English 11.2 Syllabus Semester 1 2023/08/26 Grade 11.2 English Syllabus Class: 11.2 Teacher: Daniel Crowe Semester: 1 Teaching Dates: 2022/08/31 – 2023/01/10 Number of Weeks: 20 Teaching Periods Per Week: 5 Core Textbook: Pearson New Keystone C Units of Study Outline: Unit/ Module Unit 1 Module 1: Science/ Social Studies Teaching Time: 10 – 12 class periods Learning & Assessment Type Details Core Reading: “What’s for Dinner?” Overarching Question and Background Building How have scientific research and farming methods changed the food we eat? Vocabulary focus: Core Words: advantages, developed, disadvantages, produce, shipped, trats Academic Words: achieved, advances, attitudes, illegal, Word Study: Double consonants English 11.2 Syllabus Semester 1 Reading: 2023/08/26 Strategy: Preview Purpose: Read to find out about how food has changed over time Listening and speaking In your own words Read for fluency Grammar Sequence Words and Phrases Appositives Unit/ Module Unit 1: Module 2: Science Writing Describe and Event or Experience Assessment Tasks, Homework, mini quizzes, reading comprehension tests, extension task – create a menu Learning & Assessment Type Details Core Reading: “Early Inventions” Overarching question & Background building What impact did early inventions have on us? Vocabulary Core words: device, emergency, idea, identical, invention, patent Teaching Time: 10 – 12 class periods English 11.2 Syllabus Semester 1 2023/08/26 Academic Words: created, function, significant, technology Word Study: Nouns that modify nouns Reading Strategy and Purpose Strategy: Recognize sequence Purpose: To find out about how our ancestors’ lives were different than ours Review and Practice tasks Listening and speaking: In your own words, and read for purpose Grammar Simple Past: Regular verbs Simple Past: Irregular verbs Unit/ Module Unit 1: Module 3: Short Story Writing Describe an object Assessment Tasks, Homework, mini quizzes, comprehension tests, research task – learn about an invention Learning & Assessment Type Details Core Reading: “Milkweeds from Nevaeh” Overarching question & Background building How can change improve people’s lives? Teaching Time: 10 – 12 class periods English 11.2 Syllabus Semester 1 Vocabulary 2023/08/26 Literary Words: imagery, setting, simile Academic Words: goal, involved, insight, reacted Word Study: Apostrophes Reading Strategy and Purpose Strategy: Visualise Purpose: Learn about how writers appeal to our senses through their writing Review and Practice tasks Reader’s theatre Comprehension questions Response to literature Grammar Comparison structures: Adjectives Comparison structures: Adverbs Unit/ Module Unit 2: Module 1: Biography/ Science Writing Describe a place Assessment Tasks, Homework, mini quizzes, Team presentation, writing workshop: descriptive essay, grammar quizzes Learning & Assessment Type Details Main Reading: “Deep Mapping” “You Can Help the Oceans” English 11.2 Syllabus Teaching Time: 10 – 12 class periods Semester 1 Overarching question & Background building Vocabulary Reading Strategy and Purpose 2023/08/26 What are the benefits of facing challenges? Key Words: accurate, continuous, data, depth, determine, theory Academic Words: accompanied, aid, challenge, code Word Study: Words with ch and tch Strategy: Recognize Cause and Effect Purpose: Investigate the challenges faced by Explorer Mary Tharp, consider why people work towards challenging goals Review and Practice tasks Readers Theatre Comprehension Discussion Response to literature Grammar Simple and compound sentences Agreement in simple and compound sentences Writing Write a short story with a starter Assessment Tasks, Homework, mini quizzes, reading comprehension tests, writing tasks, extension tasks English 11.2 Syllabus Semester 1 Unit/ Module Learning & Assessment Type Details Main Reading: “Five New Words at a Time.” by Yu-Lan Ying “Quilt” by Janet S. Wong Overarching question & Background building What challenges do the characters face and why? Vocabulary Literary Words: characters, point of view Unit 2: Module 2: Personal Narrative/Poem 2023/08/26 Teaching Time: 10 – 12 class periods Academic Words: approach, communicate, resources, response Word Study: Prefixes – im, over, un, after Reading Strategy and Purpose Strategy: Identify problems and solutions Purpose: Understand characters and motivations Review and Practice tasks In Your Own Words Read for Fluency Extension Grammar Gerunds as subjects and subject compliments Gerunds as objects Writing Rewrite a familiar story English 11.2 Syllabus Unit/ Module Unit 2: Module 3: Short Story/ Science Semester 1 2023/08/26 Assessment Tasks, Homework, mini quizzes, writing tasks, grammar quiz Learning & Assessment Type Details Main Reading: “A Dark Day with Bright Spots” “Do This, Not That!” Teaching Time: 10 – 12 class periods Overarching question & Background building What challenges have you faced in your own life? Vocabulary Literary Words: Conflict, point of view Academic Words: available, display, injured, survive Word Study: Closed compound nouns Reading Strategy and Purpose Strategy: Predict Purpose: Compare your own experiences to a fictional narrative Review and Practice tasks Reader’s Theatre Response to Literature Grammar Passive: Simple past, regular and irregular past participles Passive forms of the verb Writing Write a personal narrative English 11.2 Syllabus Unit/ Module Unit 3: Module 1: Novel Semester 1 2023/08/26 Assessment Tasks, Homework, mini quizzes, Projects: Personal narrative presentation, written fictional narrative Learning & Assessment Type Details Main Reading: From Salsa Stories, “Aguinaldo” by Lulu Delacre Overarching question & Background building How are relationships with others important? Vocabulary Literary Words: foreshadowing, irony Teaching Time: 10 – 12 class periods Academic Words: distributes, positive, reluctant, residents Word Study: Spelling sblends Reading Strategy and Purpose Strategy: Recognising cultural context Purpose: Learn to pay attention to important details Review and Practice tasks Reader’s Theatre Response to Literature Grammar Imperatives Embedded questions English 11.2 Syllabus Unit/ Module Unit 3: Module 2: Social Studies Semester 1 2023/08/26 Writing Write instructions Assessment Tasks, homework, mini quizzes, writing tasks, comprehension test Learning & Assessment Type Details Main Reading: “Inspiring Peace” Overarching question & Background building What beliefs do you share with others in the class and what beliefs are different? Teaching Time: 10 – 12 class periods Vocabulary Reading Strategy and Purpose Key Words: barriers, confront, cultivate, enemies, political, violence Academic Words: assumed, focus, individuals, similarities Word Study: Suffixes -er, -or Strategy: Compare and contrast Purpose: Look for examples of how people deal with conflicts Review and Practice tasks In your own words Read for fluency English 11.2 Syllabus Semester 1 Grammar 2023/08/26 Complex sentences Agreement in complex sentences Unit/ Module Unit 3 Module 3: Legend Writing Write a critique Assessment Tasks, Homework, mini quizzes, writing task, reading comprehension Learning & Assessment Type Details Main Reading: From Blue Willow by Pam Conrad Overarching question & Background building What are the important relationships in your life? Why do you value them? Teaching Time: 10 – 15 class periods Vocabulary Literary Words: oral tradition, legend, character Academic Words: authoritative, consent, encounter, reaction Word Study: synonyms Reading Strategy and Purpose Strategy: Identify with a character Purpose: Investigate how characters impact each other English 11.2 Syllabus Semester 1 Review and Practice tasks 2023/08/26 Reader’s Theatre Response to Literature Grammar Transitions Adjectives Writing Write to compare and contrast Assessment Tasks, Homework, mini quizzes, writing tasks, response to literature, grammar quiz, final exam Note: The contents of this course may be adapted, reduced or further supplemented depending on the progress of the students or the discretion of the teacher.
