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Unit 1 - Short Story – Plot, Setting
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
High School English I Course Curriculum
Unit 5 - Short Story – Narrator and Voice
1
Genres of Literature
46 Short Story – Narrator
2
Short Story – Plot
47 Short Story – Voice
3
Short Story – Conflict
48 Short Story – Character – Foil
4
The Lady, or the Tiger? – Vocabulary
49 The Necklace – Vocabulary
5
The Lady, or the Tiger? – Reading
50 The Necklace – Identifying Sequence
6
7
The Lady, or the Tiger? – Story Elements
The Lady, or the Tiger? – Conflict
51 The Necklace – Compare and Contrast
52 The Necklace – Finding Irony
8
The Lady, or the Tiger? – Summarizing
53 The Necklace – Theme
9
Lady, or the Tiger? – Literary Devices
54 Comparative, Superlative Adjectives
10 Grammar Drill – Semicolons
55 Analogies I
11 Academic Vocabulary I
Unit 6 - Short Story – Cause and Effect
Unit 2 - Short Story – Conflict
56 Cause and Effect Relationships
12 Evaluating Irony
57 The Lumber Room – Vocabulary
13 The Interlopers – Vocabulary
58 The Lumber Room – Inferences
14 The Interlopers – Analyzing Irony
59 The Lumber Room – Cause, Effect
15 The Interlopers – Irony, Discussion
60 The Lumber Room – Discussion
16 The Interlopers – Conflict
61 Using a Dictionary – Tips
17 Grammar Drill – Adverb Clauses
62 Vocabulary Drill – Word Parts
18 Vocabulary Workshop – Etymology
63 Vocabulary – Multiple-Meaning Words
19 Writing Skills – Describing with Verbs
64 Analyzing Same Subject, Different Mediums
20 Grammar Drill – Colons
65 Analogies II
21 Academic Vocabulary II
66 Writing Skills – Concrete Details
Unit 3 - Short Story – Irony
67 Academic Vocabulary VI
22 Vocabulary – Homonyms and Homophones
Unit 7 - Nonfiction
23 The Invalid’s Story – Vocabulary
68 Genres of Literature – Nonfiction
24 The Invalid’s Story – Flashback
69 Reading Nonfiction
25 The Invalid’s Story – Characterization
70 Autobiography of Franklin – Vocabulary
26 Grammar Drill – Dashes
71 Autobiography of Franklin – Angle
27 The Invalid’s Story – Dialogue-Dialect
72 Writing Skills – Summarization
28 Writing Skills – Dialogue
73 Grammar Skills – Semicolons
29 The Invalid’s Story – Paraphrasing
74 Vocabulary Drill – Synonyms II
30 The Invalid’s Story – Imagery
75 Writing Skills – Autobiography
31 Vocabulary Skills – Synonyms
76 A Diary from Dixie – Vocabulary
32 The Invalid’s Story – Irony, Humor
77 A Diary from Dixie – Fact and Opinion
33 Academic Vocabulary III
78 A Diary from Dixie – Rhetorical Devices
Unit 4 - Short Story – Point of View
Unit 8 - Nonfiction – Autobiography, Memoirs
34 The Gift of the Magi – Vocabulary
79 Grammar Drill – Sentence Fragments
35 The Gift of the Magi – Setting
36 The Gift of the Magi – Irony
80 Analogies III
81 from Specimen Days – Walt Whitman
37 The Gift of the Magi – Characterization
82 from Specimen Days – Historical Narrative
38 Academic Vocabulary IV
83 Writing Skills – Write a News Story
39 The Gift of the Magi – Point of View
84 Vocabulary Drill – Word Parts II
40 The Gift of the Magi – Imagery, Simile
85 Analogies IV
41 The Gift of the Magi – Theme
86 Grammar Drill – Commas in a Series
42 Grammar Drill – Transitional Phrases
43 Grammar Drill – Run-on Sentences
87 Academic Vocabulary VII
Unit 9 - Nonfiction – Autobiography
44 Academic Vocabulary V
88 Improve Reading Comprehension
45 Grammar Drill – Misplaced Modifiers
89 Cub Pilot on the Mississippi – Twain
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Acellus High School English I
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INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
High School English I Course Curriculum
90 Cub Pilot – Decoding Vocabulary
125 A New Generation – Argument
91 Cub Pilot – Jargon
126 A New Generation – Bias
92 Cub Pilot – Characterization
127 A New Generation – Rhetorical Devices
93 Cub Pilot – Imagery
128 Finding Common Ground
94 Vocabulary Skills – Adopted Words
129 Vocabulary Drill – Word Usage III
95 Figures of Speech – Euphemism
130 Oral Communication – Persuasion
96 Grammar Drill – Dialogue, Speaker Tags
131 Grammar Drill – Infinitives
97 Writing Autobiographical Narratives
132 Vocabulary Drill – Synonyms III
98 Vocabulary Drill – Word Usage
133 Compare Literature – Differing Views
Unit 10 - Nonfiction – Biography
134 Grammar Drill – Sentence Fragments II
99 Biography – Ben Franklin by Hawthorne
135 Analogies V
100 Biography of Franklin – Tone
136 Writing Skills – Editorials
101 Biography of Franklin – Author Purpose
Unit 13 - Nonfiction – Elements of Poetry
102 Literary Element – Anecdotes
137 Elements of Poetry
103 Franklin – Inferences about Character
138 William Wordsworth – Paraphrasing
104 Writing Skills – Biographies
139 William Wordsworth – Rhyme Scheme
105 Interview – Preparation
140 Emily Dickinson – Metaphor
106 Conducting an Interview
141 Dickinson – Poetic Form
107 From Interview to Report
142 Walt Whitman – Free Verse
108 Decoding Vocabulary – Word Parts
143 Vachel Lindsay – Compare and Contrast
109 Ben Franklin – Cause and Effect
144 Paul Dunbar – Symbolism
110 Grammar Drill – Dangling Modifiers
145 Emily Dickinson – Personification
Unit 11 - Nonfiction – Persuasive, Expository Essays
146 Figures of Speech – Oxymoron
111 Essays
Unit 14 - Drama
112 Persuasive Essay – Montaigne
147 Elements of Drama
113 Montaigne – Antithesis
148 Drama – Tragedy and Comedy
114 Montaigne – Analyze Argument
149 Oscar Wilde – Satire
115 Vocabulary Drill – Word Usage II
150 Drama – Reading Tips
116 Grammar – Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
151 Drama – Writing Tips
117 Franklin Letter – Daylight Saving
152 Grammar Drill – Possessives
118 Daylight Saving – Rhetorical Devices
153 Elements of Tragedy
119 Daylight Saving – Paraphrasing
154 Dramatic Devices
120 Daylight Saving – Analyze Humor
155 Grammar Tip – Subject-Verb Order
121 Vocabulary Workshop – Context Clues II
156 Shakespearean Drama
122 Writing Skills – Humorous Essay
157 Romeo and Juliet – Overview
Unit 12 - Nonfiction – Speech
158 Reading Shakespeare
123 Gettysburg Address – Persuasion
124 A New Generation – John F. Kennedy
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