English 10

• Explore: How does word choice support an author’s purpose?

• Read: “The Crab That Played with the Sea” to analyze the impact that word choice has on meaning and tone.

• Explore: How do characters and plot develop theme in a story?

• Read: from The Arabian Nights Entertainments to analyze characters and plot structure.

• Explore: What strategies can be applied to determine the meanings of words and phrases?

• Practice: determining the meanings of words and phrases.

• Explore: How do archetypes and themes compare in literature from around the world?

• Read: “The Story of a Warrior Queen” to analyze character types.

• Read: “The Royal House of Thebes” to analyze archetypes and theme.

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• Explore: What techniques does an author use to effectively communicate ideas to readers?

• Read to analyze how the author develops the purpose and the central ideas.

• Explore: How do you write a narrative that conveys an experience and captivates an audience?

• Pre-writing: Plan to write a narrative essay.

• Drafting and Revising: Narrative Essay

• Explore: How does an author effectively document a journey in a travelogue?

• Read: Read from The Travels of Marco Polo to analyze and comprehend a travelogue

• Explore: How does word choice reveal an author’s viewpoint and support a purpose?

• Read chapter 7 from Night by Elie Wiesel to analyze the effect of word choice.

• Explore: How does an author use different genres to support a common purpose?

• Read “The Children of the Drug Wars” to analyze the author’s purpose.

• Read from Enrique’s Journey to analyze the author’s purpose.

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• Explore: How can a reader determine an author’s purpose?

• Read: from Sugar Changed the World to explain the use of prologue, text structure, and text features.

Sugar Changed The World: Part Two

• Explore: How do specific details help develop a central idea in a nonfiction text?

• Read from Sugar Changed the World to identify and analyze the development of central ideas.

Sugar Changed The World: Part Three

• Explore: How do word choice and multimedia develop claim and purpose?

• Read from Sugar Changed the World to analyze how word choice develops a claim and purpose.

Sugar Changed The World: Part Four

• Explore: How does an author effectively develop a claim in a nonfiction text?

• Read from Sugar Changed the World to analyze the authors’ claim and supporting historical evidence.

Sugar Changed The World: Part Five

• Explore: How does an author use details to develop and refine the central ideas in a nonfiction text?

• Read from Sugar Changed the World to analyze how authors use details to refine and develop central ideas.

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• Explore: How does an author use satire to develop theme?

• Read “The Storyteller” to analyze how Saki uses irony and characterization to create satire.

• Explore: How do writers express ideas and perspectives about the same topic through different genres?

• Read “The Veil” to analyze how ideas are developed in a graphic novel.

• Read from Does My Head Look Big in This? to analyze how narrative tone reveals perspective.

• Explore: How does a reader explain different interpretations of a sonnet?

• Read “Sonnet 100” to recognize structural elements.

• Read “Sonnet 130” to comprehend the central idea of a sonnet.

• Explore: How does satire develop purpose and perspective in editorial cartoons?

• Practice: analyzing and evaluating editorial cartoons.

• Explore: How do phrases help writers convey ideas precisely?

• Practice: using various phrases to convey precise ideas.

• Explore: How do you use research to inform an audience about a topic?

• Pre-writing: Plan to write a research-based informative essay.

• Draft & Revise a informative essay.

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