Content Area: Language Arts Literacy

 

Index: 3.1G Grade 12 CPI 2

 

Standard: 3.1 Reading

 

Strand: G - Comprehension Skills & Response to Text

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 2 -  The student will understand the study of literature and theories of literary criticism.

 

Grade: 12

 

Sample Activities:

 

·      Groups of students reading The Odyssey visit the library media center to investigate the religious and cultural aspects of life in Ancient Greece. Each group then makes a panel presentation to the class, highlighting parts of the epic that mirrored cultural mores.

 

·      Students reading Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales conduct research in the library media center for information on heraldry and genealogy. They then create a family crest to depict their own personal qualities and family history.

 

·      Students conduct a mock interview of Atticus Finch about his views concerning race relations in his community and the impact of race relations on the trial in Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. He is also asked to envision race relations in the year 2010.