2015-2016 Curriculum Overview

2015-2016 Curriculum Overview

At the beginning of the year, we will assess everyone's level of comfort with these different skills and content areas. This will be our roadmap for growth throughout the year. The goal is for each student to make growth from where they are-- not necessarily to finish the entire curriculum in one year. This is subject to change!

I: Words and Sentences

1. Quiz: Spelling lists by Grade
1. Spelling Rules
2. k-3
3. 4-6
4. 7-8
5. Vocabulary 9
6. Vocabulary 10
7. Vocabulary 11
8. Vocabulary 12
2. Quiz: Language Arts Study Skills (Multiple Intelligence, L&R Brain dominance, Note-taking Skills, following directions, Mnemonic Devices, SQ4R, KWHL, Fat Questions http://www.gallaudet.edu/tip/english_center/reading_(esl).html)
3. Quiz: Reading and Writing Life Skills (Address and Phone #, Mookuauhau, read prescription, ask for help, send mail, fill out job application, send thank you note)
4. Quiz: Correcting Sentences
5. Assignment: Compose Complete Sentences of different types

II: Paragraphs

1. Quiz: Identify paragraph parts
2. Assignment: Compose a paragraph with all the parts.
3. Quiz: Identify types of paragraphs
4. Quiz: What is strong writing? 6+ Traits
5. Quiz: Library Science: Genres, Rules, Dewey Decimal, alphabetized names
6. +Assignments: Compose all types of paragraphs on a topic with 6+ Traits

III: Essays

1. Quiz: Identify parts of a 5 paragraph Essay
2. +Assignment: Compose a 5 paragraph Essay with all parts on a topic with 6+ rubric
3. Quiz: Identify types of essays: Descriptive, Narrative, Expository, Persuasive
4. +Assignment: Compose all types of Essays on a range of topics with 6+ rubric
1. Descriptive, Narrative, Expository, Persuasive
2. Definition, Cause/Effect, Argumentative, Critical, Compare/Contrast, Process,more: http://www.gallaudet.edu/tip/english_center/writing/essays/different_kinds_of_essays.html

IV: Literary Elements

1. Quiz: Define literary elements
2. Quiz: Identify literary elements in situ
3. +Assignment: Use literary elements in your writing with 6+ rubric

V: Story

1. Quiz: Define parts of a story
2. Quiz: Identify parts of a story in situ
3. Quiz: Define & Identify story genres
4. +Assignment: Compose a story with a clear genre with 6+ rubric

VI: Rhetoric

1. Quiz: Define terms of rhetoric
2. Quiz: Identify use of rhetoric in situ
3. +Assignment: Compose Rhetoric for various purposes and audiences
1. Editorial Piece (200 prompts: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/04/200-prompts-for-argumentative-writing/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0)
2. Persuasive Speech
3. Impromptu Speech
4. Debate

VII: Canon

1. Quiz: Define canonical movements, genres and genres
2. Quiz: Identify canonical writers and works
3. +Assignment: Critique (compare to other texts, analyze in context, analyze literary elements) canonical works

VIII: Literary Criticism

1. Quiz: Define terms of literary criticism
2. Quiz: Identify literary criticism in situ
3. +Assignment: Compose literary criticism to engage with canonical and non-canonical works