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ENGLISH IV HONORS ACADEMIC LIBRARY

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English IV Honors Online

This senior-year honors English course invites NFC Academy students to delve into British literature, from ancient texts such as the epic of Beowulf through contemporary works. Students will engage in a variety of rigorous lessons with a focus on academic inquiry, literary analysis, and inferential evaluation. While critically reading fiction, poetry, drama, and expository nonfiction, honors students will master comprehension, use evidence to conduct in-depth literary analysis, examine and critique how authors develop ideas in a variety of genres, and synthesize ideas across multiple texts.

 

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English IV Honors Online Academic Library

 

Unit 1: ​Epic Beginnings

  1. Part 1: Epic Poetry: Gilgamesh Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does Gilgamesh establish the defining features of epic poetry?
    3. Assignment – Read from Gilgamesh to identify and analyze features of epic poetry.
    4. Instruction – How does Gilgamesh establish the defining features of epic poetry?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  2. Part 2: Epic Hero: Gilgamesh Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does Gilgamesh model the epic hero archetype and convey themes of epic poetry?
    3. Assignment – Read from Gilgamesh to identify characteristics of an epic hero.
    4. Instruction – How does Gilgamesh model the epic hero archetype and convey themes of epic poetry?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Literature: Beowulf Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – What connections can you make between Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon culture?
    3. Assignment – Read from Beowulf to make and support inferences. 
    4. Instruction – What connections can you make between Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon culture?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  4. Characterization in Grendel Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can a new interpretation change our understanding of a story?
    3. Assignment – Read from Grendel by John Gardner to analyze point of view, perspective, and characterization.
    4. Instruction – How can a new interpretation change our understanding of a story?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  5. Building Vocabulary: Word Roots, Affixes, and Reference Materials Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can you determine the meaning of an unknown word?
    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 a Narrative Application Essay Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can you use a narrative to tell a reader about your experiences?
    3. Pre-Writing – Plan your narrative essay.
    4. Instruction – How can you use a narrative to tell a reader about your experiences?
    5. Drafting – Draft your narrative essay.
    6. Instruction – How can you use a narrative to tell a reader about your experiences?
    7. Revising – Revise your narrative essay.
    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: ​From the Middle Ages through the Renaissance

  1. Characterization in The Canterbury Tales Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can readers understand and analyze characters in The Canterbury Tales?
    3. Assignment – Read from the General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales to analyze characterization.
    4. Instruction – How can readers understand and analyze characters in The Canterbury Tales?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  2. Satire in The Pardoner’s Tale Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does Chaucer use satire to shed light on social problems?
    3. Assignment – Read from The Canterbury Tales to analyze characterization and satire.
    4. Instruction – How does Chaucer use satire to shed light on social problems?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Chivalry in the Middle Ages: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do the characters in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight uphold chivalric values?
    3. Assignment – Read from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to analyze how characters uphold chivalric values.
    4. Instruction – How do the characters in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight uphold chivalric values?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  4. Imagery and Figurative Language in Tennyson’s “Morte d’Arthur” Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson. 
    2. Instruction – How does Tennyson help readers visualize an Arthurian legend?
    3. Assignment – Read from “Morte d’Arthur” to analyze imagery and figurative language.
    4. Instruction – How does Tennyson help readers visualize an Arthurian legend?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  5. Central Ideas and Context: Utopia Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do you understand and critique the central ideas of Utopia?
    3. Assignment – Read to determine the central ideas in Utopia and consider how they are developed.
    4. Instruction – How do you understand and critique the central ideas of Utopia?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  6. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers

Unit 3: ​Life in the Renaissance

  1. Speeches of Queen Elizabeth I Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do persuasive techniques help an author achieve his or her purpose?
    3. Assignment – Read two speeches by Queen Elizabeth I to analyze the author’s purpose and use of rhetorical appeals.
    4. Instruction – How do persuasive techniques help an author achieve his or her purpose?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you have learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  2. Part 1: An Introduction to Elizabethan England Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does Ian Mortimer inform readers about Elizabethan England?
    3. Assignment – Read from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England to learn about life in Elizabethan England. 
    4. Instruction – How does Ian Mortimer inform readers about Elizabethan England?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Part 2: Summarizing Central Ideas about Elizabethan England Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does an author develop central ideas in a text?
    3. Assignment – Read from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England to determine central ideas and analyze their development.
    4. Instruction – How does an author develop central ideas in a text?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  4. Part 3: Text Structure in an Informational Text Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – What techniques does Mortimer use to achieve his purpose?
    3. Assignment – Read from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England to analyze text structure.
    4. Instruction – What techniques does Mortimer use to achieve his purpose?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  5. Part 4: Writing to Evaluate Mortimer’s Style Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson. 
    2. Instruction – How do you evaluate an author’s writing style?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment – Prepare to write a paragraph that evaluates an author’s writing style.
    5. Short Writing – Write a paragraph that evaluates an author’s writing style.
    6. Quiz Answers
  6. Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can words and phrases take on new meanings by acting like different parts of speech?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment – Revise sentences that contain advanced verb forms.
    5. Quiz Answers
  7. Creating a Time Travel Brochure Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can you use the power of persuasion to create a convincing travel brochure?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Project: Brochure – Create a brochure that convinces readers to travel to Elizabethan England.
    5. Quiz Answers
  8. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers

Unit 4: ​Elizabethan Drama: The Tragedy of Hamlet

  1. Hamlet, Part 1: An Introduction to Elizabethan Theater Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does Shakespeare use elements of drama to draw the audience into the play?
    3. Assignment – Read from Act I of Hamlet to identify and analyze elements of drama.
    4. Instruction – How does Shakespeare use elements of drama to draw the audience into the play?
    5. Assignment – Read from Act I of Hamlet to analyze characterization.
    6. Instruction – How does Shakespeare use elements of drama to draw the audience into the play?
    7. Summary – Review and connect what you have learned.
    8. Quiz Answers
  2. Hamlet, Part 2: Word Choice and Tone Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – What strategies can you use to decode Shakespeare’s language?
    3. Assignment – Read from Act I of Hamlet to determine word meanings using context.
    4. Instruction – What strategies can you use to decode Shakespeare’s language?
    5. Assignment – Read from Acts I and II of Hamlet to analyze tone.
    6. Instruction – What strategies can you use to decode Shakespeare’s language?
    7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    8. Quiz Answers
  3. Hamlet, Part 3: Figurative Language and Allusions Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do figurative language and familiar stories affect Hamlet?
    3. Assignment – Read from Act II of Hamlet to identify and interpret figurative language.
    4. Instruction – How do figurative language and familiar stories affect Hamlet?
    5. Assignment -Read from Act II of Hamlet to analyze allusions.
    6. Instruction – How do figurative language and familiar stories affect Hamlet?
    7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    8. Quiz Answers
  4. Hamlet, Part 4: Comparing and Contrasting Interpretations Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can watching different adaptations help you see a play in new ways?
    3. Assignment – Read from Act III of Hamlet to analyze a soliloquy.
    4. Instruction – How can watching different adaptations help you see a play in new ways?
    5. Instruction – How can watching different adaptations help you see a play in new ways?
    6. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    7. Quiz Answers
  5. Hamlet, Part 5: Characteristics of Elizabethan Drama Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does Hamlet illustrate what makes Elizabethan drama different from earlier forms of drama?
    3. Assignment – Read from Act III of Hamlet to explore perspectives on drama.
    4. Instruction – How does Hamlet illustrate what makes Elizabethan drama different from earlier forms of drama?
    5. Assignment – Read from Act III of Hamlet to analyze characterization.
    6. Instruction – How does Hamlet illustrate what makes Elizabethan drama different from earlier forms of drama?
    7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    8. Quiz Answers
  6. Hamlet, Part 6: Applying Literary Criticism Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can changing your focus help you see a story in new and interesting ways?
    3. Assignment – Read from Act III of Hamlet to analyze the play using a formalist lens.
    4. Instruction – How can changing your focus help you see a story in new and interesting ways?
    5. Assignment – Read from Act IV of Hamlet to analyze the play using a historical lens.
    6. Instruction – How can changing your focus help you see a story in new and interesting ways?
    7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    8. Quiz Answers
  7. Hamlet, Part 7: Plot and Character Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do plot and character development work together to build excitement in a drama?
    3. Assignment – Read from Act IV of Hamlet to identify plot elements.
    4. Instruction – How do plot and character development work together to build excitement in a drama?
    5. Assignment – Read from Act IV of Hamlet to analyze character development.
    6. Instruction – How do plot and character development work together to build excitement in a drama?
    7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    8. Quiz Answers
  8. Hamlet, Part 8: Themes Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson. 
    2. Instruction – How do the themes in Hamlet interact to communicate complex ideas?
    3. Assignment – Read from Act V of Hamlet to determine a theme.
    4. Instruction – How do the themes in Hamlet interact to communicate complex ideas?
    5. Assignment – Read from Act V of Hamlet to analyze the development of a theme.
    6. Instruction – How do the themes in Hamlet interact to communicate complex ideas?
    7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    8. Quiz Answers
  9. Analytical Essay, Hamlet Guided Notes
    1. Mini-Lesson – Prepare to use a critical lens to write an analytical essay about Hamlet.
    2. Project: Analytical Essay – Write an analytical essay about Hamlet using a critical lens.
  10. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers

Unit 5: ​The Enlightenment in England

  1. Poetic Structure in Pope’s Essay on Man Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson. 
    2. Instruction – How does Pope use poetic structures to express Enlightenment ideas?
    3. Assignment – Read from Pope’s Essay on Man to identify and analyze elements of poetry.
    4. Instruction – How does Pope use poetic structures to express Enlightenment ideas?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  2. Central Ideas in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does Mary Wollstonecraft combine central ideas to build an argument?
    3. Assignment – Read from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman to trace the development of central ideas.
    4. Instruction – How does Mary Wollstonecraft combine central ideas to build an argument?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Satire in Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does Swift use satire to make an argument engaging and effective?
    3. Assignment – Read “A Modest Proposal” to analyze satire.
    4. Instruction – How does Swift use satire to make an argument engaging and effective?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  4. Satire in Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” (Continued) Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do you write an objective summary of a satire?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment – Practice skills used when writing an objective summary.
    5. Short Writing – Write a paragraph that objectively summarizes Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” and explains his purpose.
    6. Quiz Answers
  5. Comparing Eighteenth-Century Texts on Slavery Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can comparing two texts give readers deeper insight into a complex issue?
    3. Assignment – Read from Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil and Wicked Traffic of the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species to analyze the author’s beliefs.
    4. Instruction – How can comparing two texts give readers deeper insight into a complex issue?
    5. Assignment – Read from Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, An African to determine the author’s purpose.
    6. Instruction – How can comparing two texts give readers deeper insight into a complex issue?
    7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    8. Quiz Answers
  6. Enlightenment Ideas in America Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can powerful arguments bring about social change?
    3. Assignment – Read the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson to analyze an author’s purpose and use of rhetorical appeals.
    4. Instruction – How can powerful arguments bring about social change?
    5. Assignment – Read the Declaration of Sentiments by Elizabeth Cady Stanton to analyze word choice.
    6. Instruction – How can powerful arguments bring about social change?
    7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    8. Quiz Answers
  7. Word Meaning in the Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can you determine the meanings of words in a text?
    3. Assignment – Read from the preface to Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language to determine word meaning.
    4. Instruction – How can you determine the meanings of words in a text?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned. 
    6. Quiz Answers
  8. Writing a Research-Based Informative Essay about Language Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson. 
    2. Instruction – How do you organize and cite evidence from research in an informative essay? 
    3. Pre-Writing – Plan to write your informative essay.
    4. Instruction – How do you organize and cite evidence from research in an informative essay?
    5. Drafting – Draft your informative essay.
    6. Instruction – How do you organize and cite evidence from research in an informative essay?
    7. Revising – Revise your informative essay.
    8. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    9. Quiz Answers
  9. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers

Unit 6: ​English Romanticism

  1. Introduction to Romanticism Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson. 
    2. Instruction – How were the Romantic poets different from the poets who came before them?
    3. Assignment – Read “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth to analyze features of romantic poetry.
    4. Instruction – How were the Romantic poets different from the poets who came before them?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  2. Themes in the Poetry of Keats Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson. 
    2. Instruction – How can analyzing word choice help you understand the big ideas in a poem?
    3. Assignment – Read “Ode on a Grecian Urn” by John Keats to analyze diction.
    4. Instruction – How can analyzing word choice help you understand the big ideas in a poem?
    5. Summary -Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Haiku and Romantic Poetry Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How are Japanese haiku similar to and different from English romantic poems?
    3. Assignment – Read poems by Basho, Buson, and Issa, and identify the elements of haiku.
    4. Instruction – How are Japanese haiku similar to and different from English romantic poems?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  4. Speaking and Listening: Planning a Multimedia Presentation Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do you use text and multimedia to present your ideas in an effective and engaging way?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment – Plan a multimedia presentation.
    5. Quiz Answers
  5. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers

Unit 7: ​Cumulative Exam

  1. Cumulative Exam Review Answers
  2. Cumulative Exam Answers

Unit 8: ​The Gothic Novel: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  1. Part 1: Gothic Fiction: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does Stevenson use elements of gothic literature to engage the reader?
    3. Assignment – Read from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to analyze elements of gothic literature.
    4. Instruction – How does Stevenson use elements of gothic literature to engage the reader?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  2. Part 2: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Plot Development and Conflict Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can an author use plot elements to create tension and suspense?
    3. Assignment – Read from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to analyze plot and conflict. 
    4. Instruction – How can an author use plot elements to create tension and suspense?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Part 3: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Making Inferences and Predictions Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction  – What strategies can a reader use to understand a story?
    3. Assignment – Read from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to make inferences and predictions.
    4. Instruction – What strategies can a reader use to understand a story?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  4. Part 4: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Theme Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does Stevenson develop themes in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
    3. Assignment – Read from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to explore the development of themes.
    4. Instruction – How does Stevenson develop themes in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  5. Part 5: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Summary and Plot Development Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction  – What methods does Stevenson use to develop the plot of the story?
    3. Assignment – Read from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to analyze the narration and write a summary.
    4. Instruction – What methods does Stevenson use to develop the plot of the story?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  6. Part 6: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Character Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does Stevenson develop Dr. Jekyll as a character?
    3. Assignment – Read from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to analyze characters.
    4. Instruction – How does Stevenson develop Dr. Jekyll as a character?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  7. Part 7: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Conflict and Resolution Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does Dr. Jekyll’s confession shed light on the story’s conflicts and theme?
    3. Assignment – Read to analyze the falling action and resolution.
    4. Instruction – How does Dr. Jekyll’s confession shed light on the story’s conflicts and theme?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  8. Creating a Movie Poster Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do you create a movie poster to effectively advertise a film?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Project: Movie Poster – Create a movie poster for The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
    5. Quiz Answers
  9. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers

Unit 9: ​Nineteenth Century England

  1. Part 1: A Comedy of Manners: The Importance of Being Earnest Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – What is the function of humor in Wilde’s comedy of manners?
    3. Assignment – Read Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest to analyze a comedy of manners.
    4. Instruction – What is the function of humor in Wilde’s comedy of manners?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  2. Part 2: Literary Devices in The Importance of Being Earnest Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – What are the effects of literary devices in The Importance of Being Earnest?
    3. Assignment – Read Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest to identify literary devices.
    4. Instruction – What are the effects of literary devices in The Importance of Being Earnest?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Part 3: Characterization in The Importance of Being Earnest Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do characters’ traits and values reflect a time period?
    3. Assignment – Read Act III of The Importance of Being Earnest to analyze characterization.
    4. Instruction – How do characters’ traits and values reflect a time period?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  4. Comparing and Contrasting Two Versions of The War of the Worlds Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does a story change through different adaptations?
    3. Assignment – Read from The War of the Worlds to analyze how descriptive details convey an author’s purpose.
    4. Instruction – How does a story change through different adaptations?
    5. Assignment – Listen to The War of the Worlds to analyze the aesthetic impact of the text.
    6. Instruction – How does a story change through different adaptations?
    7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    8. Quiz Answers
  5. Using Pronouns Correctly Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do you use pronouns correctly to make your writing clearer and stronger?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment – Practice using pronouns correctly.
    5. Quiz Answers
  6. Writing an Argumentative Essay about an Ethical Issue Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson. 
    2. Instruction – How do you write an effective argument about an ethical issue?
    3. Pre-Writing – Plan to write your argumentative essay.
    4. Instruction – How do you write an effective argument about an ethical issue?
    5. Drafting – Draft your argumentative essay.
    6. Instruction – How do you write an effective argument about an ethical issue?
    7. Revising – Revise your argumentative essay.
    8. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    9. Quiz Answers
  7. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers

Unit 10: ​The First Half of the Twentieth Century

  1. Style in Poems by Rabindranath Tagore Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does an author’s style affect meaning in lyric poetry?
    3. Assignment – Read poems by Rabindranath Tagore to analyze figurative language and imagery.
    4. Instruction – How does an author’s style affect meaning in lyric poetry?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  2. Sound and Structure in Poems by Dylan Thomas and W. B. Yeats Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do sound and structure affect the meaning of a poem? 
    3. Assignment – Read poems by W. B. Yeats and Dylan Thomas to analyze the sound and structure of poetry.
    4. Instruction – How do sound and structure affect the meaning of a poem?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned. 
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Analyzing US World War II Political Messages Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can messages in different media communicate similar ideas?
    3. Assignment – Read from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1943 State of the Union address to determine the speaker’s purpose.
    4. Instruction – How can messages in different media communicate similar ideas?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  4. Argument in George Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language” Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does Orwell use evidence to make a persuasive argument and achieve his purpose?
    3. Assignment – Read from “Politics and the English Language” by George Orwell to analyze an argument. 
    4. Instruction – How does Orwell use evidence to make a persuasive argument and achieve his purpose?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  5. Using Punctuation Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson. 
    2. Instruction – How can you use different types of punctuation to write clear and effective sentences?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment – Practice punctuating sentences correctly.
    5. Quiz Answers
  6. Writing an Analysis of Media Messages Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do you write an analysis of a media campaign?
    3. Pre-Writing – Plan to write your analytical essay.
    4. Instruction – How do you write an analysis of a media campaign?
    5. Drafting – Draft your analytical essay.
    6. Instruction – How do you write an analysis of a media campaign?
    7. Revising – Revise your analytical essay.
    8. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    9. Quiz Answers
  7. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers

Unit 11: ​Cultural Reflections in Art and Artifacts

  1. Part 1: Text Details and Context Clues in an Informational Text Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson. 
    2. Instruction – How does Neil MacGregor help readers understand important objects from around the world?
    3. Assignment – Read from A History of the World in 100 Objects to analyze supporting and descriptive details.
    4. Instruction – How does Neil MacGregor help readers understand important objects from around the world?
    5. Assignment – Read from A History of the World in 100 Objects to analyze details and determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.
    6. Instruction – How does Neil MacGregor help readers understand important objects from around the world?
    7. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    8. Quiz Answers
  2. Part 2: Summarizing an Author’s Viewpoint in an Informational Text Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does an author use external sources to support his views?
    3. Assignment – Read from A History of the World in 100 Objects to analyze the author’s viewpoint and external sources.
    4. Instruction – How does an author use external sources to support his views?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Part 3: Using Media to Extend Understanding of an Informational Text Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can both reading and hearing an informational text enhance learning?
    3. Assignment -Read from A History of the World in 100 Objects to analyze the significance of two objects and analyze how an author hooks the reader.
    4. Instruction – How can both reading and hearing an informational text enhance learning?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  4. Structure and Style in The Smithsonian’s History of America in 101 Objects Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do structure and style help an author achieve his or her purpose?
    3. Assignment – Read from The Smithsonian’s History of America in 101 Objects by Richard Kurin to analyze text structure and style.
    4. Instruction – How do structure and style help an author achieve his or her purpose?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  5. Analyzing Ekphrastic Poetry Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can poetry describe and interpret visual art?
    3. Assignment – Read to analyze and connect two poems to Landscape with the Fall of Icarus.
    4. Instruction – How can poetry describe and interpret visual art?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  6. Contested Usage Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can understanding contested grammar rules help you develop your writing style?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment – Practice applying and adapting grammar rules to write strong, clear sentences.
    5. Quiz Answers
  7. Creating a Museum Exhibit Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do you design an effective virtual museum exhibit?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Project: Museum Exhibit – Create a museum exhibit for an online audience.
    5. Quiz Answers
  8. Unit Test
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    2. Unit Test Answers

Unit 12: ​Contemporary Voices and Informational Text

  1. Fantasy Literature: J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How does J. R. R. Tolkien create an engaging fantasy world?
    3. Assignment – Read from The Fellowship of the Ring to analyze elements of fantasy, setting, and characterization.
    4. Instruction – How does J. R. R. Tolkien create an engaging fantasy world?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  2. Contemporary Poetry: Seamus Heaney’s “Digging” Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson. 
    2. Instruction – How do diction and sound devices affect a poem’s meaning?
    3. Assignment – Read “Digging” by Seamus Heaney to analyze diction and sound devices.
    4. Instruction – How do diction and sound devices affect a poem’s meaning?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  3. Writing a Persuasive E-mail Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do you write a formal e-mail to persuade an audience?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment – Prepare to write a formal persuasive e-mail.
    5. Short Writing – Write an e-mail about an important issue.
    6. Quiz Answers
  4. Allusions and Perspective in Derek Walcott’s Midsummer Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can allusions reveal a speaker’s perspective?
    3. Assignment – Read from Midsummer by Derek Walcott to analyze allusions and perspective.
    4. Instruction – How can allusions reveal a speaker’s perspective?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  5. Analyzing a Procedural Text: How to Find Out Anything Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do you follow a procedural text in order to achieve a goal? 
    3. Assignment – Read from How to Find Out Anything by Don MacLeod to identify features of a procedural text. 
    4. Instruction – How do you follow a procedural text in order to achieve a goal?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  6. Analyzing Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Website Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can an author structure a text to achieve his or her purpose?
    3. Assignment – Read “Career Planning for High Schoolers” to analyze text features.
    4. Instruction – How can an author structure a text to achieve his or her purpose?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  7. Writing a Personal Statement Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do you develop a personal statement that reflects on your past and your goals for the future?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment – Prepare to write a personal statement.
    5. Short Writing – Write a personal statement.
    6. Quiz Answers
  8. Purpose and Format in “The Leader in the Mirror” Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – Why does an author choose a particular genre or mode?
    3. Assignment – Read “The Leader in the Mirror” by Pat Mora to analyze modes of expression, genre, and symbols.
    4. Instruction – Why does an author choose a particular genre or mode?
    5. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    6. Quiz Answers
  9. Speaking and Listening: Formal Debate Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How can you effectively prepare for and engage in a formal debate?
    3. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    4. Assignment – Prepare to participate in a formal debate.
    5. Project: Written Response – Evaluate a formal debate.
    6. Quiz Answers
  10. Writing an Argument about How to Define Success Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up – Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction – How do you establish and defend a claim about the meaning of success?
    3. Pre-Writing – Plan to write your argumentative essay.
    4. Instruction – How do you establish and defend a claim about the meaning of success?
    5. Drafting – Draft your argumentative essay.
    6. Instruction – How do you establish and defend a claim about the meaning of success?
    7. Revising – Revise your argumentative essay.
    8. Summary – Review and connect what you learned.
    9. Quiz Answers
  11. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers Cumulative Exam

Unit 13: ​Cumulative Exam

  1. Cumulative Exam Review Answers
  2. Cumulative Exam Answers