English II MAP

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1	ENGLISH II CURRICULUM MAP In PLCs, teachers will determine focus indicators and their assessments per unit. Individual teachers can choose texts at their discretion. Teachers should balance between core texts and book club texts (and can use either interchangeably) while implementing independent reading daily. Units should include a variety of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Indicators highlighted in blue will be assessed on benchmark assessments. Text highlighted in red are hyperlinked to more resources.
2	2	Time Frame	Weeks 1-4	Weeks 5-7	Weeks 8-11	Weeks 12-14	Weeks 15-18
3	3	Suggested Semester - Long Thematic Study	Who am I and what shapes us as individuals?
4	4	Suggested Genre	Short Stories & Written Response to Narrative	Poetry	Novel/Allegory	Rhetoric and The Research Process	Drama
5	5	Instructional Routines	Core Text and/or Book Club Text Independent Reading (Daily) Writing (Daily)	Core Text and/or Book Club Text Independent Reading (Daily) Writing (Daily)	Core Text and/or Book Club Text Independent Reading (Daily) Writing (Daily)	Core Text and/or Book Club Text Independent Reading (Daily) Writing (Daily)	Core Text and/or Book Club Text Independent Reading (Daily) Writing (Daily)
6	6	Suggested Core Texts: Honors	Variety of Short Stories: The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury,Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets by Jack Finney, Everyday Use by Alice Walker, Where Have You Gone, Charning Billy? by Tim O'Brien, The Rights to the Streets of Memphis by Richard Wright, and various teacher-selected short stories	Opportunity to incorporate book club as core text Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare, Once by the Pacific by Robert Frost, Ode to my Socks (or various odes) by Pablo Neruda, variou teacher-selected poems	Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe	Opportunity to incorporate book club as core text Nonfiction, informational, persausive text Independent research, writing, and presentation by students	Julius Caesar or Macbeth Heavy emphasis on Thematic Development and Rhetorical Analysis
7	7	Suggested Core Texts: College Prep	Variety of Short Stories: The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury,Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets by Jack Finney, Everyday Use by Alice Walker, The Sniper by Liam O'Flattery, The Rights to the Streets of Memphis by Richard Wright, There will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury, The Lottery by Shirley Jackson and various teacher-selected short stories Screen reader support enabled.	Opportunity to incorporate book club as core text "Lord of the Flies" by Iron Maiden, "Harlem" by Langston Hughes, "We wear the mask" by Paul Dunbar, Poem of the day @ poetry.org	Lord of the Flies by William Golding -or- Night by Elie Wiesel	Opportunity to incorporate book club as core text Nonfiction, informational, persausive text Independent research, writing, and presentation by students	Julius Caesar or Macbeth -audiobook, performance, teacher led
8	8	Suggested Book Club Texts	The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey	The Rose that Grew from Concrete by Tupac Shakur, What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson The Crossover by Kwame Alexander	Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Night by Elie Wiesel Maus by Art Spiegelman	All American Boys by Jason Reynolds The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Dread Nation by Justine Ireland The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins	Monster by Walter Dean Myers Mean Girls Screenplay by Tina Fay Trifles by Susan Glaspell
9	9	Cross Curricular Topics	Cold-War, WWII, Vietnam, Forensics, Meterology, Civil Rights Movement	Current Events, Artwork, Music, HIstorical Context	Psychology, Geography, Ecosystems, Civilization	Current Events	Roman and Scottish History, public speaking, Shakespearean history and culture, art, film
10	10	Reading Literary	4.1: read grade-level text 5.1: cite textual evidence to support analysis 6.1: determine and analyze a theme 8.1: analyze character/event development 9.1: analyze the author's use of language 10.1 use context clues 11.1: analyze author’s point of view, purpose, perspective 12.1: analyze plot 12.2: analyze author’s choices of structure 13.1: engage in whole and small group reading 13.2: read independently 13.3: become self-directed, critical readers and thinkers	4.1: read grade-level text 4.2: read grade-level prose and poetry orally 5.1: cite textual evidence to support analysis 6.1: determine and analyze theme 7.1: trace the development of a common theme in two different artistic mediums 7.2: explain historical and cultural traditions in literary texts 9.1: analyze the author's use of language 10.1 use context clues 11.1: analyze author’s point of view, purpose, perspective 12.2: analyze author’s choices of structure within a text 13.1: engage in whole and small group reading 13.2: read independently for sustained periods of time	4.1: read grade-level text 5.1: cite textual evidence to support analysis 6.1: determine and analyze theme 7.2: explain historical and cultural traditions in literary texts 8.1: analyze character/event development 9.1: analyze the author's use of language 10.1 use context clues 11.1: analyze author’s point of view, purpose, perspective 12.1: analyze plot 13.1: engage in whole and small group reading 13.2: read independently 13.3:become self-directed, critical readers and thinkers	4.1: read grade-level text 5.1: cite textual evidence to support analysis 5.1b: identify multiple supported interpretations 9.1: analyze the author's use of specific language 10.1 use context clues 11.1: analyze author’s point of view, purpose, perspective 12.2: analyze author’s choices of structure within a text 13.1: engage in whole and small group reading 13.2: read independently for sustained periods of time 13.3: become self-directed, critical readers and thinkers	4.1: read grade-level text 4.2: read grade-level prose and poetry orally 5.1: cite evidence to support analysis 6.1: determine and analyze theme 7.2: explain historical and cultural traditions in literary texts 8.1: analyze character/event development 9.1: analyze the author's use of language 10.1: use context clues 11.1: analyze author’s purpose 12.1: analyze plot 13.1: engage in whole and small group reading 13.2: read independently 13.3:become self-directed, critical readers and thinker
11	11	Reading Informational	4.1: read grade-level text 5.1: cite significant textual evidence 6.1: determine and analyze the central idea of a text 7.1: explain how the use of different mediums impacts understanding 8.1a: determine figurative, connotative, or technical meanings of words 8.2: explain the author’s meaning and tone 9.1 use context clues 10.1: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose 11.2 Analyze and evaluate author's claims, bias, and credibilty 12.1: engage in whole and small group reading with purpose and understanding 12.2: read independently 12.3: become self- directed, critical readers and thinkers	4.1: read grade-level text 4.2: read grade-level prose and poetry orally 5.1: cite significant textual evidence 6.1: determine and analyze the central idea of a text 7.1: explain how the use of different mediums impacts understanding 8.1a: determine figurative, connotative, or technical meanings of words 8.1b: analyze the cumulative impact of specific words 8.2: explain the author's meaning and tone 9.1 use context clues 10.1: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose 11.2 Analyze and evaluate author's claims, bias, and credibilty 12.1: engage in whole and small group reading with purpose and understanding 12.2: read independently 12.3: become self- directed, critical readers and thinkers	4.1: read grade-level text 4.2: read grade-level prose and poetry orally 5.1: cite significant textual evidence 6.1: determine and analyze the central idea 7.1: explain how the use of different mediums impacts understanding 8.1a: determine figurative, connotative, or technical meanings of words 8.1b: analyze the cumulative impact of specific words 8.2: explain the author’s meaning and tone 9.1 use context clues 10.1: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose 11.2 Analyze and evaluate author's claims, bias, and credibilty 12.1: engage in whole and small group reading with purpose and understanding 12.2: read independently 12.3: become self- directed, critical readers and thinkers	4.1: read grade-level text 5.1: cite significant textual evidence 6.1: determine and analyze the central idea of a text 7.1: explain how the use of different mediums impacts understanding 8.1b: analyze the cumulative impact of specific words 8.1a: determine figurative, connotative, or technical meanings of words 8.2: explain the author’s meaning and tone 9.1 use context clues 10.1: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose; analyze how an author uses rhetoric 11.1: analyze the use of text features and structures 11.2 Analyze and evaluate author's claims, bias, and credibilty 12.1: engage in whole and small group reading with purpose and understanding 12.2: read independently 12.3: become self- directed, critical readers and thinkers	4.1: read grade-level text 5.1: cite significant textual evidence 8.1b: analyze the cumulative impact of specific words 8.1a: determine figurative, connotative, or technical meanings of words 8.2: explain the author’s meaning and tone 9.1 use context clues 10.1: determine an author’s point of view or purpose; analyze how an author uses rhetoric 12.1: engage in whole and small group reading with purpose and understanding 12.2: read independently 12.3: become self- directed, critical readers and thinkers
12	12	Writing	1.1 Write arguments 2.1 Write informative/ explanatory 3.1 Write narrative 4.1 Conventions of standard English grammar 5.2 Conventions of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling 6.1 Write routinely 6.4 Keyboarding	1.1 Write arguments 2.1 Write informative/ explanatory 3.1 Write narrative 4.1 Conventions of standard English grammar 5.2 Conventions of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling 6.1 Write routinely 6.4 Keyboarding	1.1 Write arguments 2.1 Write informative/ explanatory 3.1 Write narrative 4.1 Conventions of standard English grammar 5.2 Conventions of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling 6.1 Write routinely 6.4 Keyboarding	1.1 Write arguments 2.1 Write informative/ explanatory 3.1 Write narrative 4.1 Conventions of standard English grammar 5.2 Conventions of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling 6.1 Write routinely 6.4 Keyboarding	1.1 Write arguments 2.1 Write informative/ explanatory 3.1 Write narrative 4.1 Conventions of standard English grammar 5.2 Conventions of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling 6.1 Write routinely 6.4 Keyboarding
13	13	Inquiry	1.1: use a recursive process that to develop questions 2.1: analyze ideas and information from texts and multimedia 3.1: develop a plan of action 3.2: examine historical, social, cultural, or political contexts 3.3: gather information from a variety of sources 4.1: employ a critical stance and analyze relationships 4.2: evaluate findings, address conflicting information, identify misconceptions, and revise 5.2: analyze and evaluate previous assumptions 5.3: analyze the process to evaluate and revise	1.1: use a recursive process that directs inquiry 2.1: analyze ideas and information from texts and multimedia 3.1: develop a plan of action 3.2: examine historical, social, cultural, or political contexts 3.3: gather information from a variety of sources 4.1: employ a critical stance and analyze relationships 4.2: evaluate findings, address conflicting information, identify misconceptions, and revise 5.2: analyze and evaluate previous assumptions 5.3: analyze the process to evaluate and revise	1.1: use a recursive process that directs inquiry 2.1: analyze ideas and information from texts and multimedia 3.1: develop a plan of action 3.2: examine historical, social, cultural, or political contexts 3.3: gather information from a variety of sources 4.1: employ a critical stance and analyze relationships 4.2: evaluate findings, address conflicting information, identify misconceptions, and revise 5.2: analyze and evaluate previous assumptions 5.3: analyze the process to evaluate and revise	1.1: use a recursive process that directs inquiry 2.1: analyze ideas and information from texts and multimedia 3.1: develop a plan of action 3.2: examine historical, social, cultural, or political contexts 3.3: gather information from a variety of sources 4.1: employ a critical stance and analyze relationships 4.2: evaluate findings, address conflicting information, identify misconceptions, and revise 5.2: analyze and evaluate previous assumptions 5.3: analyze the process to evaluate and revise	1.1: use a recursive process that directs inquiry 2.1: analyze ideas and information from texts and multimedia 3.1: develop a plan of action 3.2: examine historical, social, cultural, or political contexts 3.3: gather information from a variety of sources 4.1: employ a critical stance and analyze relationships 4.2: evaluate findings, address conflicting information, identify misconceptions, and revise 5.2: analyze and evaluate previous assumptions 5.3: analyze the process to evaluate and revise
14	14	Communication	1.1 Gather information for discussions 1.2 Initiate/Participate in collaborative discussions 1.3 Develop/adjust communication skills 1.4 Engage in dialogue to explore 1.5 Synthesize and revise conclusions 1.6 Utlize various modes of communication 2.1 Present/assess information from multiple sources 2.2 Distingush credible sources 2.3 Quote and paraphrase properly 2.4 Adapt speech to task and audience 3.1 Analyze influence and employ context 3.2 Constuct engaging multimedia presentations 4.1 Evaluate speaker's point of view and argument 4.2 Analyze speaker's delivery of message 4.3 Evaluate speaker's effectiveness 5.1 Give presentations 5.2 Deliver logical messages 5.3 Develop messages that use rhetorical appeals	1.1 Gather information for discussions 1.2 Initiate/Participate in collaborative discussions 1.3 Develop/adjust communication skills 1.4 Engage in dialogue to explore 1.5 Synthesize and revise conclusions 1.6 Utlize various modes of communication 2.1 Present/assess information from multiple sources 2.2 Distingush credible sources 2.3 Quote and paraphrase properly 2.4 Adapt speech to task and audience 3.1 Analyze influence and employ context 3.2 Constuct engaging multimedia presentations 4.1 Evaluate speaker's point of view and argument 4.2 Analyze speaker's delivery of message 4.3 Evaluate speaker's effectiveness 5.1 Give presentations 5.2 Deliver logical messages 5.3 Develop messages that use rhetorical appeals	1.1 Gather information for discussions 1.2 Initiate/Participate in collaborative discussions 1.3 Develop/adjust communication skills 1.4 Engage in dialogue to explore 1.5 Synthesize and revise conclusions 1.6 Utlize various modes of communication 2.1 Present/assess information from multiple sources 2.2 Distingush credible sources 2.3 Quote and paraphrase properly 2.4 Adapt speech to task and audience 3.1 Analyze influence and employ context 3.2 Constuct engaging multimedia presentations 4.1 Evaluate speaker's point of view and argument 4.2 Analyze speaker's delivery of message 4.3 Evaluate speaker's effectiveness 5.1 Give presentations 5.2 Deliver logical messages 5.3 Develop messages that use rhetorical appeals	1.1 Gather information for discussions 1.2 Initiate/Participate in collaborative discussions 1.3 Develop/adjust communication skills 1.4 Engage in dialogue to explore 1.5 Synthesize and revise conclusions 1.6 Utlize various modes of communication 2.1 Present/assess information from multiple sources 2.2 Distingush credible sources 2.3 Quote and paraphrase properly 2.4 Adapt speech to task and audience 3.1 Analyze influence and employ context 3.2 Constuct engaging multimedia presentations 4.1 Evaluate speaker's point of view and argument 4.2 Analyze speaker's delivery of message 4.3 Evaluate speaker's effectiveness 5.1 Give presentations 5.2 Deliver logical messages 5.3 Develop messages that use rhetorical appeals	1.1 Gather information for discussions 1.2 Initiate/Participate in collaborative discussions 1.3 Develop/adjust communication skills 1.4 Engage in dialogue to explore 1.5 Synthesize and revise conclusions 1.6 Utlize various modes of communication 2.1 Present/assess information from multiple sources 2.2 Distingush credible sources 2.3 Quote and paraphrase properly 2.4 Adapt speech to task and audience 3.1 Analyze influence and employ context 3.2 Constuct engaging multimedia presentations 4.1 Evaluate speaker's point of view and argument 4.2 Analyze speaker's delivery of message 4.3 Evaluate speaker's effectiveness 5.1 Give presentations 5.2 Deliver logical messages 5.3 Develop messages that use rhetorical appeals
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