Grade 9 Academic English Writing Focus: 5 paragraph Literary Essay Character Analysis 3 point cause and effect thesis

Direct Quotations/Quotation Formula Parenthetical Citation Works Cited Page OSSLT Summary, News Report, Informational Paragraph, Series of Paragraphs expressing an Opinion Texts: Sightlines 9 Resourcelines 9/10 Grammar: Harcourt Writers Handbook Parts of Speech: - noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb - simple sentence, compound sentence Punctuation: - period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark Verb Tense: - present, past, future Social Justice: Life and dignity of the Human Person Call to family, community, and participation !

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Unit 1: OSSLT / Writing Unit Evaluations: Assignment Summary, Informational Paragraph, Series of Paragraphs Expressing an Opinion (Writing 10%) Unit to be developed including lessons, exemplars and rubrics. Unit 2: Short Story Unit focus on plot graph, setting, conflict, character profile, and point of view The Blue Bead Suggested Short Lamb to the Slaughter Stories: The Time of the Wolves Once Upon a Time In the Silence The Jade Peony Evaluations: News Report focus on OSSLT format and media (Media 10%) Unit test must combine OSSLT unit with short story unit. Evaluate short story unit through the OSSLT formats. (Reading and Literature Studies 5%) Unit 3: The Novel Study Suggested novels: Hunger Games, Cue for Treason Evaluations: Literary Essay (Writing 10%) Unit test (Reading and Literature Studies 10%)
March 2011

Unit 4: Shakespeare Suggested texts: Evaluations:

Romeo and Juliet Group Presentation(Oral Communication 10%) Poetry Mini Unit (Writing 5%)
(may be completed within Shakespeare unit or as an independent unit)

Focus on poetic devices: simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole. Unit test and quizzes (Reading and Literature Studies 10%) Social Justice Themes:
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March 2011

Connect to: Connect to the novel unit (The Chrysalids) and to short story unit (On the Sidewalk Bleeding, Once Upon a Time)

Grade 9 Applied English Writing Focus: Series of Paragraphs OSSLT - Summary, News Report, Informational Paragraph, Series of Paragraphs expressing an Opinion * ensure that the above forms are reoccurring assessments throughout semester Texts: Sightlines 9 Resourcelines 9/10 K T C A 20% 15% 20% 15% Grammar: Harcourt Writers Handbook Parts of Speech: - noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb - simple sentence, compound sentence Punctuation: - period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark Verb Tense: - present, past, future Social Justice: Life and dignity of the Human Person Call to family, community, and participation ! W 25% U1-10%, U3-10%, U4-5% O 10% U4-10%, R 25% U2-5%, U3-10%, U4-10% M 10% U2-10%,

Unit 1: OSSLT / Writing Unit Evaluations: Assignment Summary, Informational Paragraph, Series of Paragraphs Expressing an Opinion (Writing 10%) Unit to be developed including lessons, exemplars and rubrics.

Unit 2: Short Story Unit focus on plot graph, setting, conflict, character profile,

Suggested Short Stories:

Evaluations:

and point of view The Blue Bead Lamb to the Slaughter The Jade Peony Once Upon a Time In the Silence On the Sidewalk Bleeding News Report focus on OSSLT format and media (Media 10%) Unit test must combine OSSLT unit with short story unit. Evaluate short story unit through the OSSLT formats. (Reading and Literature Studies 5%)

Unit 3: The Novel Study Suggested novels: Iqbal, The Outsiders, Holes Evaluations: Series of Paragraphs (Writing 10%) Unit test (Reading and Literature Studies 10%)
March 2011

Unit 4: Shakespeare Parallel Text/Graphic Text Suggested texts: Romeo and Juliet Evaluations: Group Presentation(Oral Communication 10%) Poetry Mini Unit (Writing 5%)
(may be completed within Shakespeare unit or as an independent unit)

Focus on poetic devices: simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole. Unit test and quizzes (Reading and Literature Studies 10%) Social Justice Themes: Life and dignity of the Human Person Call to family, community, and participation
March 2011

Connect to: Connect to the novel unit (The Chrysalids) and to short story unit (On the Sidewalk Bleeding, Once Upon a Time)

Grade 10 Academic English Writing Focus: 5 Paragraph Literary Essay Thematic Analysis 3 point cause and effect thesis Direct Quotations / Quotation Formula Parenthetical Citation (MLA format) Works Cited Page OSSLT - Summary, News Report, Informational Paragraph, Series of Paragraphs expressing an Opinion * ensure that the above forms are reoccurring assessments throughout semester Texts: Traditions in Literature Literature and Media Language and Writing OSSLT Dont Panic K 20% T 15% C 20% A 15% Grammar: Harcourt Writers Handbook Parts of Speech: - formatted quotation, parenthetical citation - possession, abbreviation Punctuation: - quotation mark, apostrophe Verb Tense: - passive

Social Justice: Care for God's creation Option for the Poor and Vulnerable

W 25% U2-5%, U3-10%, U4-10%, O 10% U4-10%, R 25% U2-5%, U3-10%, U4-10% M 10% U1-5%, U5-5%

Unit 1: OSSLT Preparation and Review Unit (must be completed in February for semester II) Evaluations: Review Booklet: Summary, Informational Paragraph, Series of Paragraphs expressing an Opinion and News Article Unit Test Mock OSSLT test (Media 5%) Unit to be developed including lessons, exemplars and rubrics. Unit 2: Short Story Unit focus on theme, mood, atmosphere, tone, and irony The Boar Hunt Suggested Short The Necklace Stories: The Monkeys Paw The Parachutist Just Lather, Thats All The Dinner Party Life is Sweet at Kumansenu The Man from Kabul

Evaluations:

Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 5%) Mini Essay Assignment (Writing 10%) - focus on cause and effect

March 2011

Unit 3: The Novel Study Suggested novel : To Kill a Mockingbird Evaluations: Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 10%) In Class Literary Essay (Writing 10%) - focus on parenthetical references Unit 4: Shakespeare Suggested texts: The Merchant of Venice Julius Caesar Taming of the Shrew

Evaluations:

Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 10%) Creative Assignment (Media 5%) (Writing 5%) Presentation (Oral Communication 10%) - focus on Narrative, lyric, ballad Connect to: Unit 2: The novel (TKMB) and Unit 5: Media studies

Unit 5: Poetry Evaluation:

Social Justice Themes: -Care for God's creation -Option for the Poor and Vulnerable

March 2011

Grade 10 Applied English Writing Focus: 5 Paragraph Literary Essay Thematic Analysis 3 point cause and effect thesis Direct Quotations / Quotation Formula Works Cited Page OSSLT - Summary, News Report, Informational Paragraph, Series of Paragraphs expressing an Opinion * ensure that the above forms are reoccurring assessments throughout semester Texts: Crossroads OSSLT Dont Panic K 20% T 15% C 20% A 15% Grammar: Harcourt Writers Handbook Parts of Speech: - formatted quotation, parenthetical citation - possession, abbreviation Punctuation: - quotation mark, apostrophe Verb Tense: - passive

Social Justice: Care for God's creation Option for the Poor and Vulnerable W 25% U2-10 %, U3-10%, U4-10% O 10% U5-10% R 25% U2-5%, U3-10%, U4-10% M 10% U1-5% U3-5%

Unit 1: OSSLT Preparation and Review Unit (must be completed in February for semester II) Evaluations: Review Booklet: Summary, Informational Paragraph, Series of Paragraphs expressing an Opinion and News Article Unit Test Mock OSSLT test (Media 5%) Unit to be developed including lessons, exemplars and rubrics. Unit 2: Short Story Unit Suggested Short Stories: The Sniper Identities To Build a Fire Stains War The Stolen Party After Twenty Years Ha Penny Bus Ride

Evaluations:

Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 5%) Creative Writing Assignment (Writing 10%)- focus on plot

Unit 3: The Novel Study Suggested novel : Evaluations:

Shattered, Sketches, Stones focus on character development, folk, mystery, culture and family Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 10%) News Report focus on OSSLT format and media (Media 5%) - focus on creating media texts 12 Angry Men-focus on characterization (ie. Have students take on personas of different characters in the play) Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 10%) Series of Paragraphs OR group/individual essay (Writing 10%)

Unit 4: The Play Suggested text: Evaluations:

Unit 5: Poetry and Media Studies Evaluation: Poetry Assignment (Writing 5%) (Oral Communication 10%). Focus on Grade 10 Catholic Social Teachings: Option for the Poor and Vulnerable and Care for Gods Creation(Have students write their own poem, or bring in a contemporary poem and relate it to a current day example of the grade 10 catholic social teachings)
Oral Communication 10% mark may be moved to Novel Unit as a Research Presentation

Social Justice Themes: Care for God's creation Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
March 2011

Connect to: Unit 3: The Play (12 Angry Men) and Unit 4/5: Poetry and Media studies

Grade 11 University English Writing Focus: 8 Paragraph Comparative Essay Thematic Analysis 3 point comparative cause and effect thesis Direct Quotations / Quotation Formula Parenthetical Citation (MLA format) Works Cited Page *Mandatory Individual Essay on Final Examination Texts: Elements of English K 15% T 20% C 15% A 20% Grammar: Harcourt Writers Handbook Mastering Effective English Parts of Speech: - adjective phrase, adverb phrase Punctuation: - semi-colon, colon Verb Tense: - present perfect, past perfect, future perfect Social Justice: Stewardship W 25% U1-10%, U2-10%, U4-5% O 10% U3-10% R 25% U1-5%, U2-10%, U3-10% M 10% U4-10%

Unit 1: Short Story Unit Suggested Short Stories: The Boy Who Painted Christ Black /One Christmas Eve (Comparison Option) Red Dress/Day of the Butterfly (Comparison Option) Harrison Bergeron Cowboys and Indians The Ransom of the Red Chief The Bucket Rider Snow White

Evaluations:

Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 5% ) Argumentative Essay - Mini Essay/Outline (Writing 10%) focus on thesis, citations and writing structure

Unit 2: The Novel Study Suggested novel :

The Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the Flies

Supplemental Texts for Comparison: Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The Curious Incident

Evaluations: Unit 3: The Play Suggested text: Evaluations:

Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 10%) Group Comparative Essay (Writing 10 %) Macbeth, The Tempest

Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 10% ) Oral Presentation seminar or creative (Oral Communication 10%)
March 2011

Unit 4: Poetry/Media Studies Evaluation: Deconstruction of Poem Sonnet (Media 10%) (Writing 5%) Social Justice Themes: Stewardship
March 2011

Connect to:

Grade 11 College English

March 2011

Writing Focus: Opinion Piece Constructing an Argument Voice

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Texts: Foundations of English 11 15% 20% 15% 20%

Grammar: Harcourt Writers Handbook Mastering Effective English Parts of Speech: - adjective phrase, adverb phrase Punctuation: - semi-colon, colon Verb Tense: - present perfect, past perfect, future perfect Social Justice: Stewardship W 25% U1-5%, U2-5%, U3-10%, U4-5% O 10% U4-10% R 25% U1-5%, U2-10%, U3-10% M 10% U2-5%, U3-5%

Unit 1: Short Story Unit Suggested Short Stories: King Midas and the Golden Touch The Michelle I Know The Big Story Everyone Talked Loudly in Chinatown

Evaluations:

The Skills Employers Want The Toughest Interview Questions Newspaper Article (Writing 5%) Short Story Test including Sight Passage (Reading and Literature Studies 5 %)

Unit 2: The Novel Study Suggested novel : Crabbe, Princess bride, That was Then, This is Now Evaluations: Differentiated Learning Culminating Task (Writing 5%) (Media 5%) Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 10 %)

Unit 3: The Play Suggested text: Evaluations:

Brighton Beach Memoirs Poster with Business Letter focus on opinion, argument and voice (Media 5%) Argumentative Paragraph/Essay (Writing 10%) Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 10 %)

Unit 4/5: Poetry and Media Studies Evaluation: Poetry Portfolio (Writing 5%) ( Media 5 %) (Oral Communication 10%) Social Justice Themes: Solidarity / Promotion of Peace Connect to: Poetry and Media Studies
Grade 12 University English Writing Focus: 8 Paragraph Comparative Essay Thematic Analysis Cause and effect argumentative thesis Direct Quotations / Quotation Formula Parenthetical Citation Works Cited Page Texts: Heath Introduction to Literature Echoes 12 Thinking through the Essay Act of Writing K 15% T 20% C 15% Grammar: Harcourt Writers Handbook Mastering Effective English Parts of Speech: - participle phrase, gerund phrase Punctuation: - parentheses, dash Verb Tense - conditional (1, 2, 3) Social Justice: Rights and Responsibilities The dignity of work and the rights of workers W 25% U1-10%, U2-5%, U3-10%, O 10% U2-5%, U3-5%, R 25% U1-5%, U2-10%, U3-10%

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M 10% U4-5%, U5-5%

Unit 1: Short Story Unit / Essay unit Celebration / The Lottery Suggested Short Yellow Wallpaper / Rocking Horse Winner Stories: Hills like White Elephant Touching Bottom Painted Door If Not Higher CGE Religious component Essays Narration, Description, Argumentative, Persuasive, Analogy, Rhetoric, Cause and Effect Evaluations: Argumentative Essay / Essay Deconstruction / Seminar (Writing 10%)
Unit Test sight passage (Reading and Literature Studies 5%)

Unit 2: The Novel Study Suggested novel :

Evaluations:
Feb. 2011

Wuthering Heights / Jane Eyre Prayer for Owen Meany One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest Handmaids Tale / Mayor of Casterbridge The Kite Runner Seminar Lead Discussion (Oral Communication 5%) (Writing 5%) Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 10%)

Unit 3: Play Suggested texts:

Hamlet Oedipus Rex King Lear Short Plays A Raisin in the Sun, The Crucible, Death of a Salesman

Evaluations:

Group Comparative Essay (Writing 10%) Creative Monologue with written analysis (Oral Communication 5%) Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 10%)

Unit 4: Poetry

Evaluation: Unit 5: Media Suggested resources : Evaluations:

Time Period Research Presentation group/individual (Media 5%) Media resources may focus on message delivery in reality television Creation of media piece with analysis (Media 5%)

Independent Reading - IR Suggested resources : Two literary pieces to be selected from reading list Evaluations: Comparative Assignment May include comparative chart, photo essay, multimedia essay Literary Criticism Unit OPTIONAL UNIT Feminist Suggested Theories: Biographical Marxism New Criticism Post Modernism Reader Response Psychoanalytical New Historicism Evaluations: Social Justice Themes: Rights and Responsibilities The dignity of work and the rights of workers
March 2011

Connect to: Unit 1: Short Story

Grade 12 College English Writing Focus: Business Writing Grammar: Harcourt Writers Handbook Mastering Effective English Parts of Speech: - participle phrase, gerund phrase Punctuation: - parentheses, dash Verb Tense - conditional (1, 2, 3) Social Justice: Rights and Responsibilities The dignity of work and the rights of workers

Texts: Foundations of English 12

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Unit 1: Short Story Unit Suggested Short Stories: The Boar Hunt The Necklace The Fun They Had Just Lather, Thats All The Letter The Stolen Party Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 5%) Short Story Essay (Writing 5%)- focus on thesis

Evaluations:

Unit 2: The Novel Study Suggested novel : Evaluations:

Animal Farm Of Mice and Men Literature Circle Selections Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 5%) Thematic based assignment - collage, diary entries, etc. (Writing 10 %) -focus on and relate to Catholic grade level teachings A Long Way Gone Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 10%) Multimedia Presentation, Opinion Piece, Film to Novel comparison (Media 5%) (Writing 5%) - focus on making connections to media and historical time period

Unit 3: The Memoir Suggested texts: Evaluations:

March 2011

Unit 4: Business Unit Evaluation:

Unit Test (Reading and Literature Studies 5%) Culminating Project -Trump Assignment, Business Portfolio (Oral Communication 5%) (Writing 5%)

Unit 5: Media/Poetry Evaluation: Poetry assignment with presentation through contemporary music (Media Studies 5%) (Oral communication 5%) Social Justice Themes: Connect to:

Rights and responsibilities The dignity of work and the rights of workers
March 2011

Unit 2: The novel; Unit 3; The Memoir; and Poetry and Media studies

Department Initiatives: Complete essay portion of examination in-class prior to actual exam period. Determine dates to be consistent within department. OSSLT units for 1D/P and 2D/P units need to be developed for each grade level to ensure consistency.