Exploring ERWC for Grade 12: College Prep & Rhetoric Course
Discover the ERWC, a college preparatory English course for Grade 12 focusing on academic literacy through reading, writing, and critical thinking. Explore the concept of reading rhetorically, performance tasks, module objectives, and essential outcomes for developing essential skills for college and careers.
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GRADE 12 EXPOSITORY READING AND WRITING(ERWC) ESSENTIAL OUTCOMES WHAT S NEXT? THINKING ABOUT LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
WHAT IS ERWC? THE ERWC (EXPOSITORY READING AND WRITING COURSE) IS A COLLEGE PREPARATORY, RHETORIC-BASED ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS COURSE FOR GRADE 12 DESIGNED TO DEVELOP ACADEMIC LITERACY (ADVANCED PROFICIENCY IN RHETORICAL AND ANALYTICAL READING, WRITING, AND THINKING). THE ERWC ALSO OFFERS CURRICULUM FOR GRADES 7-11, WITH FOUR EXTENDED MODULES PER GRADE LEVEL.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO READ RHETORICALLY? TODAY WE USE THE TERM TO REFER TO ALL THE TECHNIQUES A WRITER OR SPEAKER MIGHT USE TO INFLUENCE READERS OR LISTENERS AND MODIFY THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF A SUBJECT.
PERFORMANCE TASKS TO GENERATE A PORTFOLIO THAT DOCUMENTS THEIR RESEARCH AND FINDINGS ABOUT POTENTIAL PATHS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL TO WRITE A FINAL PERSONAL APPLICATION LETTER FOR COLLEGE OR A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION TO A WORK COMMUNITY
MODULE OBJECTIVES IN ADDITION TO THE FOCUS ON COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS, THE MODULE TARGETS THE SKILL AREAS LISTED BELOW. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: BECOME FAMILIAR WITH COLLEGE AND CAREER EXPECTATIONS FOR READING INDEPENDENTLY BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE INTELLECTUAL HABITS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND CAREERS, INCLUDING CURIOSITY, OPENNESS, ENGAGEMENT, CREATIVITY, PERSISTENCE, FLEXIBILITY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND METACOGNITION ORGANIZE INFORMATION FROM ONLINE RESEARCH AND TEXTUAL STUDY FOR USE IN DEVELOPING WRITING
ESSENTIAL OUTCOMES GENERATE QUESTIONS ABOUT IDEAS, ARGUMENTS, ANALYSES, PERSPECTIVES, OR THE RHETORICAL PRESENTATION OF TEXT FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING AN INFORMED RESPONSE TO WHAT OTHERS SAY APPLY THE RHETORICAL FRAMEWORK TO READING AND WRITING SITUATIONS MANAGE INFORMATION GATHERED THROUGH READING IN PREPARATION FOR WRITING DEVELOP ACADEMIC VOCABULARY THROUGH READING AND WRITING UNDERSTAND WRITING AS A SITUATED PROCESS OF DECISION-MAKING GROUNDED IN RHETORICAL CONTEXTS UNDERSTAND WRITING AS A RESPONSE TO AN AUDIENCE, SITUATION, OR INTENTION APPLY WRITING AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOUGHT RATHER THAN THE REPRESENTATION OR ORNAMENTATION OF THOUGHT WRITE PROSE THAT IS COHERENT, CLEAR, AND ORGANIZED WRITE SENTENCES THAT DEMONSTRATE VARIETY
SKILLS ADDRESSED MAKING PREDICTIONS AND ASKING QUESTIONS UNDERSTANDING KEY VOCABULARY SURVEYING THE TEXT WRITING IN A DIALECTICAL JOURNAL SYNTHESIZING, SUMMARIZING AND RESPONDING SUMMARIZING RESEARCH FINDINGS SEVERAL AVID STRATEGIES ARE USED: MARKING THE TEXT, WRITING IN THE MARGINS, RHETORICAL PRECIS, IDENTIFYING KEY VOCABULARY
ERWC: KEY PRINCIPLES KEY PRINCIPLES OF AN EFFECTIVE EXPOSITORY READING AND WRITING CURRICULUM THE INTEGRATION OF INTERACTIVE READING AND WRITING PROCESSES; A RHETORICAL APPROACH TO TEXTS THAT FOSTERS CRITICAL THINKING AND ENGAGEMENT THROUGH A RELENTLESS FOCUS ON THE TEXT; MATERIALS AND THEMES THAT ENGAGE STUDENT INTEREST; CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO MODEL AND FOSTER SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES OF FLUENT READERS AND WRITERS; RESEARCH-BASED METHODOLOGIES WITH A CONSISTENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE; BUILT-IN FLEXIBILITY TO ALLOW TEACHERS TO RESPOND TO VARIED STUDENTS' NEEDS AND INSTRUCTIONAL CONTEXTS; AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY
