English+I+&+II

=English I & II= =DPS Curriculum Documents=





Sample Units from 2012-2013:



=DPS Teacher Created Materials= Close Reading Script for "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" Prepared by Lakeview School & Durham Performance Learning Center 3/26/2012

The following is a formative assessment for English I, Unit I from Teresa Del Dotto, DSA

The following is a formative free-response assessment on **theme** for English I or English II, Unit I from Alexa Garvoille, Daniel Miller, Lindsey Gray, and Elaine Baker. Two passages, a question, a rubric, and exemplars of Level 1, 2, 3, and 4 responses are included.

Tragedy graphic organizer notes with scaffolded Aristotle readings. This notes sheet can be used when introducing //Of Mice and Men// or //Romeo and Juliet//. It incorporates brief passages from Aristotle's poetics which a teacher can ask students to read in pairs, then pick out the words or phrases they understand. Through questioning, the teacher can guide students to a strong understanding of a portion of a difficult text. By Alexa Garvoille, DSA.

Reading Guides: As students read, they should fill out a guide of basic information about characters and plot. They can use the guide as a bookmark so they have it with them at all times. Here are some guides for English I readings, though the same concept can be used across all levels: (By Alexa Garvoille, DSA)

Jesse Heller and Karen Perron Man as Predator unit plan