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							           Sample/template for Faye’s favorite style of
                     Curriculum Guide:
                     110.45 English IV
                          Time Line

 1st six weeks        2nd six weeks        3rd six weeks

  Wks 1-3
   Unit 1:
Communication




 4th six weeks        5th six weeks        6th six weeks
                                 ESC High School
                        Curriculum Guide: 110.45 English IV

Unit I: Personal Communication

Time: 3 weeks

Unit Objective: Learners will be able to apply and evaluate methods of
personal communication in at least 80% of given situations.

Essential knowledge and skills:
(1) Writing/purposes. The student writes in a variety of forms, including business, personal, literary, and
persuasive texts, for various audiences and purposes. The student is expected to:
        (B) write in a voice and style appropriate to audience and purpose; and
       (C) organize ideas in writing to ensure coherence, logical progression, and support for ideas.

(2) Writing/writing processes. The student uses recursive writing processes when appropriate. The
student is expected to:
       (A) use prewriting strategies to generate ideas, develop voice, and plan;
       (B) develop drafts, alone and collaboratively, by organizing and reorganizing content and by
       refining style to suit occasion, audience, and purpose;

(6) Reading/word identification/vocabulary development. The student uses a variety of strategies to read
unfamiliar words and to build vocabulary. The student is expected to:
       (A) expand vocabulary through wide reading, listening, and discussing;
       (B) rely on context to determine meanings of words and phrases such as figurative language,
       idioms, multiple meaning words, and technical vocabulary;

(7) Reading/comprehension. The student comprehends selections using a variety of strategies. The
student is expected to:
        (B) draw upon his/her own background to provide connection to texts;
       (G) summarize texts;
       (H) draw inferences such as conclusions, generalizations, and predictions and support them from
       text;

(14) Listening/speaking/critical listening. The student listens attentively for a variety of purposes. The
student is expected to:
       (A) focus attention on the speaker's message;
       (B) use knowledge of language and develop vocabulary to interpret accurately the speaker's
       message;
       (C) monitor speaker's message for clarity and understanding such as asking relevant questions to
       clarify understanding;
(16) Listening/speaking/purposes. The student speaks clearly and effectively for a variety of purposes
and audiences. The student is expected to:
       (A) use the conventions of oral language effectively;
       (B) use informal, standard, and technical language effectively to meet the needs of purpose,
       audience, occasion, and task;
        (D) use effective verbal and nonverbal strategies in presenting oral messages;
        (F) make relevant contributions in conversations and discussions.
                         ESC High School
                Curriculum Guide: 110.45 English IV

Unit I: Personal Communication

Time: 3 weeks

Components in Sequence:

  1. Learners will define the term communication.
  2. LW identify their own winning and losing traits.
  3. LW compare their impressions of themselssves to the image others have
      of them.
  4. LW draw a personal Johari Window.
  5. LW analyze personal transactions through the three ego states.
  6. LW name and explain clearly five psychological games.
  7. LW apply personal experiences to the levels of communication.
  8. LW differentiate between listening and hearing.
  9. LW identify and apply elements of nonverbal communication, both
      kinesic and proxemic.
  10. LW use effective behaviors and resumes for a job interview.
  11. LW successfully conduct an unbiased opinion poll.
  12. LW successfully conduct an unbiased interview of an expert.
                           ESC High School
                  Curriculum Guide: 110.45 English IV
Unit I: Personal Communication
Time: 3 weeks

Lesson 1 (1 day)
     Objective: Learners will define the term communication.

Activities:
     1. Give “pop quiz” from Person to Person teacher’s guide, p 24.
     Treat the activity as if it were a quiz:
            Say, “Get out several sheets of paper and clear your desks. You
     need a pen or pencil. You may not ask any questions except for
     clarification of the questions I ask. No additional information will be
     given. Answer the questions in the best way you can. Do not discuss
     them.”

     2. When all questions have been answered, compare answers orally.
        Discuss reasons for the differences in answers. Ask students to add
        other words or phrases that have special meanings to groups and to
        generations.
     3. Explain the term communication. Insist that students learn it exactly
        this way: sharing meanings. Have a short open forum discussion
        about all the ways we communicate. Lead them to include clothing,
        hair and makeup, cars…. Give students an overview of how you will
        run the whole English IV course. Allow time to questions and
        clarifications.
     4. Read aloud “The King of Beasts,” from Science Fact/Fiction, except
        DO NOT read the last sentence. Ask students to fill that in. Discuss
        the viability of such an occurrence, and link to the definition of
        communication for lesson closure.

Evaluation: Informal observation of responses. Students can define
communication and recognize its occurrence.
                           ESC High School
                  Curriculum Guide: 110.45 English IV

Unit I: Personal Communication

Time: 3 weeks


                                  Resources


Exams:          None

Handouts:       Self-Image checklist                     Teacher file, master in
                Interview questions                      curriculum notebook
A-V Aids:       Tape: Abbott and Costello: “Who’s        Check out from LRC
                on First”
Other:          Born to Win, why am I afraid to tell     Personal library,
                you who I am?, Person to Person          English Dept. library
                teacher’s guide, Science Fact/Fiction,
                Speaking of…, communicate! Can of
                Squirms
                           ESC High School
                  Curriculum Guide: 110.45 English IV

Unit I: Personal Communication

Time: 3 weeks


                            Evaluation procedures


Daily grades:

All activities begin with 70% credit upon completion. Points are added to
written assignments and oral presentations according to qualities assigned. All
work is graded by using rubrics specific to the assignment.
Rubrics are included with individual lessons in this guide.

Exams:

Most exams consist of one written piece that exhibits mastery of unit and
lesson objectives. Students shall achieve at lease 70% mastery to pass.