English I: Introduction to Literature and Composition Literacy Advantage Sem 2

Unit 1: Nonfiction: Historical Settings and Contexts

Lesson 1.1: Nonfiction

Activity 1.1.1: Study - Types of Nonfiction

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about types of nonfiction as well as the difference between primary and secondary sources.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 1.1.2: Quiz - Types of Nonfiction

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 1.1.3: Study - Interpreting a Life

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Explore an overview of the history and types of biographies.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 1.1.4: Quiz - Interpreting a Life

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 1.2: Personal Essays and Letters

Activity 1.2.1: Study - Voices in Primary Sources

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn to recognize and evaluate different voices and points of view in primary sources.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 1.2.2: Quiz - Voices in Primary Sources

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 1.2.3: Read - Personal Essays and Letters

(Documents: Default)

Read an example of a personal essay and a personal letter.

Duration: 45 min

Activity 1.2.4: Quiz - Personal Essays and Letters

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 1.2.5: Discuss - Your Thoughts on the Reading

(Documents: Discussion)

Respond to the reading.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 15 Points Earned: _____

Activity 1.2.6: Study - Writing Workshop: Biographies

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn the basics of researching someone''s life and writing a biography.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 1.2.7: Quiz - Writing Workshop: Biographies

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Activity 1.2.8: Practice - Biography

(Documents: Practice Assignment)

Conduct an interview and write a short biography.

Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 1.3: Skills Workshops

Activity 1.3.1: Journal - Respond to the Reading

(Documents: Journal)

Share your thoughts about the meaning style and effect of the readings.

Duration: 30 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 1.3.2: Study - Vocabulary Workshop: Building a Vocabulary

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn useful tips about how to grow the words you know.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 1.3.3: Quiz - Vocabulary Workshop: Building a Vocabulary

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Activity 1.3.4: Study - Language Workshop: Citations

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn how to use citations and create a works-cited list.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 1.3.5: Quiz - Language Workshop: Citations

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Activity 1.3.6: Study - Speaking Workshop: Oral Presentations

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn how to adapt a written assignment into an oral presentation.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 1.3.7: Quiz - Speaking Workshop: Oral Presentations

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 1.4: Nonfiction: Historical Settings and Contexts Wrap-Up

Activity 1.4.1: Review - Nonfiction: Historical Settings and Contexts

(Documents: Review)

Get ready for the unit test by reviewing important ideas and skills.

Duration: 1 hr 30 min

Activity 1.4.2: Test (CST) - Nonfiction: Historical Settings and Contexts

Take a computer-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 40 Points Earned: _____

Activity 1.4.3: Test (TST) - Nonfiction: Historical Settings and Contexts

Take a teacher-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit.

Duration: 40 min Scoring: 100 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 1.5: Diagnostic

Activity 1.5.1: Diag - Nonfiction: Historical Settings and Contexts

Take a diagnostic test that will create a study plan based on your answers.

Duration: 30 min Scoring: 30 Points Earned: _____ (optional)

Unit 2: The Art of Persuasion

Lesson 2.1: Introduction to the Art of Persuasion

Activity 2.1.1: Study - Tools of Persuasion

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about the art of rhetoric including persuasive speaking and writing.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 2.1.2: Quiz - Tools of Persuasion

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 2.2: Opinions and Speeches

Activity 2.2.1: Study - Voices of Leadership

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Study famous speeches to learn the tools of persuasive speaking.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 2.2.2: Quiz - Voices of Leadership

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 2.2.3: Study - Opinion and Editorial Essays

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Explore the ABCs of writing one''s opinions and learn to distinguish between fact and opinion.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 2.2.4: Quiz - Opinion and Editorial Essays

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 2.2.5: Read - When Believing Isn't Seeing

(Documents: Default)

Read an op-ed piece by a Pulitzer Prize–winning editorial writer.

Duration: 45 min

Activity 2.2.6: Quiz - When Believing Isn't Seeing

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 2.2.7: Discuss - Your Thoughts on the Reading

(Documents: Discussion)

Respond to the reading.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 15 Points Earned: _____

Activity 2.2.8: Study - Writing Workshop: Op-Ed and Speeches

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn the basics of writing an op-ed piece and a persuasive speech and learn the similarities between the two.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 2.2.9: Quiz - Writing Workshop: Op-Ed and Speeches

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Activity 2.2.10: Practice - Stating Your Opinion

(Documents: Practice Assignment)

Write an op-ed or a speech based on what you have learned.

Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 2.3: Skills Workshops

Activity 2.3.1: Journal - Respond to the Reading

(Documents: Journal)

Share your thoughts about the meaning style and effect of the readings.

Duration: 30 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 2.3.2: Study - Vocabulary Workshop: Greek and Latin Roots

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about Latin and Greek word roots in English.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 2.3.3: Quiz - Vocabulary Workshop: Greek and Latin Roots

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Activity 2.3.4: Study - Language Workshop: Subject-Verb Agreement

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about subject-verb agreement when using compound subjects indefinite pronouns and collective nouns.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 2.3.5: Quiz - Language Workshop: Subject-Verb Agreement

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Activity 2.3.6: Study - Media Workshop: Commercials

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about persuasive tools used in television commercials.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 2.3.7: Quiz - Media Workshop: Commercials

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 2.4: The Art of Persuasion Wrap-Up

Activity 2.4.1: Review - The Art of Persuasion

(Documents: Review)

Get ready for the unit test by reviewing important ideas and skills.

Duration: 1 hr 30 min

Activity 2.4.2: Test (CST) - The Art of Persuasion

Take a computer-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 40 Points Earned: _____

Activity 2.4.3: Test (TST) - The Art of Persuasion

Take a teacher-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit.

Duration: 40 min Scoring: 100 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 2.5: Diagnostic

Activity 2.5.1: Diag - The Art of Persuasion

Take a diagnostic test that will create a study plan based on your answers.

Duration: 30 min Scoring: 30 Points Earned: _____ (optional)

Unit 3: Poetry

Lesson 3.1: Introduction to Poetry

Activity 3.1.1: Study - Forms and Purposes of Poetry

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn several definitions of poetry as well as what makes it different from prose.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 3.1.2: Quiz - Forms and Purposes of Poetry

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 3.2: Expressing Feelings and Telling Stories

Activity 3.2.1: Study - Lyrics and Sonnets

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about the sonnet and how it functions as lyric poetry.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 3.2.2: Quiz - Lyrics and Sonnets

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 3.2.3: Study - Narratives and Ballads

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about poems that tell stories.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 3.2.4: Quiz - Narratives and Ballads

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 3.2.5: Read - The Raven

(Documents: Default)

Read The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe.

Duration: 45 min

Activity 3.2.6: Quiz - The Raven

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 3.2.7: Discuss - Your Thoughts on the Reading

(Documents: Discussion)

Respond to the reading.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 15 Points Earned: _____

Activity 3.2.8: Study - Writing Workshop: Descriptive Essay

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn the elements of a descriptive essay and how to write one.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 3.2.9: Quiz - Writing Workshop: Descriptive Essay

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Activity 3.2.10: Practice - Descriptive Essay

(Documents: Practice Assignment)

Write an essay that describes an important person place object or event.

Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 3.3: Skills Workshops

Activity 3.3.1: Journal - Respond to the Reading

(Documents: Journal)

Share your thoughts about the meaning style and effect of the readings.

Duration: 30 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 3.3.2: Study - Vocabulary Workshop: Word Parts

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn how to add prefixes and suffixes to root words to make word families.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 3.3.3: Quiz - Vocabulary Workshop: Word Parts

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Activity 3.3.4: Study - Language Workshop: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about pronoun-antecedent agreement.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 3.3.5: Quiz - Language Workshop: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Activity 3.3.6: Study - Media Workshop: Found Poetry

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about found poetry and how to write your own.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 3.3.7: Quiz - Media Workshop: Found Poetry

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 3.4: Poetry Wrap-Up

Activity 3.4.1: Review - Poetry

(Documents: Review)

Get ready for the unit test by reviewing important ideas and skills.

Duration: 1 hr 30 min

Activity 3.4.2: Test (CST) - Poetry

Take a computer-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 40 Points Earned: _____

Activity 3.4.3: Test (TST) - Poetry

Take a teacher-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit.

Duration: 40 min Scoring: 100 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 3.5: Diagnostic

Activity 3.5.1: Diag - Poetry

Take a diagnostic test that will create a study plan based on your answers.

Duration: 30 min Scoring: 30 Points Earned: _____ (optional)

Unit 4: Epics and Myths

Lesson 4.1: The Epic Poem

Activity 4.1.1: Study - Elements of an Epic Poem

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about the history of oral traditions and the elements of epic poems.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 4.1.2: Quiz - Elements of an Epic Poem

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 4.1.3: Study - Epics are Universal

Learn what makes epic stories universal and read a few examples of famous world myths.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 4.1.4: Quiz - Epics are Universal

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 4.2: The Odyssey

Activity 4.2.1: Study - Introduction to the Odyssey

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Get some background information and helpful hints before you begin to read the Odyssey.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 4.2.2: Quiz - Introduction to the Odyssey

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 4.2.3: Read - The Odyssey

(Documents: Annotated Reading, Annotated Reading, Annotated Reading, Annotated Reading, Default)

Read selected parts of the Odyssey.

Duration: 45 min

Activity 4.2.4: Quiz - The Odyssey

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 4.2.5: Discuss - Your Thoughts on the Reading

(Documents: Discussion)

Respond to the reading.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 15 Points Earned: _____

Activity 4.2.6: Study - Writing Workshop: Problem-Solution Essay

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about writing a problem-solution essay.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 4.2.7: Quiz - Writing Workshop: Problem-Solution Essay

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Activity 4.2.8: Practice - A Problem-Solution Essay

(Documents: Practice Assignment)

Write a persuasive essay that presents a problem and a solution.

Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 4.3: Skills Workshops

Activity 4.3.1: Journal - Respond to the Reading

(Documents: Journal)

Share your thoughts about the meaning style and effect of the readings.

Duration: 30 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 4.3.2: Study - Vocabulary Workshop: Being Descriptive

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Review connotation denotation and tone. Practice using descriptive words in your writing.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 4.3.3: Quiz - Vocabulary Workshop: Being Descriptive

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Activity 4.3.4: Study - Language Workshop: Pronouns

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn more about using pronouns.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 4.3.5: Quiz - Language Workshop: Pronouns

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Activity 4.3.6: Study - Media Workshop: Modern Myths

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about modern myths and oral traditions.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 4.3.7: Quiz - Media Workshop: Modern Myths

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 4.4: Epics and Myths Wrap-Up

Activity 4.4.1: Review - Epics and Myths

(Documents: Review)

Get ready for the unit test by reviewing important ideas and skills.

Duration: 1 hr 30 min

Activity 4.4.2: Test (CST) - Epics and Myths

Take a computer-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 40 Points Earned: _____

Activity 4.4.3: Test (TST) - Epics and Myths

Take a teacher-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit.

Duration: 40 min Scoring: 100 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 4.5: Diagnostic

Activity 4.5.1: Diag - Epics and Myths

Take a diagnostic test that will create a study plan based on your answers.

Duration: 30 min Scoring: 30 Points Earned: _____ (optional)

Unit 5: Drama: Shakespeare and Broadway

Lesson 5.1: Introduction to Drama and Tragedy

Activity 5.1.1: Study - What Is Tragedy?

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn how different people define tragedy.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 5.1.2: Quiz - What Is Tragedy?

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 5.1.3: Study - Broadway Drama

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about different kinds and elements of drama especially as they relate to Broadway.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 5.1.4: Quiz - Broadway Drama

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 5.2: Romeo and Juliet Acts I and II

Activity 5.2.1: Study - The Capulets and the Montagues

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about Romeo and Juliet before you begin reading.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 5.2.2: Quiz - The Capulets and the Montagues

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 5.2.3: Read - Romeo and Juliet Acts I and II

(Documents: Default)

Read acts I and II of Romeo and Juliet.

Duration: 45 min

Activity 5.2.4: Quiz - Romeo and Juliet Acts I and II

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 5.2.5: Discuss - Your Thoughts on the Reading

(Documents: Discussion)

Respond to the reading.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 15 Points Earned: _____

Activity 5.2.6: Study - Writing Workshop: Analyze and Critique

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn to analyze and critique a dramatic piece.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 5.2.7: Quiz - Writing Workshop: Analyze and Critique

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Activity 5.2.8: Practice - Write a Critique

(Documents: Practice Assignment)

Apply analysis tools to your own critique of a piece of literature.

Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 50 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 5.3: Skills Workshops

Activity 5.3.1: Journal - Respond to the Reading

(Documents: Journal)

Share your thoughts about the meaning style and effect of the readings.

Duration: 30 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____

Activity 5.3.2: Study - Vocabulary Workshop: New Words

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about the many new words Shakespeare created that are still used in English.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 5.3.3: Quiz - Vocabulary Workshop: New Words

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Activity 5.3.4: Study - Language Workshop: Misplaced Modifiers

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn to recognize and fix misplaced modifiers.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 5.3.5: Quiz - Language Workshop: Misplaced Modifiers

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Activity 5.3.6: Study - Media Workshop: Modern Drama

(Documents: Study Sheet)

Learn about modern dramas and where to find them in everyday life.

Duration: 40 min

Activity 5.3.7: Quiz - Media Workshop: Modern Drama

Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned.

Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 5.4: Drama: Shakespeare and Broadway Wrap-Up

Activity 5.4.1: Review - Drama: Shakespeare and Broadway

(Documents: Review)

Get ready for the unit test by reviewing important ideas and skills.

Duration: 1 hr 30 min

Activity 5.4.2: Test (CST) - Drama: Shakespeare and Broadway

Take a computer-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit.

Duration: 20 min Scoring: 40 Points Earned: _____

Activity 5.4.3: Test (TST) - Drama: Shakespeare and Broadway

Take a teacher-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit.

Duration: 40 min Scoring: 100 Points Earned: _____

Lesson 5.5: Diagnostic

Activity 5.5.1: Diag - Drama: Shakespeare and Broadway

Take a diagnostic test that will create a study plan based on your answers.

Duration: 30 min Scoring: 30 Points Earned: _____ (optional)

Unit 6: Final Review and Exam

Lesson 6.1: Final Review and Exam

Activity 6.1.1: Review - Prepare for the Exam

(Documents: Review)

Get ready for the exam by reviewing important ideas and skills covered in this semester.

Duration: 2 hrs

Activity 6.1.2: Exam - Computer-Scored Exam

Take a computer-scored exam to show what you have learned in this semester.

Duration: 40 min Scoring: 40 Points Earned: _____

Activity 6.1.3: Final Exam - Teacher-Scored Exam

Take a teacher-scored exam to show what you have learned in this semester.

Duration: 1 hr 30 min Scoring: 100 Points Earned: _____

Appendix B: Additional Activities B.1: Extra Credit

Scoring: 15 Points Earned: _____