Grade 12 English Language Arts Curriculum
The full scope and sequence — 42 lessons across 6 domains, each aligned to a specific CCSS-ELA standard, and each with a video lesson in English and Spanish.
Reading: Literature · 9 lessons
| Standard | Lesson |
|---|---|
| RL.11-12.2 | Themes That Build on One Another |
| RL.11-12.1 | Evidence Where a Text Stays Uncertain |
| RL.11-12.3 | How an Author's Choices Shape a Story |
| RL.11-12.4 | Word Choice, Connotation, and Tone |
| RL.11-12.5 | Structure and the Manipulation of Time |
| RL.11-12.6 | Reading Satire, Irony, and Understatement |
| RL.11-12.7 | Comparing Interpretations of a Source |
| RL.11-12.9 | How Foundational Works Treat a Shared Theme |
| RL.11-12.10 | Reading Complex Literature Independently |
Reading: Informational · 10 lessons
| Standard | Lesson |
|---|---|
| RI.11-12.7 | Integrating and Evaluating Multiple Sources |
| RI.11-12.1 | Citing Evidence in Argument and Report |
| RI.11-12.2 | Two Central Ideas and Their Interaction |
| RI.11-12.3 | How Ideas and Events Interact Over Time |
| RI.11-12.4 | Technical and Figurative Meaning in Nonfiction |
| RI.11-12.5 | Evaluating the Structure of an Argument |
| RI.11-12.6 | Purpose and Powerful Rhetoric |
| RI.11-12.8 | Evaluating Reasoning in Seminal Texts |
| RI.11-12.9 | Foundational U.S. Documents in Conversation |
| RI.11-12.10 | Reading Complex Nonfiction Independently |
Language · 6 lessons
| Standard | Lesson |
|---|---|
| L.11-12.1 | Command of Conventions for College and Career |
| L.11-12.2 | Punctuation That Controls Meaning |
| L.11-12.3 | How Language Functions in Context |
| L.11-12.4 | Unlocking Unknown Words |
| L.11-12.5 | Figurative Language and Fine Distinctions |
| L.11-12.6 | Academic and Domain Vocabulary for College |
Writing · 10 lessons
| Standard | Lesson |
|---|---|
| W.11-12.1 | Argument, Informative & Research Writing |
| W.11-12.2 | Explaining Complex Ideas with Precision |
| W.11-12.3 | Narrative Technique and Pacing |
| W.11-12.4 | Matching Style to Task and Audience |
| W.11-12.5 | Revising for What Matters Most |
| W.11-12.6 | Publishing and Updating Shared Writing |
| W.11-12.7 | Sustained Research from a Real Question |
| W.11-12.8 | Assessing and Integrating Sources |
| W.11-12.9 | Drawing Evidence into Analysis |
| W.11-12.10 | Writing Routinely Across Time Frames |
Speaking & Listening · 6 lessons
| Standard | Lesson |
|---|---|
| SL.11-12.1 | Discussion, Evaluating & Presenting |
| SL.11-12.2 | Integrating and Judging Multiple Sources |
| SL.11-12.3 | Evaluating a Speaker's Reasoning |
| SL.11-12.4 | Presenting a Clear Line of Reasoning |
| SL.11-12.5 | Digital Media That Earns Its Place |
| SL.11-12.6 | Adapting Speech and Commanding Register |
Literacy in History/Social Studies & Science/Technical Subjects · 1 lesson
| Standard | Lesson |
|---|---|
| RH.11-12 | Reading & Writing in the Content Areas |
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