TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008
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TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008
TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text 1 Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing. 1.A determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas (e.g., science, mathematics, social studies, the arts) derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes; Edgenuity Lesson Name Vocabulary: Acquiring New Words Elective - Health: Above and Beyond: Animal Rescues Social Studies - The Black Death: The Disease that Won't Die Biography: Langston Hughes Memoir: From A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah Essay: from In Search of Our Mother's Gardens Essay: One Million Volumes Persuasive Text: Opinion Article 1.B analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to distinguish between the denotative and connotative meanings of words; Vocabulary: Context Clues Persuasive Text: Article - Kids Don’t Get Enough Of Art 1.C infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships; Vocabulary: Precise Words Vocabulary: Denotations and Connotations 1.D show the relationship between the origins and meaning of foreign words or phrases used frequently in written English and historical events or developments (e.g., glasnost, avant-garde, coup d'état); and 1.E use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus (printed or electronic) to determine or confirm the meanings of words and phrases, including their connotations and denotations, and their etymology. 2 Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. compare and contrast differences in similar themes expressed in different time periods; Vocabulary: Acquiring New Words Vocabulary: Using Resources 2.A Short Story: "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe Wartime Diaries: Anne Frank and Zlata Filipovic Short Story: "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan Nonfiction: "Diary 24" and "Diary 33" from The Freedom Writers Diary Skills Lesson: Theme Novel: From A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 1 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text 2.A compare and contrast differences in similar themes expressed in different time periods; (Cont'd.) 2.B Edgenuity Lesson Name Short Story: "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan Short Story: "Subha" by Rabindranath Tagore Poetry: The Blazon, the English Sonnet, and Contemporary Song Lyrics Nonfiction: From A Room of One`s Own by Virginia Woolf Nonfiction: "At the Hearth" by Laura Esquivel Skills Lesson: World Literature China: Book of Songs Italy: The Prince France: Excerpt - The Three Musketeers India: A Tryst with Destiny analyze archetypes (e.g., journey of a hero, tragic flaw) in mythic, traditional and classical literature; and Skills Lesson: Ancient Rome: The Backdrop of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 1 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 2 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 3.1 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 3.2-3.3 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 4 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 5.1-5.2 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 5.3-5.5 Skills Lesson: Genres and Archetypal Symbols Short Story: "Subha" by Rabindranath Tagore Poetry: The Blazon, the English Sonnet, and Contemporary Song Lyrics Nonfiction: From A Room of One`s Own by Virginia Woolf Nonfiction: "At the Hearth" by Laura Esquivel ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 2 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text 2.C relate the figurative language of a literary work to its historical and cultural setting. Edgenuity Lesson Name Skills Lesson: Figurative Language and Imagery Poetry: Poems by Sylvia Plath and Adelaide Crapsey Poetry: The Taxi (Lowell) & Kindness (Plath) The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 3 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 5.1-5.3 3 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of poetry and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to analyze the structure or prosody (e.g., meter, rhyme scheme) and graphic elements (e.g., line length, punctuation, word position) in poetry. Skills Lesson: Figurative Language and Imagery Poetry: "The Lake of the Dismal Swamp" by Thomas Moore Poetry: Poems by Sylvia Plath and Adelaide Crapsey Poetry: The Taxi (Lowell) & Kindness (Plath) Poetry: Small Portions (Alvarez) & Eating Together (Lee) Skills Lesson: Musical Devices Poetry: “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks and “I`m Nobody” by Emily Dickinson Poetry: Baseball and Poetry (Moore) Skills Lesson: Lyric Poetry Poetry: For a Lady I Know (Cullen) & The Dance (Williams) Poetry: Nothing Gold Can Stay (Frost) & Miss Rosie (Clifton) Skills Lesson: Narrative and Dramatic Poetry Poem: La Belle Dame Sans Merci (Keats) Poem: The Eve of St. Agnes (Keats) Poetry: The Blazon, the English Sonnet, and Contemporary Song Lyrics China: Book of Songs ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 3 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text Edgenuity Lesson Name 4 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of drama and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to analyze how archetypes and motifs in drama affect the plot of plays. Skills Lesson: Understanding Drama Skills Lesson: Ancient Rome and The Tragedy of JuliusLesson: Caesar Tragedy, Drama, and Shakespeare Skills The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 1 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 2 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 3.1 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 3.2-3.3 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 4 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 5.1-5.2 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 5.3-5.5 5 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. 5.A analyze isolated scenes and their contribution to the success of the plot as a whole in a variety of works of fiction; Skills Lesson: Structure Short Story: "The Colomber" by Dino Buzzati Short Story: "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe Short Story: "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe Short Story: "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan Novel: From A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Short Story: "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan Short Story: "Subha" by Rabindranath Tagore France: Excerpt - The Three Musketeers India: A Tryst with Destiny Novel: From The Absolutely True Diary of a PartTime Indian by Sherman Alexie Short Story: "Marriage Is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 4 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text 5.A analyze isolated scenes and their contribution to the success of the plot as a whole in a variety of works of fiction; (Cont'd.) Edgenuity Lesson Name Gulliver`s Travels : The Letters and Lilliput (Letters; Part I, Ch. Travels 1-4) : Lilliput (Part I, Ch. 5-8) Gulliver`s Gulliver`s Travels : Brobdingnag (Part II, Ch. 1-4) Gulliver`s Travels : Brobdingnag (Part II, Ch. 5-8) Gulliver`s Travels : Laputa and Balnibarbi (Part III, Ch. 1-6) Gulliver`s Travels : Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan (Part III, Ch. 7-11) Gulliver`s Travels : Houyhnhnm Land (Part IV, Ch. 16) Gulliver`s Travels : Houyhnhnm Land (Part IV, Ch. 712) 5.B analyze differences in the characters' moral dilemmas in works of fiction across different countries or cultures; Skills Lesson: Conflict, Moral Dilemma, and Character Analysis Short Story: "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan Novel: From The Absolutely True Diary of a PartTime Indian by Sherman Alexie Short Story: "Marriage Is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe Gulliver`s Travels : The Letters and Lilliput (Letters; Part I, Ch. 1-4) Gulliver`s Travels : Lilliput (Part I, Ch. 5-8) Gulliver`s Travels : Brobdingnag (Part II, Ch. 1-4) Gulliver`s Travels : Brobdingnag (Part II, Ch. 5-8) Gulliver`s Travels : Laputa and Balnibarbi (Part III, Ch. 1-6) Gulliver`s Travels : Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan (Part III, Ch. 7-11) Gulliver`s Travels : Houyhnhnm Land (Part IV, Ch. 16) Gulliver`s Travels : Houyhnhnm Land (Part IV, Ch. 712) ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 5 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text 5.C evaluate the connection between forms of narration (e.g., unreliable, omniscient) and tone in works of fiction; and Edgenuity Lesson Name Skills Lesson: Perspective and Narration Short Story: "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe Novel: From The Absolutely True Diary of a PartTime Indian by Sherman Alexie Gulliver`s Travels : The Letters and Lilliput (Letters; Part I, Ch. 1-4) Gulliver`s Travels : Lilliput (Part I, Ch. 5-8) Gulliver`s Travels : Brobdingnag (Part II, Ch. 1-4) Gulliver`s Travels : Brobdingnag (Part II, Ch. 5-8) Gulliver`s Travels : Laputa and Balnibarbi (Part III, Ch. 1-6) Travels : Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Gulliver`s Japan (Part III, Ch. 7-11) Gulliver`s Travels : Houyhnhnm Land (Part IV, Ch. 16) Gulliver`s Travels : Houyhnhnm Land (Part IV, Ch. 712) 5.D demonstrate familiarity with works by authors from non-English-speaking literary traditions with emphasis on 20th century world literature. Memoir: From Night by Elie Wiesel Short Story: "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe Wartime Diaries: Anne Frank and Zlata Filipovic Memoir: From A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah Short Story: "Subha" by Rabindranath Tagore China: Book of Songs Italy: The Prince France: Excerpt - The Three Musketeers India: A Tryst with Destiny Short Story: "Marriage Is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 6 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text 6 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are Edgenuity Lesson Name Memoir: From Night by Elie Wiesel Nonfiction: "Diary 24" and "Diary 33" from The Freedom Writers Diaryand Clarify Expository Text Skills Lesson: Evaluate Skills Lesson: Biography and Multiple Sources Biography: Langston Hughes Skills Lesson: Memoir Memoir: From A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah Skills Lesson: Main Idea and Paraphrasing Essay: from In Search of Our Mother's Gardens Essay: One Million Volumes 7 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about how an author's sensory language creates imagery in literary text and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to explain the function of symbolism, allegory, and allusions in literary works. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 3 Essay: from In Search of Our Mother's Gardens China: Book of Songs 8 Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to analyze the controlling idea and specific purpose of a passage and the textual elements that support and elaborate it, including both the most important details and the less important details. Short Story: "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe Wartime Diaries: Anne Frank and Zlata Filipovic Novel: From A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Poetry: “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks and “I`m Nobody” by Emily Dickinson Memoir: From A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah Essay: One Million Volumes Poetry: The Blazon, the English Sonnet, and Contemporary Song Lyrics Nonfiction: From A Room of One`s Own by Virginia Woolf ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 7 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text Edgenuity Lesson Name 8 Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to analyze the controlling idea and specific purpose of a passage and the textual elements that support and elaborate it, including both the most important details and the less important details. (Cont'd.) Nonfiction: "At the Hearth" by Laura Esquivel France: Excerpt - The Three Musketeers Short Story: "Marriage Is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe Gulliver`s Travels : The Letters and Lilliput (Letters; Part I, Ch. 1-4) Gulliver`s Travels : Lilliput (Part I, Ch. 5-8) Gulliver`s Travels : Brobdingnag (Part II, Ch. 1-4) Gulliver`s Travels : Brobdingnag (Part II, Ch. 5-8) Gulliver`s Travels : Laputa and Balnibarbi (Part III, Ch. 1-6) Gulliver`s Travels : Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan (Part III, Ch.: Houyhnhnm 7-11) Gulliver`s Travels Land (Part IV, Ch. 16) 9 9.A Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about expository text and provide evidence from text to support understanding. summarize text their and distinguish between a summary and a critique and identify non-essential information in a summary and unsubstantiated opinions in a critique; The Strategy Focus: Summarizing Social Studies - The Black Death: The Disease that Won't Die Text: Disease Prevention and Treatment Functional Visual Text Skill: Analyzing a Poster Skills Lesson: Make Inferences and Draw Conclusions Expository Text: What are Myths, Legends, and Folktales? Visual Text Skill: Hopi Myth Mural Skills Lesson: Evaluate and Clarify Expository Text Skills Lesson: Main Idea and Paraphrasing Essay: from In Search of Our Mother's Gardens Essay: One Million Volumes ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 8 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text Edgenuity Lesson Name 9.B distinguish among different kinds of evidence (e.g., logical, empirical, anecdotal) used to support conclusions and arguments in texts; Nonfiction: Two Authors` Perspectives of the Writer`s CraftThe Elements of Argument Skills Lesson: Skills Lesson: Types of Evidence and Logical Fallacies Persuasive Text: Opinion Article Persuasive Text: Editorial Persuasive Text - An Editorial: Rethinking Ground Zero Speech: The American Dream Speech: On Women's Right to Vote Rhetoric - Speech: Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation 9.C 9.D make and defend subtle inferences and complex conclusions about the ideas in text and their organizational patterns; and Nonfiction: Two Authors` Perspectives of the Writer`s CraftThe Elements of Argument Skills Lesson: Skills Lesson: Types of Evidence and Logical Fallacies Persuasive Text: Opinion Article Persuasive Text: Editorial Persuasive Text - An Editorial: Rethinking Ground Zero Speech: The American Dream Speech: On Women's Right to Vote Rhetoric - Speech: Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Pearl synthesize and make logical connections between ideas and details in several texts selected to reflect a range Harbor Address to the Nation of viewpoints on the same topic and support those findings with textual evidence. Nonfiction: Two Authors` Perspectives of the Writer`s Craft Skills Lesson: The Elements of Argument Skills Lesson: Types of Evidence and Logical Fallacies Persuasive Text: Opinion Article Persuasive Text: Editorial Persuasive Text - An Editorial: Rethinking Ground Zero Speech: The American Dream Speech: On Women's Right to Vote Rhetoric - Speech: Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 9 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text 10 Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about persuasive text and provide evidence from text to support analysis.in arguments about the same topic and evaluate the accuracy of the evidence 10.A explain shifts in their perspective used to support the different viewpoints within those arguments; and Edgenuity Lesson Name Skills Lesson: The Elements of Argument Skills Lesson: Types of Evidence and Logical Fallacies Persuasive Text: Opinion Article Persuasive Text: Editorial Persuasive Text - An Editorial: Rethinking Ground Zero Media Literacy: Political Cartoons Skills Lesson: Speech Speech: The American Dream Speech: On Women's Right to Vote Rhetoric - Speech: Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation Goals of Persuasive Speaking Persuasion Techniques Developing Persuasive Speeches Communication: Persuasive Speech 10.B analyze contemporary political debates for such rhetorical and logical fallacies as appeals to commonly held opinions, false dilemmas, appeals to pity, and personal attacks. Media Literacy: Analyze Speeches Given in Historical Context Skills Lesson: Speech Speech: The American Dream Speech: On Women's Right to Vote Rhetoric - Speech: Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation Communication: Persuasive Speech 11 11.A Students understand how to glean and use information in procedural texts and documents. evaluate text for the clarity of its graphics and its visual appeal; and 21st-Century Skills: Exploring Procedural Texts Functional Text - How-To Article: How to Read Blueprints Functional Text - How-To: How to Consistently Shoot a Free Throw ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 10 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text 11.B synthesize information from multiple graphical sources to draw conclusions about the ideas presented (e.g., maps, charts, schematics). Edgenuity Lesson Name 21st-Century Skills: Exploring Procedural Texts Functional Text - How-To Article: How to Read Blueprints Functional Text - How-To: How to Consistently Shoot a Free Throw 12 12.A Students use comprehension skills to analyze how words, images, graphics, and sounds work together in various forms to impact meaning. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly more complex texts. evaluate how messages presented in media reflect social and cultural views in ways different from traditional texts; Media Literacy: Deconstructing Media Messages Mass Media and Public Opinion Media Literacy: Historical, Economic, and Political Contexts of Media Media Literacy: Political Cartoons Communication: Visual Media Analysis 12.B 12.C analyze how messages in media are conveyed through visual and sound techniques (e.g., editing, reaction shots, sequencing, background music); Media Literacy: Political Cartoons Communication: Visual Media Analysis examine how individual perception or bias in coverage of the same event influences the audience; and Media Literacy: Deconstructing Media Messages Mass Media and Public Opinion Media Literacy: Historical, Economic, and Political Contexts of Media Media Literacy: Bias in Media 12.D evaluate changes in formality and tone within the same medium for specific audiences and purposes. Media Literacy: Deconstructing Media Messages Mass Media and Public Opinion Media Literacy: Historical, Economic, and Political Contexts of Media Media Literacy: Political Cartoons Communication: Visual Media Analysis ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 11 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text Edgenuity Lesson Name 13 Students use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to compose text. 13.A plan a first draft by selecting the correct genre for conveying the intended meaning to multiple audiences, determining appropriate topics through a range of strategies (e.g., discussion, background reading, personal interests, interviews), and developing a thesis or controlling idea; The Writing Process Writing: Personal Narrative: Real Courage Writing: Literary Analysis Essay: Theme Writing: Essay - Responding to Poetry Writing: Compare-and-Contrast Essay: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Writing: Definition Essay: What Is an American? Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Writing: Descriptive Essay: Favorite Villain Writing: Essay - Letter to the Editor Writing: Research Paper: An American President 13.B structure ideas in a sustained and persuasive way (e.g., using outlines, note taking, graphic organizers, lists) and develop drafts in timed and open-ended situations that include transitions and rhetorical devices used to convey meaning; The Writing Process Writing: Personal Narrative: Real Courage Writing: Literary Analysis Essay: Theme Writing: Essay - Responding to Poetry Writing: Compare-and-Contrast Essay: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Writing: Definition Essay: What Is an American? Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Grammar: Transitions Grammar: Transition Words and Phrases Writing: Descriptive Essay: Favorite Villain Writing: Essay - Letter to the Editor Writing: Research Paper: An American President ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 12 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text 13.C revise drafts to improve style, word choice, figurative language, sentence variety, and subtlety of meaning after rethinking how well questions of purpose, audience, and genre have been addressed; Edgenuity Lesson Name The Writing Process Writing: Personal Narrative: Real Courage Writing: The Six Traits Writing: Literary Analysis Essay: Theme Writing: Essay - Responding to Poetry Writing: Compare-and-Contrast Essay: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Writing: Definition Essay: What Is an American? Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Writing: Descriptive Essay: Favorite Villain Writing: Essay - Letter to the Editor Writing: Research Paper: An American President 13.D edit drafts for grammar, mechanics, and spelling; and The Writing Process Writing: Personal Narrative: Real Courage Writing: The Six Traits Writing: Literary Analysis Essay: Theme Writing: Essay - Responding to Poetry Writing: Compare-and-Contrast Essay: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Writing: Definition Essay: What Is an American? Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Writing: Descriptive Essay: Favorite Villain Writing: Essay - Letter to the Editor Writing: Research Paper: An American President ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 13 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text 13.E revise final draft in response to feedback from peers and teacher and publish written work for appropriate audiences. Edgenuity Lesson Name The Writing Process Writing: Personal Narrative: Real Courage Writing: Literary Analysis Essay: Theme Writing: Essay - Responding to Poetry Writing: Compare-and-Contrast Essay: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Writing: Definition Essay: What Is an American? Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Writing: Descriptive Essay: Favorite Villain Writing: Essay - Letter to the Editor Writing: Research Paper: An American President 14 14.A 14.B 14.C 15 15.A 15.A.i Students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people, events, and ideas. Students are responsible for at least two forms of literary writing. write an engaging story with a well-developed conflict and resolution, interesting and believable characters, a range of literary strategies (e.g., dialogue, suspense) and devices to enhance the plot, and sensory details that Writing: Personal Narrative: Real Courage write a poem using a variety of poetic techniques (e.g., structural elements, figurative language) and a variety of poetic forms (e.g., sonnets, ballads); and write a script with an explicit or implicit theme and details that contribute to a definite mood or tone. Students write expository and procedural or work-related texts to communicate ideas and information to specific audiences for specific purposes. write an analytical essay of sufficient length that includes: effective introductory and concluding paragraphs and a variety of sentence structures; Writing: Literary Analysis Essay: Theme Writing: Essay - Responding to Poetry Writing: Compare-and-Contrast Essay: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Writing: Definition Essay: What Is an American? Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Writing: Descriptive Essay: Favorite Villain Grammar: Paragraphs - Narrative and Descriptive Writing: Research Paper: An American President ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 14 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text 15.A.ii rhetorical devices, and transitions between paragraphs; Edgenuity Lesson Name Writing: Literary Analysis Essay: Theme Writing: Essay - Responding to Poetry Writing: Compare-and-Contrast Essay: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Writing: Definition Essay: What Is an American? Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Writing: Descriptive Essay: Favorite Villain Grammar: Paragraphs - Narrative and Descriptive Writing: Research Paper: An American President 15.A.iii a thesis or controlling idea; Writing: Literary Analysis Essay: Theme Writing: Essay - Responding to Poetry Writing: Compare-and-Contrast Essay: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Writing: Definition Essay: What Is an American? Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Writing: Descriptive Essay: Favorite Villain Writing: Research Paper: An American President 15.A.iv an organizing structure appropriate to purpose, audience, and context; Writing: Literary Analysis Essay: Theme Writing: Essay - Responding to Poetry Writing: Compare-and-Contrast Essay: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Writing: Definition Essay: What Is an American? Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Writing: Descriptive Essay: Favorite Villain Writing: Research Paper: An American President ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 15 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text 15.A.v relevant evidence and well-chosen details; and Edgenuity Lesson Name Writing: Literary Analysis Essay: Theme Writing: Essay - Responding to Poetry Writing: Compare-and-Contrast Essay: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Writing: Definition Essay: What Is an American? Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Writing: Descriptive Essay: Favorite Villain Writing: Research Paper: An American President 15.A.vi distinctions about the relative value of specific data, facts, and ideas that support the thesis statement; Writing: Literary Analysis Essay: Theme Writing: Essay - Responding to Poetry Writing: Compare-and-Contrast Essay: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Writing: Definition Essay: What Is an American? Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Writing: Descriptive Essay: Favorite Villain Writing: Research Paper: An American President 15.B 15.B.i write procedural or work-related documents (e.g., instructions, e-mails, correspondence, memos, project plans) that include: organized and accurately conveyed information; 21st-Century Skills: Business Letter 21st-Century Skills: Career and College Applications 21st-Century Skills: Resumés and Cover Letters 21st-Century Skills: Professional Electronic Communication Writing: Essay - Letter to the Editor 15.B.ii reader-friendly formatting techniques; and 21st-Century Skills: Business Letter 21st-Century Skills: Career and College Applications 21st-Century Skills: Resumés and Cover Letters 21st-Century Skills: Professional Electronic Communication Writing: Essay - Letter to the Editor ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 16 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text 15.B.iii anticipation of readers' questions; Edgenuity Lesson Name 21st-Century Skills: Business Letter 21st-Century Skills: Career and College Applications 21st-Century Skills: Resumés and Cover Letters 21st-Century Skills: Professional Electronic Communication Writing: Essay - Letter to the Editor 15.C 15.C.i 15.C.ii write an interpretative response to an expository or a literary text (e.g., essay or review) that: extends beyond a summary and literal analysis; addresses the writing skills for an analytical essay and provides evidence from the text using embedded quotations; and Writing: Literary Analysis Essay: Theme Communication: Poetry Presentation Writing: Essay - Responding to Poetry Writing: Compare-and-Contrast Essay: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Writing: Literary Analysis Essay: Theme Communication: Poetry Presentation Writing: Essay - Responding to Poetry Writing: Compare-and-Contrast Essay: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar 15.C.iii analyzes the aesthetic effects of an author's use of stylistic and rhetorical devices; and Writing: Literary Analysis Essay: Theme Communication: Poetry Presentation Writing: Essay - Responding to Poetry Writing: Compare-and-Contrast Essay: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar 15.D produce a multimedia presentation (e.g., documentary, class newspaper, docudrama, infomercial, visual or textual parodies, theatrical production) with graphics, images, and sound that conveys a distinctive point of view and appeals to a specific audience. Types of Supporting Materials Communication: Informative Speech 16 Students write persuasive texts to influence the attitudes or actions of a specific audience on specific issues. Students are expected to write an argumentative essay to the appropriate audience that includes: 16.A a clear thesis or position based on logical reasons supported by precise and relevant evidence; Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Writing: Research Paper: An American President ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 17 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text 16.B consideration of the whole range of information and views on the topic and accurate and honest representation of these views (i.e., in the author's own words and not out of context); Edgenuity Lesson Name Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Writing: Research Paper: An American President 16.C counter-arguments based on evidence to anticipate and address objections; Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Writing: Research Paper: An American President 16.D an organizing structure appropriate to the purpose, audience, and context; Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Writing: Research Paper: An American President 16.E an analysis of the relative value of specific data, facts, and ideas; and Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Writing: Research Paper: An American President 16.F a range of appropriate appeals (e.g., descriptions, anecdotes, case studies, analogies, illustrations). Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society Writing: Research Paper: An American President 17 17.A 17.A.i Students understand the function of and use the conventions of academic language when speaking and writing. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. use and understand the function of the following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking: more complex active and passive tenses and verbals (gerunds, infinitives, participles); Grammar: Sequence of Verb Tenses Grammar: Using Verbals 17.A.ii restrictive and nonrestrictive relative clauses; and Grammar: Subordinate Clauses Grammar: Main or Subordinate Clause 17.A.iii reciprocal pronouns (e.g., each other, one another); 17.B identify and use the subjunctive mood to express doubts, wishes, and possibilities; and Grammar: Personal Pronoun Usage Grammar: Verb Mood and Voice ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 18 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text 17.C use a variety of correctly structured sentences (e.g., compound, complex, compound-complex). Edgenuity Lesson Name Grammar: Sentence Variety Grammar: Sentence Faults 18 18.A Students write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their compositions. use conventions of capitalization; and 18.B 18.B.i use correct punctuation marks including: comma placement in nonrestrictive phrases, clauses, and contrasting expressions; Grammar: Capitalization Grammar: The Comma Grammar: Main or Subordinate Clause 18.B.ii quotation marks to indicate sarcasm or irony; and Writing: Personal Narrative: Real Courage Grammar: Punctuation for Citation 18.B.iii dashes to emphasize parenthetical information. 19 Students spell correctly. Students are expected to spell correctly, including using various resources to determine and check correct spellings. 20 20.A Students ask open-ended research questions and develop a plan for answering them. brainstorm, consult with others, decide upon a topic, and formulate a major research question to address the major research topic; and Grammar: Punctuation for Citation Grammar: Spelling Strategies Skills Lesson: Planning for Research Writing: Research Paper: An American President 20.B formulate a plan for engaging in research on a complex, multi-faceted topic. Skills Lesson: Planning for Research Writing: Research Paper: An American President 21 21.A Students determine, locate, and explore the full range of relevant sources addressing a research question and systematically record theto information they gather. follow the research plan compile data from authoritative sources in a manner that identifies the major issues and debates within the field of inquiry; Skills Lesson: Gathering Information Writing: Research Paper: An American President 21.B organize information gathered from multiple sources to create a variety of graphics and forms (e.g., notes, learning logs); and ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Writing: Research Paper: An American President Page 19 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text Edgenuity Lesson Name 21.C paraphrase, summarize, quote, and accurately cite all researched information according to a standard format (e.g., author, title, page number). Skills Lesson: Using and Citing Evidence Writing: Research Paper: An American President 22 22.A Students clarify research questions and evaluate and synthesize collected information. modify the major research question as necessary to refocus the research plan; Skills Lesson: Gathering and Evaluating Sources Skills Lesson: Planning for Research Skills Lesson: Gathering Information Writing: Research Paper: An American President 22.B evaluate the relevance of information to the topic and determine the reliability, validity, and accuracy of sources (including Internet sources) by examining their authority and objectivity; and Skills Lesson: Gathering and Evaluating Sources Skills Lesson: Planning for Research Skills Lesson: Gathering Information Writing: Research Paper: An American President 22.C critique the research process at each step to implement changes as the need occurs and is identified. Skills Lesson: Gathering and Evaluating Sources Skills Lesson: Planning for Research Skills Lesson: Gathering Information Writing: Research Paper: An American President 23 23.A Students organize and present their ideas and information according to the purpose of the research and their audience. Studentsinare expected synthesize the research a written or an oral presentation that: marshals evidence support of atoclear thesis statement andinto related claims; Skills Lesson: Creating and Using Thesis Statements Writing: Research Paper: An American President 23.B provides an analysis for the audience that reflects a logical progression of ideas and a clearly stated point of view; Skills Lesson: Creating and Using Thesis Statements Skills Lesson: Creating and Using Outlines Skills Lesson: Gathering and Evaluating Sources Writing: Research Paper: An American President 23.C uses graphics and illustrations to help explain concepts where appropriate; Writing: Research Paper: An American President ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 20 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text 23.D uses a variety of evaluative tools (e.g., self-made rubrics, peer reviews, teacher and expert evaluations) to examine the quality of the research; and 23.E uses a style manual (e.g., Modern Language Association, Chicago Manual of Style) to document sources and format written materials. Edgenuity Lesson Name Writing: Research Paper: An American President Skills Lesson: Using and Citing Evidence Grammar: Punctuation for Citation Writing: Research Paper: An American President 24 24.A Students will use comprehension skills to listen attentively to others in formal and informal settings. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. listen responsively to a speaker by taking notes that summarize, synthesize, or highlight the speaker's ideas for critical reflection and by asking questions related to the content for clarification and elaboration; The Listening Process Communication: Effective Listening Skills Types of Informative Presentations Organizing Your Informative Presentation Tips for Clear and Interesting Presentations Communication: Informative Speech 24.B follow and give complex oral instructions to perform specific tasks, answer questions, solve problems, and complete processes; and 24.C evaluate the effectiveness of a speaker's main and supporting ideas. 21st-Century Skills: Exploring Procedural Texts Goals of Persuasive Speaking Persuasion Techniques Developing Persuasive Speeches Grammar: Analyzing Formal Speech Communication: Persuasive Speech 25 Students speak clearly and to the point, using the conventions of language. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to advance a coherent argument that incorporates a clear thesis and a logical progression of valid evidence from reliable sources and that employs eye contact, speaking rate (e.g., pauses for effect), volume, enunciation, purposeful gestures, and conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively. Goals of Persuasive Speaking Persuasion Techniques Developing Persuasive Speeches Grammar: Analyzing Formal Speech Communication: Persuasive Speech Types of Informative Presentations Organizing Your Informative Presentation Tips for Clear and Interesting Presentations ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 21 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text Edgenuity Lesson Name 25 Students speak clearly and to the point, using the conventions of language. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to advance a coherent argument that incorporates a clear thesis and a logical progression of valid evidence from reliable sources and that employs eye contact, speaking rate (e.g., pauses for effect), volume, enunciation, purposeful gestures, and conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively. (Cont'd.) Communication: Informative Speech 26 Students work productively with others in teams. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to participate productively in teams, building on the ideas of others, contributing relevant information, developing a plan for consensus-building, and setting ground rules for decision-making. Effective Group Work RC Students use a flexible range of metacognitive reading skills in both assigned and independent reading to understand an author's message. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly more complex texts as they become self-directed, critical readers. RC.A reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension (e. g., asking questions, summarizing and synthesizing, making connections, creating sensory images); and The Strategy Focus: Text Structure - One Foot, Two Foot, Barbed Foot, Goo Foot: Structure Matters Elective - Health: Above and Beyond: Animal Rescues Functional Text: How-To Flow Chart The Strategy Focus: Questioning Expository Text: Article - Capoeira - Brazilian Art Form Persuasive Text: Article - Kids Don’t Get Enough Of Art The Strategy Focus: Summarizing Social Studies - The Black Death: The Disease that Won't Die Text: Disease Prevention and Treatment Functional Visual Text Skill: Analyzing a Poster Skills Lesson: Make Inferences and Draw Conclusions Expository Text: What are Myths, Legends, and Folktales? Visual Text Skill: Hopi Myth Mural Skills Lesson: Fact and Opinion Persuasive Text: Advertisement Skills Lesson: Main Idea and Paraphrasing Essay: from In Search of Our Mother's Gardens Essay: One Million Volumes ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 22 of 23 TX-English II TX Essential Knowledge and Skills 2008 Standard ID Standard Text RC.B make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding. Edgenuity Lesson Name Short Story: "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe Novel: From A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Short Story: "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan Poem: La Belle Dame Sans Merci (Keats) Persuasive Text: Article - Kids Don’t Get Enough Of Art Skills Lesson: Make Inferences and Draw Conclusions Expository Text: What are Myths, Legends, and Folktales? Visual Text Skill: Hopi Myth Mural Skills Lesson: Fact and Opinion Persuasive Text: Advertisement Nonfiction: From A Room of One`s Own by Virginia Woolf Skills Lesson: Theories of Literary Interpretation Novel: From The Absolutely True Diary of a PartTime Indian by Sherman Alexie Functional Text - How-To: How to Consistently Shoot a Free Throw ©Edgenuity Inc. Confidential Page 23 of 23