Colleton County School District
ELA Curriculum
Grade
13
Colleton County School District
ELA Curriculum
Grade
Strand:
Reading/Literature/Listening/Speaking/Writing
Unit Title/Instructional Time Frame:Short Stories/ app. 3 weeks
Objectives:
¨ Read selections in different genres that develop the theme of “Short Stories”
¨ Apply a variety of reading strategies (particularly literal comprehension strategies): predict outcomes, inference, author’s purpose, draw conclusions
¨ Analyze literary elements: plot line (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution), surprise ending, point of view, symbolism, theme, direct and indirect characterization, setting, irony
¨ Use a variety of strategies to read unfamiliar words and to build vocabulary: Latin prefixes, suffixes, word roots; synonyms, connotations, technical terms
¨ Learn elements of grammar, usage, and style: participial phrases, punctuating dialogue, possessive nouns, irregular plurals, infinitive and infinitive phrases, commas, sentence fragments
¨ Use recursive writing processes to write in a variety of forms
¨ Express and support responses to various types of texts
¨ Prepare, organize, and present literary interpretations
Resources:
Prentice Hall Gold Literature (suggested selections):
¨ “The Scarlet Ibis”
¨ “Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird”
¨ “The Invalid’s Story”
¨ “The Necklace”
¨ “The Most Dangerous Game”
¨ “Checkouts”
¨ “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
¨ “The Cask of Amontillado”
Prentice Hall CD Rom Resource Pro
Vocabulary for Achievement, Third Course
¨ Units 1-3
¨ Dictionary Skills Finding the Appropriate Definition¨ Units 4-6
¨ Dictionary Skills Usage Notes
Writer’s Choice 9
Personal Resources
Suggested Instructional Activities:¨ Write and present a brief monologue in which Montresor explains the “injury” he has suffered at Fortunato’s hands.
¨ Choose one of the settings in the story and write a description of a set design that incorporates the author’s descriptive details and your imagination.
¨ Write a persuasive essay either for or against hunting.
¨ Draw detailed, labeled diagrams of one or more of the traps Rainsford created.
¨ Prepare and present a eulogy that the narrator might have presented at Doodle’s funeral.
¨ Write a brief essay explaining how the scarlet ibis serves as the story’s central symbol.
¨ Keep a written record of what you hear and read about dreams and dreaming. Record the latest scientific facts and theories.
¨ Act out one of Walter Mitty’s daydreams. Use verbal and nonverbal strategies to interpret the scene.
Assessment(s):
-Unit test -writing -articles -performance -research -vocabulary
-grammar -HOTS q&a -speeches -journal entries -essays
-projects -computers
Sample Question(s) - PACT, PSAT, SAT, ACT, Exit Exam
Altogether, look as I would, there was nothing remarkable about the man save his blazing red head, and the expression of extreme chagrin and discontent upon his features.
In this passage, the word save means-
A. rescue
B. preserve
C. exceptD. keep hidden
The answer is c.
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Colleton County School District
ELA Curriculum
Grade
13
Colleton County School District
ELA Curriculum
Grade
Strand:
Reading/Literature/Listening/Speaking/Writing
Unit Title/Instructional Time Frame:Nonfiction/app. 2 weeks
Objectives:
¨ Develop skill in reading nonfiction.
¨ Apply a variety of reading strategies appropriate for reading these selections: author’s attitude, style, purpose; evaluate credibility of information sources
¨ Analyze literary elements: biography, autobiography, theme, electronic texts
¨ Use a variety of strategies to read unfamiliar words and to build vocabulary: Latin word roots, context clues, thesaurus, Anglo-Saxon prefixes, definitions, analogies, Greek word roots, synonyms
¨ Learn elements of grammar, usage, and style: use of its and it’s, affect and effect; appositives and appositive phrases, commas with introductory words, hyphens, adjective clauses
¨ Use recursive writing processes to write in a variety of forms: persuasive essay, interview, reflective essay, movie review, workplace writing
¨ Prepare, organize and present literary interpretations: observations, visual essay
Resources:
Prentice Hall Gold Literature (suggested selections):
¨ “On Summer”
¨ “A Celebration of Grandfathers”
¨ “from A White House Diary”
¨ “Understanding Comics”
¨ “Earhart Redux”
Prentice Hall Gold CD Rom Resource Pro
Vocabulary for Achievement, Third Course
¨ Units 7-9¨ Test-Taking Skills Antonym Tests
Writer’s Choice 9
Personal Resources
Suggested Instructional Activities:¨ Write a persuasive essay arguing for public support for the space program. Back up your points with facts, vivid descriptions, and statistics.
¨ Write a reflective essay about a subject of personal importance to you. For example, you might write about why a specific person has influenced you, or you might reflect on a single experience that had a powerful impact.
¨ Interview an older person whom you know and admire. Find out key details about the person’s life and important lessons that he or she has learned. Present your findings.
¨ Prepare a movie review of A Raisin in the Sun or Yentl. Include mention of any connection between the movie and the author’s essay in the book.
¨ Use the Internet to gather additional information about the subject of one of these selections. Present in an informal oral report.
¨ Create a comic strip of your own using comics from the newspaper as models.
¨ Design a commemorative stamp honoring women in sports.
Assessment(s):
-projects -writing -speeches -articles -comic strips
-posters -essays -unit test -journal entries
Sample Question(s) - PACT, PSAT, SAT, ACT, Exit Exam Arlene Johnson’s 1956 Cadillac convertible was a battleship. With its long silver body and huge chrome tall fins, this well-cared-for antique cruised through the streets of Cobertson every
morning with Arlene sitting proudly at the wheel. She was a petite woman, and even with the top down, the car swallowed her up.
Arlene Johnson could be described as:
A. imposing B. individualistic C. nervous D. cheerful
The answer is B
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Colleton County School District
ELA Curriculum
Grade
13
Colleton County School District
ELA Curriculum
Grade
13
Colleton County School District
ELA Curriculum
Grade
Strand:
Reading /Literature/ Listening / Speaking / Writing
Unit Title/Instructional Time Frame:Poetry/app. 3 weeks
Objectives:¨ Develop skills in reading poetry.
¨ Apply a variety of strategies for reading poetry: paraphrase, draw inferences.
¨ Analyze literary elements: rhyme scheme, simile, metaphor, personification, imagery, concrete image, lyric poetry, rhythm, alliteration, rhyme, onomatopoeia, narrative poetry, dramatic poetry, dramatic monologue, sonnet, haiku
¨ Use a variety of strategies to read unfamiliar words and to build vocabulary: poetic contractions, antonyms, context clues, Latin root words, synonyms, Greek prefixes, analogies, Anglo-Saxon suffixes, analogies
¨ Learn elements of grammar, usage, and style: inverter word order, coordinating conjunctions, parallel structure, end punctuation, participial phrase, concrete and abstract nouns
¨ Use recursive writing processes to write in a variety of forms
¨ Express and support responses to various types of text
¨ Prepare, organize, and present literary interpretations
Resources:
¨ “The Eagle”
¨ “Dream Deferred”
¨ “Dreams”
¨ “Blackberry Eating”
¨ “Eulogy for a Hermit Crab”
¨ Ecclesiates 3:1-8
¨ “The Bells”
¨ “The Raven”
¨ “the Seven Ages of Man”
¨ “Three Haiku”
Prentice Hall Gold CD Rom Resource Pro
Vocabulary for Achievement, Third Course
¨ Units 10-12¨ Test-Taking Skills The Roots –pon and –posit-
Writer’s Choice 9
Teacher ResourcesSuggested Instructional Activities:
¨ Using the poem as a model, write a poem in which you use similes to capture your feelings about a personal experience involving nature.
¨ Write a description of an eagle that could appear in a guidebook on birds. Tell what the eagle looks like and how it behaves.
¨ With a partner or small group, practice and perform a dramatic reading of one of the poems. Use the volume and tone of your voice to help communicate meaning.
¨ Imagine that you own a restaurant which serves crabs, blackberries, and other dishes of your choice. Write a menu in which you use vivid descriptive words to make the dishes sound appealing.
¨ Write a diary entry that the mother in “Woman’s Work” might have written in her diary. Have her comment on her daughter’s behavior and attitude.
¨ Choose an image from one of the poems that appeals to the sense of sight. Draw a picture that shows what you see in your mind’s eye.
¨ Conduct research to learn how women’s roles have changed over the past several decades.
¨ Write a lyric poem about your favorite season of the year.
¨ “The Bells” was meant to be read aloud. Practice and present a dramatic reading of the poem.
Assessment(s):
-unit test -writing -essays -projects -original poems
-research -dramatic readings -journal entries -projects
Sample Question(s) - PACT, PSAT, SAT, ACT, Exit Exam
Last night’s rain was the worst in months. The rain, which started at 6 P.M., came down like a high-speed avalanche for forty minutes before stopping. Then, at 7:30 P.M., the deluge began again, lasting for another twenty minutes or more. Not since last April were showers so heavy. Last April brought seven inches of rain in one month, but last night it rained seven inches in one night.
1. The author of this article uses the word avalanche so that readers –
A. will picture snow falling down a mountainside
B. will appreciate the power of the rainstorm
C. will learn facts about meteorology
D. will be persuaded to take action
The answer is B.
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Colleton County School District
ELA Curriculum
Grade
13
Colleton County School District
ELA Curriculum
Grade
13
Colleton County School District
ELA Curriculum
Grade
Strand:
Research/ Technology/Writing
Unit Title/Instructional Time Frame:Research/app. 1 week
Objectives:
¨ Develop new vocabulary, word choice
¨ Use reading strategies to comprehend and analyze material
¨ Practice synonyms, antonyms, root words, connotations, contexts
¨ Write a Research Paper, Outline, Bibliography
¨ Plan, prepare, organize, edit, and proofread research papers
¨ Increase knowledge of the rules of grammar and usage for Research papers, Outlines, and Bibliographies
¨ Analyze literary elements: styles, themes, criticisms, word choice etc.
Resources:
Vocabulary for Achievement, Third Course
¨ Units 13-14Writer’s Choice 9
Bud’s Research Guide
InternetLiterary Criticisms
Suggested Instructional Activities:
¨ Write a competent thesis statement and introductory paragraph.
¨ Research an author and an example of his or her work.
¨ Write a competent Research paper.
¨ Develop a correct bibliography.
¨ Use literary criticism to analyze an author and his or her work.
Assessment(s):
-writing -vocabulary -grammar -HOTS q&a -research
-speeches -bibliography
Sample Question(s) - PACT, PSAT, SAT, ACT, Exit Exam
As Yolanda read the application for summer camp counselor, she felt doubtful. She was interested in teaching art and sports, but the position required experience. Did she qualify? She made a list of what she’d done: two terms of a child-development lab last year, babysitting for four years, an art and soccer teacher for day camp.
Which of Yolanda’s experiences is the closest match for the position?
a. her experience as a babysitter
b. the classes she took in child development
c. her experience as an art and soccer teacher
d. her certification in CPR
The answer is C
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Colleton County School District
ELA Curriculum
Grade
13
Colleton County School District
ELA Curriculum
Grade
Strand:
Reading / Literature/Listening/Speaking /Writing
Unit Title/Instructional Time Frame:Mythology/3 weeks
Objectives:
¨ Develop skill in reading epics.
¨ Apply a variety of reading strategies appropriate for reading these selections: draw conclusions, paraphrase, make predictions, make inferences, summarize, compare and contrast.
¨ Analyze literary elements: epic hero, epic simile, metaphor, monologue
¨ Use a variety of strategies to read unfamiliar words and to build vocabulary: antonyms, thesaurus, word origins, synonyms, words from myths, word roots, suffixes, analogies
¨ Learn elements of grammar, usage, and style: restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses and phrases, appositives and appositive phrases, participial phrases, adverb clauses
¨ Express and support responses to various types of texts.
¨ Prepare, organize, and present literary interpretations.
Resources:
Prentice Hall Gold Literature (suggested selections):
¨ “The Odyssey” Part 1 and 2
¨ “An Ancient Gesture”
¨ “Siren Song”
¨ Prologue and Epilogue from “The Odyssey”
¨ “Ithaca”
¨ from Apollo 13
Prentice Hall Gold CD Rom Resource Pro
Vocabulary for Achievement, Third Course
¨ Lessons 15¨ Text-Taking Skills Reading Comprehension Tests
¨ Lessons 16-18
¨ Reading Skills Context Clues Substitution
Writer’s Choice 9
Teacher ResourcesSuggested Instructional Activities:
¨ Imagine that you are a sailor aboard Odysseus’ ship. Write a letter home, telling your family about your adventures.
¨ Write an essay in which you explore the concept of the hero. In your essay, compare and contrast Odysseus with other heroes, real or imaginary.
¨ Select an exciting, action-filled incident from “The Odyssey.” Using the text and your imagination, describe the action as it unfolds. When you have worked out all the details, perform your broadcast for an audience.
¨ Describe an action by a hero – such as Odysseus or your favorite comic book superhero – using an epic simile to make the hero’s action easy for your audience to imagine.
¨ Form two teams of two to four people each to debate the following issue: Should Odysseus be prosecuted for murder in the killing of Penelope’s suitors?
¨ Create a map that shows Odysseus’ voyage. Calculate the actual straight-line distance from Troy to Ithaca. Based on your map, approximate how far Odysseus traveled.
Assessment(s):
-unit test -projects -writing -debate
-speeches -research -journal
Sample Question(s) - PACT, PSAT, SAT, ACT, Exit Exam
Determine whether a punctuation mark in the passage is misplaces, missing, or unnecessary.
Marks’ father and mother traveled, to Egypt together.
A. NO CHANGE
B. Marks’ father and mother traveled to Egypt together.
C. Mark’s father and mother traveled to Egypt, together.
D. Mark’s father and mother traveled to Egypt together.
The answer is D.
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Colleton County School District
ELA Curriculum
Grade