Mr. Velasco’s Class English 11 MAD Santa Barbara High School

Common Core ELA Standards The standards devote as much attention on what students read, in terms of complexity, quality, and range, as they do on how students read. As students progress through the grades, they must both develop their comprehension skills and apply them to increasingly complex texts. The standards devote as much attention on what students read, in terms of complexity, quality, and range, as they do on how students read. As students progress through the grades, they must both develop their comprehension skills and apply them to increasingly complex texts. The progression of the standards is based on evidence and anchored in the college and career readiness (CCR) standards. The CCR standards define broad competencies and reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language while the K-12 standards lend further specificity by defining a developmentally appropriate progression of skills and understandings. The progression of the standards is based on evidence and anchored in the college and career readiness (CCR) standards. The CCR standards define broad competencies and reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language while the K-12 standards lend further specificity by defining a developmentally appropriate progression of skills and understandings. In order to prepare students for the challenges of college and career texts, the standards require a rich reading of literature as well as extensive reading in science, history/social studies, and other disciplines. In order to prepare students for the challenges of college and career texts, the standards require a rich reading of literature as well as extensive reading in science, history/social studies, and other disciplines.

Common Core Content Students are required to learn certain critical content, including classic myths and stories from around the world, America’s Founding Documents, and foundational American literature. Students are required to learn certain critical content, including classic myths and stories from around the world, America’s Founding Documents, and foundational American literature. Novels will be read in conjunction with historical documents, current news articles, and documentary films to add to the historical, social, and political contexts of the works Novels will be read in conjunction with historical documents, current news articles, and documentary films to add to the historical, social, and political contexts of the works The standards also require that students systematically develop knowledge of literature as well as knowledge in other disciplines through reading, writing, speaking, and listening in history/social studies and science The standards also require that students systematically develop knowledge of literature as well as knowledge in other disciplines through reading, writing, speaking, and listening in history/social studies and science

Theme: “The American Dream?” Question for the Year - What is the American Dream and how has it been manifested by various sub-cultures in American history? Question for the Year - What is the American Dream and how has it been manifested by various sub-cultures in American history? Quarter 1 - Foundational Documents and Native- American texts Quarter 1 - Foundational Documents and Native- American texts Quarter 2 - The New Americans (by choice or otherwise) Quarter 2 - The New Americans (by choice or otherwise) Quarter 3 - Struggles, Destinies, Promises Quarter 3 - Struggles, Destinies, Promises Quarter 4 - Where we are headed? Quarter 4 - Where we are headed?

Overview of my class Integrated curriculum with U.S. History and MAD classes (Digital Photography and Film Editing) Integrated curriculum with U.S. History and MAD classes (Digital Photography and Film Editing) Propaganda unit (Semantics, Ethos, Pathos, Logos) Propaganda unit (Semantics, Ethos, Pathos, Logos) Rhetorical Precis/Summary Rhetorical Precis/Summary Essays (Argumentative, Persuasive, Narrative) Essays (Argumentative, Persuasive, Narrative) Photo exhibit project (Fall semester) Photo exhibit project (Fall semester) Screenwriting unit (Spring semester) Screenwriting unit (Spring semester)

Class Activities 5-7 minutes of writing everyday via “Do Now” or Quickwrites 5-7 minutes of writing everyday via “Do Now” or Quickwrites Reading Journals Reading Journals Note-taking skills (Cornell Notes) Note-taking skills (Cornell Notes) Learning Logs Learning Logs Socratic Seminars Socratic Seminars Vocabulary Building Vocabulary Building Writing as a tool for analysis Writing as a tool for analysis

Contact Info EDU 2.0 EDU 2.0 – – Phone – (805) x. 281 Phone – (805) x. 281 Mr. Velasco website Mr. Velasco website Google “Mr. Velasco”

Wish List Notebook paper Notebook paper Printer paper Printer paper Pencils Pencils Electric Pencil sharpener Electric Pencil sharpener Stapler Stapler Mouse pads Mouse pads Whiteboard erasers and cleaner Whiteboard erasers and cleaner Gift cards for Staples, Office Max Gift cards for Staples, Office Max Gift card to Aaron Brothers, Art Essentials (frames) Gift card to Aaron Brothers, Art Essentials (frames)