English I Honors Academic Library (2nd Semester)

Continuing in the second semester of English I honors, students are given additional opportunities to create and to participate in project-based learning activities, including writing a Shakespearian sonnet and creating an original interpretation of a Shakespearian play.

​Honors students will read a range of classic texts, including Homer’s The Odyssey, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” and Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game.”

Students should see our statement about these courses which are not authored from a biblical worldview. Students uncomfortable with these courses should enroll in our courses from a biblical worldview ​

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THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE

ENGLISH COURSE

ENGLISH 1 HONORS ONLINE

Unit 7 - Making a Difference

1. Introduction to Making a Difference: It's Our World, Too! Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How does experiencing conflict shape people?
   3. Assignment - Read to identify conflict and analyze the author’s development of the conflict.
   4. Instruction - How does experiencing conflict shape people?
   5. Summary -Review and connect what you learned.
   6. Quiz Answer
2. Descriptive Language and Character: Iqbal Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How can an author transform a true story into a work of fiction?
   3. Assignment - Read to analyze an author’s use of descriptive language and development of characters.
   4. Instruction - How can an author transform a true story into a work of fiction?
   5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   6. Quiz Answers
3. Comparing Accounts of Iqbal’s Story Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How does reading about a topic in texts from two different forms increase understanding?
   3. Assignment - Read to analyze how a story is presented through words and pictures.
   4. Instruction - How does reading about a topic in texts from two different forms increase understanding?
   5. Assignment - Read to analyze how a story is presented through a memoir.
   6. Instruction - How does reading about a topic in texts from two different forms increase understanding?
   7. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   8. Assignment - Prepare to conduct an interview.
   9. Quiz Answers
4. Word Choice and Author’s Purpose in Warriors Don’t Cry Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How can you understand an author’s purpose by thinking about context and word choice?
   3. Assignment - Read to analyze word choice and make connections to the historical context.
   4. Instruction - How can you understand an author’s purpose by thinking about context and word choice?
   5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   6. Assignment - Practice reading with fluency.
   7. Quiz Answers
5. Characterization, Theme, and Irony in "The Gift of the Magi" Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How does the author’s use of characterization and irony help develop theme?
   3. Assignment - Read to make inferences about characters.
   4. Instruction - How does the author’s use of characterization and irony help develop theme?
   5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   6. Quiz Answers
6. Rhyme Scheme and Rhythm in a Sonnet by William Shakespeare Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How does William Shakespeare use the sonnet form to express ideas?
   3. Assignment - Read “Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare to analyze rhyme scheme and understand central ideas.
   4. Instruction - How does William Shakespeare use the sonnet form to express ideas?
   5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   6. Assignment - Prepare to plan, memorize, and recite a poem.
   7. Project: Poetry Recitation - Plan, memorize, and present a poem using performance techniques.
   8. Quiz Answers
7. Narrative Elements in “Pyramus and Thisbe”, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How can a poet use narrative techniques to create tension?
   3. Assignment - Read “Pyramus and Thisbe” to identify literary elements and to explore how tension is created.
   4.  Instruction - How can a poet use narrative techniques to create tension?
   5.  Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   6.  Quiz Answers
8. Punctuating Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Elements Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How can phrases and clauses be used to add information to sentences?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Practice identifying and punctuating restrictive and nonrestrictive phrases and clauses.
   5. Quiz Answers 
9. Writing an Argumentative Editorial about Initiating Change Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How can you write an effective argument about young people’s ability to initiate change?
   3. Pre-Writing - Plan to write your argumentative essay.
   4. Instruction - How can you write an effective argument about young people’s ability to initiate change?
   5. Drafting - Draft your argumentative essay.
   6. Instruction - How can you write an effective argument about young people’s ability to initiate change?
   7. Revising - Revise your argumentative essay.
   8. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   9. Quiz Answers
10. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers

Unit 8 - ​Tragedy and Drama

1. An Introduction to Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet, Part 1 Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - What can you learn about a play from its context and prologue?
   3. Assignment - Read to explore the historical background and elements of Elizabethan drama.
   4. Instruction - What can you learn about a play from its context and prologue?
   5. Assignment - Read the prologue of Romeo and Juliet to understand meaning through paraphrasing.
   6. Instruction - What can you learn about a play from its context and prologue?
   7. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   8. Quiz Answers
2. Setting the Scene of Romeo and Juliet, Part 2 Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How can dialogue and other components of a drama help you understand the play?
   3. Assignment - Read Act I, Scene i of Romeo and Juliet to recognize dramatic conventions and monitor comprehension.
   4. Instruction - How can dialogue and other components of a drama help you understand the play?
   5. Assignment - Read Act I, Scene ii of Romeo and Juliet to identify cause-and-effect relationships.
   6. Instruction - How can dialogue and other components of a drama help you understand the play?
   7. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   8. Short Writing - Write a short script that shows a universal theme.
   9. Quiz Answers
3. Characters and Conflict in Romeo and Juliet, Part 3 Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How does Shakespeare’s use of foils and structure develop characters?
   3. Assignment - Read Act I, Scenes iii-iv of Romeo and Juliet to draw conclusions about characters.
   4. Instruction - How does Shakespeare’s use of foils and structure develop characters?
   5. Assignment - Read Act I, Scene v of Romeo and Juliet to determine character relationships, including foils.
   6. Instruction - How does Shakespeare’s use of foils and structure develop characters?
   7. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   8. Quiz Answers
4. Soliloquy and Figures of Speech in Romeo and Juliet, Part 4 Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How does Shakespeare’s use of soliloquies and word choice affect mood?
   3. Assignment - Read Act II, Scenes i-ii of Romeo and Juliet to analyze the use of soliloquy and the mood.
   4. Instruction - How does Shakespeare’s use of soliloquies and word choice affect mood?
   5. Assignment - Read Act II, Scenes iii-iv of Romeo and Juliet to continue analyzing the use of soliloquy and the mood.
   6. Instruction - How does Shakespeare’s use of soliloquies and word choice affect mood?
   7. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   8. Quiz Answers
5. Literary Devices in Romeo and Juliet, Part 5 Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How does Shakespeare slowly reveal important information in his play?
   3. Assignment - Read Act II, Scenes v-vi of Romeo and Juliet to make inferences about characters and their motivations.
   4. Instruction - How does Shakespeare slowly reveal important information in his play?
   5.  Assignment - Read Act III, Scenes i-ii of Romeo and Juliet to analyze how foreshadowing sets up conflict.
   6. Instruction - How does Shakespeare slowly reveal important information in his play?
   7. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   8. Quiz Answers
6. Conflict Development in Romeo and Juliet, Part 6 Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How do complications and motifs support the development of conflict
   3. Assignment - Read Act III, Scenes iii-iv of Romeo and Juliet to identify complications.
   4. Instruction - How do complications and motifs support the development of conflict?
   5. Assignment - Read Act III, Scene v of Romeo and Juliet to draw conclusions about characters.
   6. Instruction - How do complications and motifs support the development of conflict?
   7. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   8. Quiz Answers
7. Suspense in Romeo and Juliet, Part 7 Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How does Shakespeare use irony and humor to build suspense?
   3. Assignment - Read Act IV, Scenes i-ii of Romeo and Juliet to identify and classify character types.
   4. Instruction - How does Shakespeare use irony and humor to build suspense?
   5.  Assignment - Read Act IV, Scenes iii-v of Romeo and Juliet to analyze dramatic irony.
   6. Instruction - How does Shakespeare use irony and humor to build suspense?
   7. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   8. Quiz Answers
8. Themes and Resolution in Romeo and Juliet, Part 8 Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How does the play’s resolution help develop themes in Romeo and Juliet?
   3. Assignment - Read Act V, Scenes i and ii of Romeo and Juliet to identify tragic elements in the play.
   4. Instruction - How does the play’s resolution help develop themes in Romeo and Juliet?
   5. Assignment - Read Act V, Scene iii of Romeo and Juliet to recognize causes of the catastrophe.
   6.  Instruction - How does the play’s resolution help develop themes in Romeo and Juliet?
   7. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   8. Quiz Answers
9. Writing Coherent Sentences Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How can you apply grammatical conventions to write clear, precise, and varied sentences?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Practice improving sentences for clarity, accuracy, and variety.
   5. Quiz Answers
10. Writing a Literary Analysis through the Lens of a Quotation Guided Notes
    1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
    2. Instruction - How do you write about literature through the lens of a quotation?
    3. Pre-Writing - Plan to write your analytical essay.
    4. Instruction - How do you write about literature through the lens of a quotation
    5. Drafting - Draft your analytical essay.
    6. Instruction - How do you write about literature through the lens of a quotation?
    7. Revising - Revise your analytical essay.
    8. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
    9. Quiz Answers
11. Unit Test
    1. Unit Test Review Answers
    2. Unit Test Answers

Unit 9 - ​Mystery and Suspense; Espionage and Intrigue

1. Character and Point of View in “The Most Dangerous Game,” Part 1 Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How do we understand characters through dialogue and narration?
   3. Assignment - Read from "The Most Dangerous Game" to analyze characters based on dialogue and narrative point of view.
   4. Instruction - How do we understand characters through dialogue and narration?
   5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   6. Quiz Answers
2. Making Predictions and Visualizing with “The Most Dangerous Game,” Part 2 Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How do you use strategies to understand different interpretations of the same story?
   3. Assignment - Read “The Most Dangerous Game” to visualize scenes and verify predictions.
   4. Instruction - How do you use strategies to understand different interpretations of the same story?
   5. Assignment - Prepare to watch a movie clip and evaluate the filmmaker’s interpretation.
   6. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   7. Quiz Answers
3. Mood and Narrative Techniques in "Lather and Nothing Else” Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How do different writing techniques work together to create suspense in a short story?
   3. Assignment - Read to analyze the protagonist’s conflict and notice the effect of word choice on mood.
   4. Instruction - How do different writing techniques work together to create suspense in a short story?
   5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   6. Quiz Answers
4. The Art of Creating Suspense: Central Ideas of Two Authors Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How do two different authors develop their ideas about suspense writing?
   3. Assignment - Read to notice how the central idea is developed.
   4. Instruction - How do two different authors develop their ideas about suspense writing?
   5. Assignment - Listen to an interview to take notes on the central idea and key details.
   6. Instruction - How do two different authors develop their ideas about suspense writing?
   7. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   8. Quiz Answers
5. Summarizing Central Ideas in The Dark Game, Part 1 Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How does Paul Janeczko develop central ideas in The Dark Game?
   3. Assignment - Read to analyze the development of central ideas.
   4. Instruction - How does Paul Janeczko develop central ideas in The Dark Game?
   5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   6. Quiz Answers
6. Supporting Conclusions with Evidence in The Dark Game, Part 2 Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How do you effectively support inferences made about an informational text?
   3. Assignment - Read to make inferences about the meaning of a text using textual evidence as support.
   4. Instruction - How do you effectively support inferences made about an informational text?
   5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   6. Quiz Answers
7. Writing a Research-Based Argumentative Essay about Technology Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How can you write a research-based, argumentative essay to support a claim?
   3. Pre-Writing - Plan to write your argumentative essay.
   4. Instruction - How can you write a research-based, argumentative essay to support a claim?
   5. Drafting - Draft your argumentative essay.
   6. Instruction - How can you write a research-based, argumentative essay to support a claim?
   7. Revising - Revise your argumentative essay.
   8. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   9. Quiz Answers
8. Unit Test
   1. Unit Test Review Answers
   2. Unit Test Answers

Unit 10 - ​Fighting for Unity and Equality

1. Argument Technique in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech Guided Notes
   1. ​ Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - What makes Martin Luther King Jr. an inspiring and powerful speaker?
   3. Assignment - Read Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech to explore the effects of word choice and repetition.
   4. Instruction - What makes Martin Luther King Jr. an inspiring and powerful speaker?
   5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   6. Quiz Answers
2. Structure and Narrative: Rosa Parks' Memoir, My Story Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How does a text’s structure affect the way you understand events?
   3. Assignment - Read from My Story by Rosa Parks to analyze the way a memoir presents events.
   4. Instruction - How does a text’s structure affect the way you understand events?
   5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   6. Quiz Answers
3. Tracing the Central Idea in "A Quilt of a Country" Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction -What can be learned by tracing the central idea and considering the context of a text?
   3. Assignment - Read to analyze word choice and trace the central idea.
   4. Instruction - What can be learned by tracing the central idea and considering the context of a text?
   5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   6. Quiz Answers
4. Analyzing the Series of Events in Outcasts United Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How does an author unfold a series of events and reveal themes?
   3. Assignment - Read to draw conclusions about point of view and analyze the series of events.
   4. Instruction - How does an author unfold a series of events and reveal themes?
   5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   6. Quiz Answers
5. Rhetoric in Reagan's Address at Moscow State University Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How can a speech convince a specific audience?
   3. Assignment - ​Read to differentiate between fact and opinion, and between opinions that are substantiated and those that are not.
   4. Instruction - How can a speech convince a specific audience?
   5. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   6. Quiz Answers
6. Writing a Works Cited Page Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How do you properly format a works cited page to accompany your research?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Assignment - Prepare to write a works cited page for a short research project.
   5. Short Writing - Write a works cited page that would go with a research paper about the Little Rock Nine.
   6. Assignment - Practice using and gathering information from footnotes or endnotes.
   7. Quiz Answers
7. Speaking and Listening: Planning a Multimedia Presentation Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How can you use 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
8. Creating a Multimedia Presentation Guided Notes
   1. Warm-Up - Get ready for the lesson.
   2. Instruction - How can you share ideas clearly and effectively in a multimedia presentation?
   3. Summary - Review and connect what you learned.
   4. Project: Presentation - Research and create a multimedia project.
   5. Quiz Answers
9. Unit Test - 
   1. ​Unit Test Review Answers
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Unit 11 - Cumulative Exam

1. Cumulative Exam Review Answers
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