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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Advanced Placement English Language

Goal 2: The learner will use inquiry and research to inform an audience about complex subjects.

Objective 2.02. Respond to informational texts or media by:

  • assessing the language, culture, structure, and historical perspective of the text in order to explain insights into language.
  • explaining significant connections among the speaker's/author's purpose, tone, biases, and the message for the intended audience.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Hidden stories: A three-part lesson in African American history, research, and children’s literature
In this high school lesson plan, students will create a timeline of African American history, review a work of children's literature, and then create their own works of children's literature drawing on a primary source document pertaining to the life of an ordinary African American.
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
By Edie McDowell.