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English II Language Arts - Unit VI Overview
This six weeks study will emphasize the personal narrative,
open-ended questions, and short answer responses. Journal
writing will provide the foundation from which a personal memoir
(narrative) will be written. Literary and expository selections,
along with political cartoons will strengthen the students'
ability to think critically.
The suggested pieces of literature in this unit will center
around the theme of courage, survival, and perseverance.
Critical Questions:
- What elements of literature are used in literary and/or
expository selections to affect the meaning of the work?
- How can textual evidence be used to support the students'
assertions about the literature?
- How can personal experience be used to construct a
narrative that is interesting and meaningful?
- How is multicultural literature connected to the common
theme of courage of the individual when surviving difficult
circumstances?
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Student Performance Expectations |
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Key
Information in the brackets that is not in bold (8.2A) is the
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill (TEKS) that this objective is
aligned to.
Information in the
brackets that is in bold
(8.2.11B) (8.2.12A)
(11.2US10A)
is the specific Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS-
test) objective this objective is aligned to.
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Identify aspects of the personal narrative.
Understand how the narrator affects the point of view of
the piece.
Create short answer responses using literary elements.
Implement ideas for short answer responses observed in a
teacher model. (EII.1B,C) (EII.2B,C) (EII.3A-C) (EII.7G)
(EII.10B) (EII.11A-C) (EII.19B) (EII.20B) (10.1.8B) (10.2.10B)
(10.2.11B,C,E) (10.3.7G) (10.3.8D) (10.3.10B) (10.3.12B)
(10.3.19B,C) |
Write in journals daily.
Develop fluency in writing.
Organize writing around meaning.
Identify personally significant memories. (EII.1B,C)
(EII.2B,C) (EII.3A-D) (EII.5A) |
Use sentence combining techniques to produce more effective,
concise sentences.
Apply correct punctuation, usage, and grammar rules to
writing. (EII.1A) (EII.26F ESL) |
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