The Purpose of the new District Curriculum Framework is to increase achievement by aligning curriculum, instruction, and assessments to state standards. Additional reading selections and material will be supplemented on an as needed basis.
Grading Policy:
Classwork and Homework 15%
Quizzes 15%
Essays/Writing 20%
Tests 25%
Projects 25%
Unit #1: Contemporary Drama
Play: Fences by August Wilson
In the textbook:
1. Into the 21st Century: 1950s to Present (Pages 1142-1143)
2. Big Idea #1: The Era of Protest (Pages 1144-1145)
3. “The Torchbearer” (Pages 1152-1154)
Guiding Questions:
· How do political, social, and cultural forces contribute to the rise of protest movements in the 1950s and 1960s?
· Why might middle-aged African American men in the 1950s have had difficulty relating to their wives and children?
Unit #2: Contemporary Perspectives
Novel: Always running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in LA by Luis J. Rodriguez
Guiding Questions:
· How do one’s early life experiences affect subsequent choices made and lifestyle lived?
· Why is it so difficult to make life-altering changes?
· How is it possible to learn about ourselves through others’ experiences and life lessons?