Dakota HS Content Curriculum Map
Course:__Medical English 12_____________ As of:_______3/10/11____
CONTENT
September
October
ASSESSMENT &
PRODUCTS
Blackboard website orientation
Final Exam by Dr. Pauline Chen
How to write a letter requesting a
Letter of Recommendation
Self-directed grammar study
Michigan Merit Curriculum English
12 Essential Questions analysis and
connections
Vocabulary enrichment
Discussion board forum
Analysis of informational texts
Reading for Understanding
Grammar and Sentence Structure
Highlighting and Annotating
Critical response to texts
Website navigation and analysis
Poetry analysis
Grammar diagnostic quiz
Grammar study plan and exercises
Reading Quizzes
Discussion board forums
Letter of Recommendation request letter
Writing an imitation poem
Academic essay on mentors
“Walking Out” short story by David
Quammen
“Out, Out” poem by Robert Frost
“Attacked by a Grizzly” article by
Thomas Curwin from The LA Times
Sentence Structure Workshops
Vocabulary enrichment
Understanding thematic connections of
poetry, fiction, and informational texts
Reading for understanding and critical
thinking
How to write a literary analysis essay
Writing with voice, detail and audience
awareness.
Embedded quote usage
Cooperative learning
Researching primary and secondary
source documents.
Differentiating MLA vs. APA format
Bibliographies and citations
Embedding Quotes
Collaborative Group work
Indentifying theme, tone, mood,
purpose & audience.
Understanding characterization and
character motivation
Analyzing literary devices (i.e.,
symbolism, metaphor, foreshadowing
etc)
Poetic analysis essay of “Out, Out”
Literary analysis essay of “Walking Out”
Vocabulary quizzes
Journal responses & personal connections
Formal and informal class discussion
Non-fiction Book Club collaborative
assignment on the theme of Medical
Emergencies. (See attached
handout for core texts)
Vocabulary Enrichment
Sentence Structure Workshops
November
SKILLS
Individual and group mini-deadlines #1 for
Emergency book club project.
Analyzing and connecting secondary
sources to course content. Assignments
include: book review, poem analysis,
Human Rights Article, Medical Issue article,
Personal narrative interviewee.
Vocabulary Quizzes
Journal responses & personal connections
Formal and informal class discussion
December
Non-fiction Book Club collaborative
assignment on the theme of Medical
Emergencies. (See attached
handout for core texts)
“Being There” by Jerome Groopman
from the New York Times
Vocabulary Enrichment
Sentence Structure Workshops
Non-fiction book club collaborative
movie maker final project and
presentation
Semester exam essay
January
February
Born on a Blue Day by Daniel
Tammet
Synesthesia web quest
Poetry by Tito Mukhopadhyay
Sentence Structure Workshops
Vocabulary Enrichment
Writing Portfolio of various types of
essays: Compare & Contrast,
Process Analysis, Classification,
Definition, Example & Cause and
Effect.
Researching primary and secondary
source documents.
Differentiating MLA vs. APA format
Bibliographies and citations
Embedding Quotes
Collaborative Group work
Indentifying theme, tone, mood,
purpose & audience.
Understanding characterization and
character motivation
Analyzing literary devices (i.e.,
symbolism, metaphor, foreshadowing
etc)
Writing under timed conditions
Movie Maker and other technology skills
for presentation
Bibliographies and citations
Speaking and Listening
Group presentation skills
Writing under timed conditions
Embedding quotes
Cooperative learning
Critical response to text
Connecting themes
Family Presence Proposal group project
Emergency book club project Mini-Deadline
#2
Writing a book review using vocabulary
terms
Connecting one or more state Essential
questions to a character from the book
APA research paper on Medical Issue and
Developments related to text.
Rewrite or add a chapter to the novel
Write a poem or song in tribute to the main
character and their struggle.
Indentifying significant quotes.
Comprehending and analyzing nonfiction
Connecting core text to a variety of
supplemental texts
Understanding essay styles, patterns,
and audience.
Utilizing appropriate diction and syntax
in formal academic essays
Writing under timed conditions
Embedding quotes
Independently establishing essay
prompts, themes, and thesis
statements.
Researching for additional data and
supporting facts/information.
Book Chapter Questions and Journals
Reading Quizzes
Vocabulary Quizzes
Formal and informal writing
First drafts of Portfolio Essays
Poetry Analysis
Researching Autism, Aspberger’s
syndrome, and Savant Syndrome.
10-15 minute Movie Maker group
presentation on book club novel
Submission of APA formatted book club
written works.
Revisions of Mini-Deadline 1 & 2
assignments
Semester in-class timed exam essay
March
April
May
Born on a Blue Day by Daniel
Tammet
“Autism: The Musical” documentary
analysis
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert
Frost
“Brainman” documentary analysis
Sentence Structure Workshops
Vocabulary Enrichment
Writing Portfolio of various types of
essays: Compare & Contrast,
Process Analysis, Classification,
Definition, Example & Cause and
Effect.
Comprehending and analyzing
visual/auditory media.
Comprehending and analyzing nonfiction
Connecting core text to a variety of
supplemental texts
Understanding essay styles, patterns,
and audience.
Utilizing appropriate diction and syntax
in formal academic essays
Writing under timed conditions
Embedding quotes
Independently establishing essay
prompts, themes, and thesis
statements.
Researching for additional data and
supporting facts/information.
Book Chapter Questions and Journals
Vocabulary Quizzes
Reading Quizzes
Formal and informal writing
First drafts of Portfolio Essays
Documentary viewing guides and analysis
Born on a Blue Day by Daniel
Tammet
Sentence Structure Workshops
Vocabulary Enrichment
Writing Portfolio of various types of
essays: Compare & Contrast,
Process Analysis, Classification,
Definition, Example & Cause and
Effect.
Revision of essays in Writing
Portfolio
Comprehending and analyzing nonfiction
Connecting core text to a variety of
supplemental texts
Understanding essay styles, patterns,
and audience.
Utilizing appropriate diction and syntax
in formal academic essays
Writing under timed conditions
Embedding quotes
Independently establishing essay
prompts, themes, and thesis
statements.
Researching for additional data and
supporting facts/information.
Peer-review and self-review of essays
Revision of essays for final draft
Netiquette & Technology skill
development
Connecting core text to a variety of
supplemental texts
Embedding quotes
Writing Academic Essays
Book Chapter Questions and Journals
Vocabulary Quizzes
Reading Quizzes
Formal and informal writing
Revision of Portfolio Essays
Final portfolio of essays
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
“Souls on Ice” by Liza Mundy
Creation of an Informational Website
on a Controversial Medical Issue
Position Paper on “Souls on Ice”
Book related questions and journals
Reading quizzes
Vocabulary quizzes
APA Persuasive Essay
Group-developed medical website
Formal and informal writing
Use of Blackboard Technology for
online discussion forums.
Sentence Structure Workshops
June
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Biotechnology Persuasive APA
format Essay
Semester Exam
Analyzing fiction for characterization,
theme, plot structure etc
Developing awareness of controversial
medical issues
Argumentation and persuasive writing
techniques
Review of study skills for final exams
Netiquette and critical analysis of
others’ work
Writing under timed conditions
Synthesizing course information into
academic essay format
Participation in Blackboard discussion
forums
Timed in-class semester exam essay
Assessing student developed medical
websites