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12TH GRADE ENGLISH Language ArtsOakland Schools Technical Campuses
Great leaders gaze into life's crystal ball. They have a vision for the future that is founded on a sound set of personal goals and business principles. They know where they're headed in life.
Dr. Sue MaxamOakland SchoolsCFE [email protected]
Mrs. Caroline ThomasELA Academic InstructorOSTC Campus, [email protected]
**HQ - Highly Qualified Instructor
12th grade English Language Arts Course Description - This one-year English Language Arts course focuses on leadership qualities and great leaders in each student’s own career pathway. All ELA high school content expectations are woven into a rigorous, integrated curriculum based on literary content relevant to career pathways. Requirements include reading and analyzing novels, short stories, current literature, and poetry, as well as writing documents, reports, and research papers relevant to each career pathway. The course curriculum includes instruction and assessment that relates to the Michigan Merit Examination (MME).
The course disposition is Leadership Qualities
Mission planning, decision-making, and implementing
Conceptual thinking
creative, ethical, and critical thinking
Development developing people, developing team, and improving organization
Social-self interpersonal skills to influence; self-awareness, self-management, and personal mastery
Linking Text by Cluster for Student’s Career Choice
Anchor Text for everyone regardless of Career Choice or Cluster
http://www.oakland.k12.mi.us/curriculumGo to a career clusterThen to Academic CreditSelect ELA and choose ELA by Units and Scope and Sequence
Required for all Students
Based on Student’s Career Choice
Being Revised to New ELA Common Core Standards
http://www.oakland.k12.mi.us/curriculumGo to a career cluster, then to Academic CreditSelect ELA and choose ELA by Units and Scope and Sequence
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey - Anchor Text
EXPECTATIONS/MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (per the Michigan Merit Curriculum requirements)
• Read and demonstrate understanding of eight to ten texts
• Write short papers on a weekly basis• Write four formal essays per quarter• Write a major research paper annually• Speak or present three to five times per year• Discuss or debate topics monthly• Take and organize notes weekly• Maintain a portfolio of personal reading and
writing
7 Habits of Highly Effective TeensPower Plays Shakespeare’s Lessons in LeadershipMichigan Manufacturer’s Guide to Environmental Health, and Safety Regulations (partial)Don’t Call Me Rosie and/or “Stronger than Steel” and “Success Story-Backpacking Welder”Leadership is an Art (partial)A Whole New Mind (partial)A Peacock in the Land of PenguinsAn Inconvenient Truth (partial)Tesla: Man Out of Time (partial)“An Electric Dream” and “Famous Hot Rod Legend”
12th Grade English/BMMTUnit 1 and Unit 2.5 CreditAll work must be done in MLA formatRead and respond to these books and articles
12th Grade English/BMMTUnit 1 and Unit 2
.5 Credit
All work must be done in MLA formatCompose papers that apply and synthesize
knowledge across the books, articles and movies
7 Habits, Power Plays, Hershey, and “Mother to Son”7 Habits, Power Plays, and Is Walmart Good for America?7 Habits, Power Plays, and Franchising Pathway to Wealth CreationLeadership is an Art, A Whole New Mind, and A Peacock in the Land of PenguinsLeadership is an Art, A Whole New Mind, and 212 DegreesLeadership is an Art, A Whole New Mind, An Inconvenient Truth, and The LoraxLeadership is an Art, A Whole New Mind, Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days or The Apprentice and The Biography of Donald Trump
12th Grade English/BMMTUnit 1 and Unit 2
.5 CreditAll work must be done in MLA format
View and respond to these moviesChina Syndrome http://www.fandango.com/thechinasyndrome_v9338/summary
Is Walmart Good for America? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/
212 Degrees http://www.212movie.com/
An Inconvenient Truth http://www.climatecrisis.net/
The Apprentice and The Biography of Donald Trump
http://www.perrythepeacock.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhKLSTBSgwI
Cosmetology12th Grade English, Unit 1
MissionThe Ugly Duckling
By Hans Christian Anderson1. The Ugly Duckling is a fairy tale. Define
fairy tale.2. What is the moral of The Ugly Duckling.3. How does this fairy tale relate to the field of
cosmetology?4. Why is this fairy tale popular today, when it
was written in 1844? In your answer include some of the issues we face today that relate to The Ugly Duckling.
5. Explain how a Left directed thinker (A Whole New Mind) would have responded to the ugly duckling when it was in its infant stage of development.
6. Explain how a Right directed thinker (A Whole New Mind) would have responded to the ugly duckling when it was in its infant stage of development.
Beauty and the BeastBy Jeanne-Marie LePrince De Beaumont1. Beauty and the Beast was written in 1742
and it is still popular. Explain why.2. In this story we discover that behind an
unattractive face is a very attractive person. Think of a time in your life when you met someone who was unattractive to you and then after you got to know them they became “attractive”. What caused the change in perception.
3. Cosmetologists are in the business of “beauty”. How does this fairy tale relate to the field of Cosmetology?
4. In the fairy tale, the monster changed his behavior when he felt love. Think of an example in your own life, when someone changed for the better after they experienced the kindness of others.
5. Was beauty a Left or Right directed thinker (A Whole New Mind)? Explain your answer, using at least two quotes from the fairy tale.
12th Grade EnglishUnit 1 and Unit 2, Writing AssignmentAll work must be done in MLA format
Using the following Resources:Video: 212: The Extra Degree, www.212movie.comBook: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean CoveyQuotes:
“Inches make the champion.” Vince Lombardi, Hall of Fame Football Coach
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead, American Cultural Anthropologist
“It is one of the most beautiful compensations in life…We can never help another without helping ourselves.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Write a two-page typed paper, MLA style, on the importance of extra effort. Refer to the video, one or more of the seven habits, and one or more of the above quotes. Document your work.
12th Grade English, Unit 1, Mission All work must be done in MLA format
Write a character analysis integrating Power Plays with China Syndrome. Choose four characters from China Syndrome. Using supporting incidents from the movie; state which leadership qualities from Power Plays are demonstrated by each of these characters.
12th Grade English, Unit 1, Mission All work must be done in MLA format
State, specifically, the problem presented in the movie, China Syndrome. How could this problem have been solved? If you were the CEO of the nuclear plant providing power to the general public, how would you have handled the problem? What methods are stated in Power Plays to address such a problem? Where would you look for information before making a decision on what to do? How would you inform the public? What would you say? If you shut down, how would you provide power to institutions such as hospitals, fire and police stations. Place this completed assignment in your portfolio.
Create a press release inform the general public of the problem and of your decision about how to solve the problem. Explain how your solution will impact them and what they can do to help. Place this assignment in your writing portfolio.
12th Grade EnglishUnit 2, Expository, Ethical Thinking
The Lorax, and An Inconvenient Truth
Given that the humanity vs. nature conflict is a hoax (in particular global warming), write an essay in which you explain three global warming myths. Discuss Seuss’s and Gore’s intent to wrongly influence the opinions of their readers/viewers. Use A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink and Leadership is An Art by Max De Pree to support your thesis.
12th Grade EnglishUnit 2, Expository, Ethical Thinking
The Lorax, and An Inconvenient Truth
Given the humanity vs. nature conflict, write an essay on how leaders of organizations can be responsible world citizens. Use The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore, A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink and Leadership is An Art by Max De Pree to support your thesis. Discuss the attitudes of big business, the abuse to the environment, and solutions to the problem.
For More Information, Contact• Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northeast-• Ms. Caroline Thomas 248.451.2711
[email protected]• Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northwest-• Mrs. Debbie Waters 248.922.5841
[email protected]• Oakland Schools Technical Campus Southeast-• Mrs. Marsha Voncina 248.288.4208
[email protected]• Oakland Schools Technical Campus Southwest-• Mrs. Janet Temnyk 248.668.5685
