Sandra K. Friday
Because my classes are made up of students in grades ten through twelve, I have adopted Standards from both tenth and eleventh grades. Students who are in twelfth grade will be expected to meet these standards at a higher level.
In
Grade 10
, the Standard I focus on is
Content Standard 1.0
Reading and
Literature
, but I am including
Grade 11 Content Standard 5.0 Viewing
with this standard because visual literacy is such a significant part of this unit:
Students will read/view (in the case of films) a wide variety of genre including multicultural selections. Students will demonstrate strategic reading/viewing skills before, during and after reading/viewing.
Students will be well prepared by the time they view films or read literature to know the objective of viewing each film or reading the novella. For this, they will draw on their prior knowledge from the first two weeks of class. They will use graphic organizers during viewing and reading. They will formulate opinions as to the effectiveness of the film or literature and demonstrate comprehension through class discussions and the writing process. Students will view films that represent three very diverse cultures.
This unit also addresses the
Content Standard 2.0 Writing
in both
Grades 10 and 11
because it emphasizes the writing process that may be seen in
Lesson plans #'s 2 and 3
and in my discussion of Language Arts CAPT, just preceding this section.