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English 12

English 12 . Curriculum Alignment Meeting Amphitheater District April 29, 2014. Our Task:. Align the English 12 Curriculum’s Objectives, Skills, and Content for all three high schools. . Beginning with End in Mind:.

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English 12

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  1. English 12 Curriculum Alignment Meeting Amphitheater District April 29, 2014

  2. Our Task: • Align the English 12 Curriculum’s Objectives, Skills, and Content for all three high schools.

  3. Beginning with End in Mind: We are working toward agreement on Objectives, Skills and General Content for students in English 12: We are laying the groundwork for further curricular alignment and development in English 11, 10 & 9:

  4. Beginning with End in Mind: We are working toward agreement on Objectives, Skills and (to a lesser degree) Content for students in English 12: “What should a Senior with an Amphitheater District Diploma have demonstrated as a reader, writer, listener, speaker and person of good character?” We are laying the groundwork for further curricular alignment and development in English 11, 10 and 9: “What skills and content should be part of each English course leading up to English 12 as students move toward meeting the objectives and skill requirements of English 12?”

  5. Our Product, by Day’s End: (H1) • A Semester-based Skills & Objectives related AZ Standards for C&CR: • Reading • Writing • Speaking & Listening • Language • Technology &/or Citizenship/Behavior/Professionalism • A Menu of Content by Genre as a Resource for meeting Standards. • Idea(s)for Common or Shared Assessments Measures for English 12. • An Agreement regarding Semester I and 2 skill practice, course content, and assessment. • An Outline of Writing Skill Progression from English 12 down to English 9.

  6. Developing our Curriculum, Related to AZ CCR Standards: Writing Reading Speaking & Listening Language Technology Professionalism Sample “UBD” Curriculum (See H2 / Handout 2)

  7. Sample Skills List: (H2) Essential Skills: 1.       Critical Analysis: to be able to independently deconstruct a product and explicate the analysis 2.       Persuasion: to be able to formulate an opinion and effectively explicate the evidence that supports it 3.       Presentation: to be able to present oneself professionally, confidently, intelligently, and appropriately 4.       Formulating a Thesis: to be able to independently create a thesis about which to think/write 5.       Successfully Transferring Thoughts to Paper: to be able to overcome a block that would prevent a student from effectively writing about his/her ideas 6.       Identifying and Using Reputable Source Material: to be able to persist in independently identifying respected and accurate sources for research and use them effectively 7.       Attributing Sources/Plagiarism: to be able to effectively and correctly cite source material in the MLA format

  8. Skills List (Continued) 8.       Cultivate Freedom in Writing for Purpose and Style (Style/Fluency/Voice) ? to be able to break away from the traditional 4-paragraph essay/CEI style and write to the purpose/situation 9.       Writing Successfully Without Over-reliance on a Computer ? to be able to revise and edit without relying completely on spell/grammar check software 10.   Technology ? to be able to use technology effectively and appropriately for a variety of purposes 11.   Identifying Works of Literature/Reading Interesting to the Individual ? to be able to independently and successfully identify, obtain, and read works/products that are interesting to the student (fostering lifelong learners/readers) 12.   Metacognition? to be able to answer the questions, “Why do I believe what I believe?” and “How do I know what I know?, ” and to be able to think about one’s own knowledge/learning 13.   Self Promotion/Advocacy ? to be able to understand what one deserves/has earned/is worth, to appropriately stand up for oneself and express one’s wishes and desires clearly 14.   Accepting Consequences ? to be able to accept the consequences of one’s own actions/decisions From: http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/academics.cfm?subpage=2146

  9. Developing our Curriculum, Related to AZ CCR Standards: Writing Reading Speaking & Listening Language Technology Professionalism English 12 Curriculum Alignment PACKET AZED C&CR Standards Possible Assignments & Assessments

  10. Our Product, by Day’s End: (H1) • A Semester-based Skills & Objectives related AZ Standards for C&CR: • Reading • Writing • Speaking & Listening • Language • Technology &/or Citizenship/Behavior/Professionalism • A Menu of Content by Genre as a Resource for meeting Standards. • Idea(s)for Common or Shared Assessments Measures for English 12. • An Agreement regarding Semester I and 2 skill practice, course content, and assessment. • An Outline of Writing Skill Progression from English 12 down to English 9.

  11. Developing our Menu of Content: Compile a List of Current Content Pieces in English 12 Discuss the Relationship between Skills and Specific Content Pieces: What Patterns Exist? What Types of Content should we have in common at all schools?

  12. Our Product, by Day’s End: (H1) • A Semester-based Skills & Objectives related AZ Standards for C&CR: • Reading • Writing • Speaking & Listening • Language • Technology &/or Citizenship/Behavior/Professionalism • A Menu of Content by Genre as a Resource for meeting Standards. • Idea(s)for Common or Shared Assessments Measures for English 12. • An Agreement regarding Semester I and 2 skill practice, course content, and assessment. • An Outline of Writing Skill Progression from English 12 down to English 9.

  13. Common or Shared Assessments: Writing Reading Speaking & Listening Discuss Current Assessments in our English 12 Classes Examine Amphi District Research Paper Project (Binder) Discuss Turnitin.com as Writing Portfolio

  14. IRHS Assessments: Debate Unit: - Listening & Speaking - Researching Skills (Informational Texts) Senior Projects: * Social Issue Research Paper * Literary Analysis Essay

  15. Turnitin.com as Writing Portfolio • Ease of Use • Demonstration • Functionality • GradeMark • PeerMark • Shared Rubrics • Technology Support in Future (B. Gnagey)

  16. Our Product, by Day’s End: (H1) • A Semester-based Skills & Objectives related AZ Standards for C&CR: • Reading • Writing • Speaking & Listening • Language • Technology &/or Citizenship/Behavior/Professionalism • A Menu of Content by Genre as a Resource for meeting Standards. • Idea(s)for Common or Shared Assessments Measures for English 12. • An Agreement regarding Semester I and 2 skill practice, course content, and assessment. • An Outline of Writing Skill Progression from English 12 down to English 9.

  17. Semester Content Agreement

  18. Our Product, by Day’s End: (H1) • A Semester-based Skills & Objectives related AZ Standards for C&CR: • Reading • Writing • Speaking & Listening • Language • Technology &/or Citizenship/Behavior/Professionalism • A Menu of Content by Genre as a Resource for meeting Standards. • Idea(s)for Common or Shared Assessments Measures for English 12. • An Agreement regarding Semester I and 2 skill practice, course content, and assessment. • An Outline of Writing Skill Progression from English 12 down to English 9.

  19. Designing Down – Ideas for Writing Curriculum (12-9): Ideas:

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