English+IV+Units+of+Study

===1. SAT Practice ===
 * Resources: SAT wiki page; ACT wiki page; Grammar wiki page **


 * Enduring Understandings **
 *  the content and format of the SAT and the ACT reading and writing sections
 * different strategies that can help improve scores on these tests
 * the qualities of an effective rhetorical analysis essay


 * Essential Questions **
 * What are the qualities of an effective rhetorical analysis essay?
 * How does a speaker use rhetoric to convey his/her message?
 * What is the format of the SAT test?
 * What strategies and skills are necessary to perform well on the SAT writing and reading tests?
 * How is a thesis defended with specific references?

1. Review qualities of effective rhetorical analyses.  2. Complete SAT type reading comprehension, writing exercises.  3. Practice and score SAT tests.  4. Complete the SAT scoring exercise with a group of students. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;"> 5. Score and annotate your own SAT essay.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Activities **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">Common Assessment
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">SAT practice 4 completed

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2. The College Essay
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Resources: //Teen Ink//, college websites with sample college essays, Chausseclasses College essay page** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Enduring Understanding

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">A college essay must capture who you are
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Exceptional college essays are unique, a work only you could produce.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Exceptional college essays show the reader with specific captured moments who the writer is.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Participating in peer review, teacher conferences and writing workshop are important components of the writing process.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Essential Questions

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">What is the purpose of the college essay?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">What makes a college application essay exceptional?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">What are effective strategies and rhetorical strategies for writing this essay?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How is the writing process used when writing the college essay?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How can a writer show rather than tell in an essay?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How does the college essay reveal something about you beyond the other components of the supplication?

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Activities
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">1. Read college application essay examples on college websites, College Board, Teen Ink. Evaluate the essays and share your evaluations and the essays with your classmates. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;"> 2. View videos by college admissions officers and investigative journalists about the college application and the essay. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;"> 3. Actively read and annotate articles on college admissions. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;"> 4. Participate in the Public Interview and other topic idea exercises. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;"> 5. Participate in peer review, peer conferencing, teacher student conference, whole class writing workshops, turnitin peer editing <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;"> 6. Revise essays for publication and class read a round.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">Common Assessment
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">Revised College Essay

===<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">3. The College Process : Supplements, Resume, Selection, Recommendation Letters ===

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Enduring Understandings

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Many different factors must be considered before students decide what schools and programs are right for them.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">College websites, resources such as College Board Big Future provide tools that can assist with the college application process.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Organized resources including a resume with a list of activities, volunteer work and skills will make the college application and scholarship application process easier.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Essential Questions

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How will a college know that you are the right student for the school?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">What type of college will be best for you?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">What is required for the college application?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">What format is used to write a formal letter or a professional email?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">What is a resume?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">What should be in a resume and how should the resume be formatted?

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Activities
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">1. Determine characteristics of colleges that appeal to you; <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">2. Explore two or three colleges of interest: college websites, stats on college search engines including College Board, Unigo <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">3. Write an essay comparing the two colleges. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">4. Write an essay explaining why you want to go to one of the colleges. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">5. Create a resume. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">6. Write a formal letter of recommendation for a classmate. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">7. Write a supplemental essay for one of your college applications.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">Common Assessment:
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">Short essay on why I want to go to a specific college

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">4. Investigating Rhetorical Patterns

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Resources: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">They Say, I Say by Graff, Birkenstein, Durst, The River Reader by Trimmer resources are posted on chausseclasses

===<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Enduring Understanding ===
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Actively reading a text will improve comprehension.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Identifying the purpose of a text is essential to full understanding of the text.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Identifying and understanding the rhetoric of the text will help you to understand the text and write a meaningful response to the text.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">A response must have an arguable thesis statement.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">A response should have well developed paragraphs with specific references to the text supporting the thesis.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Rhetorical elements enhance the defense of an argument
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Appropriate clear graphics can facilitate comprehension of the text.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Essential Questions[[image:http://www.csus.edu/owl/images/gif_files/rhetoric.gif width="420" height="105" align="right"]]

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How does a thesis bind an essay?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How does one formulate a meaningful response to an essay?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How can I effectively integrate other people's words into my own writing?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How does one correctly implement MLA citations?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How does the intended audience affect the tone, content and rhetorical strategies and devices in a text?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How does voice affect writing?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How are the rhetorical appeals, strategies and devices used to convey meaning and fulfill purpose in texts?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">What are the qualities of the following rhetorical patterns: definition, description, process analysis, comparison-contrast?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How can a graphic facilitate the comprehension of the text?

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Activities
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">1. Read various essays and analyze model essays. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> 2. Write a definition essay. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> 3. Write a description essay. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> 4. Write a process analysis essay. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Create a Wiki How. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> 5. Write a comparison-contrast essay.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Common Assessment
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Write an essay using one of the above-mentioned formulas.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Enduring Understanding

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Quality personal writing has a message or a purpose that is conveyed through personal experience.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Showing rather than telling strengthens the personal essay.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Peer conferencing, class writing workshops and student teacher conferences enrich the revision process and the final product.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">A quality piece requires multiple revisions.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Everyone has an interesting story to tell - it’s all in the telling.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Essential Questions

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">What are the characteristics of a quality memoir or exceptional personal narrative?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How does personal experience convey meaning?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">What makes an exceptional college essay?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How is revision important to the writing process?

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Activities

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Read and analyze the “Stranger in the Photo” essay by Donald Murray.[[image:http://jackiewhiting.net/AmStudies/Images/img17.gif width="203" height="299" align="right"]]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Bring five photos of their younger selves to class.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Write an essay on one of the photos similar to Murray’s reflection.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Read a variety of personal essays. Choose one exceptional college essay for a blog entry analysis. Read classmates’ blog entries and the essays they chose.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Read a memoir.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Write a personal essay. After peer and teacher conferencing and multiple revisions, share the essay with classmates to receive further feedback before submitting the final draft.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Interview someone outside of Morgan. Compose a narrative based on his/her experiences. Publish the completed narrative.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Common Assessment
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 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Write and publish a memoir.

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">6. Speeches
===<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">American Reader, 6 Minutes website, Great American Speeches website, YouTube, 100 Speeches of the 20th Century website, Great American Documents speeches, Rhetorical Devices: A Handbook and Activities for Student Writers by Brendan McGuigan ===
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Resources: Ample material and links are provided on Chausseclasses. **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">**Enduring Understanding**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Rhetorical appeals, strategies, and devices enhance the spoken word
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Awareness of logical fallacies
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> A speech must appeal to the interests of the audience.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Practice and the study of great speeches will help you create a memorable, meaningful speech.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The parameters of a formal debate

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Essential Questions

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[[image:http://www.word-buff.com/images/memorize-speeches.jpg align="right"]]What are the criteria for effective public speaking?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How does the intended audience affect the tone and the appeal of a speech?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How is delivery of a speech perfected?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">What are the parameters of a formal debate?

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Activities:
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">1. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will be able to identify and employ the following rhetorical devices: anadiplosis, anaphora, antithesis, chiasmus, apostrophe, parallel structure, rule of threes. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Investigate logical fallacies. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">3. Find examples of exceptional speeches to analyze and to share with the class. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> 2. Watch, discuss and analyze speeches delivered by Martin Luther King, Steve Jobs, Randy Pausch, and other Ted Talk speeches. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> 3. Choose a topic for a speech for their classmates. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> 4. Write a speech; present the speech to peers in a writing workshop, revise the speech <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> 5. Analyze the rhetoric employed in the speech and explain why it is effective. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> 6. Practice presenting the speech to peers and family members. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> 7. Deliver the speech.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18.59px;">Common Assessment

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16.9px;">Compose and deliver a speech OR participate in a debate.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Enduring Understandings

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Effective argument can involve ethos, pathos, logos.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Effective written argument often includes the same rhetorical devices as effective speeches.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Text evidence, including paraphrased ideas, must be cited appropriately.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Essential Questions

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How can I craft the most persuasive argument?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How do I accurately cite information gleaned from outside sources?

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Activities

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Read model persuasive essays.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Craft a defensible thesis statement.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Develop a written argument.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Peer-review a persuasive essay.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Self-review a persuasive essay.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Common Assessment

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Compose a persuasive essay

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">8. Analyzing Fiction <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Resources: [|Discussion Circle Rubric], works of fiction in the Grade 11-CCR text-complexity band <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Enduring Understanding <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Essential Questions > support analysis? > concerning a work of fiction? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Activities
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Effective participation in a discussion involves preparation, synthesis, evaluation, significant contributions, collaboration and engagement.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Reading actively will improve my comprehension.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">My opinions concerning a work of fiction are part of a larger dialogue.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Author make deliberate choices about how to craft a piece of fiction effectively.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Effectively manipulated text evidence helps to create a more persuasive argument.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How does one participate effectively in a discussion of a work of fiction?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How does one cite strong and thorough evidence to
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How do the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a work of fiction impact the text?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How does one effectively articulate his/her opinions
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Read, annotate, and analyze works of fiction.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Compose a reader response to a piece of fiction.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Actively participate in a discussion related to a piece of fiction.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Common Assessment
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Participate in a scored discussion with department-created rubric.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Resources: interview rubric, OWL Purdue website, Monster, Craigslist, CT Jobs website
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Enduring Understandings <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Essential Questions <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Activities <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Common Assessment
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">People will see me as a more viable candidate if I present myself in a professional manner, both on paper and in person.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How does one write a business letter?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How does one write a resume?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Where can I look for job opportunities?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How does one compose a professional email?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How does one prepare for an interview?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Invite members of the community in to speak with students about the world of work.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Choose a job that you are qualified for now, and go through the process of applying for that job.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Choose a job that you hope to be qualified for in five-ten years, and go through the process of applying for that job.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Participate in mock interviews.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Formal cover letter and resume