12th grade ELA

Year at a Glance 2021-2022

The Power of Words

Archetypes in Life & Literature

Equity & Disparity

Transition to Adulthood

Les Miserables (abridged) or The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Big Idea

Lord of the Flies

Macbeth

Life of Pi or Tuesdays with Morrie

(Archetypal Criticism)

(Sociological/ Psychological Criticism)

(Formalist Criticism)

How are archetypal situations present in literature and life? What is ____(author) arguing about

(Social Justice/Political Criticism) How does literature refect and/or comment on political and social issues?

How does a speaker use language to

Essential Question

What does adulthood mean? How/when does one “adult”?

persuade or accomplish a purpose?

_____(archetypal situation), and is he/she right?

Suggested Pacing

9 Weeks

9 Weeks

9 Weeks

9 Weeks

Required Pre-Assessment

Required Post-Assessment

Bilingualism vs. Monolingualism

Required District-Wide Benchmarks: Measuring for Growth in Writing

Synthesis Argument Prompt (available in Canvas CSD 12 ELA course) Must be administered by Sept. 6th and scored by Sept. 20

NA

Senior Project Writing

Senior Project Presentation

Must be administered scored by May 29

Compound Sentences

Complex Sentences Compound-Complex Sentences

Hyphenation

Syntax Focus