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ENG I Updated 8/3/2017 10:13 AM COLLECTION 1 FINDING COMMON GROUND (13 DAYS) 1. Overview This collection focuses on how people of different backgrounds find common ground. The collection topic is explored through 4 informational texts and 2 literary texts from the student edition and the Close Reader. At the conclusion of the collection, the student will demonstrate mastery of the standards through culminating collection assessments, which may include a collection performance task, a performance assessment, and/or the collection test. LA STUDENT STANDARDS* Reading: RI.1, RI.2, R1.3, RI.4, RI.5, RI.6, RI.8, RI.9, RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, RL.6 Language: L.1a, L.1b, L.3, L.4a, L.4b, L.4c, L.5b Writing: W.1, W.1a, W.1b, W.2a, W.2b, W.2c, W.2d, W.2e, W.2f, W.3, W.4, W.7, W.9a, W.9b *See Appendix for complete explanation of standards.

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ENG I Updated 8/3/2017 10:13 AM

COLLECTION 1 – FINDING COMMON GROUND (13 DAYS)

1. Overview

This collection focuses on how people of different backgrounds find common ground. The collection topic is explored through 4 informational texts and 2

literary texts from the student edition and the Close Reader. At the conclusion of the collection, the student will demonstrate mastery of the standards

through culminating collection assessments, which may include a collection performance task, a performance assessment, and/or the collection test.

LA STUDENT

STANDARDS*

Reading:

RI.1, RI.2, R1.3, RI.4, RI.5, RI.6, RI.8, RI.9, RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, RL.6

Language:

L.1a, L.1b, L.3, L.4a, L.4b, L.4c, L.5b

Writing:

W.1, W.1a, W.1b, W.2a, W.2b, W.2c, W.2d, W.2e, W.2f, W.3, W.4, W.7, W.9a, W.9b

*See Appendix for complete

explanation of standards.

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COLLECTION 1 – FINDING COMMON GROUND (13 DAYS)

2. Selections

Anchor Text - “A Quilt of a Country” (approximately 3 days, pp. 3-8)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Analyze and evaluate an author’s claim

Delineate and evaluate an argument

Noun clauses

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Informational Close Reader Text:

Stream to Start Collection Opener video

Close read screencast

Interactive lesson: Writing Arguments

Audio of selection

Interactive Lesson: Writing as a Process (ongoing)

“Making the Future Better, Together” (pp. 3-7)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Selection Performance Task – Writing Activity: Argument (p.8) Selection test (printable or online)

Anchor Text - “Once Upon a Time” (approximately 3 days, pp. 11-16)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Analyze an author’s choices regarding text structure

Determine and support inferences about the theme

Cite text evidence to support analysis of the text

Prepositional phrases

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SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Literary Close Reader Text:

Close read screencast

Interactive lesson: Writing Narratives (teacher’s edition, p. 20a)

Audio of selections

Interactive Lesson: Writing as a Process (ongoing)

“Night Calls” (pp. 9-17)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Selection Performance Task – Speaking/Writing Activity: Fairy Tale (p. 18)

Selection test (printable or online)

“The Gettysburg Address” (approximately 3 days, pp. 27-28)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Analyze an author’s purpose and the use of rhetorical devices in a seminal U.S. document

Parallel structure

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Informational Close Reader Text:

Video HISTORY: “The Gettysburg Address: A New Declaration of Independence”

Audio of selections

Interactive Lesson: Writing as a Process (ongoing)

“Oklahoma City Bombing Address” (pp. 19-22)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Selection Performance Task – Speaking/Writing Activity: Informative Presentation (p. 30)

Selection test (printable or online)

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COLLECTION 1 – FINDING COMMON GROUND (13 DAYS)

3. Culminating Collection Assessments (approximately 2-3 days)

Collection Test (printable or online) Collection Performance Task: Writing an Analytical Essay (pp. 41-44)

ENG I Updated 8/3/2017 10:13 AM

COLLECTION 2 – THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM (13 DAYS)

1. Overview

This collection focuses on how people find freedom in difficult circumstances. The collection topic will be explored through 3 informational texts and 2

literary texts from the student edition and the Close Reader. At the conclusion of the collection, the student will demonstrate mastery of the standards

through culminating collection assessments, which may include a collection performance task, a performance assessment, and/or the collection test.

LA STUDENT

STANDARDS*

Reading:

RI.1, RI.2, RI.3, RI.4, RI.5, RI.6, RI.7, RI.9, RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, RL.6

Language:

L.1, L.1a, L.2, L.2a, L.2b, L.3, L.4, L.4b, L.4c, L.5b,

Writing:

W.1a, W.1b, W.1c, W.1d, W.1e, W.2, W.3, W.3d, W.4, W.5, W.6, W.7, W.9, W.9a, W.9b

*See Appendix for complete

explanation of standards.

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COLLECTION 2 – THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM (13 DAYS)

2. Selections

Anchor Text - “I Have a Dream” (approximately 3 days, pp. 47-51)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Analyze a seminal U.S. document and the impact of its rhetoric

Repetition and parallelism

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Informational Close Reader Text:

Stream to Start Collection Opener Video

Close Read Screencast

Audio of selections

Interactive Lesson: Writing Arguments (ongoing)

“A Eulogy for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr” (pp. 25-28)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Performance Task - Writing Activity: Analysis (p. 53) Selection test (printable or online)

Anchor Text - “from Nobody Turn Me Around: A People’s History of the 1963 March on Washington”

(approximately 3 days, pp. 55-68)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Analyze connections between ideas and events

Analyze accounts in different mediums

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SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Close Reader:

Video HISTORY: AMERICA The Story of Us: March on Washington Close Read Screencast

Audio of selection

Interactive Lesson: Writing Arguments (ongoing)

N/A

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Performance Task - Writing Activity: Fictional Account (p. 72) Selection test (printable or online)

Paired Texts: from Reading Lolita in Tehran & from Persepolis 2 (approximately 2 days, pp. 81-84)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Determine author’s point of view

Analyze accounts in different mediums

Rhetorical questions

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Close Reader:

Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Historical and Cultural Contexts

Audio of selections

Interactive Lesson: Writing Arguments (ongoing)

N/A

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Performance Task – Media/Writing Activity: Author’s POV – Fictional Graphic Novel (p. 86)

Selection test (printable or online)

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“The Censors” (approximately 3 days, pp. 89-92)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Analyze an author’s point of view and cultural background

Analyze an author’s choices about style and structure

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Literary Close Reader Text:

Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Analyze Author’s Choices (Irony)

Audio of selections

Interactive Lesson: Writing Arguments (ongoing)

“The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses” (pp. 29-36)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Text

Performance Task – Narrative Writing Activity: Letter (p. 94)

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COLLECTION 2 – THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM (13 DAYS)

3. Culminating Collection Assessments (approximately 2 days)

Collection Test (printable or online) Collection Performance Task - Write an Argument: Nonfiction (student edition, pp. 97-100)

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COLLECTION 3 – THE BONDS BETWEEN US (12 DAYS)

1. Overview

The texts in this collection explore the emotional, physical, and intellectual bonds that tie us together. The collection topic will be explored through 3

informational texts and 6 literary texts from the student edition and the Close Reader. At the conclusion of the collection, the student will demonstrate

mastery of the standards through culminating collection assessments, which may include a collection performance task, a performance assessment,

and/or the collection test.

LA STUDENT

STANDARDS*

Reading:

RI.1, RI.2, R1.3, RI.4, RI.5, RI.6, RI.8, RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5

Language:

L.1, L.1b, L.2, L.2b, L.4b, L.4c, L.5a

Writing:

W.1a, W.1b, W.1c, W.1d, W.1e, W.3, W.4, W.5, W.6, W.7, W.9a, W.9b, W.10

*See Appendix for complete

explanation of standards.

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COLLECTION 3 – THE BONDS BETWEEN US (12 DAYS)

2. Selections

Anchor Text - “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” (approximately 3 days, pp. 103-118)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Cite textual evidence to analyze character and theme in a short story

Support inferences about themes

Adverb clauses

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Literary Close Reader Text:

Stream to Start Collection Opener video

Close Read Screencast

Audio of selections

Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 1: Argumentative Essay,

Steps 1-2, pp. 3-20 (ongoing)

“And of Clay Are We Created” (pp. 39-52)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Performance Task - Writing Activity: Letters (p. 120)

Selection test (printable or online)

Anchor Text - “Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect” (approximately 3 days, pp. 123-128)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Delineate and evaluate an author’s claim

Determine the technical meanings of words used in the text

Colons

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SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Informational Close Reader Text:

Close Read Screencasts

Audio of selections

Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 1: Argumentative Essay,

Steps 1-2, pp. 3-20 (ongoing)

from Animals in Translation (pp. 53-56)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Selection Performance Task – Writing/Speaking Activity: Debate (p. 130) Selection test (printable or online)

“With Friends Like These” (approximately 1 day, pp. 141-143)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Analyze how an author unfolds a series of ideas in an informational text

Adjective and adverb phrases

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Close Reader:

Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Historical and Cultural Contexts

Audio of selection

Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 1: Argumentative Essay,

Steps 1-2, pp. 3-20 (ongoing)

N/A

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Selection Performance Task – Writing/Speaking Activity: Response to Literature (p. 144)

Selection test (printable or online)

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“At Dusk” (approximately 2 days, pp. 147-148)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Interpret figurative language

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Literary Close Reader Texts:

Level Up Tutorial: Figurative Language Audio of selections

Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 1: Argumentative Essay,

Steps 1-2, pp. 3-20 (ongoing)

“My Ceremony for Taking” and “The Stayer” (pp. 57-60)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Selection test (printable or online)

Analyzing the Text, 1-6 (p. 150)

“Count on Us” – (approximately 1 day, p. 151)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Analyze the purpose and development of ideas of ideas in a public service announcement

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Close Reader:

Video: “Count on Us”

Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Evaluate a Speaker’s Reasoning

Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 1: Argumentative Essay,

Steps 1-2, pp. 3-20 (ongoing)

N/A

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Analyzing the Media, 1-3 (p. 152)

Selection test (printable or online)

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COLLECTION 3 – THE BONDS BETWEEN US (12 DAYS)

3. Culminating Collection Assessments (approximately 2 days)

Collection Test (printable or online) Writing a Fictional Narrative (p.152) Collection Performance Assessment - Unit 1: Argumentative Essay, Step 3 (Performance Assessment work-

text, pp. 21-30)

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COLLECTION 4 – SWEET SORROW (18 DAYS)

1. Overview

The collection presents ideas and information about how love is and has been viewed and experienced in various contents, largely through the lens of

Romeo and Juliet. The collection topic will be explored through 3 informational texts and 2 literary texts from the student edition and the Close Reader.

At the conclusion of the collection, the student will demonstrate mastery of the standards through culminating collection assessments, which may include

a collection performance task, a performance assessment, and/or the collection test.

LA STUDENT

STANDARDS*

Reading:

RI.1, RI.2, R1.3, RI.4, RI.5, RI.6, RI.7, RI.9, RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, RL.6

Language:

L.1, L.1a, L.2, L.2a, L.2b, L.3, L.4, L.4b, L.4c, L.5b

Writing:

W.2, W.2a, W.2b, W.2c, W.2d, W.2e, W.2f, W.3, W.3d, W.4, W.5, W.6, W.7, W.9, W.9a, W.9b, W.10

*See Appendix for complete

explanation of standards.

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COLLECTION 4 – SWEET SORROW (18 DAYS)

2. Selections

Anchor Text – The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (approximately 10 days, pp. 181-278)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Analyze character motivations and parallel plots

Parallel structure

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Informational Close Reader Text:

Stream to Start Collection Opener Video

Close Read Screencast

Audio of selections

Shakespearean Drama (pp. 177-180)

Video BIO: Biography: William Shakespeare

Level Up Tutorial: Parallel Plots

Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 3: Literary Analysis, Steps

1-2, pp. 65-86 (ongoing)

“from The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” (pp. 63-74)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Selection Performance Task - Writing Activity: Eulogy (p. 280)

Selection test (printable or online)

“Love’s Vocabulary” from A Natural History of Love (approximately 2 days, pp. 163-168)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Analyze ideas presented in an essay

Determine word meanings

Participial phrases

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SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Close Reader:

Level Up Tutorial: Reading for Details

Audio of selection

Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 3: Literary Analysis, Steps

1-2, pp. 65-86 (ongoing)

N/A

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Selection Performance Task – Writing/Speaking Activity: Informative Response (p. 170; revise assignment to assess for written response) Selection test (printable or online)

“My Shakespeare” (approximately 2 days, pp. 173-175)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Analyze how a modern artist draws on and transforms source material for a new artistic expression

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Close Reader:

Video: My Shakespeare Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 3: Literary Analysis, Steps

1-2, pp. 65-86 (ongoing)

N/A

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Selection Analysis: Close Reading questions (p. 176)

Selection test (printable or online)

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“Duty” (approximately 2 days, pp. 289-286)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material

Analyze how an author’s choice of point of view creates desired effects

Independent and dependent clauses

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Close Reader:

Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Analyze Author’s Choices (Irony)

Audio of selection

Performance Assessment Work-text: Unit 3: Literary Analysis, Steps

1-2, pp. 65-86 (ongoing)

N/A

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Selection test (printable or online)

Selection Performance Task - Writing Activity: Journal Entry (p. 298)

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COLLECTION 4 – SWEET SORROW (18 DAYS)

3. Culminating Collection Assessments (approximately 2 days)

Collection Test (printable or online) Collection Performance Assessment - Unit 4, Task 3: Literary Analysis (Performance Assessment work-text,

pp. 122-129)

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COLLECTION 5 – A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH (13 DAYS)

1. Overview

The texts in this collection explore why and how people survive in life-or-death situations. The collection topic will be explored through 4 informational

texts and 3 literary texts from the student edition and the Close Reader. At the conclusion of the collection, the student will demonstrate mastery of the

standards through culminating collection assessments, which may include a collection performance task, a performance assessment, and/or the collection

test.

LA STUDENT

STANDARDS*

Reading:

RI.1, RI.2, RI.4, RI.5, RI.6, RI.8, RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, RL.6

Language:

L.1, L.1b, L.2, L.3, L.4, L.4c, L.5, L.5a

Writing:

W.1, W.1a, W.1b, W.1c, W.1d, W.1e, W.2, W.3, W.3d, W.4, W.5, W.6, W.7, W.9, W.9a, W.9b, W.10

*See Appendix for complete

explanation of standards.

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COLLECTION 5 – A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH (13 DAYS)

2. Selections

Anchor Text - “from Night” – (approximately 5 days, pp. 307-312)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Analyze an author’s purpose and his use of rhetoric

The impact of word choice on tone

Tone

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Informational Close Reader Text:

Stream to Start Collection Opener video

Close Read Screencast

Video HISTORY: The Holocaust Audio of selections

Level Up Tutorial: Audience

Interactive Lesson: Evaluating Sources (ongoing)

“from An Ordinary Man” (pp. 77-84)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Selection Performance Task - Writing Activity: Analysis (p. 314)

Selection test (printable or online)

“Is Survival Selfish?” (approximately 3 days, pp. 317-320)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Delineate and evaluate an argument by examining a claim and the evidence provided to support that claim

Indefinite pronouns

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SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Informational Close Reader Text:

Level Up Tutorial: Analyzing Argument Audio of selections

Interactive Lesson: Evaluating Sources (ongoing)

“Truth at All Costs” (pp. 85-90)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Analyzing the Text: Cite Text Evidence questions Interactive Lesson: Writing Arguments (p. 322)

Selection test (printable or online)

“The Leap” (approximately 2 days, pp. 339-346)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Analyze the impact of an author’s choices

Make inferences about theme

Relative clauses

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Close Reader:

Audio of selection

Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Character Development

Level Up Tutorial: Theme

Interactive Lesson: Evaluating Sources (ongoing)

N/A

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Selection Performance Task – Speaking/Writing Activity: Written response activity based on brief collaborative discussion (p. 348) Selection test (printable or online)

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“The End and the Beginning” (approximately 2 days, pp. 351-352)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Determine the meanings of figurative language and how it influences tone in poetry

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Literary Close Reader Texts:

Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Determine Theme

Audio of selections

Close Read Screencast

Level Up Tutorial: Imagery

Interactive Lesson: Evaluating Sources (ongoing)

“Survivor” and “Who Understands but Me” (pp. 91-94)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Selection test (printable or online)

Performance Task - Writing Activity: Reflection (p. 354)

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COLLECTION 5 – A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH (13 DAYS)

3. Culminating Collection Assessments (approximately 2 days)

Collection Test (printable or online) Collection Performance Task - Write an Argument: Fiction (student edition, pp. 355-358)

ENG I Updated 8/3/2017 10:13 AM

COLLECTION 6 – HEROES AND QUESTS (13 DAYS)

1. Overview

The texts in this collection explore why and how people undertake different quests, as well as the truths that the people and the characters learn. The

collection topic will be explored through 1 supporting informational text and 1 major literary text from the student edition and the Close Reader. At the

conclusion of the collection, the student will demonstrate mastery of the standards through culminating collection assessments, which may include a

collection performance task, a performance assessment, and/or the collection test.

LA STUDENT

STANDARDS*

Reading:

RI.1, RI.2, RI.4, RI.5, RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, RL.6

Language:

L.1, L.1b, L.4, L.4c, L.5a

Writing:

W.1, W.2a, W.2b, W.2c, W.2d, W.2e, W.2f, W.3, W.3a, W.3d, W.6, W.7, W.8, W.9a, W.9b, W.10

*See Appendix for complete

explanation of standards.

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COLLECTION 6 – HEROES AND QUESTS (13 DAYS)

2. Selections

Anchor Text - “from The Odyssey” – (approximately 8 days, pp. 369-416)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Analyze elements of an epic poem, such as plot, setting, theme, and character

Figurative language

Absolute phrases

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Literary Close Reader Text:

Stream to Start Collection Opener video

Close Read Screencasts

Video HISTORY: Odysseus: Curse of the Sea “Elements of the Epic” (pp. 365-368)

Audio of selections

Level Up Tutorial: Universal and Recurring Themes

Interactive Lesson: Writing Informative Texts (ongoing)

Excerpt from The Odyssey, “The Cyclops” (pp. 97-112)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Selection Performance Task - Writing Activity: Narrative (p. 418) Selection test (printable or online)

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“The Real Reasons We Explore Space” (approximately 2 days, pp. 433-436)

KEY SKILLS ADDRESSED

Delineate and evaluate an argument

Transitions

SELECTION RESOURCES

Media: Close Reader:

Audio of selection

Level Up Tutorial: Analyzing Argument Interactive Lesson: Writing Informative Texts

N/A

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION ASSESSMENT

Selection Performance Task - Writing Activity: Editorial (p. 438)

Selection test (printable or online)

ENG I Updated 8/3/2017 10:13 AM

COLLECTION 6 – HEROES AND QUESTS (13 DAYS)

3. Culminating Collection Assessments (approximately 3 days)

Collection Test (printable or online) Collection Performance Task – Research and Write an Analytical Essay (student edition, pp. 445-448)

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Appendix:

English 1 and English 2 Louisiana Student Standards

Standard Number

Wording of Standard

Reading Literature RL.1 Cite relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as

inferences drawn from the text.

RL.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective

summary of the text.

RL.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

RL.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and

connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

RL.5 Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or

surprise.

RL.6 Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in works of literature, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.

RL.7 Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what

is emphasized or absent in each treatment (e.g., Auden's "Musée des Beaux Arts" and Breughel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus).

RL.8 (Not applicable to literature)

RL.9 Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work (e.g., how Shakespeare treats a theme or topic from Ovid or the Bible or how a later author draws on a play by

Shakespeare).

RL.10 Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grade 9/10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

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Reading Informational RI.1 Cite relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as

inferences drawn from the text.

RI.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including

how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

RI.3 Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between

them.

RI.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative,

connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning

and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).

RI.5 Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences,

paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter).

RI.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.

RI.7 Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person’s life story in both print

and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in each account.

RI.8 Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is

valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.

RI.9 Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington’s Farewell Address), including how they address related themes and concepts.

RI.10 By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9–10 text complexity

band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Language

L.1 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or

speaking. a. Use parallel structure.

b. Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional, absolute)

and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relative, adverbial) to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing or presentations.

L.2 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and

spelling when writing. a. Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely related

independent clauses. b. Use a colon to introduce a list or quotation.

c. Spell correctly.

L.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.

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a. Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual (e.g., MLA Handbook,

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), Turabian’s Manual for Writers) appropriate for the discipline and writing type.

L.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades

9–10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or

function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of

speech (e.g., analyze, analysis, analytical; advocate, advocacy).

c. Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, its

part of speech, or its etymology. d. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the

inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

L.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., euphemism, oxymoron) in context and analyze their role in the

text. b. Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.

L.6 Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for

reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to

comprehension or expression.

Writing

W.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

a Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.

b Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths

and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level and concerns.

c Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and

counterclaims.

d Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the conventions of the

discipline in which they are writing.

e Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.

W.2 Write informative/ explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

a Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting, graphics, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

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b Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details,

quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic.

c Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify

the relationships among ideas and concepts.

d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.

e Establish/maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.

f Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.

W.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-

chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

a Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of

experiences or events.

b Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to

develop experiences, mood, tone, events, and/or characters.

c Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole.

d Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the

experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.

e Provide a conclusion (when appropriate to the genre) that follows from and reflects on what is

experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.

W.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

W.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a different

approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.

W.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing

products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display

information flexibly and dynamically.

W.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-

generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize

multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

W.8 Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative sources, using advanced searches effectively;

assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience;

integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and follow a standard format for citation.

W.9 Draw relevant evidence from grade-appropriate literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

a Apply grades 9–10 Reading standards to literature.

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b Apply grades 9–10 Reading standards to literary nonfiction.

W.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Speaking/Listening SL.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and

teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

a. Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to

stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas.

b. Work with peers to set rules for collegial discussions and decision-making (e.g., informal consensus, taking votes on key issues, and presentation of alternate views), clear goals and deadlines, and

individual roles as needed. c. Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that relate the current discussion to

broader themes or larger ideas; actively incorporate others into the discussion; and clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions.

d. Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, summarize points of agreement and disagreement,

and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views and understanding and make new connections in light of the evidence and reasoning presented.

SL.2 Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually,

quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.

SL.3 Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any

fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.

SL.4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are

appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

SL.5 Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

SL.6 Adapt speech to a variety of contexts, audiences, and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.