English I: Introduction to Literature and Composition Literacy Advantage Sem 1 Unit 1: The Need to Read Lesson 1.1: Reading and Vocabulary Activity 1.1.1: Study - Active Reading (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn skills and strategies that will help you be an active reader in this and other courses. Duration: 45 min Activity 1.1.2: Quiz - Active Reading Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Activity 1.1.3: Study - Building a Vocabulary (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn how to use words to express a variety of ideas and study a few helpful vocabulary words and tips. Duration: 30 min Activity 1.1.4: Quiz - Building a Vocabulary Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Lesson 1.2: Getting Started in the Course Activity 1.2.1: Study - Reading Strategies in the Course (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn how the eight reading strategies will be useful in this course. Duration: 30 min Activity 1.2.2: Quiz - Reading Strategies in the Course Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Lesson 1.3: The Need to Read Wrap-Up Activity 1.3.1: Review - The Need to Read (Documents: Review) Get ready for the unit test by reviewing important ideas and skills. Duration: 30 min Activity 1.3.2: Test (CST) - The Need to Read Take a computer-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 20 min Activity 1.3.3: Test (TST) - The Need to Read Take a teacher-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 30 min Lesson 1.4: Diagnostic Activity 1.4.1: Diag - The Need to Read Diagnostic Take a diagnostic test that will create a study plan based on your answers. Duration: 20 min Unit 2: The Short Story: Plot and Setting Lesson 2.1: Literature Composition and Stories Activity 2.1.1: Study - Literature and Composition (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn about the significance of literature and composition. Duration: 40 min Activity 2.1.2: Study - What Is Plot? (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn the four parts of plot as well as how plot is developed using different methods. Duration: 40 min Activity 2.1.3: Quiz - What Is Plot? Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Activity 2.1.4: Study - What Is Setting? (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn how setting is created in literature using different tools. Duration: 40 min Activity 2.1.5: Quiz - What Is Setting? Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Lesson 2.2: The Most Dangerous Game Activity 2.2.1: Study - How to Analyze Literature (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn what analysis is how to use it when reading and the importance of chronological order and suspense in literature. Duration: 40 min Activity 2.2.2: Quiz - How to Analyze Literature Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 15 Points Earned: _____ Activity 2.2.3: Read - The Most Dangerous Game (Documents: Default) Get information on where to find the story along with a useful reading guide. Duration: 45 min Activity 2.2.4: Quiz - The Most Dangerous Game Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Activity 2.2.5: Discuss - Your Thoughts on the Reading (Documents: Discussion) Respond to the reading. Duration: 20 min Activity 2.2.6: Study - Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative (Documents: In Focus, Study Sheet) Learn about the elements of a personal narrative. Duration: 30 min Activity 2.2.7: Quiz - Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 50 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Activity 2.2.8: Practice - A Personal Narrative (Documents: Practice Assignment) Write a short personal narrative and learn more about writing processes. Duration: 1 hr Lesson 2.3: Skills Workshops Activity 2.3.1: Journal - Respond to the Reading (Documents: Journal) Share your thoughts about the meaning style and impact of the readings. Duration: 30 min Activity 2.3.2: Study - Vocabulary Workshop: Using Context (Documents: Study Sheet, Study Sheet) Review and learn more about finding and using context clues when reading. Duration: 30 min Activity 2.3.3: Quiz - Vocabulary Workshop: Using Context Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Activity 2.3.4: Study - Language Workshop: Personal Pronouns (Documents: FYI, Study Sheet) Review and learn more about personal pronouns. Duration: 30 min Activity 2.3.5: Quiz - Language Workshop: Personal Pronouns Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Activity 2.3.6: Study - Media Workshop: What's the Plot? (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn about plots in modern media. Duration: 30 min Activity 2.3.7: Quiz - Media Workshop: What''s the Plot? Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Lesson 2.4: The Short Story: Plot and Setting Wrap-Up Activity 2.4.1: Review - The Short Story: Plot and Setting (Documents: In Focus, Review) Get ready for the unit test by reviewing important ideas and skills. Duration: 1 hr 30 min Activity 2.4.2: Test (CST) - The Short Story: Plot and Setting Take a computer-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 20 min Activity 2.4.3: Test (TST) - The Short Story: Plot and Setting Take a teacher-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit. Scoring: 40 Points Earned: _____ Duration: 40 min Scoring: 100 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Scoring: 30 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Lesson 2.5: Diagnostic Activity 2.5.1: Diag - The Short Story: Plot and Setting Take a diagnostic test that will create a study plan based on your answers. Duration: 30 min Unit 3: The Short Story: Character Lesson 3.1: Character Activity 3.1.1: Study - Character and Characterization (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn what characters are and the different types that exist in literature. Duration: 40 min Activity 3.1.2: Quiz - Character and Characterization Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Activity 3.1.3: Study - Character and Conflict (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn about the types of conflict a character faces and how to recognize that conflict. Duration: 45 min Activity 3.1.4: Quiz - Character and Conflict Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Lesson 3.2: Gentleman of Rio en Medio Activity 3.2.1: Study - Elements of Characterization (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn about direct and indirect characterization and how to make inferences about a character. Duration: 40 min Activity 3.2.2: Quiz - Elements of Characterization Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 15 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Activity 3.2.3: Read - Gentleman of Rio en Medio (Documents: Default) Get information on where to find the story along with a useful reading guide. Duration: 45 min Activity 3.2.4: Quiz - Gentleman of Rio en Medio Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Activity 3.2.5: Discuss - Your Thoughts on the Reading (Documents: Discussion) Respond to the reading. Duration: 20 min Activity 3.2.6: Study - Writing Workshop: Compare-and-Contrast Essay (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn the elements of a good compare-and-contrast essay. Duration: 40 min Activity 3.2.7: Quiz - Writing Workshop: Compare-and-Contrast Essay Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 50 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Activity 3.2.8: Practice - A Compare-and-Contrast Essay (Documents: Practice Assignment) Write a focused essay that compares and contrasts at least two things. Duration: 1 hr Lesson 3.3: Skills Workshops Activity 3.3.1: Journal - Respond to the Reading (Documents: Journal) Share your thoughts about the meaning style and impact of the readings. Duration: 30 min Activity 3.3.2: Study - Vocabulary Workshop: Synonyms and Antonyms (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn about synonyms and antonyms and how they help create richer writing. Duration: 40 min Activity 3.3.3: Quiz - Vocabulary Workshop: Synonyms and Antonyms Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Activity 3.3.4: Study - Language Workshop: Verb Tense (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn the three basic verb tenses in English as well as rules for how and why to use each and when those rules can be broken. Duration: 40 min Activity 3.3.5: Quiz - Language Workshop: Verb Tense Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Activity 3.3.6: Study - Listening Workshop: Keeping Interest in a Story (Documents: Study Sheet) Listen to a story and discuss how the storyteller keeps you interested. Duration: 40 min Activity 3.3.7: Quiz - Listening Workshop: Keeping Interest in a Story Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Lesson 3.4: The Short Story: Character Wrap-Up Activity 3.4.1: Review - The Short Story: Character (Documents: Review) Get ready for the unit test by reviewing important ideas and skills. Duration: 1 hr 30 min Activity 3.4.2: Test (CST) - The Short Story: Character Take a computer-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit. Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Duration: 20 min Scoring: 40 Points Earned: _____ Activity 3.4.3: Test (TST) - The Short Story: Character Take a teacher-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 40 min Scoring: 100 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Scoring: 30 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Lesson 3.5: Diagnostic Activity 3.5.1: Diag - The Short Story: Character Take a diagnostic test that will create a study plan based on your answers. Duration: 30 min Unit 4: The Short Story: Voice Lesson 4.1: Voice Activity 4.1.1: Study - The Narrator's Point of View (Documents: Study Sheet) Explore the different types of narration and points of view possible within a piece of literature. Duration: 40 min Activity 4.1.2: Quiz - The Narrator's Point of View Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Activity 4.1.3: Study - The Narrator's Toolbox (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn what tools a narrator uses including connotation denotation diction and tone. Duration: 40 min Activity 4.1.4: Quiz - The Narrator's Toolbox Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Lesson 4.2: The Tell-Tale Heart Activity 4.2.1: Study - What Kind of Narrator? (Documents: Study Sheet) Get some background information on the piece you are about to read including what makes Poe''s narrator unreliable and how he sets the mood. Duration: 40 min Activity 4.2.2: Quiz - What Kind of Narrator? Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Activity 4.2.3: Read - The Tell-Tale Heart (Documents: Default) Get information on where to find the story along with a useful reading guide. Duration: 45 min Activity 4.2.4: Quiz - The Tell-Tale Heart Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Activity 4.2.5: Discuss - Your Thoughts on the Reading (Documents: Discussion) Respond to the reading. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 15 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 50 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Activity 4.2.6: Study - Writing Workshop: Process Essay (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn how to write a process essay. Duration: 40 min Activity 4.2.7: Quiz - Writing Workshop: Process Essay Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Activity 4.2.8: Practice - A Process Essay (Documents: Practice Assignment) Write an essay that describes a process. Duration: 1 hr Lesson 4.3: Skills Workshops Activity 4.3.1: Journal - Respond to the Reading (Documents: Journal) Share your thoughts about the meaning style and impact of the readings. Duration: 30 min Activity 4.3.2: Study - Vocabulary Workshop: Connotation (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn how and why certain words create certain connotations. Duration: 40 min Activity 4.3.3: Quiz - Vocabulary Workshop: Connotation Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Activity 4.3.4: Study - Language Workshop: Use the Right Word (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn the different uses of there their and they're and its and it's. Duration: 40 min Activity 4.3.5: Quiz - Language Workshop: Use the Right Word Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Activity 4.3.6: Study - Media Literacy Workshop: Text and Film (Documents: Study Sheet) Explore the similarities and differences between text and film. Duration: 40 min Activity 4.3.7: Quiz - Media Literacy Workshop: Text and Film Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Lesson 4.4: The Short Story: Voice Wrap-Up Activity 4.4.1: Review - The Short Story: Voice (Documents: Review) Get ready for the unit test by reviewing important ideas and skills. Duration: 1 hr 30 min Activity 4.4.2: Test (CST) - The Short Story: Voice Take a computer-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 40 Points Earned: _____ Activity 4.4.3: Test (TST) - The Short Story: Voice Take a teacher-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 40 min Scoring: 100 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Scoring: 30 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Lesson 4.5: Diagnostic Activity 4.5.1: Diag - The Short Story: Voice Take a diagnostic test that will create a study plan based on your answers. Duration: 30 min Unit 5: The Short Story: Tone and Theme Lesson 5.1: Theme as a Literary Element Activity 5.1.1: Study - Theme (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn some of the basic concepts behind themes and what they do for readers. Duration: 40 min Activity 5.1.2: Quiz - Theme Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Activity 5.1.3: Study - Tone (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn how tone is created in literature using word choice figurative language and other tools. Duration: 40 min Activity 5.1.4: Quiz - Tone Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Lesson 5.2: The Necklace Activity 5.2.1: Study - Tone and Theme in The Necklace (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn how tone and theme will be used in the upcoming reading. Duration: 40 min Activity 5.2.2: Quiz - Tone and Theme in The Necklace Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Activity 5.2.3: Read - The Necklace (Documents: Default) Get information on where to find the story along with a useful reading guide. Duration: 45 min Activity 5.2.4: Quiz - The Necklace Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 15 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Activity 5.2.5: Discuss - Your Thoughts on the Reading (Documents: Discussion) Respond to the reading. Duration: 20 min Activity 5.2.6: Study - Writing Workshop: Cause-and-Effect Essay (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn about writing a cause-and-effect essay. Duration: 40 min Activity 5.2.7: Quiz - Writing Workshop: Cause-and-Effect Essay Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 50 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Activity 5.2.8: Practice - A Cause-and-Effect Essay (Documents: Practice Assignment) Write an essay describing a cause-and-effect relationship. Duration: 1 hr Lesson 5.3: Skills Workshops Activity 5.3.1: Journal - Respond to the Reading (Documents: Journal) Share your thoughts about the meaning style and impact of the readings. Duration: 30 min Activity 5.3.2: Study - Vocabulary Workshop: Setting the Tone (Documents: Study Sheet) Explore ways to use words to set the right tone in your writing and learn new words to help you create tone. Duration: 40 min Activity 5.3.3: Quiz - Vocabulary Workshop: Setting the Tone Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Activity 5.3.4: Study - Language Workshop: Run-On Sentences (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn to identify and fix run-on sentences. Duration: 40 min Activity 5.3.5: Quiz - Language Workshop: Run-On Sentences Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Activity 5.3.6: Study - Listening Workshop: Listening and Taking Notes (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn useful tools for listening and taking notes. Duration: 40 min Activity 5.3.7: Quiz - Listening Workshop: Listening and Taking Notes Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Lesson 5.4: The Short Story: Tone and Theme Wrap-Up Activity 5.4.1: Review - The Short Story: Tone and Theme (Documents: Review) Get ready for the unit test by reviewing important ideas and skills. Duration: 1 hr 30 min Activity 5.4.2: Test (CST) - The Short Story: Tone and Theme Take a computer-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 40 Points Earned: _____ Activity 5.4.3: Test (TST) - The Short Story: Tone and Theme Take a teacher-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 40 min Scoring: 100 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Scoring: 30 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Lesson 5.5: Diagnostic Activity 5.5.1: Diag - The Short Story: Tone and Theme Take a diagnostic test that will create a study plan based on your answers. Duration: 30 min Unit 6: The Short Story: Irony and Symbolism Lesson 6.1: Irony and Symbolism Activity 6.1.1: Study - Irony (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn about the different kinds of irony and how to interpret it in a written work. Duration: 40 min Activity 6.1.2: Quiz - Irony Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Activity 6.1.3: Study - Symbolism (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn about symbolism and allegory and how to find and intepret these concepts in literature. Duration: 40 min Activity 6.1.4: Quiz - Symbolism Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Lesson 6.2: The Gift of the Magi Activity 6.2.1: Study - Irony and Symbolism in The Gift of the Magi (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn how irony and symbolism are used in the upcoming reading selection. Duration: 40 min Activity 6.2.2: Quiz - Irony and Symbolism in The Gift of the Magi Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Activity 6.2.3: Read - The Gift of the Magi (Documents: Default) Get information on where to find the story along with a useful reading guide. Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Duration: 45 min Activity 6.2.4: Quiz - The Gift of the Magi Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 15 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 50 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 20 Points Earned: _____ Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Activity 6.2.5: Discuss - Your Thoughts on the Reading (Documents: Discussion) Respond to the reading. Duration: 20 min Activity 6.2.6: Study - Writing Workshop: Writing about Theme (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn the steps for writing an essay about theme. Duration: 40 min Activity 6.2.7: Quiz - Writing Workshop: Writing about Theme Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Activity 6.2.8: Practice - A Thematic Essay (Documents: Practice Assignment) Write an essay using what you''ve learned about theme. Duration: 1 hr Lesson 6.3: Skills Workshops Activity 6.3.1: Journal - Respond to the Reading (Documents: Journal) Share your thoughts about the meaning style and impact of the readings. Duration: 30 min Activity 6.3.2: Study - Vocabulary Workshop: New Words (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn how and why new words are added to the English language. Duration: 40 min Activity 6.3.3: Quiz - Vocabulary Workshop: Helpful Words Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Activity 6.3.4: Study - Language Workshop: Sentence Fragments (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn how to recognize and fix sentence fragments. Duration: 40 min Activity 6.3.5: Quiz - Language Workshop: Sentence Fragments Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Activity 6.3.6: Study - Media Workshop: What about Movies? (Documents: Study Sheet) Learn how sights and sounds convey irony and symbolism in movies. Duration: 40 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Activity 6.3.7: Quiz - Media Workshop: What about Movies? Take a quiz to check your understanding of what you have learned. Duration: 10 min Scoring: 10 Points Earned: _____ Lesson 6.4: The Short Story: Irony and Symbolism Wrap-Up Activity 6.4.1: Review - The Short Story: Irony and Symbolism (Documents: Review) Get ready for the unit test by reviewing important ideas and skills. Duration: 1 hr 30 min Activity 6.4.2: Test (CST) - The Short Story: Irony and Symbolism Take a computer-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 20 min Scoring: 40 Points Earned: _____ Activity 6.4.3: Test (TST) - The Short Story: Irony and Symbolism Take a teacher-scored test to check what you have learned in this unit. Duration: 40 min Scoring: 100 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Scoring: 30 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Lesson 6.5: Diagnostic Activity 6.5.1: Diag - The Short Story: Irony and Symbolism Take a diagnostic test that will create a study plan based on your answers. Duration: 30 min Unit 7: Final Review and Exam Lesson 7.1: Final Review and Exam Activity 7.1.1: Review - Prepare for the Exam (Documents: Review) Get ready for the exam by reviewing important ideas and skills covered in this semester. Duration: 3 hrs Activity 7.1.2: Exam - Computer-Scored Exam Take a computer-scored exam to show what you have learned in this semester. Duration: 40 min Scoring: 40 Points Earned: _____ Activity 7.1.3: Final Exam - Teacher-Scored Exam Take a teacher-scored exam to show what you have learned in this semester. Duration: 1 hr 30 min Scoring: 100 Points Earned: _____ (optional) Appendix B: Additional Activities B.1: Extra Credit Scoring: 15 Points Earned: _____
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