12th Grade Academic English
The goal of this class is to make you more sophisticated readers, writers, thinkers, speakers, and researchers. Much of our coursework will focus on the theme of media literacy, and the electronic resources below will supplement that learning. You will be encouraged to think critically about your role as both a creator and consumer of information. The units of study will include, but are not limited to, the following:
Dystopian Fiction (Focus on George Orwell’s 1984 and modern connections)
Contemporary Media (Exploring how to create and interpret current media responsibly)
Independent Reading (Focus on treatment of a specific societal issue)
Term Paper (Examine how a societal issue is portrayed in different mediums)
Fictional Heroes Past and Present (Focus on Beowulf and the hero’s journey)
Advertising: Logos, Ethos, and Pathos in Advertising
Advertising: Logos (Mercedes) Sample Commercial
Advertising: Ethos (Gatorade) Sample Commercial
Advertising: Pathos (Drink Driving PSA) Sample Commerical
Advertising: Data Mining
Advertising: War of Worlds
Bias
Bias in Journalism: Dennis Rodman Articles
Bias in Journalism: CBS Evening News Archive
Bias in Journalism: Gaffe Seekers (Rock Centers)
Bias in Journalism: Meet the Press
Rhetoric: Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream" Speech
Rhetoric: Top 100 Political Speeches
TED Ed: Orwellian
"Big Brother" Pizza Shop Parody
"2 Minutes Hate"
"Physical Jerks"
"Room 101"
1984 Audio Book: Book One
1984 Audio Book: Book Two
1984 Audio Book: Book Three
