2.
3.
[SL.11-12.5]
4.
Apply knowledge of language
to understand how language
functions in different
contexts, to make effective
choices for meaning or style,
and to comprehend more
fully when reading or
listening.
[L.11-12.3] (B.4.b, B.4.d,
D.1.e)
(listed in SchoolNet as
Alabama L.11-12.370
Determine or clarify the
meaning of unknown and
multiple-meaning words and
phrases based on Grade 12
reading and content,
choosing flexibly from a
range of strategies.
[L.11-12.4] (A.8.c, A.8.d,
A.8.e, A.8.f, A.8.h, B.4.e,
B.4.f)
(listed in SchoolNet as
Alabama L.11-12.38)
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1.
LTF Teacher Resources: Diction Analysis,
Syntactical Terms, Character and Style
Analysis Word List
2.
Don Killgallon’s Sentence Composing for
High School
Jan. 5-March 4
3.
4.
1.
2.
Pearson CC Digital Curriculum-Vocab
Select passage or sentences, identify
unfamiliar words (circle) and locate
information /context clues (underline) that
help reveal meaning
3.
Vocabulary skits-Group
1 minute to demonstrate the meaning of a
word through dialogue and action
4.
Vocabulary Footnotes-Group
Each group assigned a paragraph/section of
complex passage. Create footnotes for
unfamiliar words using synonyms to use
when reading entire passage as class.
Jan. 5-March 4
Demonstrate understanding
of figurative language, word
relationships, and nuances in
word meanings.
[L.11-12.5] (A.3.d, A.5.e,
A.8.b, A.8.f, A.8.h, B.4.a,
B.4.c)
(listed in SchoolNet as
Alabama L.11-12.39)
1.
LTF Teacher Resources: Diction Analysis,
Syntactical Terms, Character and Style
Analysis Word List, Literary Terms-
2.
Don Killgallon’s Sentence Composing for
High School
Jan. 5-March 4
3.
4.
Write arguments to support
claims in an analysis of
substantive topics or texts,
using valid reasoning and
relevant and sufficient
evidence.
[W.11-12.1]
(B.2.c, B.2.d, B.2.e, C.f)
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Pearson Text Introductory Unit-Composing
Argument PH CC Literature (Ixx-Ixxi)
LTF Teacher Resources: Determining Your
Position-Prewriting for the Persuasive Essay,
Template for Persuasive Paragraph, Scoring
Guide-Persuasion
Jan. 5-March 4
Huntsville City Schools
Instructional Guide 2015-2016
4th Nine Weeks
Course: _____ English_______ Grade: _______12th_______
“I Can” Statements *
(Unwrapped by School Teams)
Standard
Demonstrate knowledge of
foundational works of
European literature with a
concentration in British
literature, including how two
or more texts from the same
period treat similar themes
of topics.
[ALABAMA RL. 11-12.9]
(A.2. e, A.3.b, A.4.a, A.4.b,
A.5.f)
By the end of Grade 12, read
and comprehend literature,
including stories, dramas,
and poems at the high end of
the Grades 11-College and
Career Readiness text
complexity band
independently and
proficiently.
[RL. 11-12.10]
(A.1.b, A.1.c, A.2.c, A.3.c,
A.3.d)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Suggested Resources
(Compiled by School Teams with
Required Texts Highlighted)
ALEX:
http://alex.state.al.us
Variety of PH Lit Literary Selections: (e.g.
selections from The King James Bible, The
Tragedy of Hamlet, Oedipus the King, Faust,
selections of British poetry from the
Romantic and Victorian Period
Online suggestions:
Chekhov: “The Bet”
Early Short Stories
Machiavelli selections
1.
ALEX:
http://alex.state.al.us
2.
PH CC Literature Text:
See Workshops at the end of each unit for
suggested fiction selections.
3.
Additional Shakespeare play if desired such
as Taming of the Shrew
4.
Novels: See PH CC Lit Workshops at the end
of each unit, QC.Vantage ACT Suggested
Course of Study or the “Protected Texts” list
for novel suggestions
ACT Quality Core:
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Pacing
Recommendatio
n /Date(s)
Taught
Mar. 7-May 20
Mar. 7-May 20
(qc.vantage.com) See Teacher Resources
Course Description and Syllabus for
suggested readings
Integrate and evaluate
multiple sources of
information presented in
different media or formats
(e.g., visually, quantitatively)
as well as in words in order
to address a question or
solve a problem.
[RI.11-12.7] (A.2.e, A.5.f)
(listed in SchoolNet as
Alabama RI.11-12.16)
By the end of Grade 12, read
and comprehend literary
nonfiction at the high end of
the Grades 11-CCR text
complexity band
independently and
proficiently.
1.
LTF Teacher Resources:
Analyzing an Argument in Visual Text
2.
Pearson CC Literature Text: Analyze a NonPrint Political Advertisement 928
3.
4.
1.
Adapt speech to a variety of
contexts and tasks,
demonstrating a command of
formal English when
indicated or appropriate.
[SL.11-12.6] (B.4.f, D.2.b)
3.
Mar. 7-May 20
ACT Quality Core:
(qc.vantage.com) See Teacher
Resources Course Description and
Syllabus for suggested readings
4.
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Variety of PH Lit Nonfiction Selections:
See Workshops at the end of each unit
for non-fiction selection suggestions
2.
[RI.11-12.10]
(A.1.b, A.1.c, A.2.c)
(listed in SchoolNet as
Alabama RI.11-12.18)
Mar. 7-May 20
www.webenglish
teacher.com/debate
or other web Resources for classroom
debate rules, preparation, and rubrics
edweb.tusd.k12.az.us (debate resource)
procon.org
(debate topics and research)
www.nyt.com/roomfor
debate (debate topics and research)
Alabama Virtual Library
(www.avl.lib.al.us)
See
Mar. 7-May 20
Opposing Viewpoints
Under “All Resources”
* To be completed by school teams for English and Math
Grade 12 – Required Macbeth, Beowulf, Paradise Lost <all selections can be found in textbook)
Tale of Two Cities
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Protected Lord of the Flies,