Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

An Introduction to Julius Caesar Using Multiple-Perspective Universal Theme Analysis

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

Students begin by evaluating the universal theme of betrayal from multiple perspectives. After reading time period scenarios as well as reflecting on personal experiences, students use critical thinking skills to explore and identify interventions for each the betrayal scenario, including their personal examples. Students research Roman history, the setting of Shakespeare's drama, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Applying this research, students write their own critical perspective of a scenario depicting plausible betrayal scenes from Roman times. As the culminating project and assessment, students create comic strips with the student interactive Comic Creator.

The updated link for the Comic Creator resource can be found at https://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/comic-creator

    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 9

    ELA21.9.R2

    Read and comprehend a variety of literary texts to develop a literal and figurative understanding as appropriate to the type of text, purpose, and situation.

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    Vocabulary

    • Literary texts
    • Literal understanding
    • Figurative understanding
    • Text
    • Purpose
    • Situation

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Necessary skills to read and comprehend a variety of literary texts.
    • Strategies to analyze literary text to develop a literal and figurative understanding.
    • Literary texts have different intended meanings depending on the genre, purpose, and situation.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Read and comprehend a variety of literary texts.
    • Develop literal and figurative understanding of literary texts appropriate to the text, purpose, and situation.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Literary texts can be understood on both a literal and figurative level.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 9

    ELA21.9.R4

    Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.

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    Vocabulary

    • Digital tools
    • Electronic tools
    • Appropriately
    • Safely
    • Ethically

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Digital and electronic tools must be used appropriately, safely, and ethically.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Engage in safe and ethical behavior when using digital and electronic tools.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Safe behaviors, interactions that keep you out of harm's way, are necessary when using digital and electronic tools.
    • Ethical behavior, interactions that align to one's moral code, are necessary when using digital and electronic tools.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 9

    ELA21.9.5

    Analyze the impact of context and organizational structures on theme, tone, and the meaning of the work as a whole.

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    Vocabulary

    • Context
    • Organizational structure
    • Tone
    • Theme

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • The context and organizational structure of a text will impact the theme, tone, and meaning of the work.
    • Strategies to identify the theme, tone, and meaning of written work.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify the theme, tone, and meaning of written work.
    • Analyze the impact of context and organizational structure on the theme, tone, and meaning of written work.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • A text's context and structure can affect the tone, theme, and meaning of a work as a whole.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 9

    ELA21.9.10

    Present research findings to a peer audience, either formally or informally, conveying credible, accurate information from multiple sources, including diverse media.

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    Vocabulary

    • Research findings
    • Peer audience
    • Formally
    • Informally
    • Credible information
    • Accurate information
    • Diverse media

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Research and presentation skills.
    • Strategies to evaluate information from multiple sources.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Discern credible and accurate sources from a variety of sources.
    • Present research findings to peers in formal and informal contexts.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Research findings should only incorporate information from credible, accurate sources.
    • Research findings can be presented formally and informally, depending on the situation.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 9

    ELA21.9.12

    Interpret digital texts to determine their subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.

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    Vocabulary

    • Digital text
    • Credibility
    • Subject
    • Occasion
    • Audience
    • Purpose
    • Tone

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Digital texts, such as online academic journals, social media, and blogs, have various subjects, appropriate occasions, intended audiences, purposes, and tones.
    • A credible source is free from bias and supported with relevant evidence.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify and interpret the subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility of digital texts.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • It is important to evaluate the credibility of digital text.
    • Digital texts will focus on different subjects, be used on different occasions, are created with different intended audiences, have different purposes, and a variety of tones.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 9

    ELA21.9.14

    Create and edit digital texts that are suitable in purpose and tone for their intended audience and occasion.

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    Vocabulary

    • Digital texts
    • Occasion
    • Audience
    • Purpose
    • Tone

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Necessary skills to create and edit digital texts.
    • The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a purpose and tone for digital text.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Create and edit a digital text for an intended audience and occasion.
    • Create and edit a digital text to achieve a particular tone and purpose.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Digital texts can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions.
    • They should modify the purpose and tone of their digital texts depending on the audience and occasion.
    • Editing is important in establishing a clear purpose and tone in writing a digital text.
    • Editing is important in appealing to a particular audience and occasion with a digital text.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 9

    ELA21.9.22

    Use a variety of search tools and research strategies.

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    Vocabulary

    • Search tools
    • Research strategies

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Methods to use search tools, such as library databases and search engines.
    • Research strategies, such as keyword search and boolean search.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Use various search tools and research strategies.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There are multiple strategies and tools to use when researching a topic.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 10

    ELA21.10.R2

    Read and comprehend a variety of literary texts to develop a literal and figurative understanding as appropriate to the type of text, purpose, and situation.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.10.R2

    Vocabulary

    • Literary texts
    • Literal understanding
    • Figurative understanding
    • Text
    • Purpose
    • Situation

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Necessary skills to read and comprehend a variety of literary texts.
    • Strategies to analyze literary text to develop a literal and figurative understanding.
    • Literary texts have different intended meanings depending on the genre, purpose, and situation.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Read and comprehend a variety of literary texts.
    • Develop literal and figurative understanding of literary texts appropriate to the text, purpose, and situation.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Literary texts can be understood on both a literal and figurative level.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 10

    ELA21.10.R4

    Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.

    Unpacked Content

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    Vocabulary

    • Digital tools
    • Electronic tools
    • Appropriately
    • Safely
    • Ethically

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Digital and electronic tools must be used appropriately, safely, and ethically.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Engage in safe and ethical behavior when using digital and electronic tools.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Safe behaviors, interactions that keep you out of harm's way, are necessary when using digital and electronic tools.
    • Ethical behavior, interactions that align to one's moral code, are necessary when using digital and electronic tools.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 10

    ELA21.10.5

    Analyze context and organizational structures to determine theme, tone, and the meaning of the work as a whole.

    Unpacked Content

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    Vocabulary

    • Context
    • Organizational structure
    • Tone
    • Theme

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • The context and organizational structure of a text will impact the theme, tone, and meaning of the work.
    • Strategies to identify the theme, tone, and meaning of written work.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify the theme, tone, and meaning of written work.
    • Analyze the impact of context and organizational structure on the theme, tone, and meaning of written work.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • A text's context and structure can affect the tone, theme, and meaning of a work as a whole.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 10

    ELA21.10.10

    Present research findings to peers, either formally or informally, integrating credible, accurate information from multiple sources, including diverse media.

    Unpacked Content

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    Vocabulary

    • Research findings
    • Peer audience
    • Formally
    • Informally
    • Credible information
    • Accurate information
    • Diverse media

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Research and presentation skills.
    • Strategies to evaluate information from multiple sources.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Discern credible and accurate sources from a variety of sources.
    • Present research findings to peers in formal and informal contexts.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Research findings should only incorporate information from credible, accurate sources.
    • Research findings can be presented formally and informally, depending on the situation.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 10

    ELA21.10.14

    Create and edit collaborative digital texts that are suitable in purpose and tone for their intended audience and occasion.

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    Vocabulary

    • Collaborative digital texts
    • Occasion
    • Audience
    • Purpose
    • Tone

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Necessary skills to create and edit digital texts.
    • Collaboration skills.
    • The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a purpose and tone for digital text.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Create and edit a collaborative digital text for an intended audience and occasion.
    • Create and edit a collaborative digital text to achieve a particular tone and purpose.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • They can collaborate with peers to create one final product.
    • Digital texts can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions.
    • They should modify the purpose and tone of their digital texts depending on the audience and occasion.
    • Editing is important in establishing a clear purpose and tone in writing a digital text.
    • Editing is important in appealing to a particular audience and occasion with a digital text.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 10

    ELA21.10.22

    Use a variety of search tools and research strategies to locate credible sources.

    Unpacked Content

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    Vocabulary

    • Search tools
    • Research strategies
    • Credible sources

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Methods to use search tools, such as library databases and search engines.
    • Research strategies, such as keyword search and boolean search.
    • Strategies to locate credible information that is accurate and reliable.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Use various search tools and research strategies to find credible information.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There are multiple strategies and tools to use when researching a topic.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 11

    ELA21.11.R2

    Read and comprehend a variety of literary texts to develop a literal and figurative understanding as appropriate to the type of text, purpose, and situation.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.11.R2

    Vocabulary

    • Literary texts
    • Literal understanding
    • Figurative understanding
    • Text
    • Purpose
    • Situation

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Necessary skills to read and comprehend a variety of literary texts.
    • Strategies to analyze literary text to develop a literal and figurative understanding.
    • Literary texts have different intended meanings depending on the genre, purpose, and situation.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Read and comprehend a variety of literary texts.
    • Develop literal and figurative understanding of literary texts appropriate to the text, purpose, and situation.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Literary texts can be understood on both a literal and figurative level.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 11

    ELA21.11.R4

    Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.

    Unpacked Content

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    Vocabulary

    • Digital tools
    • Electronic tools
    • Appropriately
    • Safely
    • Ethically

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Digital and electronic tools must be used appropriately, safely, and ethically.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Engage in safe and ethical behavior when using digital and electronic tools.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Safe behaviors, interactions that keep you out of harm's way, are necessary when using digital and electronic tools.
    • Ethical behavior, interactions that align to one's moral code, are necessary when using digital and electronic tools.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 11

    ELA21.11.4

    Analyze how an author uses characterization, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view to create and convey meaning.

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    Vocabulary

    • Analyze
    • Characterization
    • Figurative language
    • Literary elements
    • Point of view
    • Create
    • Convey

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Authors choose to write from a particular point of view and use specific literary elements and vocabulary words to convey their intended meaning.
    • Methods to analyze characterization, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify characterization, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view in a variety of texts.
    • Analyze how characterization, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view creates and conveys meaning in a variety of texts.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Authors select particular literary elements and devices to create and convey meaning within their written work.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 11

    ELA21.11.12

    Collaborate on writing tasks in diverse groups, making necessary compromises to accomplish a goal, sharing responsibility for collaborative work, and showing respect for the individual contributions of each group member.

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    Vocabulary

    • Collaborate
    • Writing tasks
    • Diverse groups
    • Compromises

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Necessary skills to collaborate in diverse groups, such as compromising, sharing responsibility, and respect for others' opinions.
    • Grade-appropriate writing skills.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Collaborate on writing tasks in diverse groups.
    • Make necessary compromises to accomplish a goal.
    • Share responsibility for collaborative work.
    • Show respect for the individual contributions of each group member.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • They will frequently collaborate with others to develop writing products in school and in the workplace.
    • Being an effective collaborator requires compromising, sharing responsibility for the work, and being respectful of others.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 11

    ELA21.11.15

    Analyze digital texts and evaluate their effectiveness in terms of subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.

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    Vocabulary

    • Analyze
    • Digital texts
    • Evaluate
    • Effectiveness
    • Subject
    • Occasion
    • Audience
    • Purpose
    • Tone
    • Credibility

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Digital texts, such as online academic journals, social media, and blogs, have various subjects, appropriate occasions, intended audiences, purposes, and tones.
    • A credible source is free from bias and supported with relevant evidence.
    • Strategies to evaluate digital text based on a set of identified criteria.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify and analyze digital texts' subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.
    • Evaluate the effectiveness of a digital text's subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • It is important to evaluate the credibility of digital text.
    • Digital texts will focus on different subjects, be used on different occasions, are created with different intended audiences, have different purposes, and a variety of tones.
    • The effectiveness of a digital text can be assessed by identifying its subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 11

    ELA21.11.17

    Use images, sound, animation, and other modes of expression to create or enhance individual or collaborative digital and multimodal texts that are suitable in purpose and tone for their intended audience and occasion.

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    Vocabulary

    • Images
    • Sound
    • Animation
    • Expression
    • Collaborative
    • Digital texts
    • Multimodal texts
    • Purpose
    • Tone
    • Intended audience
    • Intended occasion

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Necessary skills to include images, sound, animations, and other modes of expression in digital and multimodal texts.
    • Collaboration skills.
    • The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a purpose and tone for digital or multimodal texts.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Work independently or collaboratively to use images, sound, animation, and other modes of expression to create or enhance digital and multimodal texts.
    • Work independently or collaboratively to create digital or multimodal texts that are suitable in purpose and tone for their intended audience and occasion.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Digital texts can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions.
    • They should modify the purpose and tone of their digital texts depending on the audience and occasion.
    • They will frequently collaborate with others to develop digital products in school and in the workplace.
    • Images, sounds, animation, and other modes of expression can enhance digital and multimodal texts.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 11

    ELA21.11.18

    Create and deliver an oral presentation, created collaboratively from individual contributions, that is suitable in purpose and tone for its intended audience and occasion.

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    Vocabulary

    • Oral presentation
    • Collaboratively
    • Individual contributions
    • Purpose
    • Tone
    • Intended audience
    • Intended occasion

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Methods to deliver ideas in an oral presentation, such as speaking to defend or explain a digital poster, multimedia presentation, or video on an area of interest related to college or career choices.
    • Strategies to determine the purpose, tone, audience, and occasion for a presentation.
    • Necessary skills to create and deliver a presentation in a collaborative format.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Create an oral presentation by collaboratively combining individual contributions.
    • Deliver an oral presentation.
    • Adjust audience, purpose, tone, and occasion as required for oral presentations.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Respectful collaboration with peers is necessary for academic and workplace success.
    • Finished collaborative products can be created by combining each individual's contribution.
    • Audience, purpose, tone, and occasion can change based on the criteria of an assignment.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 11

    ELA21.11.25

    Use a variety of search tools and research strategies to locate credible sources.

    Unpacked Content

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    Vocabulary

    • Search tools
    • Research strategies
    • Credible sources

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Methods to use search tools, such as library databases and search engines.
    • Research strategies, such as keyword search and boolean search.
    • Strategies to locate credible information that is accurate and reliable.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Use various search tools and research strategies to find credible information.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There are multiple strategies and tools to use when researching a topic.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 12

    ELA21.12.R2

    Read and comprehend a variety of literary texts to develop a literal and figurative understanding as appropriate to the type of text, purpose, and situation.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.12.R2

    Vocabulary

    • Literary texts
    • Literal understanding
    • Figurative understanding
    • Text
    • Purpose
    • Situation

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Necessary skills to read and comprehend a variety of literary texts.
    • Strategies to analyze literary text to develop a literal and figurative understanding.
    • Literary texts have different intended meanings depending on the genre, purpose, and situation.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Read and comprehend a variety of literary texts.
    • Develop literal and figurative understanding of literary texts appropriate to the text, purpose, and situation.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Literary texts can be understood on both a literal and figurative level.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 12

    ELA21.12.R4

    Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.12.R4

    Vocabulary

    • Digital tools
    • Electronic tools
    • Appropriately
    • Safely
    • Ethically

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Digital and electronic tools must be used appropriately, safely, and ethically.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Engage in safe and ethical behavior when using digital and electronic tools.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Safe behaviors, interactions that keep you out of harm's way, are necessary when using digital and electronic tools.
    • Ethical behavior, interactions that align to one's moral code, are necessary when using digital and electronic tools.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 12

    ELA21.12.4

    Evaluate an author’s use of characterization, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view to create and convey meaning.

    Unpacked Content

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    Vocabulary

    • Evaluate
    • Characterization
    • Figurative language
    • Literary elements
    • Point of view
    • Create
    • Convey

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Authors choose to write from a particular point of view and use specific literary elements and vocabulary words to convey their intended meaning.
    • Methods to evaluate characterization, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify characterization, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view in a variety of texts.
    • Evaluate how characterization, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view creates and conveys meaning in a variety of texts.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Authors select particular literary elements and devices to create and convey meaning within their written work.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 12

    ELA21.12.15

    Analyze digital texts and evaluate their effectiveness in terms of subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.12.15

    Vocabulary

    • Analyze
    • Digital texts
    • Evaluate
    • Effectiveness
    • Subject
    • Occasion
    • Audience
    • Purpose
    • Tone
    • Credibility

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Digital texts, such as online academic journals, social media, and blogs, have various subjects, appropriate occasions, intended audiences, purposes, and tones.
    • A credible source is free from bias and supported with relevant evidence.
    • Strategies to evaluate digital text based on a set of identified criteria.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify and analyze digital texts' subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.
    • Evaluate the effectiveness of a digital text's subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • It is important to evaluate the credibility of digital text.
    • Digital texts will focus on different subjects, be used on different occasions, are created with different intended audiences, have different purposes, and a variety of tones.
    • The effectiveness of a digital text can be assessed by identifying its subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 12

    ELA21.12.17

    Use images, sound, animation, and other modes of expression to create or enhance individual or collaborative digital and multimodal texts that are suitable in purpose and tone for their intended audience and occasion.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.12.17

    Vocabulary

    • Images
    • Sound
    • Animation
    • Expression
    • Collaborative
    • Digital texts
    • Multimodal texts
    • Purpose
    • Tone
    • Intended audience
    • Intended occasion

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Necessary skills to include images, sound, animations, and other modes of expression in digital and multimodal texts.
    • Collaboration skills.
    • The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a purpose and tone for digital or multimodal texts.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Work independently or collaboratively to use images, sound, animation, and other modes of expression to create or enhance digital and multimodal texts.
    • Work independently or collaboratively to create digital or multimodal texts that are suitable in purpose and tone for their intended audience and occasion.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Digital texts can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions.
    • They should modify the purpose and tone of their digital texts depending on the audience and occasion.
    • They will frequently collaborate with others to develop digital products in school and in the workplace.
    • Images, sounds, animation, and other modes of expression can enhance digital and multimodal texts.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 12

    ELA21.12.18

    Create and deliver an oral presentation, created collaboratively from individual contributions, that is suitable in purpose and tone for its intended audience and occasion.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.12.18

    Vocabulary

    • Oral presentation
    • Collaboratively
    • Individual contributions
    • Purpose
    • Tone
    • Intended audience
    • Intended occasion

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Methods to deliver ideas in an oral presentation, such as speaking to defend or explain a digital poster, multimedia presentation, or video on an area of interest related to college or career choices.
    • Strategies to determine the purpose, tone, audience, and occasion for a presentation.
    • Necessary skills to create and deliver a presentation in a collaborative format.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Create an oral presentation by collaboratively combining individual contributions.
    • Deliver an oral presentation.
    • Adjust audience, purpose, tone, and occasion as required for oral presentations.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Respectful collaboration with peers is necessary for academic and workplace success.
    • Finished collaborative products can be created by combining each individual's contribution.
    • Audience, purpose, tone, and occasion can change based on the criteria of an assignment.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 12

    ELA21.12.27

    Synthesize research results, using responsible, ethical practices to gather information, and write clear, coherent products demonstrating command of language that is suitable for the target audience and purpose.

    Unpacked Content

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    Vocabulary

    • Synthesize
    • Responsible research practices
    • Ethical research practices
    • Command of language
    • Target audience
    • Purpose

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Strategies to synthesize research findings from multiple sources.
    • Responsible and ethical research practices.
    • Grade-appropriate writing skills.
    • The conventions of standard, formal English.
    • Strategies to modify writing for a particular audience and purpose.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Synthesize research findings from multiple sources.
    • Write clear, coherent documents using responsible and ethical research practices.
    • Incorporate conventions of formal, standard English into clear, coherent writing products.
    • Modify writing to be suitable for a particular audience and purpose.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • An effective research project will include a synthesis of multiple information sources.
    • Ethical and responsible research practices are necessary when writing academic and workplace documents.
    • The conventions of standard, formal English are necessary for effective academic and workplace communication.
    • Written language should be adapted, depending on the audience and purpose.
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