Edgenuity Remediation
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Tenth Grade Literature Semester A:
1. Literary Text: Dealing with Difficulty
A. Literary Analysis: Figurative Language and Imagery
• Skills Lesson: Figurative Language and Imagery
• Poetry: "The Lake of the Dismal Swamp" by Thomas Moore
• Poetry: Poems by Sylvia Plath and Adelaide Crapsey
• Short Story: "The Bet" by Anton P. Chekhov
• Topic Test
B. Literary Analysis: Structure
• Skills Lesson: Structure
• Short Story: "The Colomber" by Dino Buzzati
• Short Story: "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe
• Topic Test
C. Communication, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Writing
• Using Verbal Messages Effectively
• Vocabulary: Context Clues
• Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement
• The Writing Process
• Writing: Personal Narrative: Real Courage
• Topic Test
2. Literary Text: Searching for Peace
A. Literary Analysis: Universal Theme
• Skills Lesson: Theme
• Novel: From A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
• Poetry: "Tattoo" by Gregg Shapiro
• Short Story: "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan
• Topic Test
B. Literary Analysis: Perspective and Narration
• Skills Lesson: Perspective and Narration
• Short Story: "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe
C. Communication, Grammar, and Writing
• The Listening Process
• Grammar: Sequence of Verb Tenses
• Grammar: The Appositive and Appositive Phrase
• Writing: The Six Traits
• Writing: Persuasive Essay: Our Changing Society
• Topic Test
3. Literary Text: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
A. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift - Parts I and II
• Skills Lesson: Analyzing Challenging Texts: Jonathan Swift
• Gulliver's Travels: The Letters and Lilliput (Letters; Part I, Ch. 1-4)
• Gulliver's Travels: Lilliput (Part I, Ch. 5-8)
• Gulliver's Travels: Brobdingnag (Part II, Ch. 1-4)
• Gulliver's Travels: Brobdingnag (Part II, Ch. 5-8)
• Topic Test
B. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift - Parts III and IV
• Gulliver's Travels: Laputa and Balnibarbi (Part III, Ch. 1-6)
• Gulliver's Travels: Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan (Part III, Ch. 7-11)
• Gulliver's Travels: Houyhnhnm Land (Part IV, Ch. 1-6)
• Gulliver's Travels: Houyhnhnm Land (Part IV, Ch. 7-12)
• Topic Test
C. Communication, Grammar, and Writing
• 21st-Century Skills: Interview Skills
• Grammar: Subordinate Clauses
• Grammar: The Comma
• Writing: Essay - Persuasive
• Topic Test
4. Informational Text: Structure and Perspective in Nonfiction
A. Nonfiction Text Structure
• Memoir: From Night by Elie Wiesel
• Nonfiction: Two Authors` Perspectives of the Writer`s Craft
B. Perspective in Nonfiction Text
• Lyrics and Poetry: The Birmingham Church Bombing
• Wartime Diaries: Anne Frank and Zlata Filipović
• Informational: Japanese Internment in America
• Topic Test
C. Communication, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Writing
• Dynamics of Groups and Teams
• Vocabulary: Roots and Affixes
• Grammar: Verb Mood and Voice
• Writing: Descriptive Essay: Favorite Villain
5. Informational Text: Reading Strategies
A. Previewing, Text Structure, and Visualizing
• The Strategy Focus: Previewing and Predicting
• The Strategy Focus: Text Structure
• The Strategy Focus: Visualizing
• Topic Test
B. Inferencing, Questioning, Summarizing, and Metacognition
• The Strategy Focus: Inferencing
• The Strategy Focus: Questioning
• The Strategy Focus: Summarizing
• The Strategy Focus: Metacognition
• Topic Test
C. Communication, Grammar, and Writing
• 21st-Century Skills: Career and College Applications
• Grammar: The Apostrophe and Colon
• Grammar: Personal Pronoun Usage
• Writing: Expository Essay: Healthy Relationships
• Topic Test
6. Informational Text: Media Literacy
A. Media Literacy - Context, Bias, and Plagiarism
• Media Literacy: Deconstructing Media Messages
• Media Literacy: Historical, Economic, and Political Contexts of Media
• Media Literacy: Bias in Media
• Media Literacy: Introduction to Plagiarism in the Media
• Topic Test
B. Media Literacy - Political Cartoons, Speech Analysis, and Professional Forms
• Media Literacy: Political Cartoons
• Media Literacy: Analyze Speeches Given in Historical Context
• Media Literacy: Decoding Legal and Governmental Forms
• Topic Test
C. Communication, Grammar, and Writing
• 21st-Century Skills: Professional Electronic Communication
• Electronic Communication: Discussion and Debate Techniques
• Grammar: Using Verbals
• Grammar: Coordination and Parallelism
• Writing: Essay - Short Story
• Topic Test
7. Cumulative Exam
A. Cumulative Exam Review11
B. Cumulative Exam
Tenth Grade Literature Semester B:
1. Literary Text: The Search for Cultural Identity
A. Literary Analysis: Conflict and Character Analysis
• Skills Lesson: Conflict, Moral Dilemma, and Character Analysis
• Short Story: "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan
• Poetry: “Exile” by Julia Alvarez
• Topic Test
B. Literary Analysis: Interpretation
• Skills Lesson: Theories of Literary Interpretation
• Novel: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by S. Alexie
• Poetry: Poems by Gwendolyn Brooks and Emily Dickinson
• Short Story: "Marriage Is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe
• Topic Test
C. Communication, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Writing
• Types of Informative Presentations
• Vocabulary: Denotations and Connotations
• Grammar: Sentence Variety
• Writing: Definition Essay: What Is an American
2. Literary Text: Classical Greek Literature - Edith Hamilton and Antigone by Sophocles
A. Greek Mythology
• Skills Lesson: Greek Literature and Archetypes
• Mythology: Selected Myths and Their Influence
• Mythology: Two Great Heroes of Greek Mythology: Perseus and Atalanta
• Topic Test
B. Ancient Greek Drama: Antigone - Prologue to Scene 2
• Skills Lesson: Greek Tragedy
• Antigone by Sophocles: The Prologue
• Antigone by Sophocles: The Parados
• Antigone by Sophocles: Scene 1, Ode 1
• Antigone by Sophocles: Scene 2, Ode 2
• Topic Test
C. Ancient Greek Drama: Antigone - Scene 3 to Exodos
• Antigone by Sophocles: Scene 3, Ode 3
• Antigone by Sophocles: Scene 4, Ode 4
• Antigone by Sophocles: Scene 5, Paean
• Antigone by Sophocles: The Exodos
• Topic Test
D. Communication, Grammar, and Writing
• Organizing Your Informative Presentation
• Grammar: Sentence Faults
• Grammar: Capitalization
• Writing: Literary Analysis Essay: Theme
• Topic Test
3. Literary Text: World Literature
A. Culture and Gender Relations
• Skills Lesson: Genres and Archetypal Symbols
• Short Story: "Subha" by Rabindranath Tagore
• China: Book of Songs
• Poetry: The Blazon, the English Sonnet, and Contemporary Song Lyrics
• Topic Test
B. Communication and Writing
• Tips for Clear and Interesting Presentations
• Effective Vocal Delivery and Bodily Actions
• Writing: Essay – Expository
4. Informational Text: A Variety of Nonfiction Text
A. Interpreting Nonfiction Text
• Nonfiction: "Diary 24" and "Diary 33" from The Freedom Writers Diary
• Memoir:A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
• Nonfiction: From A Room of One`s Own by Virginia Woolf
• Nonfiction: "At the Hearth" by Laura Esquivel
• Topic Test
B. Communication, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Writing
• 21st-Century Skills: Business Letter
• Vocabulary: Acquiring New Words
• Grammar: Spelling Strategies
• Writing: Essay - Descriptive
5. Informational Text: Research and Persuasion
A. Beginning the Research Process
• Skills Lesson: Planning for Research
• Skills Lesson: Creating and Using Thesis Statements
• Skills Lesson: Creating and Using Outlines
• Skills Lesson: Gathering and Evaluating Sources
• Topic Test
B. Focusing on Evidence
• Skills Lesson: The Elements of Argument
• Skills Lesson: Types of Evidence and Logical Fallacies
• Skills Lesson: Gathering Information
• Skills Lesson: Using and Citing Evidence
• Topic Test
C. Communication, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Writing
• 21st-Century Skills: Using Technology to Research
• Vocabulary: Using Resources
• Grammar: Punctuation for Citation
• Writing: Research Paper: An American President
6. Informational Text: Consumer, Public, Workplace, and Environment
A. Reading Comprehension: Informational text
• Skills Lesson: Informational Texts
• Balancing Your Diet
• Dental Hygiene
• Rules of the Road
• What's in a Name?
• Résumés
• Child Labor
• The Paper Trail
• Ansel Adams
B. Communication, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Writing
• 21st-Century Skills: Résumés and Cover Letters
• 21st-Century Skills: Exploring Procedural Texts
• Vocabulary: Technical and Professional Language
• Writing: Essay - Letter to the Editor