FTCE Humanities K-12 - independent subject foundations study materials
FTCE Humanities K-12 - independent subject foundations study resources

FTCE Humanities K-12 - independent subject foundations study plan

FTCE Humanities K-12 - independent subject foundations · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 5 hours per week

Week 1

Reading Literature and Informational Texts

  • Review Reading Literature and Informational Texts using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Reading Literature and Informational Texts, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 2

Literary Analysis and Interpretation

  • Review Literary Analysis and Interpretation using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Literary Analysis and Interpretation, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 3

Poetry: Reading for Sense, Sound, and Structure

  • Review Poetry: Reading for Sense, Sound, and Structure using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Poetry: Reading for Sense, Sound, and Structure, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 4

Dramatic language, structure and genre

  • Review Dramatic language, structure and genre using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Dramatic language, structure and genre, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 5

Visual arts historical and interpretive foundations

  • Review Visual arts historical and interpretive foundations using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Visual arts historical and interpretive foundations, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 6

Music as historical form, expression and cultural practice

  • Review Music as historical form, expression and cultural practice using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Music as historical form, expression and cultural practice, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 7

Reading Literature and Informational Texts & Literary Analysis and Interpretation & Poetry: Reading for Sense, Sound, and Structure & Dramatic language, structure and genre & Visual arts historical and interpretive foundations & Music as historical form, expression and cultural practice & Aesthetic argument: representation, form, context and artistic status & Knowledge of Pedagogy and Assessment in Middle Grades English

  • Apply the cases before reading model responses.

  • Retest recurring errors with a mixed set and compare preparation with the actual syllabus.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Reading Literature and Informational Texts, Literary Analysis and Interpretation, Poetry: Reading for Sense, Sound, and Structure, Dramatic language, structure and genre, Visual arts historical and interpretive foundations, Music as historical form, expression and cultural practice, Aesthetic argument: representation, form, context and artistic status, Knowledge of Pedagogy and Assessment in Middle Grades English, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 8

Reading Literature and Informational Texts & Literary Analysis and Interpretation & Poetry: Reading for Sense, Sound, and Structure & Dramatic language, structure and genre & Visual arts historical and interpretive foundations & Music as historical form, expression and cultural practice & Aesthetic argument: representation, form, context and artistic status & Knowledge of Pedagogy and Assessment in Middle Grades English

  • Apply the cases before reading model responses.

  • Retest recurring errors with a mixed set and compare preparation with the actual syllabus.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Reading Literature and Informational Texts, Literary Analysis and Interpretation, Poetry: Reading for Sense, Sound, and Structure, Dramatic language, structure and genre, Visual arts historical and interpretive foundations, Music as historical form, expression and cultural practice, Aesthetic argument: representation, form, context and artistic status, Knowledge of Pedagogy and Assessment in Middle Grades English, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Milestones

Week 2: Explain the principal concepts using evidence rather than memorized option positions.

Week 5: Apply subject concepts to cases and identify assumptions and limits.

Week 8: Review mixed performance and the exact current qualification requirements.