12th GRADE ELA

2022-2023 Academic Year

Mrs. Uddin/ Mr. Kalada

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GOALS FOR THE YEAR

The objective of this course is to develop & strengthen your critical thinking skills that will enable you to effectively analyze past events and current ones taking place in the world you reside in.  You will be exposed to various pieces of literature and works that will challenge you to explore your current, and potentially longstanding, viewpoints.  

**The ultimate goal is to  empower you to view a given situation through various lenses, formulate educated opinions, and eventually impact potential long term change.

GRADING BREAKDOWN

SCHOLARSHIP: 75%

Graded Classwork/ Homework

Final Projects (Essays, Projects, etc.)

PARTICIPATION/ ENGAGEMENT: 25%

In-class- Participation

Remote- Google Meet Sessions, Flip Grid Posts, Chats, Communication with Teacher, etc.

ATTENDANCE/ LATE WORK POLICY

Missed classes will put you at a disadvantage as you will miss critical class readings and analyses.  As a result, you are expected to attend every class and/or remote sessions.  You should attempt to respect assignment due dates.  If for any reason you will be late in submitting work please communicate that with your teacher in advance. Work over one week late will lose points.  

  

**Absences will be excused due to emergencies only.  It is your responsibility to communicate your situation with your teacher.

RESPONSIBILITIES/ ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

It is your responsibility to make sure you keep up with all readings and assignments.  If you need help, make it a priority to reach out to your teacher or classmates and seek assistance.  Plagiarism is taken extremely seriously and there is a zero tolerance policy, so if you submit someone else’s work as your own you will receive a zero. 

 

**All sources are expected to be cited properly. 

UNIT OUTLINE

• Unit 1:Understanding others by understanding who we are first. (Sept.- Oct.)

• • • It’s crucial to truly understand who we are before we can comprehend and make sense of the world we reside in.

• Unit 2: Chasing Success (Oct.-Nov.)

• • • Success may be sweet, but as this unit shows, it sometimes requires great sacrifice

• Unit 3: Gender Roles (Dec.-Jan.)

• • • This unit explores the traditional roles of men and women as well as changes in gender roles that have occurred in recent decades.

• Unit 4: Voices of Protest (Feb.-March)

• • • This unit represents nearly three centuries of opposition to injustice, addressing problems such as tyranny, hunger, and pollution.

• Unit 5: Seeking Justice, Seeking Peace (April-May)

• • • This unit raises the issue of whether it is more important to revenge evil acts or end conflict through reconciliation. 

• Unit 6: Taking Risks (June)

• • • From mythical heroes to contemporary scientists, the individuals shown in this unit face the choice of taking a big risk.