CURRICULUM MAP
Dakota HS Content Curriculum Map
Course:__Medical English 12_____________ As of:_______3/10/11____
| |CONTENT |SKILLS |ASSESSMENT & |
| | | |PRODUCTS |
|September |Blackboard website orientation |Analysis of informational texts |Grammar diagnostic quiz |
| |Final Exam by Dr. Pauline Chen |Reading for Understanding |Grammar study plan and exercises |
| |How to write a letter requesting a Letter of Recommendation |Grammar and Sentence Structure |Reading Quizzes |
| |Self-directed grammar study |Highlighting and Annotating |Discussion board forums |
| |Michigan Merit Curriculum English 12 Essential Questions |Critical response to texts |Letter of Recommendation request letter |
| |analysis and connections |Website navigation and analysis |Writing an imitation poem |
| |Vocabulary enrichment |Poetry analysis |Academic essay on mentors |
| |Discussion board forum | | |
|October |“Walking Out” short story by David Quammen |Understanding thematic connections of poetry, fiction, and |Poetic analysis essay of “Out, Out” |
| |“Out, Out” poem by Robert Frost |informational texts |Literary analysis essay of “Walking Out” |
| |“Attacked by a Grizzly” article by Thomas Curwin from The LA |Reading for understanding and critical thinking |Vocabulary quizzes |
| |Times |How to write a literary analysis essay |Journal responses & personal connections |
| |Sentence Structure Workshops |Writing with voice, detail and audience awareness. |Formal and informal class discussion |
| |Vocabulary enrichment |Embedded quote usage | |
| | |Cooperative learning | |
|November |Non-fiction Book Club collaborative assignment on the theme |Researching primary and secondary source documents. |Individual and group mini-deadlines #1 for Emergency book club project. |
| |of Medical Emergencies. (See attached handout for core texts)|Differentiating MLA vs. APA format |Analyzing and connecting secondary sources to course content. |
| |Vocabulary Enrichment |Bibliographies and citations |Assignments include: book review, poem analysis, Human Rights Article, |
| |Sentence Structure Workshops |Embedding Quotes |Medical Issue article, Personal narrative interviewee. |
| | |Collaborative Group work |Vocabulary Quizzes |
| | |Indentifying theme, tone, mood, purpose & audience. |Journal responses & personal connections |
| | |Understanding characterization and character motivation |Formal and informal class discussion |
| | |Analyzing literary devices (i.e., symbolism, metaphor, | |
| | |foreshadowing etc) | |
|December |Non-fiction Book Club collaborative assignment on the theme |Researching primary and secondary source documents. |Family Presence Proposal group project |
| |of Medical Emergencies. (See attached handout for core texts)|Differentiating MLA vs. APA format |Emergency book club project Mini-Deadline #2 |
| |“Being There” by Jerome Groopman from the New York Times |Bibliographies and citations |Writing a book review using vocabulary terms |
| |Vocabulary Enrichment |Embedding Quotes |Connecting one or more state Essential questions to a character from the |
| |Sentence Structure Workshops |Collaborative Group work |book |
| | |Indentifying theme, tone, mood, purpose & audience. |APA research paper on Medical Issue and Developments related to text. |
| | |Understanding characterization and character motivation |Rewrite or add a chapter to the novel |
| | |Analyzing literary devices (i.e., symbolism, metaphor, |Write a poem or song in tribute to the main character and their struggle.|
| | |foreshadowing etc) |Indentifying significant quotes. |
| | |Writing under timed conditions | |
|January |Non-fiction book club collaborative movie maker final project|Movie Maker and other technology skills for presentation |10-15 minute Movie Maker group presentation on book club novel |
| |and presentation |Bibliographies and citations |Submission of APA formatted book club written works. |
| |Semester exam essay |Speaking and Listening |Revisions of Mini-Deadline 1 & 2 assignments |
| | |Group presentation skills |Semester in-class timed exam essay |
| | |Writing under timed conditions | |
| | |Embedding quotes | |
| | |Cooperative learning | |
| | |Critical response to text | |
| | |Connecting themes | |
|February |Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet |Comprehending and analyzing non-fiction |Book Chapter Questions and Journals |
| |Synesthesia web quest |Connecting core text to a variety of supplemental texts |Reading Quizzes |
| |Poetry by Tito Mukhopadhyay |Understanding essay styles, patterns, and audience. |Vocabulary Quizzes |
| |Sentence Structure Workshops |Utilizing appropriate diction and syntax in formal academic essays|Formal and informal writing |
| |Vocabulary Enrichment |Writing under timed conditions |First drafts of Portfolio Essays |
| |Writing Portfolio of various types of essays: Compare & |Embedding quotes |Poetry Analysis |
| |Contrast, Process Analysis, Classification, Definition, |Independently establishing essay prompts, themes, and thesis |Researching Autism, Aspberger’s syndrome, and Savant Syndrome. |
| |Example & Cause and Effect. |statements. | |
| | |Researching for additional data and supporting facts/information. | |
|March |Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet |Comprehending and analyzing visual/auditory media. |Book Chapter Questions and Journals |
| |“Autism: The Musical” documentary analysis |Comprehending and analyzing non-fiction |Vocabulary Quizzes |
| |“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost |Connecting core text to a variety of supplemental texts |Reading Quizzes |
| |“Brainman” documentary analysis |Understanding essay styles, patterns, and audience. |Formal and informal writing |
| |Sentence Structure Workshops |Utilizing appropriate diction and syntax in formal academic essays|First drafts of Portfolio Essays |
| |Vocabulary Enrichment |Writing under timed conditions |Documentary viewing guides and analysis |
| |Writing Portfolio of various types of essays: Compare & |Embedding quotes | |
| |Contrast, Process Analysis, Classification, Definition, |Independently establishing essay prompts, themes, and thesis | |
| |Example & Cause and Effect. |statements. | |
| | |Researching for additional data and supporting facts/information. | |
|April |Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet |Comprehending and analyzing non-fiction |Book Chapter Questions and Journals |
| |Sentence Structure Workshops |Connecting core text to a variety of supplemental texts |Vocabulary Quizzes |
| |Vocabulary Enrichment |Understanding essay styles, patterns, and audience. |Reading Quizzes |
| |Writing Portfolio of various types of essays: Compare & |Utilizing appropriate diction and syntax in formal academic essays|Formal and informal writing |
| |Contrast, Process Analysis, Classification, Definition, |Writing under timed conditions |Revision of Portfolio Essays |
| |Example & Cause and Effect. |Embedding quotes |Final portfolio of essays |
| |Revision of essays in Writing Portfolio |Independently establishing essay prompts, themes, and thesis | |
| | |statements. | |
| | |Researching for additional data and supporting facts/information. | |
| | |Peer-review and self-review of essays | |
| | |Revision of essays for final draft | |
|May |Brave New World by Aldous Huxley |Netiquette & Technology skill development |Book related questions and journals |
| |My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult |Connecting core text to a variety of supplemental texts |Reading quizzes |
| |“Souls on Ice” by Liza Mundy |Embedding quotes |Vocabulary quizzes |
| |Creation of an Informational Website on a Controversial |Writing Academic Essays |APA Persuasive Essay |
| |Medical Issue |Analyzing fiction for characterization, theme, plot structure etc |Group-developed medical website |
| |Position Paper on “Souls on Ice” |Developing awareness of controversial medical issues |Formal and informal writing |
| |Use of Blackboard Technology for online discussion forums. |Argumentation and persuasive writing techniques |Participation in Blackboard discussion forums |
| |Sentence Structure Workshops | | |
|June |Brave New World by Aldous Huxley |Review of study skills for final exams |Timed in-class semester exam essay |
| |My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult |Netiquette and critical analysis of others’ work |Assessing student developed medical websites |
| |Biotechnology Persuasive APA format Essay |Writing under timed conditions | |
| |Semester Exam |Synthesizing course information into academic essay format | |
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