Plato English Courses

Under Gradetracker, “Scales and Weights” should be set to the following:

 Module Mastery=15%  EOS Test=20%
 Discussion=5%  Unit Activities=20%
 Post Test=40%

Activities for each class are listed below.

NOTE: All unit activities MUST be completed before the semester exam can be
taken. If a unit activity is not completed, it results in an “F” for the entire semester
as the student did not complete all required projects.

English 9A
Unit Activities

Unit 1: Introduction to High School Academics

 Complete “Analyzing John Muir’s ‘A Windstorm in the Forest’”
 Skip Group discussion

Unit 2: Short Stories and Novels

 Complete “Writing a Critical Essay on Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich
 Complete “Revising the Essay”

Unit 3: Poetry
 Complete “Analyzing Robert W. Service’s Poem ‘The Cremation of Sam McGee’- PART A
ONLY (chart identifying poetic devices)
 SKIP Part B written analysis

English 9B
Unit Activities

Unit 1: Shakespearean Drama

 SKIP “Analyzing Romeo and Juliet”
 SKIP “Revising the Essay”

Unit 2: Reading Nonfiction

 COMPLETE “Reading and Researching John F. Kennedy’s ‘City upon a Hill’ Sppech
 COMPLETE “Creating the Presentation”
 SKIP “Presenting to an Audience”

Unit 3: Argumentative and Research Writing

 COMPLETE “Writing Historical Fiction”
 COMPLETE “Character Analysis and Works Cited”
 English 10A
Unit Activities

Unit 1: Literary Devices in Fiction

 COMPLETE participating in a group discussion (answer questions Part A through Part
H)
 SKIP Discussion Summary

Unit 2: Elements of Informational Non-Fiction

 COMPLETE “Conducting a Research Project”
 COMPLETE “Writing a Thesis Statement and a Persuasive Research Paper”

Unit 3: Elements of Stagecraft

 COMPLETE “Analzying a film adaptation of Macbeth” – PART A ONLY
 SKIP “Analyzing a Film Adaptation of Macbeth” – PART B and PART C
 SKIP “Completing and Delivering a Presentation”

English 10B
Unit Activities

Unit 1: Genre and Context in Fiction

 SKIP entire Unit 1 activity (Based on “The Metamorphosis”)

Unit 2: Elements of Creative Non-Fiction

 COMPLETE “Preparing a Speech”
 COMPLETE “Finalizing and Presenting the Speech” Part A through Part C
 SKIP “Finalizing and Presenting the Speech” Part D

Unit 3: Form and Language in Poetry

 COMPLETE “Reflecting on a Poem’s Form”
 COMPLETE “Comparing Text and Song Versions of a Poem”
 English 11A
Unit Activities

Unit 1: American Literature through the Eighteenth Century

 COMPLETE “Historical Investigative Report”

Unit 2: The Early and Mid-Nineteenth Century: Romanticism

 COMPLETE “Literary Analysis”
 SKIP “Course Activity: Discussing the Impact of Historical Events”

Unit 3: The Late Nineteenth Century: Realism and Naturalism

 SKIP “Literary Analysis” (Based on Ethan Frome novel)

English 11B
Unit Activities

Unit 1: The Early Twentieth Century: Modernism

 COMPLETE “Analyzing The Crucible”
 COMPLETE “Analyzing Propaganda in The Crucible”

Unit 2: The Mid- to Late Twentieth Century: Post Modernism

 COMPLETE “Preparing a Presentation” (Task 1)
 SKIP “Presenting Your Work” (Task 2)
 SKIP “Course Activity: Discussing the American Identify”

Unit 3: Into the Twenty-First Century: Contemporary Literature

 SKIP “Writing Literature”
 English 12A
Unit Activities

Unit 1: The Anglo Saxon and Medieval Periods

 SKIP “Analyzing Literature”
 COMPLETE “Analyzing an Essay”

Unit 2: The English Renaissance

 COMPLETE “Analyzing Drama”

Unit 3: Neoclassicism
 COMPLETE “Argumentative Writing”
 SKIP “Research on Language Usage”
 SKIP “Course Activity: Discussing Literature and Government”

English 12B
Unit Activities

Unit 1: The Romantic Era

 COMPLETE “Analyzing Romantic Poetry”

Unit 2: The Victorian Era

 COMPLETE “Writing a Narrative”
 SKIP “Course Activity: Discussing a Victorian Theme”

Unit 3: The Modern Era

 COMPLETE “Interpreting and Writing Speeches” (Task 1)
 SKIP “Speech Writing and Delivery” (Task 2)
 COMPLETE “Literary Criticism” (Task 3)