Reading

1.0 Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary Development

Vocabulary and Concept Development

Ø Weekly Vocabulary Quizzes

2.0 Reading Comprehension (Focus on Informational Materials)

Ø In addition to the Recommended Readings in Literature, Grade Twelve, students include the reading of various business articles, books and online documentation.

Structural Features of Informational Materials

Ø Analyze the features and rhetorical devices of Business Annual Reports, company policy statements, tenant/landlord contracts, rules and regulations of the Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board

Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text

Ø Inductive and deductive writing

Ø Emphasis on variety and sentence control

Ø Paragraph development

Ø Thesis statement and sentence outline

Expository Critique

Ø Demand Letters

Ø Small Claims Court Plaintiff Presentation

3.0 Literary Response and Analysis

Writing

1.0 Writing Strategies

Organization and Focus

Ø Small Claims Court Plaintiff Presentation in writing

Ø Small Claims Court Presentation in front of Honorable Judge of the El Cajon Superior Court including visual aids, arguments in a sustained, persuasive, and sophisticated way, and the issuance, request and documentation of action

Research and Technology

Ø Research Paper on Controversial Topics

Ø Use of Internet, oral histories, and interviews as well as books for research

Ø Use of Word Processor to document all journals, essays, research papers, letters, etc.

Ø Integrate graphics into major word processing documents

Evaluation and Revision

Ø Personal essay and objective essay

Ø Essay tests and timed writings

Ø Autobiography or college application essay

Ø Reflection essay, autobiographical incident, evaluation, interpretation

2.0 Writing Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics)

Ø Personal essay and objective essay

Ø Essay tests and timed writings

Ø Autobiography or college application essay

Ø Reflection essay, autobiographical incident, evaluation, interpretation

Ø Job Applications, Cover Letters, Resumes, and Follow up letters

2.6 Present oral presentations with PowerPoint Presentation as visual

Ø PowerPoint Presentations include formatted text, images, sound, and transition derived from various technological sources including the Internet

Ø Use of District Oral Presentation Rubric

Ø Use of Peer Evaluation in cooperative learning projects

Ø Use of Peer Evaluation to test audience response to presentations

Written and Oral English Language Conventions

1.0 Written and Oral English Language Conventions

Ø Daily journal writing

Ø Weekly grammar quizzes

Ø Continuous Student/Student, Student/Teacher, and Student/Self evaluation and revision of written work

Listening and Speaking

1.0 Listening and Speaking Strategies

Ø Inductive and deductive writing

Ø Small Claims presentations in front of judge: 1.6 use of logical, ethical, and emotional appeals that enhance a specific tone and purpose.

Ø PowerPoint Presentations: 1.10 evaluate when to use different kinds of effects to create effective productions.

Ø Analyze techniques used in media messages, i.e.: newspapers, commercials, radio, etc.

2.0 Speaking Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics)

Ø Oral Presentation of literature read including visual aids

Ø Face to Face interview and job application with member of the community