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Language Arts - Secondary Curriculum English Language Arts Grades 11-12 (2023)
Lesson Plans

Reading (11-12.R)

Students will learn to proficiently read and comprehend grade level literature and informational text, including seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, at the high end of the grade level text complexity band, with scaffolding as needed. *Standard R.4 includes an asterisk to refer educators back to the Text Complexity Grade Bands and Associated Lexile Ranges in the introduction of the standards.

Standard 11-12.R.12:

Analyze how a subject and/or content is presented in two or more mediums by determining which details are emphasized, altered, or absent in each account and how these details influence audiences' experiences and interpretations. (RL & RI)
  • Frederick Douglass |Orator, Editor, and Abolitionist
    Students explore what it means to speak out for your beliefs, or to right a wrong. After watching a short video, they will reflect on Douglass?s courage and the importance of literacy in his activism. They will read excerpts from Douglass?s autobiographies and examine an 1850 etching of Douglass being pulled away from a stage prior to giving a speech. Finally, they will reflect on Douglass?s importance as both a historical figure and as a role model for their own lives.
  • Sojourner Truth |Abolitionist and Women’s Rights Activist
    In this lesson, students will learn about Sojourner Truth?s egalitarian spirit in the face of institutional discrimination. After viewing a video about her life, students will examine an 1864 photograph of Truth and read excerpts of her most famous speech. The lesson concludes with students choosing a new name for a current-day exemplar of perseverance.


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