Teacher S Name: Shelley Brown

Teacher’s Name: Shelley Brown Building: High School Grade: 10 Subject/Course: English II

Essential Content Skills Assessment Questions

The Writing Process: * Know/ understand/ & 1. Why is it important to Exam: The steps to and * Prewriting perform the steps in the understand and use a process understanding of the Writing * Writing 1st Draft writing process when writing? Process * Evaluate August * Revise * Proofread/Edit * Final Draft

* Expository, Persuasive, & * Create an explain / inform 2. How do you gather info for * 1 – 1 ½ page (DS) typed Descriptive Essays or persuasive or descriptive different types of essays? Expository or Persuasive or essay Descriptive Essay 3. What kind of information is September * Narrative Essay * Create an historical narrative needed for different types of using factual and fictional essays? * 2 ½ - 3 pg. (DS) typed information Historical Narrative

The Research Project: * Prepare and use a working 1. Why is it important to know * Working Bibliography bibliography & working outline how to research? * Research * Typed Interview Questions * Correctly gather and * Gather Information organize information. 2. Why must one use proper * Typed Thank You Letter formatting when completing October * Organize Information * Conduct an interview with a formal writings? career professional. * Note Cards * Written Communication Skills * Use correct written 3. How are proper written and * Brochure communication skills in oral communication skills used preparing a thank you letter. in the work world?

* Document Information * Prepare, organize, and use 4. Why are organizational skills * Typed Research Paper appropriate note cards. important in life? *Title page * Outline *Outline * Prepare and use an outline. *Text * Bibliography 5. How / why are computer *Works Cited * Utilize accurate skills necessary? November documentation. * Use a computer program to * Research Paper create a multi-colored brochure. * Computer Skills * Design & create a visual display board. * Prepare a 4-page typed * Oral Communication research paper including: 6. Why is it important to create * Display Board Skills * Title page your personal resume? * Outline * Oral Presentation * Text * Works Cited * Typed Resume December * Resume * Follow standard rules of speaking in giving a 5-7 minute oral presentation.

* Create a resume Teacher’s Name: Shelley Brown Building: High School Grade: 10th Subject/Course: English II

Essential Content Skills Assessment Questions The Short Story Unit * Define and identify literary 1. Why is it important to Selection Quick Checks Fiction and Nonfiction terminology increase and develop vocabulary? Vocabulary Worksheets Everyday Use * Understand and define by Alice Walker new vocabulary 2. How will this unit enable Exams: Define students to escape from the Multiple Choice January Chee’s Daughter * Apply strategies for reading commonplace and enjoy the Matching by Juanita Platero & short stories. experience of others? Identify Siyowin Miller Fill in the Blank Compare / Contrast Catch the Moon Essay By Judit Ortiz Cofer The Boar Hunt * Identify parts of speech with 3. How will this unit help to by Jose Vasconcelos Vocabulary sharpen the students sensitivity to the skill an author employs in The Monkey’s Paw * Identify author’s works building suspense, by W. W. Jacobs foreshadowing events, and in February * Identify / state author using imaginative language? “Dead Poet’s Society” (video) biographical information

* Read and understand for enjoyment

And of ClayAre We Created Selection Quick Checks by Isabel Allende Vocabulary Worksheets Columbia’s Mortal Agony by George Russell Exams: Define March Multiple Choice Information about the Author Matching Identify Vocabulary Fill in the Blank Compare / Contrast Literary Terminology Essay Shakespeare * Define and identify literary 1. Why is it important to * Completion of “End of Act ?’s” terminology increase and develop Much Ado About Nothing vocabulary? * Class Discussion Text and Video (1993) * Understand and define April new vocabulary 2. Why is it important, as a member of society, to know Information about the Author * Identify / state author historical information about biographical information William Shakespeare? Vocabulary * Read and understand for 3. How will this increase * Exam: Fill in the Blank enjoyment understanding of the elements ~Author information Literary Terminology and techniques of Shakespearean ~Story background info drama? ~Matching (lit. terms) ~Matching (vocabulary) May ~Matching Characters 4. Why is it important to ~Multiple Choice understand Shakespearean ~Essay language?