High English 4: Florida College Prep

Segment 1

Writer’s Workshop

Readings

·        Close study of Virginia Woolf excerpt, Bureau of Labor and Statistics report, student-chosen research on career

 Concepts

·        Personal response essay

·        Diction

·        Figurative language

·        Syntax

·        Audience awareness

·        Purpose

·        Clarity in writing

·        Appropriate use of punctuation

·        Grammar, usage, and mechanics in writing

·        Non-standard and Standard Written English

·        Organization of writing

·        Use of personal experience in writing

·        Rhetoric

·        Logos, pathos, ethos

·        Style

Skills

·        Reading and analyzing non-fiction text

·        Revising

·        Editing

·        Researching to inform writing

·        Identifying and using nuanced diction

Becoming Legendary

Readings

·        Excerpts of pieces written by Benjamin Franklin, Judith Sargent Murray, and selected newspaper and magazine articles

Concepts

·        Tone

·        Connotation and denotation

·        Historical context

·        Thematic analysis

·        Summary

·        Character development

·        Plot analysis

·        Mood

·        Literary devices

·        Syntax

·        Thematic analysis

·        Six traits of writing

·        Narrative writing process

·        Proper use of conventions 

Skills

·        Reading and analyzing informational text

·        Identifying and understanding different perspectives

·        Summarizing

·        Planning a narrative

·        Writing a narrative

·        Writing to address multiple texts

Segment 2

Carousel of Progress

Readings

·        Preamble to the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and excerpts from various articles and court cases

Concepts

·        Interpretations of the Bill of Rights

·        Theme

·        Domain-specific language

·        Precise language

·        Transitions

·        Conventions

·        Six traits of writing

·        Informative/explanatory writing

Skills

·        Analyzing informational texts

·        Researching to support an informative/explanatory topic

·        Creating an annotated bibliography

·        Using MLA citations

·        Writing an informative/explanatory article

 Weighing the Issues

Reading

        ·        Selected political speeches, selected closing arguments from well-known court cases, selected newspaper and magazine articles

Concepts

·        Basic elements of persuasion

·        Compare and contrast

·        Argument analysis

·        Characteristics of an effective claim

·        Appeals to logic, emotion, and ethics

·        Logical fallacies

·        Research skills

·        Ethical researching and writing practices

·        Six traits of writing

·        Argument writing process

·        MLA format

·        Domain-specific language

·        Precise language

Skills

·        Analyzing arguments

·        Identifying appeals to logos, pathos, and ethos

·        Researching multiple sides of an issue

·        Stating a claim

·        Interpreting visual representations of data

·        Creating an infographic