Core Texas English II English II builds upon students' foundation of critical reading and analytical writing skills. Through texts that range from investigative journalism, essays, articles, and historical documents to a novel, drama, poetry, and short stories, students analyze the use of elements in literature and nonfiction. As they develop their writing skills and respond to claims, students learn to refine arguments and organize evidence to support their position. To hone their listening and speaking skills, students engage with a variety of media types through which they analyze and synthesize information, discuss material, create presentations, and share their work. English II supports all students in developing the depth of understanding and higher order skills required by the TEKS. Students break down increasingly complex readings with close reading tools, guided instruction and robust scaffolding as they apply each of the lesson's concepts back to its anchor text. Students build their writing and speaking skills in journal responses, discussions, frequent free response exercises, and essays or presentations, learning to communicate clearly and credibly in narrative, persuasive, and explanatory styles. This course is aligned with the TEKS English II Standards and Benchmarks. Length:Two Semesters UNIT 1: THE WRITTEN WORD LESSON 1: EXPOSITORY PROSE Journal: Record Your Thoughts(cid:10) Write a reflective response to a journal prompt.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 10 points Read: "The Transaction" from On Writing Well by William Zinsser(cid:10) Read and demonstrate comprehension of "The Transaction" from On Writing Well by William Zinsser.(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: "The Transaction" from On Writing Well by William Zinsser(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 10 mins Scoring: 10 points Study: Understand: Writing Versus Speech(cid:10) Differentiate written prose from the spoken word, examine the strengths of each, and explore the challenges that are unique to writing.(cid:10) Core > Texas English II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 1of 39 Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Understand: Writing Versus Speech(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points Read: "Astrophysicist Chronicles the Battle Over Pluto" by Melissa Block and Preface from The Pluto Files by Neil deGrasse Tyson(cid:10) Listen to "Astrophysicist Chronicles the Battle Over Pluto" by Melissa Block and read preface from The Pluto Files by Neil deGrasse Tyson, and recall details from each.(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: "Astrophysicist Chronicles the Battle Over Pluto" by Melissa Block and Preface from The Pluto Files by Neil deGrasse Tyson(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 10 points Discuss: Think It Through, Talk It Out(cid:10) Discuss the coherence of speech compared with that of writing.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 10 points Study: Analyze: Expository Writing(cid:10) Define expository writing and distinguish its characteristics from speech in written and spoken works by the same author.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Analyze: Expository Writing(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Explore: Conversation to Prose(cid:10) Explore freewriting as a means of brainstorming ideas for an expository essay.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Checkup: Language Skills: Spelling(cid:10) Identify unusual spellings and common mistakes in spelling.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 0 points Practice: Write about It: Conveying Thoughts Informally and Formally(cid:10) Write an expository essay based on ideas discovered through freewriting.(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 40 points Core > Texas English II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 2of 39 LESSON 2: PERSUASIVE PROSE Journal: Record Your Thoughts(cid:10) Write a reflective response to a journal prompt about how persuasion is a part of everyday life.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 10 points Read: "Go Ahead, Persuade Me"(cid:10) Read and demonstrate comprehension of "Go Ahead, Pesuade Me."(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: "Go Ahead, Persuade Me"(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 10 mins Scoring: 10 points Study: Understand: The Elements of Rhetoric(cid:10) Define rhetoric, and identify ethos, pathos, and logos in common examples.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Understand: The Elements of Rhetoric(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points Read: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (Act III, Scene ii)(cid:10) Read and demonstrate comprehension of Act III, scene ii of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (Act III, Scene ii)(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 10 points Discuss: Think It Through, Talk It Out(cid:10) Discuss the effectiveness of an example of persuasion.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 10 points Study: Analyze: Using Rhetoric to Sway an Audience(cid:10) Analyze the different ways that rhetoric can be used to persuade an audience by examining a famous example.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Analyze: Using Rhetoric to Sway an Audience(cid:10) Core > Texas English II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 3of 39 Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Explore: Organizing an Argument(cid:10) Demonstrate an understanding of how to organize a persuasive essay by identifying the claim and the counterclaim, as well as the introduction, the body paragraphs, and the conclusion.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Checkup: Language Skills: Infinitives and Gerunds(cid:10) Use numbers correctly and identify their correct usage in sentences.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 0 points Project: Present It: Using Rhetoric to Persuade an Audience(cid:10) Write a persuasive essay that uses rhetoric to persuade an audience about a controversial issue.(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 40 points LESSON 3: NARRATIVE PROSE Journal: Record Your Thoughts(cid:10) Write a reflective response to a journal prompt about how ordinary lives can be organized into narratives.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 10 points Read: "What's Your Story?"(cid:10) Read and demonstrate comprehension of "What's Your Story?"(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: "What's Your Story?"(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 10 mins Scoring: 10 points Study: Understand: Narrative and Plot(cid:10) Define narrative and identify the basic elements of plot.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Understand: Narrative and Plot(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points Core > Texas English II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 4of 39 Read: Excerpt from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller (Chapter 4)(cid:10) Read and demonstrate comprehension of chapter 4 of The Story of My Life by Helen Keller.(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Excerpt from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller (Chapter 4)(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 10 points Discuss: Think It Through, Talk It Out(cid:10) Discuss the proper amount of exposition that should be included in a narrative, based on an example.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 10 points Study: Analyze: The Story and Its Narrator(cid:10) Recognize the characteristics of a narrative and plot in an example, and explore the narrator's role in conveying the narrative and plot.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Analyze: The Story and Its Narrator(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Explore: Moving the Reader Along(cid:10) Demonstrate an understanding of how to use transitions to guide the reader through topical, temporal, spatial, and emotional shifts in a narrative at an appropriate pace.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Checkup: Language Skills: Capitalization(cid:10) Recognize basic guidelines for using capitalization correctly, and apply these guidelines in a piece of writing.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 0 points Practice: Write about It: An Experience from Your Life(cid:10) Write a personal narrative that employs the basic elements of plot uses transitions to link them.(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 40 points LESSON 4: WRAP UP: THE WRITTEN WORD Review: The Written Word(cid:10) Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Core > Texas English II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 5of 39 Test (CS): The Written Word(cid:10) Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 40 points Test (TS): The Written Word(cid:10) Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 40 mins Scoring: 50 points UNIT 2: THE STORY LESSON 1: PLOT Journal: Record Your Thoughts(cid:10) Write a reflective response to a journal prompt about how plot adds substance to a narrative.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 10 points Read: "The Archetype versus the Cliché"(cid:10) Read and demonstrate understanding of the "I Just Couldn't Put It Down!"(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: "The Archetype versus the Cliché"(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 10 mins Scoring: 10 points Study: Understand: Plots and Archetypes(cid:10) Define the basic elements of plot and recognize effective versus ineffective use of these elements in a story.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Understand: Plots and Archetypes(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points Read: Acts I and II of The Crucible, by Arthur Miller(cid:10) Read and recall details from pages 7 through 106 of American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang.(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Acts I and II of The Crucible, by Arthur Miller(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Core > Texas English II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 6of 39 Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 10 points Discuss: Think It Through, Talk It Out(cid:10) Discuss the relative strengths and weaknesses of plots in a story with multiple plots.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 10 points Study: Analyze: Patterns in The Crucible(cid:10) Explore the different ways that writers can manipulate the traditional structure of plot to create specific effects.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Analyze: The Structure of Drama(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Writing a Skit(cid:10) Analyze an author's underlying purpose in using plot elements, and organize this analysis into a traditional five-paragraph essay.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Checkup: Language Skills: Using Mood and Tone(cid:10) Recognize the proper use of parallel structure in sentences.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 0 points Practice: Write About It: Dramatizing a Story(cid:10) Write an essay that analyzes plot elements in a story and evaluates their effectiveness in creating specific emotions in the reader.(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 40 points LESSON 2: CHARACTER Journal: Record Your Thoughts(cid:10) Write a reflective response to a journal prompt about the kinds of events that cause a real person's personality or perspective to develop.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 10 points Read: "The Flat and the Round of It"(cid:10) Read and demonstrate comprehension of "The Flat and the Round of It"(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: "The Flat and the Round of It"(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Core > Texas English II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 7of 39 Duration: 0 hrs 10 mins Scoring: 10 points Study: Understand: Types of Characters(cid:10) Define different character types and determine their roles in a story.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Understand: Types of Characters(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points Read: Acts III and IV of The Crucible, by Arthur Miller(cid:10) Read and demonstrate comprehension of Pages 190 through 233 of American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Acts III and IV of The Crucible, by Arthur Miller(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 10 points Discuss: Think It Through, Talk It Out(cid:10) Discuss the role of a character from a sample story.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 10 points Study: Analyze: The Character Arc(cid:10) Examine how internal and external conflict contribute to the development of a character over the course of a story.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Analyze: The Character Arc(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Structuring Paragraphs(cid:10) Synthesize information from multiple topics into well-organized body paragraphs.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Checkup: Language Skills: Using Quotations(cid:10) Incorporate source material into prose in a natural, grammatical way that supports a position.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 0 points Practice: Write about It: Analyzing Character Development(cid:10) Core > Texas English II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 8of 39 Write an essay that analyzes a complex character's interactions with other characters, his or her role in advancing the plot, and that character's development over the course of a story.(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 40 points LESSON 3: DESCRIPTION Journal: Record Your Thoughts(cid:10) Write a reflective response to a journal prompt about vivid sensory details.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 10 points Read: "Watching the World from the Riverbank"(cid:10) Read and demonstrate comprehension of "Watching the World from the Riverbank."(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: "Watching the World from the Riverbank"(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 10 mins Scoring: 10 points Study: Understand: Mood(cid:10) Examine how the diction used to create imagery in a work of fiction affects the story's mood.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Understand: Mood(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points Read: "A Visit of Charity" by Eudora Welty(cid:10) Read and demonstrate comprehension of "A Visit of Charity" by Eudora Welty(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Quiz: "A Visit of Charity" by Eudora Welty(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 10 points Discuss: Think It Through, Talk It Out(cid:10) Discuss the mood of an example short story.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 20 mins Scoring: 10 points Core > Texas English II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning® , the Apex Learning logo, ClassTools® , ClassTools Achieve® , ClassTools Virtual, Literacy Advantage, and Beyond Books® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apex Learning Inc. 9of 39 Study: Analyze: Pacing and Dialogue(cid:10) Examine the effects of pacing and dialogue on the apparent speed at which story events occur.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Quiz: Analyze: Pacing and Dialogue(cid:10) Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 20 points Study: Choosing a Point of View(cid:10) Define the most common points of view used in narratives and identify the advantages and disadvantages of each.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 0 points Checkup: Language Skills: Pronouns(cid:10) Recognize and apply the proper use of pronoun-antecedent and subject-verb agreement in formal writing.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 15 mins Scoring: 0 points Project: Present It: Telling a Story(cid:10) Write a short scene that uses narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop events.(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 40 points LESSON 4: WRAP UP: THE STORY Review: The Story(cid:10) Prepare for the unit test by reviewing key concepts and skills.(cid:10) Duration: 1 hr Scoring: 0 points Test (CS): The Story(cid:10) Take a computer-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 30 mins Scoring: 40 points Test (TS): The Story(cid:10) Take a teacher-scored test to assess what you have learned in this unit.(cid:10) Duration: 0 hrs 40 mins Scoring: 50 points UNIT 3: LITERARY CRITICISM LESSON 1: THEME Core > Texas English II Copyright © 2013 Apex Learning Inc. 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