High English 1

Segment 1

• Identifying and analyzing literary elements
• Analyzing plots
• Reading and comprehending fiction and nonfiction texts
• Writing effective synopses
• Analyzing how figurative language impacts a text’s mood and tone
• Analyzing diction
• Writing formally
• Incorporating digital media to enhance a presentation
• Creating a digital-media presentation to enhance an audience’s understanding
• Correcting and using parallel structure
• Identifying and using various phrases and clauses
• Identifying and analyzing central ideas
• Identifying and analyzing text structures and text features
• Recognizing and evaluating rhetorical appeals and devices
• Using a thesaurus
• Compare and contrast the development of two opposing arguments on the same topic
• Analyzing connotation and denotation
• Planning and writing an effective argumentative essay
• Breaking down a writing prompt
• Developing and supporting a claim
• Identifying logical fallacies
• Using a standard citation format
• Locating credible sources based on bias, origin, and purpose
• Avoiding plagiarism
• Citing sources correctly
• Formatting a Works Cited page
• Revising and editing written work
• Using signal phrases and transitions in academic writing
• Recognizing and analyzing satire
• Correcting commonly confused words

Segment 1 Honors

• Writing an autobiographical account
• Incorporating figurative language into writing
• Demonstrating understanding of diction’s impact on mood and tone
• Crafting a persuasive speech
• Utilizing rhetorical devices and appeals in persuasive writing
• Crafting a satirical work

 

Segment 2

• Reading and comprehending fiction and nonfiction texts
• Planning and writing an expository essay
• Synthesizing information from multiple texts
• Avoiding plagiarism
• Citing sources correctly
• Formatting a Works Cited page
• Using signal phrases and transitions in academic writing
• Revising and editing written work
• Creating a digital-media presentation to enhance the audience’s understanding
• Effectively record a speech utilizing proper enunciation, volume, pacing, etc.
• Reading and analyzing epic poetry
• Exploring archetypes commonly found in literature
• Reading classical dramatic works
• Reading and comprehending a Shakesperean text
• Utilizing context clues to aid in comprehension
• Exploring how cultural experiences are reflected in works of literature
• Comparing and contrasting ways in which authors have adapted mythical, classical, or religious texts
• Citing textual evidence to support an analysis of a text
• Following standard English punctuation rules
• Applying knowledge of etymology and derivations to determine the meaning of words and phrases
• Planning and writing a narrative
• Incorporating narrative techniques into narrative writing
• Incorporating transitions into writing
• Revealing a universal theme in a narrative
• Revising and editing written work

Segment 2 Honors

• Utilizing text structures and features to convey information to an audience
• Creating an informational document to achieve a purpose
• Writing a prologue
• Writing sonnets
• Incorporating literary elements into written work
• Creating a modern adaptation of a classical, mythical, or religious text

Students will be responsible for finding a short story and speech independently.

Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, the course guides students to reflect on their learning and evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, projects, research papers, oral assessments, and discussions. This course will use the state-approved grading scale. Each course contains a mandatory final exam or culminating project that will be weighted at 20% of the student’s overall grade.***

***Proctored exams can be requested by FLVS at any time and for any reason in an effort to ensure academic integrity. When taking the exam to assess a student’s integrity, the exam must be passed with at least a 59.5% in order to earn credit for the course.  

To achieve success, students are expected to submit work in each course weekly. Students can learn at their own pace; however, “any pace” still means that students must make progress in the course every week. To measure learning, students complete self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, projects, discussion-based assessments, and discussions. Students are expected to maintain regular contact with teachers; the minimum requirement is monthly. When teachers, students, and parents work together, students are successful.