Grade 10 English II Course Outline (1.0 Credit)
- To expose students to a variety of literary genres to further their appreciation of literature.
- To develop students’ vocabulary-building skills through the use of context clues and word origin/structure analysis.
- To help students recognize and understand the use of a variety of literary elements (terms and techniques).
- To enable students to respond to literature in a way that reflects intelligent and thoughtful analysis.
- To provide a wide range of learning opportunities, including daily and longer-term projects, in order that students of all ability levels may be able to reach their respective potentials and be successful.
- To foster a classroom atmosphere that emphasizes the importance of respect for others’ opinions, beliefs and ways of being.
Objectives:
- The student will review and practice grammar and punctuation.
- The student will develop vocabulary.
- The student will practice different types of essay writing.
- The student will read critically, informatively, and for pleasure.
Reading literature and informational texts:
- vocabulary
- poetry
- short stories
- drama: Macbeth, Oedipus Rex and Antigone
- novel: Things Fall Apart o non-fiction essays and memoirs
Writing:
- sentence structure
- comparison essay
- research-based essay
Speaking and Listening:
- presentations
- listening comprehension activity
- writing and editing strategies
- parts of speech
Course Outline
Introduction
- Introduction
- Course Description
- Understanding Plagiarism
- Pretest
- Assignment: Pretest
- MLA Formatting
- MLA Formatting MSWord 2007
- MLA Documentation updates
- MLA Citation
- MLA Incorporating Sources
- Writing about Literature
Memoir: Night & The Circuit
- Night by Elie Wiesel
- Handout: Night study questions
- Quiz: Night Quiz
- Assignment: Night study questions
- Assignment: Night Essay
- Character List
- Historical Context of Night
- Short Summary
- The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez
- Assignment: The Circuit: prepare
- Assignment: The Circuit: read 1
- Assignment: The Circuit: read 2
- Assignment: California Map
- Assignment: The Circuit: reflect
Sentences: Sentence Structure
- Basic Sentence Structure
- Assignment: Sample Paragraph
- Subject/Verb Agreement
- Always Plural Words
- Singular or Plural
- Simple & Compound Sentences
- Complex Sentences
- Assignment: Sentence Structure Assignment
- Quiz: Simple Sentence Quiz
Sentences: Punctuation
- Punctuation
- Colon
- Worksheet: Colon
- Semicolon
- Comma
- Worksheet: Commas
- Apostrophe
- Worksheet: Apostrophe
- Capitalization Rules
- Capitalization Rules #2
- Worksheet: Punctuation Worksheet
Sentences: Subject-Verb Agreement
- Subject and Verb
- Worksheet: Subject-Verb Agreement
- Subject-Verb Problems
- Verbs must agree with Subject
- Quiz: Subject Verb Agreement Quiz
Parts of Speech: Pronoun Usage
- Pronoun
- Nominative & Objective Case
- Possessive, Reflexive, Intensive & Interrogative Case
- Worksheet: Reflexive & Intensive Pronouns
- Relative Pronouns
- Worksheet: Indefinite Pronouns
- Quiz: Pronoun Quiz
Parts of Speech: Verb Usage
- Verb Tense and Structure
- Handout: Verb Paragraph Analysis
- Essay: Verbs Paragraph
- Assignment: Verbs Paragraph Analysis
- Linking Verbs
- Assignment: Verbs Paragraph (Action or Linking)
- Transitive Verbs
- Intransitive Verbs
- Adverb/Prepositional Phrase
- Worksheet: Verb Usage Worksheet
- Worksheet: Verb Usage Worksheet #2
Poetry
- Poetry Introduction
- Handout: TPCASTT
- Assignment: I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud TPCASTT
- Types of Poetry
- Elements of Poetry
- Musical Devices
- Worksheet: Alliteration/Assonance practice
- Figurative Language
- Worksheet: Personification Practice
- Worksheet: Metaphor & Simile Practice
- A Dream Deferred
- Assignment: A Dream Deferred Video Paragraph
- Assignment: A Dream Deferred TPCASTT
- Imagery
- Handout: Imagery
- Assignment: Imagery
- Annabel Lee
- Handout: Poetry Analysis
- Assignment: Annabel Lee
- The Raven
- Assignment: The Raven TPCASTT
- Read and Analyze
- Assignment: My Poem
- Assignment: Final Project
Writing: Strategies
- Writing Strategies Introduction
- Handout: Writing Strategies Hands On Essays Questions
- Assignment: Writing Strategies Hands On Essays Video
- Assignment: Free Write
- Writing Strategies
- Handout: Writing Strategies Justification
- Assignment: Writing Strategy Justification
- Graphic Organizers (Planning)
- More Graphic Organizers (Planning)
- Network Tree & Others
- Assignment: Graphic Organizer
Writing: Editing Strategies
- Proofreading
- Assignment: Favorite Meal 1st Draft
- Editing and Revising
- Personalize Proofreading
- Format, Organization and Paragraphing
- Usage and Sentence Structure
- Spelling and Punctuation
- Left-Out Words
- Assignment: Favorite Meal Essay Revision
Writing: Types of Essays
- Types of Essays
- Handout: Basic Essay Structure & Formal Writing Videos
- Assignment: Basic Essay Structure & Formal Writing Questions
- Narrative Essay
- Assignment: Narrative Essay Brainstorm
- Narrative Essay continued
- Essay: Narrative Essay
- Expository Essay
- Comparison Essay
- Handout: Comparison Chart
- Assignment: Comparison Chart
- Comparison Essay continued
- Handout: Plan A Outline
- Handout: Plan B Outline
- Assignment: Comparison Essay Outline
- Essay: Comparison Essay
- Persuasive Essay
- Handout: Persuasive Essay Outline
- Essay: Persuasive Writing
- Assignment: Persuasive Essay Outline
- Essay: Essay Topic
Myths/Legends: King Arthur
- Characters
- Handout: King Arthur Character Chart
- The History
- Excalibur Myth
- Handout: Excalibur KWL
- Assignment: Excalibur KWL
- Knights of the Roundtable
- King Arthur Literature Project
- Assignment: King Arthur Presentation
- Essay: Independent Reading Essay
- Midtest
- Assignment: Midtest
Comprehension
- Listening Comprehension
- Essay: Listening Comprehension Essay
Research: Information Sources
- Plagiarism
- Copyright
- Assignment: Plagiarism/Copyright Assignment
- Information Overload
- Evaluating a Bibliographic Citation
- Evaluating Content in the Source
- Evaluating Internet Sources
- Assessing and Documenting Internet Sources
Assignment: Internet Note-taking Guide - Essay: Mini-biography
Research: Critical Thinking
- Evaluating Non-Fiction
- Assignment: Evaluating Non-Fiction
- Active Reading
- Assignment: Active Reading Respond
- Reading for Information
- Assignment: Information: Read
- Assignment: Information: Reflect
- Evolution of an Idea
- Assignment: Evolution of an Idea: thesis
- Essay: Evolution of an Idea
Novel: Things Fall Apart
- “One of These Days”
- Handout: “One of These Days” Pre-reading
- Handout: Power Essay
- Assignment: “One of These Days” Pre-Reading
- Assignment: Power Essay pre-writing
- Essay: Power Essay
- Things Fall Apart
- Assignment: Things Fall Apart study guide
- Essay: Things Fall Apart draft
- Essay: Things Fall Apart Novel Essay Final
- Assignment: Things Fall Apart Presentation
- Author Interview
Writing: Business Letters
- Writing Business Letters
- Guide to Resume Writing
- Assignment: Resume
- Tips for Writing Cover Letters
- Interview Tips
- Thank you Letter
- Essay: Thank you Letter Assignment
- Follow Up Letter
Drama: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Midsummer Night’s Dream structure
- About William Shakespeare
- List of Characters
- Act I
- Handout: Act 1 study questions
- Assignment: Act 1 study questions
- Act II
- Handout: Act 2 study questions
- Assignment: Act 2 study questions
- Act III
- Handout: Act 3 study questions
- Assignment: Act 3 study questions
- Act IV
- Handout: Act 4 study questions
- Assignment: Act 4 study questions
- Act V
- Handout: Act 5 study questions
- Assignment: Act 5 study questions
- Worksheet: A Midsummer Nights Dream Worksheet
- Final Essay
- Essay: Final Theme Essay
- Post-test
- Assignment: Post-test
Course Survey
- Handout: Course Survey
- Assignment: Course Survey
