HOLLYWOOD HILLS HIGH SCHOOL Monthly Literacy Skill Focus “Hills Will Rock You: 2023-2024 Month Literacy Skill/ B.E.S.T Standards ELA.9. C.3.1: Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level and Word form. August/ September https://youtu.be/jMfS4jLyTnE Reading Cluster Question Stems What students should be able to do in your classes: Make grammatical corrections for writing in content area. Choose correct vocabulary words. Linguistics / Morphology Example: the book, the return of the native, is considered among the better of hardys many novels The book, The Return of the Native, is considered among the best of Hardy’s many novels. October ELA.9. V.1.3: Apply knowledge of context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials, and/or background knowledge to determine the connotative and denotative meaning of words and phrases, appropriate to grade level. https://youtu.be/CiNggzdWkIo https://youtu.be/lzKj-bLvrYQ https://youtu.be/XRt1N0sJJQo What students should be able to do in your classes: • Figure out the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in context. .Use context clues, word relationships, and/or background knowledge to determine the meaning of words and phrases. Questions Stems Explain how figurative language creates mood in informational text(s): 1. Read this phrase from the article: (Excerpted text) what does the phrase (excerpted text) mean as it is used in the article? 2. The author describes the ______as (excerpted text). How does this word choice affect the meaning of the article? Vocabulary 3. What is the meaning of the author’s word choice when describing the _______throughout the article? 4. Part A: How do paragraphs 1 through 3 help to establish the tone of the article? Part B: Select two words in paragraphs 1 through 3 that establish the tone of the article. 5. Explain how the author describes the _____. Then, explain how this affects the tone of the article. 6. Part A: How does the author’s word choice develop the tone? Part B: How does this word affect the meaning of the text? What students should be able to do in your classes: November ELA.910. R.2.3 Analyze how an author establishes and achieves purpose(s) in articles, essays, and historical American speeches. Writing- compose a paragraph in your content area, explaining the author’s purpose, using the ACE strategy, (Answer, Cite and Elaborate) https://youtu.be/Taw2_3Dy61A\ https://youtu.be/R_bgo8j6jxc https://youtu.be/XIfYK4tpl2Y Communication Research Linguistics Define point of view and purpose Determine the author’s point of view and purpose in writing a text. Question Stems: o What is the author’s viewpoint on ________? o Is the author effective in advancing that viewpoint? Why or why not? Use examples from the text in your analysis. o Whose point of view is this text being written from? o How do you know? o What is the author’s purpose for writing this text? o How does his word choice (rhetoric) help you determine his purpose? Use evidence from the text to support your response. What students should be able to do in your classes: December ELA.910. R.2.2 Determine and analyze the central idea(s) of articles, essays, and historical American speeches. https://youtu.be/G16TgYi Determine the central idea of a text or document. Determine how the central idea was developed throughout the text. Read and objectively summarize a text Paraphrase the key points of a text Question stems 1.What is the central idea of the text? Research 2. Read this phrase from the text: (Excerpted text) Part A: How does this phrase affect the central idea of the text? Part B: What is the central idea of the text? 3. Part A: The central idea of the text is _____. How does the author develop this central idea throughout the text? Part B: Which detail from the text supports this conclusion? Identify a central idea of the text. Then, explain how the author uses details to develop this central idea. What students should be able to do in your classes: ELA.9. R.1.2: Analyze universal themes and their development throughout the text or document. January Research https://youtu.be/MAu3 https://youtu.be/D2FFijvA00I Determine a theme and analyze its development including how it emerges and is shaped by specific details. Provide an objective summary of the text. What is the theme of the text? o Read this phrase from the text: (Excerpted text) Part A: How does this phrase affect the theme of the text? Part B: What is the central idea of the text? o Part A: The theme of the text is _____. How does the author develop this theme throughout the text? Part B: Which detail from the text supports this conclusion? o Identify the theme of the text. Then, explain how the author uses details to develop this theme. What students should be able to do I n your classes: Cite strong evidence to support analysis of what the text or document says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text or document. Question Stems 1. Select two words or phrases in the article that support the idea that _____ is difficult to find. February/ March ELA.9. R.3.2: Paraphrase and quote content from grade level texts. https://youtu.be/am-7iar5uHc 2. Which quotation supports the idea that _____ is difficult to find? Communication Vocabulary 3. Read this excerpt from the text (Excerpted text) Select Research two details from the text that support the author’s conclusion. 4. Part A: How do _____ feel about _____? Part B: Which detail from the text supports the answer in Part A.? 5. Part A: based on the article, how does the author feel about ___ Part B: Which detail from the text supports the answer in Part A? What students should be able to do in your classes: (IN CENTERS) Optional. April/May By the end of grade 9 grade, read and comprehend literacy nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literacy nonfiction at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.) Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity How does the structure of the text help me to understand it? Why does the structure of the text matter? What is meant differently by the text or document, than what is directly stated? How does knowing the author’s point of view help identify the true meaning of the text? How does the style and content of rhetoric (choice of words or speech) impact the author’s point of view? How would an alternative point of view have helped deepen your understanding of the text? In what areas has the author left matters uncertain? What part of text do you feel should be challenged? What sort of constitutional principle is thematically related to your text?
