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English II Honors Online

Focused on application, this sophomore English course reinforces literary analysis and 21st-century skills with superb pieces of literature and literary nonfiction, application e-resources, and educational interactives. Each thematic unit focuses on specific literary analysis skills and allows students to apply them to a range of genres and text structures.

​Use of your online Gale Library resources will provide you access to much material for your research which can be combined with your other research options as you further develop your thinking and writing skills. 

 

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English II Honors Online Academic Library

 

Unit 1 – ​Stories from around the World

  1. Analyzing Word Choice and Author’s Purpose in Short Stories Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does word choice support an author’s purpose?
    3. Assignment – Read “The Crab That Played with the Sea” to analyze the impact that word choice has on meaning and tone.
    4. Instruction – How does word choice support an author’s purpose?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  2. Analyzing Character, Theme, and Plot in Short Stories Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do characters and plot develop theme in a story?
    3. Assignment – Read from The Arabian Nights Entertainments to analyze characters and plot structure.
    4. Instruction – How do characters and plot develop theme in a story?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Determine Meaning: Words and Phrases Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – What strategies can be applied to determine the meanings of words and phrases?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment – Practice determining the meanings of words and phrases.
    5. Quiz Answers
  4. Comparing Archetypes in Literature Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up = Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do archetypes and themes compare in literature from around the world?
    3. Assignment – Read “The Story of a Warrior Queen” to analyze character types.
    4. Instruction – How do archetypes and themes compare in literature from around the world?
    5. Assignment – Read “The Royal House of Thebes” to analyze archetypes and theme.
    6. Instruction – How do archetypes and themes compare in literature from around the world?
    7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    8. Quiz Answers
  5. Analyzing Idea Development in an Essay Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – What techniques does an author use to effectively communicate ideas to readers?
    3. Assignment – Read to analyze how the author develops the purpose and the central ideas.
    4. Instruction – What techniques does an author use to effectively communicate ideas to readers?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  6. Writing a Narrative Essay about Being Judged Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do you write a narrative that conveys an experience and captivates an audience?
    3. Prewriting – Plan to write a narrative essay.
    4. Instruction – How do you write a narrative that conveys an experience and captivates an audience?
    5. Drafting – Draft your narrative essay.
    6. Instruction – How do you write a narrative that conveys an experience and captivates an audience?
    7. Revising – Revise your draft by including sensory words and descriptive details.
    8. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    9. Quiz Answers
  7. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers

Unit 2 – ​Life-Changing Journeys

  1. Analyzing Author’s Purpose and Perspective in a Travelogue Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does an author effectively document a journey in a travelogue?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment – Read from The Travels of Marco Polo to analyze and comprehend a travelogue.
    5. Quiz Answers
  2. Analyzing a Memoir Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson
    2. Instruction – How does word choice reveal an author’s viewpoint and support a purpose?
    3. Assignment – Read chapter 7 from Night by Elie Wiesel to analyze the effect of word choice.
    4. Instruction – How does word choice reveal an author’s viewpoint and support a purpose?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Comparing Genres: Biography and Editorial Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does an author use different genres to support a common purpose?
    3. Assignment – Read “The Children of the Drug Wars” to analyze the author’s purpose.
    4. Instruction – How does an author use different genres to support a common purpose?
    5. Assignment – Read from Enrique’s Journey to analyze the author’s purpose.
    6. Instruction – How does an author use different genres to support a common purpose?
    7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    8. Quiz Answers
  4. Parts of Speech and Types of Phrases Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do phrases help writers convey ideas precisely?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment – Practice using various phrases to convey precise ideas.
    5. Quiz Answers 
  5. Writing an Essay to Compare the Presentation of Ideas across Genres Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do you write an essay that compares the presentation of ideas across genres?
    3. Prewriting – Plan to write a comparative essay.
    4. Instruction – How do you write an essay that compares the presentation of ideas across genres?
    5. Drafting – draft your comparative essay.
    6. Instruction – How do you write an essay that compares the presentation of ideas across genres?
    7. Revising – Revise your draft by including sensory words and descriptive details.
    8. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    9. Quiz Answers
  6. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers

Unit 3 – ​Sugar Changed the World

  1. Sugar Changed the World, Part 1: Author’s Purpose Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can a reader determine an author’s purpose?
    3. Assignment – Read from Sugar Changed the World to explain the use of prologue, text structure, and text features.
    4. Instruction – How can a reader determine an author’s purpose?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  2. Sugar Changed the World, Part 2: Central Ideas Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do specific details help develop a central idea in a nonfiction text?
    3. Assignment – Read from Sugar Changed the World to identify and analyze the development of central ideas.
    4. Instruction – How do specific details help develop a central idea in a nonfiction text?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Sugar Changed the World, Part 3: Word Choice and Multimedia Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do word choice and multimedia develop claim and purpose?
    3. Assignment – Read from Sugar Changed the World to analyze how word choice develops a claim and purpose.
    4. Instruction – How do word choice and multimedia develop claim and purpose?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  4. Sugar Changed the World, Part 4: Building Claims Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does an author effectively develop a claim in a nonfiction text?
    3. Assignment – Read from Sugar Changed the World to analyze the authors’ claim and supporting historical evidence.
    4. Instruction – How does an author effectively develop a claim in a nonfiction text?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  5. Sugar Changed the World, Part 5: Developing and Refining Ideas Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does an author use details to develop and refine the central ideas in a nonfiction text?
    3. Assignment – Read from Sugar Changed the World to analyze how authors use details to refine and develop central ideas.
    4. Instruction – How does an author use details to develop and refine the central ideas in a nonfiction text?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  6. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers

Unit 4 – ​The Power of Humor

  1. Analyzing Satire in Fiction Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does an author use satire to develop theme?
    3. Assignment – Read “The Storyteller” to analyze how Saki uses irony and characterization to create satire.
    4. Instruction – How does an author use satire to develop theme?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  2. Comparing Ideas across Genres Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do writers express ideas and perspectives about the same topic through different genres?
    3. Assignment – Read “The Veil” to analyze how ideas are developed in a graphic novel.
    4. Instruction – How do writers express ideas and perspectives about the same topic through different genres?
    5. Assignment – Read from Does My Head Look Big in This? to analyze how narrative tone reveals perspective.
    6. Instruction – How do writers express ideas and perspectives about the same topic through different genres?
    7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    8. Quiz Answers
  3. Analyzing Different Interpretations of a Sonnet Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does a reader explain different interpretations of a sonnet?
    3. Assignment – Read “Sonnet 100” to recognize structural elements.
    4. Instruction – How does a reader explain different interpretations of a sonnet?
    5. Assignment – Read “Sonnet 130” to comprehend the central idea of a sonnet.
    6. Instruction – How does a reader explain different interpretations of a sonnet?
    7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    8. Short Writing – Write a Shakespearean sonnet.
    9. Quiz Answers
  4. Analyzing Satire in Editorial Cartoons Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does satire develop purpose and perspective in editorial cartoons?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment – Practice analyzing and evaluating editorial cartoons.
    5. Quiz Answers
  5. Refining Discussion Techniques Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do you effectively prepare for and engage in a group discussion?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment – Evaluate a group discussion.
    5. Project: Group Discussion – Participate in a group discussion.
    6. Quiz Answers
  6. Writing a Research-Based Informative Essay about the Benefits of Humor Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do you use research to inform an audience about a topic?
    3. Prewriting – Plan to write a research-based informative essay.
    4. Instruction – How do you use research to inform an audience about a topic?
    5. Drafting – Draft your research-based informative essay.
    6. Instruction – How do you use research to inform an audience about a topic?
    7. Revising – Revise your draft for readability.
    8. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    9. Project: Informative Presentation – Create an informative multimedia presentation.
    10. Quiz Answers
  7. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers

      Unit 5 – ​Animal Farm

      1. Animal Farm, Part 1: Satire Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How does an author use conflict and characters to create satire?
        3. Assignment – Read from Animal Farm to analyze characters.
        4. Instruction – How does an author use conflict and characters to create satire?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers 
      2. Animal Farm, Part 2: Allegory Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How does an author use literary devices to develop an allegory?
        3. Assignment – Read chapter 2 from Animal Farm to analyze literary devices and make predictions.
        4. Instruction – How does an author use literary devices to develop an allegory?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      3. Animal Farm, Part 3: Central Idea Development Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How does an author develop central ideas related to culture and society?
        3. Assignment – Read chapters 3 and 4 from Animal Farm to explain how central ideas are developed.
        4. Instruction – How does an author develop central ideas related to culture and society?
        5. Summary -Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      4. Animal Farm, Part 4: Conflict Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How does an author use conflict to advance the plot of an allegory?
        3. Assignment – Read chapter 5 of Animal Farm to analyze conflict.
        4. Instruction – How does an author use conflict to advance the plot of an allegory?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      5. Animal Farm, Part 5: Motivation and Values Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How does analysis of character motivation reveal cultural values?
        3. Assignment – Read chapter 6 of Animal Farm to analyze character motivation and pacing.
        4. Instruction – How does analysis of character motivation reveal cultural values?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      6. Animal Farm, Part 6: Author’s Purpose Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How does historical context influence an author’s stylistic choices?
        3. Assignment – Read chapter 7 of Animal Farm to analyze how literary devices support the author’s purpose.
        4. Instruction – How does historical context influence an author’s stylistic choices?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      7. Animal Farm, Part 7: Rhetoric Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How does propaganda in Animal Farm reveal the book’s theme?
        3. Assignment – Read chapters 8 and 9 of Animal Farm to analyze propaganda and themes.
        4. Instruction – How does propaganda in Animal Farm reveal the book’s theme?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      8. Animal Farm, Part 8: Satire and Irony Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do satire and irony reveal theme?
        3. Assignment – Read chapter 10 of Animal Farm to analyze the author’s use of satire and irony.
        4. Instruction – How do satire and irony reveal theme?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      9. Evaluating Propaganda Techniques Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How is propaganda used to promote ideas and beliefs?
        3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        4. Assignment – Analyze and evaluate propaganda techniques.
        5. Propaganda Poster – Create a propaganda poster.
        6. Quiz Answers
      10. Unit Test
        1. Unit Test Review Answers
        2. Unit Test Answers

      Unit 6 – ​Cumulative Exam

      1. Cumulative Exam Review Answers
      2. Cumulative Exam Answers 

      Unit 7 – The Art of Argument

      1. Recognizing Rhetorical Techniques in a Speech Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How does a speaker use rhetorical techniques to present ideas to an audience?
        3. Assignment – Read “A Latina Judge’s Voice” to analyze the use of rhetorical techniques.
        4. Instruction – How does a speaker use rhetorical techniques to present ideas to an audience?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      2. Evaluating an Argument – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do you write an organized evaluation of an author’s argument?
        3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        4. Assignment – Explain how to write an organized evaluation of an author’s argument.
        5. Short Writing – Evaluate a writer’s argument.
        6. Quiz Answers
      3. Analyzing an Autobiographical Essay – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How does a writer develop ideas in a nonfiction text?
        3. Assignment – Read “A Genetics of Justice” to examine how writers develop two or more ideas in nonfiction text.
        4. Instruction – How does a writer develop ideas in a nonfiction text?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      4. Clauses: Building and Refining Compound and Complex Sentences – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do clauses and varied sentence structures convey meaning and add variety to writing?
        3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        4. Assignment – Practice using different types of clauses and sentences.
        5. Quiz Answers
      5. Writing an Argumentative Essay about the Nobel Prize in Literature – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do you write an argumentative essay that effectively supports your claim?
        3. Prewriting – Plan to write an argumentative essay.
        4. Instruction – How do you write an argumentative essay that effectively supports your claim?
        5. Drafting – Draft your argumentative essay.
        6. Instruction – How do you write an argumentative essay that effectively supports your claim?
        7. Revising- Revise your draft to include clarifying transitions.
        8. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        9. Quiz Answers
      6. Unit Test
        1. Unit Test Review Answers
        2. Unit Test Answers

      Unit 8 – The Human Experience

      1. Character and Culture in Literature – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction How do characters reflect the human experience?
        3. Assignment – Read “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan to analyze character.
        4. Instruction – How do characters reflect the human experience?
        5. Assignment – Read “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan to analyze conflict.
        6. Instruction – How do characters reflect the human experience?
        7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        8. Quiz Answers
      2. Comparing Poetry and Art – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do different artistic mediums present similar topics?
        3. Assignment – Read “Sonnet in Primary Colors” by Rita Dove to analyze poetic elements.
        4. Instruction – How do different artistic mediums present similar topics?
        5. Assignment – Compare Robert Hayden’s poem “Monet’s ‘Waterlilies’” and Claude Monet’s painting Water Lilies.
        6. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        7. Quiz Answers
      3. Applying Critical Approaches to Literary Analysis – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How can readers analyze literature from different critical perspectives?
        3. Assignment – Read “Marriage Is a Private Affair” to analyze the text using feminist and historical perspectives.
        4. Instruction – How can readers analyze literature from different critical perspectives?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      4. Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Words, Phrases, and Clauses – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How does punctuation convey meaning and add style to writing?
        3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        4. Assignment – Use parallelism and punctuation to enhance writing.
        5. Quiz Answers
      5. Expanding Vocabulary: Word Parts and Reference Resources – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How can analyzing word parts and context expand your vocabulary?
        3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        4. Assignment – Practice analyzing word parts to determine meaning, spelling, and usage.
        5. Quiz Answers
      6. Writing an Interpretive Literary Analysis – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do you write an interpretive literary analysis?
        3. Prewriting – Plan to write a literary analysis.
        4. Instruction – How do you write an interpretive literary analysis?
        5. Drafting – Draft your literary analysis.
        6. Instruction – How do you write an interpretive literary analysis?
        7. Revising – Revise your draft by including domain-specific vocabulary.
        8. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        9. Quiz Answers
      7. Unit Test
        1. Unit Test Review Answers
        2. Unit Test Answers

      Unit 9 – The Language of Leaders

      1. Analyzing Ideas, Structure, and Purpose in Machiavelli’s The Prince – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How does a writer develop ideas and support the purpose of a text?
        3. Assignment – Read chapter 5 of The Prince to identify central ideas and analyze text structure.
        4. Instruction – How does a writer develop ideas and support the purpose of a text?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      2. Analyzing Rhetorical Techniques in Machiavelli’s The Prince – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How does a writer effectively develop an argument?
        3. Assignment – Read from The Prince to analyze elements used to develop an argument.
        4. Instruction – How does a writer effectively develop an argument?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      3. Analyzing a Seminal US Document – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do you analyze an argument and form a counterclaim?
        3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        4. Assignment – Analyze and evaluate an argument to form a counterclaim.
        5. Quiz Answers
      4. Analyzing Rhetorical Strategies in Presidential Speeches – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How does a speaker present a persuasive message to an audience?
        3. Assignment – Listen to Reagan’s “Tear Down This Wall” speech to identify purpose and rhetorical techniques.
        4. Instruction – How does a speaker present a persuasive message to an audience?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      5. Comparing Ideas in Speeches – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do speakers present arguments differently in speeches?
        3. Assignment – Read “I Believe in a British Empire” to analyze characteristics of an argument.
        4. Instruction – How do speakers present arguments differently in speeches?
        5. Assignment – Read “A Tryst with Destiny” to analyze using evidence to support an argument.
        6. Instruction – How do speakers present arguments differently in speeches?
        7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        8. Quiz Answers
      6. Unit Test
        1. Unit Test Review Answers
        2. Unit Test Answers

      Unit 10 – The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

      1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Part 1: Applying Reading Strategies – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – What reading strategies will improve comprehension of a Shakespearean tragedy?
        3. Assignment – Read act 1, scene 1 of Julius Caesar to paraphrase and summarize the text.
        4. Instruction – What reading strategies will improve comprehension of a Shakespearean tragedy?
        5. Assignment – Read act 1, scene 2 of Julius Caesar to summarize conflicts between characters.
        6. Instruction – What reading strategies will improve comprehension of a Shakespearean tragedy?
        7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        8. Quiz Answers
      2. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Part 2: Causal Relationships – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do dramatic structures and devices reveal meaning?
        3. Assignment – Read act 1, scene 3 of Julius Caesar to analyze causal relationships.
        4. Instruction – How do dramatic structures and devices reveal meaning?
        5. Assignment – Read act 2, scene 1 from Julius Caesar to make inferences about character motivation.
        6. Instruction – How do dramatic structures and devices reveal meaning?
        7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        8. Quiz Answers
      3. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Part 3: Drawing Conclusions – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do you draw a conclusion about an isolated scene and support it with evidence?
        3. Assignment – Read act 2, scene 2 of Julius Caesar to interpret symbols.
        4. Instruction – How do you draw a conclusion about an isolated scene and support it with evidence?
        5. Assignment – Read act 2, scenes 3 and 4 of Julius Caesar to analyze imagery.
        6. Instruction – How do you draw a conclusion about an isolated scene and support it with evidence?
        7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        8. Quiz Answers
      4. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Part 4: Monologues – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – What do monologues reveal about characters and ideas in a play?
        3. Assignment – Read act 3, scene 1 of Julius Caesar to cite details that develop central ideas in a monologue.
        4. Instruction – What do monologues reveal about characters and ideas in a play?
        5. Assignment – Read act 3, scenes 2 and 3 of Julius Caesar to summarize the central ideas in a monologue.
        6. Instruction – What do monologues reveal about characters and ideas in a play?
        7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        8. Quiz Answers
      5. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Part 5: Developing Central Ideas – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do character interactions and allusions develop central ideas?
        3. Assignment – Read act 4, scenes 1 and 2 of Julius Caesar to analyze how characters affect plot.
        4. Instruction – How do character interactions and allusions develop central ideas?
        5. Assignment – Read act 4, scene 3 of Julius Caesar to interpret an allusion.
        6. Instruction – How do character interactions and allusions develop central ideas?
        7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        8. Quiz Answers
      6. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Part 6: Word Choice and Motif – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do word choice and motifs contribute to meaning and tone?
        3. Assignment – Read act 5, scene 1, of Julius Caesar to analyze the impact of word choice on tone.
        4. Instruction – How do word choice and motifs contribute to meaning and tone?
        5. Assignment – Read act 5, scene 2, of Julius Caesar to analyze how nuance contributes to meaning.
        6. Instruction – How do word choice and motifs contribute to meaning and tone?
        7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        8. Quiz Answers
      7. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Part 7: Thematic Development – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How are themes revealed through tragic elements and moral dilemmas?
        3. Assignment – Read act 5, scene 3 of Julius Caesar to analyze moral dilemmas in the play.
        4. Instruction – How are themes revealed through tragic elements and moral dilemmas?
        5. Assignment – Read act 5, scenes 4 and 5 of Julius Caesar to analyze the development of a theme.
        6. Instruction – How are themes revealed through tragic elements and moral dilemmas?
        7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        8. Quiz Answers
      8. Unit Test
        1. Unit Test Review Answers
        2. Unit Test Answers

      Unit 11 – Coming of Age

      1. “By the Waters of Babylon,” Part 1: Analyzing Setting – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do authors use setting to develop characters?
        3. Assignment – Read to analyze setting based on the author’s choice of words.
        4. Instruction – How do authors use setting to develop characters?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      2. “By the Waters of Babylon,” Part 2: Analyzing Theme – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do writers develop theme in science fiction?
        3. Assignment – Read from “By the Waters of Babylon” by Stephen Vincent Benét to analyze conflict.
        4. Instruction – How do writers develop theme in science fiction?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      3. Understanding Verbs: Tense, Voice, and Mood – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do verbs help writers convey specific meaning?
        3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        4. Assignment – Practice using verbs correctly and for a specific purpose.
        5. Quiz Answers
      4. Writing a Research-Based Argumentative Essay about a Debatable Topic – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do you write a research-based argumentative essay to support a claim?
        3. Prewriting – Writing an Argumentative Essay about the Appropriate Age for Social Media
        4. Instruction – How do you write a research-based argumentative essay to support a claim?
        5. Drafting – Writing an Argumentative Essay about the Appropriate Age for Social Media
        6. Instruction – How do you write a research-based argumentative essay to support a claim?
        7. Revising – Writing an Argumentative Essay about the Appropriate Age for Social Media
        8. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        9. Quiz Answers
      5. Unit Test
        1. Unit Test Review Answers
        2. Unit Test Answers

      Unit 12 – Striving for Equality

      1. A Doll’s House, Part 1: Dramatic Elements and Characterization – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do playwrights emphasize a social issue?
        3. Assignment – Read act 1 of A Doll’s House to make inferences about characters.
        4. Instruction – How do playwrights emphasize a social issue?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      2. A Doll’s House, Part 2: Suspense and Irony – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do playwrights keep an audience engaged?
        3. Assignment – Read act 2 from A Doll’s House to analyze the development of plot and suspense.
        4. Instruction – How do playwrights keep an audience engaged?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      3. A Doll’s House, Part 3: Theme and Society – Guided Notes
        1. Warm-Up
        2. Instruction – How do plot and character develop societal themes?
        3. Assignment – Read act 3 from A Doll’s House to analyze the development of theme.
        4. Instruction – How do plot and character develop societal themes?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      4. Comparing Themes in Literature – Guided Notes
        1.  Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
        2. Instruction – How do authors use structure and word choice to develop central ideas in writing?
        3. Assignment – Read from A Room of One’s Own to analyze the development of central ideas.
        4. Instruction – How do authors use structure and word choice to develop central ideas in writing?
        5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
        6. Quiz Answers
      5. Unit Test
        1. Unit Test Review Answers
        2. Unit Test Answers

        Unit 13 – Globalization and the Future

        1. Evaluating News Reporting – Guided Notes
          1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
          2. Instruction – That strategies can improve recognition of objective and subjective reporting.
          3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
          4. Assignment – Practice how to evaluate news reporting.
          5. Project: Media Coverage – Monitor media coverage.
          6. Quiz Answers
        2. Evaluating Public Health Information – Guided Notes
          1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
          2. Instruction – How do you evaluate public health information to make informed decisions?
          3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
          4. Assignment – Practice evaluating public health information to make informed decisions.
          5. Project: Current Public Health Issue
          6. Monitor a current public health issue in your state.
          7. Quiz Answers
        3. Analyzing and Evaluating Arguments – Guided Notes
          1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
          2. Instruction
          3. Assignment – Read an article to examine claims and supporting evidence.
          4. Instruction – How do writers effectively present and support a claim about recent history?
          5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
          6. Quiz Answers
        4. Comparing Arguments from Diverse Perspectives – Guided Notes
          1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
          2. Instruction – How do you compare arguments that present different perspectives?
          3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
          4. Assignment – Read about social media to evaluate perspectives in an argument.
          5. Quiz Answers
        5. Evaluating The Power of Mass Media and Social Media – Guided Notes
          1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
          2. Instruction – How is a multimodal approach in a public service campaign developed to reach an intended audience and communicate a purpose?
          3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
          4. Assignment – Analyze a public service campaign.
          5. Quiz Answers
        6. Enhancing a Presentation with Multimedia – Guided Notes
          1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
          2. Instruction – How do you use multimedia to present ideas in an effective and engaging way?
          3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
          4. Assignment – Practice planning a persuasive multimedia presentation.
          5. Multimedia Presentation – Create a persuasive multimedia presentation about a global issue that affects the future.
          6. Quiz Answers
        7. Unit Test
          1. Unit Test Review Answers
          2. Unit Test Answers

        Unit 14 – Cumulative Exam

        1. Cumulative Exam Review Answers
        2. Cumulative Exam Answers