objective

Resource/
Activity

Assessment

Standard  Goals    

Frameworks   

Graduation

Goals

Rhetorical  Knowledge

      1.  Focus on purpose in a piece of writing.

Mercury Reader

 readings/discussion questions

Spoken & written answers

 to discussion  questions;

Scoring guide

CA4        2.1

CAII

6,7,8,10

2.        Use conventions of format, structure, and language appropriate to the purpose of the texts they will write.

Writers’ Brief Handbook (WBH)

Paragraph reformulation activity

Reading outline of WBH lessons

Student writing of formal papers

Parallelism activity

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

  dialogue activity

Discussion/quiz

Student/Teacher developed

   Scoring guides

CA4       1.6

CAII

6,7,8,10

     3.  Adopt appropriate voice, tone, and level of

          formality.

Variety of student writing

Student/Teacher feedback through

   Writing Groups

Student/Teacher Feedback

    on drafts & final paper

    Scoring guides

CA4      2.2

CAII

10

     4.  Gain a sense of genres’ similarities,

           differences, and rhetorical purposes.

Mercury Reader Student Log

    & Responses to discussion 

   questions (written and spoken)

Checklist

CA4       1.5

CAI

1

     5.  Write in several genres.

Formal Papers:  research, compare/contrast, example, book/film reviews, classification/division, process analysis, persuasion, graduation  speech, poem

Student/Teacher Developed Sc

Scoring guides

CA4     2.1

CAI

CAIII

1

Critical Thinking, Reading,

&  Writing

1.        Use writing and reading for inquiry, 

       learning, thinking, and communicating.

Mercury Reader Readings

Free writing

Resume writing

Formal Papers

A Bijillion Ways to Respond to 

     Academic Writing

Research activities

Choice of novel reading; Book

     Review

Checklist

Student/Teacher Developed

    Scoring Guide

CA2        1.5

CA3

CAI,II,III,IV

1,5,7

2.        Understand a writing assignment is a series of tasks, including finding, evaluating, analyzing and synthesizing appropriate primary and secondary sources.

Formal Paper Process:  brainstorming, free writing, mapping, drafting, library/lab research, writing groups

Checklist

Teacher Participation in

    Writing Groups

Writing Group Feedback

Teacher/Student Writing

     Conferences

CA4      2.1

CAI,II,III

1,2,6

3.        Integrate their own ideas with those of

       others in writing and speaking.

Plagiarism Samples Activity 

Checklist

Teacher Observation

CA4      2.3

CA6

CAII

5,6,7,8

4.        Understand the relationships among       

       language, knowledge and power.

Mercury Reader   

     Readings/Responses

Job Shadow Day

Checklist

Teacher Observation

Student Response Packet.

CA7      1.6

CAII

17

Critical Thinking, Reading, & Writing

5.  Formulate and support a thesis or hypothesis.

Research Paper

Checklist

CA4       3.5

               4.1

CAI

5

8,10

6.  Evaluate the reliability of information.

Library Orientation

Web Site Evaluation

Teacher/Librarian

    Observation

Scoring Guide

CA3       1.7

CAIV

2

7.  Establish criteria to evaluate communications

     and presentations.

Writing Group Intro./Rules &

    Expectations

Student Developed Score Guides

Teacher Participation in &

    Observation of Writing

    Groups

Implementation of Student

     Developed Score Guide

     w/student feedback

CA5      1.6

CA6      4.1

CAIV

3

7,8,14

8.  Provide support for observations and opinions.

Example Paper

Paragraph Reformulation Activity

Mercury Reader 

     Reading/Responses

Student Developed Scoring

    Guide

Writing Group

    & Individual Student

    Written Feedback

CA4        4.1

CA6

CAII

2

7,8,17

Processes

1.  Be aware it usually takes multiple drafts to

     create and complete a successful text.

Formal Paper Writing and

     Submission of ALL drafts

Writing Groups

Student Developed

     Scoring Guide

Writing Group Written

     Feedback

CA4          2.1

CAII

2

7,8,10

2.  Develop flexible strategies for generating,

     revising, editing and proofreading.

RE-vision Activity

Listing

Free writing

Paragraph Reformulation

Read Aloud

JK Rowling Interview w/Leslie

    Stahl

Writing Group

Dialogue Activity

Checklist/Teacher

    Observation

Written Student Response

CA4          2.2

CAII

7,8,10

3.   Understand writing is an open process that

      permits writers to use later invention and

      rethinking to revise their work.

Writing Groups

Written Student Feedback

Teacher/Student Conference

      regarding writing

CA4         2.2

CAII

7,8,13

4.  Understand the collaborative and social

     aspects of the writing process.

Writing Groups

Written Student Feedback

Teacher participation in &

    observation of groups

CA4         2.3

CA6

CAII

7,8,13

5.  Learn to critique their own and others’ works.

Writing Groups

Semester Portfolio Evaluation

     Letter

Teacher participation in &

    observation of groups

Scoring Guide

CA6         2.3

CAII

7,8,13

Processes

6.  Learn to balance the advantages of relying on

     others with the responsibility of doing their   

     part.

Writing Groups

Writing Group Anonymous

    Feedback Sheet

Teacher participation in &

    observation of groups

Teacher feedback to groups

     & individual students

CA4        2.3

CA6        4.6

CAII

CAIV

14

7.  Use a variety of technologies to address a     

      range of audiences.

Research Project Presentations

Scoring Guide

Panel Member Feedback

CA1        2.7

CAII

17

Knowledge of Conventions

1.  Learn common formats for different kinds of

      texts.

Mercury Reader

    Readings & Responses

Movie Review Unit

Shakespeare’s plays (tragedy &

    comedy)

Class Novel Unit

Student Choice Novel Reading

Discussion/quiz

Scoring Guides

Essay Test w/Scoring Guide

Quizzes/Test

Scoring Guide

CA2        1.6

CA3

CA5

CAI

7,8

2.   Develop knowledge of genre conventions

      ranging from structure and paragraphing to

      tone and mechanics.

WBH  Paragraph Outline

Reformulation paragraph activity

Scoring Guide

CA2        1.6

CA3

CA5

CAI

1

3.  Practice appropriate means of documenting

     work.

MLA Documentation Lessons

Checklist

CA4        4.1

CAIV

17

4.  Practice integrity in academics in the

     classroom and in  the workplace.

Plagiarism Example Activity

Student practice with teacher

     feedback

CA4        4.4

CAIV

17

Knowledge of Conventions

5.  Control such surface features as syntax,

     grammar, punctuation and spelling.

Parallelism Lesson

Semicolon Lesson

Oral and Written Exercises;

    Teacher Observation

CA1            2.1

CAII

10