- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Level:
- High School
- Grade:
- 11
- Provider:
- Pearson
- Tags:
- License:
- Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial
- Language:
- English
Grade 11 Narrative Writing Rubric
Glossary for Grades 9–12 (Alphabetical Order)
Grade 11 Discussion Rubric
Grade 11 Informational Writing Rubric
Grade 11 Argument Rubric
English Language Arts, Grade 11
The 11th grade learning experience consists of 7 mostly month-long units aligned to the Common Core State Standards, with available course material for teachers and students easily accessible online. Over the course of the year there is a steady progression in text complexity levels, sophistication of writing tasks, speaking and listening activities, and increased opportunities for independent and collaborative work. Rubrics and student models accompany many writing assignments.
Throughout the 11th grade year, in addition to the Common Read texts that the whole class reads together, students each select an Independent Reading book and engage with peers in group Book Talks. Students move from learning the class rituals and routines and genre features of argument writing in Unit 11.1 to learning about narrative and informational genres in Unit 11.2: The American Short Story. Teacher resources provide additional materials to support each unit.
- Setting the Stage
Lesson 1
Using this CourseLesson 2
Defining the American DreamLesson 3
The Founders' American DreamsLesson 4
Benchmark AssessmentLesson 5
How is an argument structured?Lesson 6
Audience AppealLesson 7
Bill of RightsLesson 8
The Founders' American DreamLesson 9
Productive DiscussionsLesson 10
Independent Reading Groups
- Meeting the Players
Lesson 11
American Dream ConventionLesson 12
Defining Your AudienceLesson 13
Close ReadingLesson 14
Effective ArgumentsLesson 15
Tailoring Your Argument
- Making the Case for...
Lesson 16
Portraying Your CharacterLesson 17
Informational WritingLesson 18
Presenting InformationLesson 19
Group Presentation WorkLesson 20
Introducing Your CharacterLesson 21
Visions of the American DreamLesson 22
Evaluating ArgumentsLesson 23
Reading about the American Dream
- Evaluating and Responding
Lesson 25
Final Paper: American DreamLesson 26
Peer Response GroupsLesson 27
Revising Your PaperLesson 28
Group Sharing
- Introduction to the Short Story
Lesson 2
Poe's The Tell-Tale HeartLesson 3
Point of ViewLesson 4
Developing Plot
- Class, Race, and Identity
Lesson 5
Dialogue and SpeechLesson 6
Race and Identity in AmericaLesson 7
PersonasLesson 9
Role of the Female ProtagonistLesson 11
Peer Review: Short EssaysLesson 12
Analytical Essays
- Symbol and Motif
Lesson 14
Symbol and MotifLesson 15
Cheever's Use of Symbol and Motif
- "The Things They Carried"
Lesson 16
VietnamLesson 17
Read and AnnotateLesson 18
Interpretation of SymbolsLesson 19
Dialectical JournalLesson 20
Elements of GrammarLesson 21
Essay Structure
- Culminating Project and Paper
Lesson 22
Essay PlanningLesson 23
Thesis DevelopmentLesson 24
Collaborative ReviewLesson 25
Project PresentationLesson 26
Journal EntriesLesson 27
Small Group AnalysisLesson 28
Ideas Presentation
- What Is Funny?
Lesson 2
Rules For ComedyLesson 3
Readers ExpectationsLesson 5
The Good and the Badde
- How Do We Judge People?
Lesson 6
Much Ado About NothingLesson 7
Character AnalysisLesson 8
Shakespeare PerformedLesson 9
Roles of LeadershipLesson 10
Directorial Choices ComparisonLesson 11
Informational WritingLesson 12
Character DevelopmentLesson 13
Character InterpretationLesson 14
Humor In LanguageLesson 15
Relatable CharactersLesson 16
Types of HumorLesson 17
Characters ReactionsLesson 18
Character ChartLesson 19
Ending EvaluationLesson 20
Scene Preparation & Memorization
- Shakespeare As Performed
Lesson 21
Passage PerformanceLesson 22
Second Group PerformanceLesson 23
Third Group PerformanceLesson 24
Fourth Group PerformanceLesson 25
Final Group PerformanceLesson 26
Performance StructureLesson 27
Performance Structure 2.0Lesson 28
Performance ReflectionLesson 29
Argument Writing
- Dickens as Storyteller
Lesson 1
A Tale of Two CitiesLesson 2
Dickens’s BiographyLesson 3
Novel SettingsLesson 4
Character and CaricatureLesson 5
Messages Through ImagesLesson 6
Description Writing
- Revolutionary Writing
Lesson 7
Content GrammarLesson 8
Dramatic LanguageLesson 9
Old Bailey CourtroomLesson 10
Extended MetaphorsLesson 11
Mythical AvengersLesson 12
A Turn Towards A RevolutionLesson 13
Brainstorming Exercise
- The Rebels
Lesson 14
Character ExplorationLesson 15
Moral Values Through CharactersLesson 16
Mood Establishment In ScenesLesson 17
Symbolism & DirectionLesson 18
Illustration AnalysisLesson 19
Vivid LanguageLesson 20
The Storming of The BastilleLesson 21
The Revolutionaries
- Is This Justice?
Lesson 22
Fair & Just DiscussionLesson 23
Dramatic Irony and Verbal IronyLesson 24
What is loyalty?Lesson 25
How is power abused?Lesson 26
Chapter Titles ExplorationLesson 27
Final ImpressionsLesson 28
Theme Analysis
- The Effect of Digital Connectivity
Lesson 2
The Role of TechnologyLesson 3
Technology and CultureLesson 4
Narrative Writing AssessmentLesson 6
Argument EvaluationLesson 7
Challenges of the Digital WorldLesson 8
Digital Immigrant InterviewsLesson 9
Digital Devices & IdentityLesson 10
Modern Life On The InternetLesson 12
Essay FeedbackLesson 13
Writing An Effective ConclusionLesson 14
Information Writing
- Communicating a Digital Experience
Lesson 15
Museum Exhibit ProjectLesson 16
Exhibit Theme AnalysisLesson 17
Museum Exhibit Team ReviewLesson 18
Museum Exhibits & The ImaginationLesson 19
Structure of A Museum ExhibitLesson 20
Viking Voyage ExhibitLesson 21
Structure ReviewLesson 22
Audience EngagmentLesson 23
Digital Native CultureLesson 24
Appealing To An AudienceLesson 25
Assessment CriteriaLesson 26
Exhibit Creative FormatLesson 27
Exploring A Digital Native ExhibitLesson 28
Museum Exhibit Feedback
- Name That Theme
Lesson 1
Short Story DiscussionLesson 2
The Gift of the MagiLesson 3
Visual RepresentationLesson 4
Culminating Assessment
- Can Cheaters Be Winners?
Lesson 1
Survey & Discussion On CheatingLesson 2
Annotations & Article Discussion