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Cynthia MillsRelative Advantage Chart for English 11-12English 11-12Common CoreLearningChallenges

Technologiesthat willEnhanceLearning

Relative advantagefor the use of theTechnology

Expected LearnerOutcomes

1. Demonstrateknowledge ofeighteenth-,nineteenth- andearly-twentieth-century foundationalworks of Americanliterature, including

how two or moretexts from the sameperiod treat similarthemes or topics.

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Slideshare

PreziGoogle Drive

Powerpoint

Students can use thesetechnology tools tojigsaw several works ofliterature anddemonstrate thethemes. They cancombine their work inthe cloud, making group

work easilyaccessible.

Students will be ableto analyze, compare orcontrast how two ormore texts from thesame period treatsimilar themes andtopics.

2. Analyze multipleinterpretations of astory, drama, orpoem (e.g.,recorded or liveproduction of a playor recorded novel orpoetry), evaluatinghow each versioninterprets the sourcetext.

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Students can usegraphic organizers in acreative and selfdirected way todocument, evaluate andcompare differentinterpretations of thesame work.

Students will be ableto examine manyinterpretations of asingle work anddetermine how eachvenue interprets thattext.

3. Use technology,including the

Internet, to produce,publish, and updateindividual or sharedwriting products inresponse to ongoingfeedback, includingnew arguments orinformation.

iMovieMovie MakerVoicethreadCamtasiaSlideshare

Students can utilizethese technologies to

produce and publishtheir writing in creativeways including creatingdigital stories. Thesetechnologies willenhance engagementand responsibility.

Students will be ableto produce writing that

is clear andunderstandable to thereader. Task (type ofwriting assignment),audience (the intendedreader), and purpose(the writersdesignated reason forwriting) should bereflected in thestudents style,organization, anddevelopment of a

topic.

4. Develop the topicthoroughly byselecting the mostsignificant andrelevant facts,

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Students can use thesesites and more likethese to research factsand definitions andutilize sources that are

In selectingcontent students willbe able to*Use relevant andsufficient facts,


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extended definitions,concrete details,quotations, or otherinformation and

examplesappropriate to the

audiencesknowledge of thetopic.

Ebsco specific to their task. definitions, details,and quotes.*Use sources that areappropriate to task,

audience, andpurpose.*Choose precise wordsand domain-specificvocabulary.

5. Initiate andparticipateeffectively in a

range ofcollaborativediscussions (one-on-one, in groups, andteacher-led) withdiverse partners ongrades 1112

topics, texts, andissues, building onothers ideas andexpressing their ownclearly andpersuasively.

SkypeGoogle DriveWordPress/BloggerEdmodo

Thesetechnologies allowstudents to engage in

different forms ofcollaboration. From oneon one, to writingresponses, students canexpress their ideas andinitiate discussions.

Students will be ableto become accustomedto initiating and

participating in groupdiscussions which willhelp engage inconversations ofcreative viewpoints.Eventually, after theteacher models

opposing viewpointsstudents will be ableto pose these types ofresponses themselves.

6. Integrate multiplesources ofinformation

presented in diverseformats and media

(e.g., visually,quantitatively,orally) in order tomake informeddecisions and solve

problems,evaluating thecredibility andaccuracy of eachsource and notingany discrepanciesamong the data.

Searchedu.comZuuluClustyKartOOGoogle SearchGoogle ReaderGaleEbsco

The Internet hasaccelerated the speed atwhich connections

between speaking,listening, reading, and

writing can be made, sostudents need to beable to utilize thesemodalities concurrently.

Students will be ableto integrate multipleand diverse sources of

information forproblem solving and

informed decision-making.

7. Present

information,findings, andsupporting evidence,conveying a clearand distinctperspective, suchthat listeners canfollow the line ofreasoning,

iMovieYoutubeVlogs

Recording and creating

digital presentations willallow students toconvey their ideas, edittheir responses, andorganize for style andpurpose. Having theoption to present ideasthrough different mediamotivates learners

Students will be able

to present informationin a clear andunmistakable point ofview.


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alternative oropposingperspectives areaddressed, and the

organization,development,

substance, and styleare appropriate topurpose, audience,and a range offormal and informaltasks.

because they have achoice and a buy-in.

8. Evaluate aspeakers point ofview, reasoning, anduse of evidence andrhetoric, assessingthe stance,premises, links

among ideas, wordchoice, points ofemphasis, and toneused.

YoutubeTeachertubeDiscovery Ed

These resources openup numerouspossibilities to listen toand evaluate speakersfrom all over the world.

As 11th and 12thgraders, students willbe able to listenbeyond simplereasoning. They willbegin to ask, What doI think of this

speakersstance? What othertools does this speakeruse to convince me ofhis/her point? This isthe continuation of themovement from apassive listener to anactive participant.

9. Demonstratecommand of the

conventions ofstandard Englishcapitalization,punctuation, andspelling when

writing.a. Observehyphenationconventions.b. Spell correctly.

OWL: PurdueUniversitys online

writing labThis site offersinteractive

worksheets that are funand effective forteaching and learningconventions.

To be college andcareer ready in

language, studentsmust have a strongcommand of thegrammar and usage ofspoken and written

standard English.

10. Determine orclarify the meaningof unknown andmultiple-meaningwords and phrasesbased on grades 1112 reading andcontent, choosingflexibly from a rangeof strategies.

*Audio DictionaryDictionary.com

*This App includes70,000 professionallyrecorded text

pronunciations, fastsearching, detaileddefinitions, synonyms,derived words, and aneasy to use interface.

Students willdetermine wordmeanings, appreciate

the nuances of words,and steadily expandtheir repertoire ofwords and phrasespreparing them forboth college and 21st-century careers.


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