ENGLISH II ACADEMIC LIBRARY

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English II continues to build on the sequential development and integration of communication skills in four major areas—reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It focuses on deepening and furthering students’ understanding in the following ways: Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, and Special Topics.

Some examples of the literary works encountered in this course are “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, In His Steps by Charles Sheldon, Holy Sonnet XV by John Donne, and Velvet Shoes by Elinor Wylie.

 

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English II Online Academic Library

 

UNIT 1 – LANGUAGE STRUCTURE

  1. Course Overview
  2. Forming Noun Plurals (1)
  3. Forming Noun Plurals (2)
  4. Forming Noun Plurals (3)
  5. Forming Noun Plurals (4)
  6. Forming Noun Plurals (5)
  7. Understanding Suffixes
  8. Adding Suffixes
  9. Word Use and Suffixes
  10. Quiz 1: Noun Plurals and Suffixes
  11. Relative and Interrogative Pronouns
  12. Demonstrative and Indefinite Pronouns
  13. Personal Pronouns
  14. Gender and Case in Pronouns
  15. Quiz 2: Pronouns
  16. Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
  17. Pronoun Reference
  18. Adjective Clauses
  19. Adverb Clauses
  20. Noun Clauses
  21. Quiz 3: Clauses and Pronoun Reference
  22. Documentation
  23. Works Cited
  24. Parenthetical Citation
  25. Documentation Review
  26. Test: Language Structure
  27. Alternate Test: Language Structure

UNIT 2 – WRITING EFFECTIVE SENTENCES

  1. Principal Parts and Participles
  2. Participles
  3. Infinitives
  4. Gerunds
  5. Quiz 1: Verbals
  6. Adjective Phrases
  7. Adverb Phrases
  8. Appositive Phrases and Direct Address
  9. Participial and Gerund Phrases
  10. Infinitive Phrases
  11. Quiz 2: Phrases
  12. Simple Sentences
  13. Compound Sentences
  14. Complex Sentences
  15. Essay: Effective Writing 
  16. Quiz 3: Sentences
  17. Test: Writing Effective Sentences
  18. Alternate Test: Writing Effective Sentences

UNIT 3 – WRITING AND READING SKILLS

  1. ​​Elements of the Sentence
  2. Elements of the Paragraph
  3. Connectives and Transitions
  4. Essay: Using Connectives 
  5. Development of Paragraphs
  6. Essay: Paragraphs 
  7. Quiz 1: Sentences and Paragraphs
  8. Exposition: Instructions
  9. Essay: How-To
  10. Exposition: Events, Ideas, and Biography
  11. Essay: Biography 
  12. Quiz 2: Elements of Exposition
  13. Recognizing Main Ideas
  14. Advanced Reading Skills
  15. Project: Analyzing Expository Writing 
  16. Understanding Relationships
  17. Quiz 3: Reading Skills
  18. Value, Nature, and Role of Oral Reading
  19. Skills of Oral Reading
  20. Preparation for Oral Reading
  21. Quiz 4: Oral Reading
  22. Test: Writing and Reading Skills
  23. Alternate Test: Writing and Reading Skills

UNIT 4 – SPEAKING AND LISTENING

  1. Selecting and Limiting a Topic
  2. Choosing the Language (1)
  3. Choosing the Language (2)
  4. Essay: Writing a Speech 
  5. The Speech
  6. Quiz 1: Speaking
  7. The Nature of Listening
  8. Listening for Main Ideas
  9. Critical Listening
  10. Essay: Taking Notes
  11. Quiz 2: Critical Listening
  12. Test: Speaking and Listening
  13. Alternate Test: Speaking and Listening

UNIT 5 – THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH

  1. Changes in Language
  2. Changes in Vocabulary
  3. Changes in Meaning
  4. Etymology
  5. History of Words
  6. Project: Names
  7. Quiz 1: Etymology
  8. Changes in Pronunciation and Spelling
  9. Morphemes
  10. Inflections
  11. Syntax and Word Relationships
  12. Quiz 2: Changes in Language
  13. Anglo-Saxons
  14. Norman Invasion
  15. The Renaissance
  16. Elizabethan English and the Age of Reason
  17. Colonization of America
  18. Westward Movement/Industrial Revolution
  19. Quiz 3: The Development of English
  20. Varieties of English: American and British
  21. American Regional Dialects
  22. Essay: Varieties
  23. Essay: Newspaper
  24. Quiz 4: Varieties of English
  25. Test: The Development of English
  26. Alternate Test: The Development of English

UNIT 6 – THE SHORT STORY

  1. Short Story Elements
  2. Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
  3. The Lady, or the Tiger?
  4. Essay:  The Lady, or the Tiger?
  5. The Necklace
  6. Essay: The Necklace 
  7. Quiz 1: Short Story Elements
  8. Writing About Literature
  9. Project: Outline 
  10. Writing a Literary Critique
  11. Quiz 2: Writing About Literature
  12. Writing a Short Story
  13. Project: Preparing a Short Story 
  14. Essay: Writing a Short Story
  15. Quiz 3: Using Writing Skills
  16. Test: The Short Story
  17. Alternate Test: The Short Story

UNIT 7 – STUDIES IN THE NOVEL

  1. Development of the Novel
  2. Drama and the Novel
  3. The Novelist and His Novel
  4. The Novelist and His Selection
  5. The Novelist and His Limits
  6. The Novelist: His Values and Detachment
  7. Quiz 1: The Novelist and the Novel
  8. Novel and Plot
  9. Character, Symbol, and Mood
  10. Essay: Raymond 
  11. Quiz 2: In His Steps
  12. The Critical Essay
  13. Essay: Preparing the Review
  14. Quiz 3: The Critical Essay
  15. Test: Studies in the Novel
  16. Alternate Test: Studies in the Novel

UNIT 8 – DRAMA

  1. Greek Drama
  2. Roman Drama and Dramatic Elements
  3. Quiz 1: Understanding Drama
  4. Oral Interpretation and Christian Drama
  5. Everyman: Prologue (1-203)
  6. Everyman: Fellowship (204-316)
  7. Everyman: Kindred and Cousin (317-390)
  8. Everyman: Goods (391-462)
  9. Everyman: Good Deeds (463-521)
  10. Everyman: Knowledge and Confession (522-670)
  11. Everyman: Virtues (670-787)
  12. Everyman: Virtues Lost (788-861)
  13. Everyman: Epilogue (862-922)
  14. Essay: Everyman 
  15. Quiz 2: Everyman
  16. Test: Drama
  17. Alternate Test: Drama

UNIT 9 – POETRY

  1. Poetic Form and Rhyme
  2. Meter and Diction
  3. Imagery and Figurative Language
  4. Figurative Language and Sound Effects
  5. Quiz 1: Elements of Poetry
  6. Literal Meaning
  7. Figurative and Symbolic Meaning
  8. Project: Poem Analysis 
  9. Project: Writing a Poem 
  10. Quiz 2: Poetic Meaning
  11. Test: Poetry
  12. Alternate Test: Poetry​

UNIT 10 – REVIEW

  1. The Development of English
  2. English Usage
  3. Noun Plurals
  4. Suffixes
  5. Verbals and Phrases
  6. Subordinate Clauses
  7. Pronouns
  8. Sentence Types
  9. Organizing Paragraphs
  10. Project: Paragraph –
  11. Punctuating Ideas
  12. Writing Compositions
  13. Essay: Critique 
  14. Quiz 1: English and Writing
  15. Preparing a Speech
  16. Writing and Delivering a Speech
  17. Project: Speech 
  18. Reading Literature to an Audience
  19. Project: Cutting 
  20. Listening to a Speech
  21. Essay: Evaluating 
  22. Quiz 2: Speaking and Listening
  23. Reading for Meaning
  24. Reading and Experiencing Poetry
  25. Interpreting Poetry
  26. Reading Drama
  27. Everyman
  28. Short Story Elements
  29. Reading Short Stories
  30. Reading a Novel
  31. Quiz 3: Literature
  32. Test: Review
  33. Alternate Test: Review