ENGLISH

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.


Benjamin Franklin

Grades

Kindergarten – 12th

Kindergarten

Curriculum

Recognize letters and their sounds

Lesson #
1

5.0

Demonstrate understanding of all letters of the alphabet and their sounds.

Read sight words

Lesson #
2

5.0

Demonstrate comprehension by matching pictures with sentences.

Develop a basic vocabulary

Lesson #
3

5.0

Recognize and read sight words.

Develop spelling skills

Lesson #
4

5.0

Show familiarity with rhyming and beginning sounds.

Spelling Activities

Lesson #
5

5.0

Learn how to spell and spelling exercises.

Rhyme Time

Lesson #
6

5.0

Learning rhymes with actions.

1st Grade

Curriculum

Phonics

Lesson #
1

5.0

Increase vocabulary as they blend consonant sounds, vowel and consonant digraphs, and more.

Reading

Lesson #
2

5.0

Read simple stories fluently and independently.

Reading Comprehension

Lesson #
3

5.0

Retell the main idea of a story and answer questions about the text.

Writing

Lesson #
4

5.0

Identify parts of a story or book.

Grammar

Lesson #
5

5.0

Know the names and sounds of all the consonants and vowels.

Vocabulary

Lesson #
6

5.0

Understand phonics concepts such as consonant combinations.

Spellings

Lesson #
7

5.0

Develop an understanding of composition.

Writing

Lesson #
8

5.0

Write from top to bottom, left to right while using spacing between words.
Correctly write 3- 4-letter words and longer words phonetically.
Write simple sentences and short stories or paragraphs in chronological order.

Grammar

Lesson #
9

5.0

Use correct capitalization and punctuation.
Understand and identify the parts of speech and types of sentences.
Identify compound words and distinguish between proper and possessive nouns.

2nd Grade

Curriculum

Reading

Lesson #
1

5.0

Using the information in a text to determine the characters, setting, or plot.
Identifying the meaning of words and phrases in appropriately-leveled text based on contextual cues.
Anticipating, making inferences, and recognizing the author’s point of view of a story.

Writing

Lesson #
2

5.0

Learn to gather information from sources to answer a question.
Writing for different purposes and audiences such as creative, informational/expository, and persuasive forms.
Creating written drafts that will be revised and edited, with guidance from a teacher

Grammar

Lesson #
3

5.0

Distinguishing between complete and incomplete sentences.

Speaking

Lesson #
4

5.0

Identifying and correctly using parts of speech including nouns and verbs.

Listening

Lesson #
5

5.0

Using quotation marks correctly.
Spelling frequently used, but irregular words correctly (e.g.: was, were, says, said)

3rd Grade

Curriculum

Nouns and Pronouns

Lesson #
1

5.0

Describe characters, identify the main idea, and use supporting details.

Writing Personal Narrative

Lesson #
2

5.0

Use context clues to understand what a word means.

Explanatory Writing

Lesson #
3

5.0

Read and understand a variety of genres such as fiction, non-fiction, poetry, fables, etc.

Verbs, Adjectives and Adverbs

Lesson #
4

5.0

Opinion Writing

Lesson #
5

5.0

The writing process: planning, drafting, revising, editing, publishing.

Writing That Compares

Lesson #
6

5.0

Write longer text in chronological order using transition words.

Writing That Compares

Lesson #
7

5.0

Write longer text in chronological order using transition words.

Expository Writing

Lesson #
8

5.0

Write different types of text: opinion, informative, narrative, etc.

Writing a Story

Lesson #
9

5.0

Grammar

Lesson #
10

5.0

Use proper punctuation, capitalization, and noun and verb forms (singular/plural).
Understand parts of speech, prefixes, suffixes, homophones, etc.
Know the different sentence types.

4th Grade

Curriculum

Types of Texts

Lesson #
1

5.0

Paying close attention to the key features of what is read, and being able to share details afterward.

Features of Nonfiction

Lesson #
2

5.0

Comparing ideas, characters, events, and settings in stories.

Narrative Writing

Lesson #
3

5.0

Recognizing figurative language when reading (similes, metaphors, etc.)

Characterization

Lesson #
4

5.0

Learning the difference between first and third person narration.

Elements of Drama

Lesson #
5

5.0

Gaining additional skills in reading comprehension including summarizing, predicting, visualizing, questioning, and clarifying details.

Informative Writing

Lesson #
6

5.0

Organizing, Outlining

Lesson #
7

5.0

Using research tools to investigate and write about a specific topic.

Researching a Topic

Lesson #
8

5.0

Writing summaries or opinions of topics, using supporting details.
Analyzing and interpreting a story they have read by writing about it.
Writing an example news article.

Grammar

Lesson #
9

5.0

Rules of spelling.
Proper and common nouns.
Regular and irregular verbs.
Correctly using commas in series, dates, addresses, and compound sentences.
Recognizing and avoiding double negatives.

5th Grade

Curriculum

Prose, Sentences, and Personal Narrative

Lesson #
1

5.0

Summarize and paraphrase information from a text.

Prose, Nouns, and Story Writing

Lesson #
2

5.0

Read and interpret charts, graphs, and other graphic representations in a text.

Drama and Verbs

Lesson #
3

5.0

Analyze a writer’s point of view and compare points of view from various writers on the same topic.

Poetry and Pronouns

Lesson #
4

5.0

Genres, Adjectives, and Writing to Compare

Lesson #
5

5.0

Use interjections, prepositions and conjunctions for more descriptive and elaborate writing.

Historic Text, Adverbs, and Essay Writing

Lesson #
6

5.0

Understand each of the five stages of the writing process: planning, drafting, revising, editing, publishing.

Scientific Text and Writing a Book Review

Lesson #
7

5.0

Write a narrative complete with an event, narrator and characters.

Technical Text, Capitalization, and Sources

Lesson #
8

5.0

Grammar

Lesson #
9

5.0

Use punctuation in titles correctly with proper capitalization, quotation marks, underscore, and italics.
Use correlative conjunctions correctly in a sentence: not only/but also, either/or, neither/nor.
Use perfect verb tense correctly and understand how they convey time of events.

6th Grade

Curriculum

General English Spelling Rules

Lesson #
1

5.0

A typical course of study in language arts for sixth grade includes components of reading, writing, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Students will read a variety of genres including fiction and non-fiction; biographies; poetry; and plays.

Vocabulary Skills & Word Usage

Lesson #
2

5.0

A typical course of study in language arts for sixth grade includes components of reading, writing, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Students will read a variety of genres including fiction and non-fiction; biographies; poetry; and plays.

Parts of Speech Usage

Lesson #
3

5.0

A typical course of study in language arts for sixth grade includes components of reading, writing, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Students will read a variety of genres including fiction and non-fiction; biographies; poetry; and plays.

Pronoun Usage & Agreement Basics

Lesson #
4

5.0

A typical course of study in language arts for sixth grade includes components of reading, writing, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Students will read a variety of genres including fiction and non-fiction; biographies; poetry; and plays.

Interjections, Conjunctions & Prepositions

Lesson #
5

5.0

A typical course of study in language arts for sixth grade includes components of reading, writing, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Students will read a variety of genres including fiction and non-fiction; biographies; poetry; and plays.

Punctuation & Sentence Structure

Lesson #
6

5.0

A typical course of study in language arts for sixth grade includes components of reading, writing, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Students will read a variety of genres including fiction and non-fiction; biographies; poetry; and plays.

The Writing Process & Types of Writings

Lesson #
7

5.0

A typical course of study in language arts for sixth grade includes components of reading, writing, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Students will read a variety of genres including fiction and non-fiction; biographies; poetry; and plays.

Speaking, Listening & Study Skills

Lesson #
8

5.0

A typical course of study in language arts for sixth grade includes components of reading, writing, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Students will read a variety of genres including fiction and non-fiction; biographies; poetry; and plays.

Reading Strategies Basics

Lesson #
9

5.0

A typical course of study in language arts for sixth grade includes components of reading, writing, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Students will read a variety of genres including fiction and non-fiction; biographies; poetry; and plays.

Reading Comprehension

Lesson #
10

5.0

A typical course of study in language arts for sixth grade includes components of reading, writing, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Students will read a variety of genres including fiction and non-fiction; biographies; poetry; and plays.

Characteristics of Literature

Lesson #
11

5.0

A typical course of study in language arts for sixth grade includes components of reading, writing, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Students will read a variety of genres including fiction and non-fiction; biographies; poetry; and plays.

Characteristics of Literary Elements

Lesson #
12

5.0

A typical course of study in language arts for sixth grade includes components of reading, writing, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Students will read a variety of genres including fiction and non-fiction; biographies; poetry; and plays.

Characteristics of Literary Devices

Lesson #
13

5.0

A typical course of study in language arts for sixth grade includes components of reading, writing, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Students will read a variety of genres including fiction and non-fiction; biographies; poetry; and plays.

7th-grade

Curriculum

Parts of Speech Overview

Lesson #
1

5.0

The Course is designed specifically for 7th graders to learn to examine texts more closely and use details from the text in order to develop ideas, analyze, and make inferences. In addition, they analyze the relationships between elements within one text and across multiple texts while supporting this analysis by citing evidence from the text.

Capitalization & Placement of Punctuation

Lesson #
2

5.0

The Course is designed specifically for 7th graders to learn to examine texts more closely and use details from the text in order to develop ideas, analyze, and make inferences. In addition, they analyze the relationships between elements within one text and across multiple texts while supporting this analysis by citing evidence from the text.

Parts of Speech Overview

Lesson #
3

5.0

The Course is designed specifically for 7th graders to learn to examine texts more closely and use details from the text in order to develop ideas, analyze, and make inferences. In addition, they analyze the relationships between elements within one text and across multiple texts while supporting this analysis by citing evidence from the text.

Capitalization & Placement of Punctuation

Lesson #
4

5.0

The Course is designed specifically for 7th graders to learn to examine texts more closely and use details from the text in order to develop ideas, analyze, and make inferences. In addition, they analyze the relationships between elements within one text and across multiple texts while supporting this analysis by citing evidence from the text.

Vocabulary Skills & Contextual Meaning

Lesson #
5

5.0

The Course is designed specifically for 7th graders to learn to examine texts more closely and use details from the text in order to develop ideas, analyze, and make inferences. In addition, they analyze the relationships between elements within one text and across multiple texts while supporting this analysis by citing evidence from the text.

Comprehending & Analyzing a Text

Lesson #
6

5.0

The Course is designed specifically for 7th graders to learn to examine texts more closely and use details from the text in order to develop ideas, analyze, and make inferences. In addition, they analyze the relationships between elements within one text and across multiple texts while supporting this analysis by citing evidence from the text.

Reading Strategies For Improving Comprehension

Lesson #
7

5.0

The Course is designed specifically for 7th graders to learn to examine texts more closely and use details from the text in order to develop ideas, analyze, and make inferences. In addition, they analyze the relationships between elements within one text and across multiple texts while supporting this analysis by citing evidence from the text.

Literary Elements of a Story

Lesson #
8

5.0

The Course is designed specifically for 7th graders to learn to examine texts more closely and use details from the text in order to develop ideas, analyze, and make inferences. In addition, they analyze the relationships between elements within one text and across multiple texts while supporting this analysis by citing evidence from the text.

Essay Writing Introduction

Lesson #
9

5.0

The Course is designed specifically for 7th graders to learn to examine texts more closely and use details from the text in order to develop ideas, analyze, and make inferences. In addition, they analyze the relationships between elements within one text and across multiple texts while supporting this analysis by citing evidence from the text.

8th-grade

Curriculum

Mastering complex reading passages

Lesson #
1

5.0

Vocabulary skills including identifying and determining the meaning of synonyms, antonyms, idioms, homophones and Latin and Greek roots.
Comprehension skills including summarizing, paraphrasing, or synthesizing information from two or more literary or expository texts.
Identifying vocabulary words in a text and giving its meaning.
Understanding main ideas, comparing and contrasting ideas and information, cause and effect, symbolism, making inferences, mood, tone, and point of view, in a story.
Applying their writing skills on activities such as composing their own cover letters, poems, biography, position papers, and more.

Comprehending and using figurative language

Lesson #
2

5.0

Vocabulary skills including identifying and determining the meaning of synonyms, antonyms, idioms, homophones and Latin and Greek roots.
Comprehension skills including summarizing, paraphrasing, or synthesizing information from two or more literary or expository texts.
Identifying vocabulary words in a text and giving its meaning.
Understanding main ideas, comparing and contrasting ideas and information, cause and effect, symbolism, making inferences, mood, tone, and point of view, in a story.
Applying their writing skills on activities such as composing their own cover letters, poems, biography, position papers, and more.

Offering an objective summary of more complicated texts

Lesson #
3

5.0

Vocabulary skills including identifying and determining the meaning of synonyms, antonyms, idioms, homophones and Latin and Greek roots.
Comprehension skills including summarizing, paraphrasing, or synthesizing information from two or more literary or expository texts.
Identifying vocabulary words in a text and giving its meaning.
Understanding main ideas, comparing and contrasting ideas and information, cause and effect, symbolism, making inferences, mood, tone, and point of view, in a story.
Applying their writing skills on activities such as composing their own cover letters, poems, biography, position papers, and more.

Interpret text from different formats

Lesson #
4

5.0

Vocabulary skills including identifying and determining the meaning of synonyms, antonyms, idioms, homophones and Latin and Greek roots.
Comprehension skills including summarizing, paraphrasing, or synthesizing information from two or more literary or expository texts.
Identifying vocabulary words in a text and giving its meaning.
Understanding main ideas, comparing and contrasting ideas and information, cause and effect, symbolism, making inferences, mood, tone, and point of view, in a story.
Applying their writing skills on activities such as composing their own cover letters, poems, biography, position papers, and more.

Using critical thinking skills to separate truth from error

Lesson #
5

5.0

Vocabulary skills including identifying and determining the meaning of synonyms, antonyms, idioms, homophones and Latin and Greek roots.
Comprehension skills including summarizing, paraphrasing, or synthesizing information from two or more literary or expository texts.
Identifying vocabulary words in a text and giving its meaning.
Understanding main ideas, comparing and contrasting ideas and information, cause and effect, symbolism, making inferences, mood, tone, and point of view, in a story.
Applying their writing skills on activities such as composing their own cover letters, poems, biography, position papers, and more.

Maintaining subject-verb agreement

Lesson #
6

5.0

Vocabulary skills including identifying and determining the meaning of synonyms, antonyms, idioms, homophones and Latin and Greek roots.
Comprehension skills including summarizing, paraphrasing, or synthesizing information from two or more literary or expository texts.
Identifying vocabulary words in a text and giving its meaning.
Understanding main ideas, comparing and contrasting ideas and information, cause and effect, symbolism, making inferences, mood, tone, and point of view, in a story.
Applying their writing skills on activities such as composing their own cover letters, poems, biography, position papers, and more.

Using quotation marks correctly in dialogue

Lesson #
7

5.0

Vocabulary skills including identifying and determining the meaning of synonyms, antonyms, idioms, homophones and Latin and Greek roots.
Comprehension skills including summarizing, paraphrasing, or synthesizing information from two or more literary or expository texts.
Identifying vocabulary words in a text and giving its meaning.
Understanding main ideas, comparing and contrasting ideas and information, cause and effect, symbolism, making inferences, mood, tone, and point of view, in a story.
Applying their writing skills on activities such as composing their own cover letters, poems, biography, position papers, and more.

Using punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break

Lesson #
8

5.0

Vocabulary skills including identifying and determining the meaning of synonyms, antonyms, idioms, homophones and Latin and Greek roots.
Comprehension skills including summarizing, paraphrasing, or synthesizing information from two or more literary or expository texts.
Identifying vocabulary words in a text and giving its meaning.
Understanding main ideas, comparing and contrasting ideas and information, cause and effect, symbolism, making inferences, mood, tone, and point of view, in a story.
Applying their writing skills on activities such as composing their own cover letters, poems, biography, position papers, and more.

Forming and using verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood

Lesson #
9

5.0

Vocabulary skills including identifying and determining the meaning of synonyms, antonyms, idioms, homophones and Latin and Greek roots.
Comprehension skills including summarizing, paraphrasing, or synthesizing information from two or more literary or expository texts.
Identifying vocabulary words in a text and giving its meaning.
Understanding main ideas, comparing and contrasting ideas and information, cause and effect, symbolism, making inferences, mood, tone, and point of view, in a story.
Applying their writing skills on activities such as composing their own cover letters, poems, biography, position papers, and more.

Correctly use capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing

Lesson #
10

5.0

Vocabulary skills including identifying and determining the meaning of synonyms, antonyms, idioms, homophones and Latin and Greek roots.
Comprehension skills including summarizing, paraphrasing, or synthesizing information from two or more literary or expository texts.
Identifying vocabulary words in a text and giving its meaning.
Understanding main ideas, comparing and contrasting ideas and information, cause and effect, symbolism, making inferences, mood, tone, and point of view, in a story.
Applying their writing skills on activities such as composing their own cover letters, poems, biography, position papers, and more.

9th-grade

Curriculum

Reading literature and informational texts

Lesson #
1

5.0

vocabulary, poetry, and short stories.
drama: Macbeth, Oedipus Rex and Antigone.
novel: Things Fall Apart
non-fiction essays and memoirs

Writing

Lesson #
2

5.0

sentence structure, comparison essay, research-based essay, Hyper text activity.

Speaking and Listening

Lesson #
3

5.0

presentations, listening comprehension activity

Language Usage

Lesson #
4

5.0

writing and editing strategies, parts of speech.

10th-grade

Curriculum

Writing: Content, Organization, Style, Convention, Writing Process.

Lesson #
1

5.0

This course is devoted to helping students improve their skills as readers, writers, and thinkers, as well as expose them to important literature from a variety of genres. Students will focus on 10 essential skills to reach these goals (found below). Each of these skills is grouped into the categories of writing, reading, communication, or life skills. We will also be exploring the themes of culture and world literature, so our reading will represent a wide variety of times, people, and places.

Reading: Comprehension, Critical Reading, Reading Process

Lesson #
2

5.0

This course is devoted to helping students improve their skills as readers, writers, and thinkers, as well as expose them to important literature from a variety of genres. Students will focus on 10 essential skills to reach these goals (found below). Each of these skills is grouped into the categories of writing, reading, communication, or life skills. We will also be exploring the themes of culture and world literature, so our reading will represent a wide variety of times, people, and places.

Communication: Public Speaking

Lesson #
3

5.0

This course is devoted to helping students improve their skills as readers, writers, and thinkers, as well as expose them to important literature from a variety of genres. Students will focus on 10 essential skills to reach these goals (found below). Each of these skills is grouped into the categories of writing, reading, communication, or life skills. We will also be exploring the themes of culture and world literature, so our reading will represent a wide variety of times, people, and places.

Life Skills: Work Completion, Engaged Participation, Goal Setting

Lesson #
4

5.0

This course is devoted to helping students improve their skills as readers, writers, and thinkers, as well as expose them to important literature from a variety of genres. Students will focus on 10 essential skills to reach these goals (found below). Each of these skills is grouped into the categories of writing, reading, communication, or life skills. We will also be exploring the themes of culture and world literature, so our reading will represent a wide variety of times, people, and places.

11th-grade

Curriculum

Drama for 11th Grade Lesson Plans

Lesson #
1

5.0

Allegory, catharsis, symbolism, understatement and other common literary terms.

Interpreting Literature Lesson Plans

Lesson #
2

5.0

Focusing, writing, editing and proofreading timed essays.

Basics of Writing Essays

Lesson #
3

5.0

Focusing, writing, editing, and proofreading timed essays.

Reading and Understanding Essays 11th Grade Lesson Plans

Lesson #
4

5.0

Identifying the audience, improving reading comprehension, and peer editing.

Using Source Materials Lesson Plans

Lesson #
5

5.0

Avoiding plagiarism, citing from multiple sources and compiling a bibliography.

Convention in Writing: Usage

Lesson #
6

5.0

Avoiding faulty comparisons, using the active voice and writing clear sentences.

Capitalization & Spelling

Lesson #
7

5.0

Capitalization rules, homonyms, and homophones.

Elements of Grammar

Lesson #
8

5.0

Misplaced modifiers, parallelism, parts of speech, and types of verbs.

Usage

Lesson #
9

5.0

Singular and plural pronouns, subject-verb agreement and verb tense.

Punctuation

Lesson #
10

5.0

Colons, commas, periods, and semicolons.

12th-grade

Curriculum

Reading Skills Review

Lesson #
1

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.

Literary Text Analysis Review

Lesson #
2

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.

Literary Terms & Devices Review

Lesson #
3

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.

Literary Text Analysis & Terms

Lesson #
4

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.

Drama Characteristics Review

Lesson #
5

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.

Understanding & Analyzing Poetry Review

Lesson #
6

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.

Understanding & Analyzing Poetry

Lesson #
7

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.

Nonfiction Text Analysis

Lesson #
8

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.

Media & Art Analysis Review

Lesson #
9

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.

Word Choice & Tone Review

Lesson #
10

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.

The Writing Process Review

Lesson #
11

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.

Writing Skills

Lesson #
12

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.

Argumentative Reading & Writing Review

Lesson #
13

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.

Informative & Technical Writing Review

Lesson #
14

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.

Narrative Writing Review

Lesson #
15

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.

Research Skills Review

Lesson #
16

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.

Homeschool Assignments & Projects

Lesson #
17

5.0

Analyze the plots, characters, and themes of British prose, including Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Middlemarch, and A Passage to India.
Explore significant British poems like Ozymandias, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Kubla Khan, and Don Juan.
Study the plays of William Shakespeare and read about other British playwrights, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett.
Learn about the works and impact of African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison.
Analyze symbols and style in American prose, such as The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, and Of Mice and Men.
Learn about mood, communication, and motivation of characters in works by American dramatic authors such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neill.
Understand key literary terms like metaphor, synecdoche, personification, foreshadowing, and allegory.
Develop essay writing skills and learn how to cite sources.
Evaluate grammar conventions, rules and usage.
Learn how to link texts and media by finding meaning in visual media.