11th+Grade

Please post any 11th grade resources in the appropriate section.





__**Fall Final Exam**__ English Placement Test 1, given as final for fall semester. (Sue Andres-Brown)

__**Spring Final Exam**__ The literary analysis component should be administered in one 59-minute class period the day before final exams begin. The Reading Skills and Composing Skills sections should be given together in one 90-minute final exam period. The results will be curved, likely with 70% being set as an A--the department will confer once the results are in. (Sue Andres-Brown)

Reading 2.4 (making/supporting assertions about the author's argument)
This is a modified list of reading comprehension questions that originated with Terry Vorwald. (Sue Andres-Brown)

I assign my students a weekly article from the New York Times--here are some I've used or plan to use (Sue Andres-Brown):

Writing 1.1 (understanding the elements of discourse)
This is a handout for students describing different methods of development for their writing--thanks to Terry Vorwald for the information. (Sue Andres-Brown) From Vinetta Bell's AP Language workshop attended by George Ellington.

Language Conventions 1.1 (controlling grammar, diction, paragraph/sentence structure)
This is the handout I use for a weekly "Perfect Paragraph" assignment. Since I'm only putting checks on the line where there are mistakes, I try to correct these quickly on Friday and return on Monday, paired with a grammar mini-lesson.

Sample prompts: - Write two complex sentences, each 15-18 words long, describing your path to school. - Write two sentences, each at least 14 words long, about your summer. Include at least one example of parallelism. - Write two sentences, each 12-15 words long, about a topic of your choice. Use at least three apostrophes. (Sue Andres-Brown)

Writing 1.3 (structuring and supporting arguments)
This is a poster reminding students of the different types of support available for their arguments--thanks to Terry Vorwald for the information. (Sue Andres-Brown)

These three resources, developed with tremendous input from Terry Vorwald and Amoreena Castaneda, work together to help students construct argument essays. (Sue Andres-Brown)

Common Core Listening and Speaking 11-12.1 (discussing ideas effectively)
This is the rubric I use for a weekly fishbowl discussion that ten of my students participate in each Friday, based on readings like those below. (Sue Andres-Brown)

Writing 1.4 (employing rhetorical devices)
Created by Sue Andres-Brown for the 11th grade PLC--only assesses parallelism and repetition. Students should be given 15-20 minutes. Two differently formatted versions of the same handout; have students imitate some or all of the types of repetition they see. (Sue Andres-Brown) An author imitation assignment for parallelism using "Letter from Birmingham City Jail." (Sue Andres-Brown)

Reading 1.3 (understanding analogies)
Created by Jo Anne Yoon for the 11th grade PLC. Created by Jo Anne Yoon for the 11th grade PLC. Created by Jo Anne Yoon for the 11th grade PLC.