`Best Standards-Based Technology Integration Practices

for 21st Century Classrooms in Harrison County Schools

Janet Benincosa, Harrison County Technology Integration Specialist

 

 

 

SOUTH HARRISON HIGH:  TWELFTH GRADE READING AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

 

Team Members:  Lori Cobb, M. Beth Moore, and Linda Nosse

 

 

 

21st CENTURY

TWELFTH GRADE READING AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

CONTENT STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES FOR WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOLS  (2520.1)

 

The West Virginia Standards for 21st Century Learning include the following components:

21st Century Content Standards and Objectives and 21st Century Learning Skills and Technology Tools. 

 

All West Virginia teachers are responsible for classroom instruction that integrates learning skills, technology tools and content standards and objectives. 

 

Twelfth Grade

RLA.O.12.1.01

research, evaluate and critique the historical, cultural, political and biographical influences to determine the impact on literary works.

SASinSchool:

*      History in a Word, Classroom Activity 1082

*      How is postcolonial life in the lives and works of three female authors from India?, Web Inquiry 159

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      Edgar Allan Poe Author Study

 

 

RLA.O.12.1.02

analyze, evaluate, and critique literary styles according to genre:

·        author’s use / elements / expectations

SASinSchool:

*      History in a Word, Classroom Activity 1082

*      How is postcolonial life in the lives and works of three female authors from India?, Web Inquiry 159

*      The Literary Epic Paradise Lost, Classroom Activity 1066

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      Interactive Multigenre Text Analysis Chart

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RLA.O.12.1.03

extend the amount of independent reading with emphasis on American, British and World Literature, and informational texts.

Tom Sawyer by Twain

Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare

The Jungle Book by Kipling

 

 

RLA.O.12.1.04

incorporate appropriate reading strategies necessary for a successful literary experience, to gain information and perform an assigned task:

·        rereading / paraphrasing / questioning / analyzing / chunking / activating prior knowledge

SASinSchool:

*      History in a Word, Classroom Activity 1082

*      How is postcolonial life in the lives and works of three female authors from India?, Web Inquiry 159

*      The Literary Epic Paradise Lost, Classroom Activity 1066

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      Exploring Literacy in Cyberspace

 

 

RLA.O.12.1.05

evaluate and justify the characteristics of author’s intended audience, purpose, style, voice and technique through the use of reasoning and evidence and literary/character analysis.

SASinSchool:

*      Local Color, InterActivity 23

*      Advertisements:  What is the Real Message? Project 412

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      Audience Analysis Inventory

 

 

RLA.O.12.1.06

formulate, in a critique, supportable conclusions, summarize events and ideas, construct inferences and generalizations, and interpret character traits from explicit and implicit ideas.

SASinSchool:

*      A Common Theme in A Korean Story and Poem, Classroom Activity 1099

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*       Become a Character: Adjectives, Character Traits, and Perspective  

RLA.O.12.1.07

demonstrate knowledge of and evaluate literary devices:

·        archetypes / allegory / antithesis / pace / satire / cadence / scansion / flashback / foreshadowing / Freytag’s pyramid (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, catastrophe)

SASinSchool:

*      Islamic Voices:  Comparing Genres, InterActivity 1191

*      Mesopotamian Myths:  Analyzing Art Types, InterActivity 1188

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      Style Analysis

 

RLA.O.12.1.08

evaluate and critique a variety of texts according to content, structure, purpose, organization of text, and tone.

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      Purpose and Audience Analysis

RLA.O.12.1.09

assess the importance and effectiveness of organizational patterns (e.g., problem-solution, cause-and-effect), textual features, graphical representations (e.g., tables, timelines, captions, maps, photographs) and ideas in informational and literary texts for intent, purpose and style.

SASinSchool:

*      The Munich Crisis, InterActitivity 935

*      Language and Voice in Power, Classroom Activity 1081

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      History of Populations

 

RLA.O.12.1.10

use knowledge of the history, cultural diversity, politics, and effects of language to comprehend and elaborate on the meaning of texts to expand vocabulary, and to draw connections to self and the real world.

SASinSchool:

*      How can an awareness of context clues improve vocabulary and reading comprehension?, Web Inquiry 125

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      Star-Crossed Lovers Online: "Romeo and Juliet" for a Digital Age

RLA.O.12.1.11

research literary criticism and evaluate its applicability to the genre being studied.

SASinSchool:

*      Preparing for a Wizard of Earthsea, Web Lesson 549

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      Review Redux: Introducing Literary Criticism Through Reception Moments

 

RLA.O.12.1.12

analyze and evaluate persuasive language and techniques(e.g., advertisements, junk mail, web sites, news stories) for intent, purpose, audience, type (inductive or deductive) and effectiveness.

SASinSchool:

*      My Modest Proposal, Classroom Activity 1175

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      Let the Truth Be Known: Analyzing the Relationship Between Authenticity and Historical Accounts: A Language Arts Lesson

RLA.O.12.2.01

compose using the five-step writing process (pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing), critique and evaluate narrative, informative, descriptive, persuasive and functional writings that include a letter of job application, a scholarship application/essay, and personal letters.

SASinSchool:

*      Revising, editing, and proofing--what’s the difference?, Web Inquiry 128

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      ABC's of the Writing Process

RLA.O.12.2.02

generate a clearly worded and effectively placed thesis statement to develop a document (e.g., composition, essay, literary critique, research paper) that has a clear, logical progression of ideas in the introduction, body, and conclusion.

SASinSchool:

*      Paragraph Structure in the Academic Essay, Web Lesson 927

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      Writing a Thesis Statement

RLA.O.12.2.03

identify, evaluate, and analyze information (e.g., primary and secondary sources, print and electronic media, personal interview) and

recognize the concepts of intellectual property and plagiarism in all media (e.g., media copyright laws, private/public domain).

SASinSchool:

*      What are strategies for avoiding plagiarism?, Web Inquiry 897

*      The Salem Witch Trials, Web Lesson 550

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      Exploring Plagiarism, Copyright, and Paraphrasing

RLA.O.12.2.04

refine the research question through pre-writing strategies by considering whether the thesis claim is personally relevant, interesting and meaningful, is relevant and meaningful to the audience, is aligned with purposes and goals, is logical and can be supported within the limits of the assignment and available resources.

SASinSchool:

*      Ask a Question, Take a Quest, Classroom Activity 1059

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      Prewriting Questions

RLA.O.12.2.05

use, plan and incorporate varied note taking skills to organize and synthesize information from print and electronic primary and secondary sources (e.g., Internet, reference books, electronic databases for periodicals and newspapers) into an outline (introduction, thesis/hypothesis, main points, supporting details/examples, conclusion) to develop a composition or research project.

SASinSchool:

*      Paragraph Structure in the Academic Essay, Web Lesson 927

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      ReadWriteThink Notetaker

RLA.O.12.2.06

plan, develop, and write a focused research project that has a clear thesis/hypothesis and logical progression of ideas supported by relevant details with an accompanying multimedia presentation and/or Web page using an accepted format (MLA, APA, Chicago, ASA).

SASinSchool:

*      Meet Walt Whitman and Me, Project 343

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      Research Project: The Year I Was Born

RLA.O.12.2.07

strategically incorporate source material in a variety of ways, demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of the ethics of writing:

·        directly quoting  / paraphrasing / summarizing / using ellipses

SASinSchool:

*      Reading for Information, Web Lesson 533

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      How to Recognize Unacceptable and Acceptable Paraphrases

RLA.O.12.2.08

evaluate the effectiveness of and apply various forms of transition in a composition:

·        sentence links / repetition of key words or phrases / restating of main/key ideas / inferred transitions

SASinSchool:

*      Word Classes, InterActivity 942

 

Thinkfinity (MarcoPolo):

*      Transitional Devices (Connecting Words)

 

RLA.O.12.2.09

revise, edit and strategically employ a variety of sentence structures to improve variety and create more precise and concise language:

·        compound-complex / coordination/subordination / parallel structures  / appositives  / rhetorical questions / word/usage/choice / passive/active voice