English II
Fall Semester | ||||
Unit Title | Reading and Writing the Narrative | Rhetoric and Synthesis | Literary Analysis: Character and Conflict | Poetry and Sound |
Time | 3 weeks | 4 weeks | 5 weeks | 3 weeks |
Understandings | Successful argumentation depends on the clarity of the claim and the quality of the appeals to the audience that support it.
When authors combine specific detail with commentary or insight, their narratives become more engaging and meaningful to readers.
Well-chosen anecdotes and narrative examples can be highly effective in explaining thinking to an audience. | Successful argumentation depends on the clarity of the claim and the quality of the appeals to the audience that support it.
Successful argumentation depends on the clarity of the claim and the quality of the evidence that supports it.
Authors make specific genre decisions based on their audience, purpose, and message.
Successful writers use rhetorical devices to convince an audience. | Authors use a variety of both explicit and implicit techniques when creating complex characters.
An isolated scene in a literary work is significant for its contribution to the development of the work’s plot and theme.
Convincing analysis comes from a combination of effective organizing structure, an engaging idea, and astute commentary.
| Examining how the structural elements of a poem leads to a deeper understanding of the poem’s meaning.
Poets often use various forms of poetry, including subverting some classic forms, in order to create meaning or contribute to purpose.
Writers choose language to create tone depending on their purpose and the message they want to convey or emphasize. |
TEKS | Priority TEKS:7.E.i, 7.E.iii, 9.B.ii, 10.B
Other TEKS: 3, 4.D 4.E, 4. F, 4.G, 5.A, 5.B, 5.C,8.A, 9.A, 9.C. 9.D.ii, 10.C. | Priority TEKS: 7.E.i, 7.E.ii, 7.E.iii, 8.A, 10.B
Other TEKS:2.A, 2.C, 4.G, 4.H, 5.I, 5.J,8.B, 8.C, 8.E, 8.F, 8.G, 10.C, 11.G.i, 11.G.ii | Priority TEKS: 6.B, 6.C, 9.B.i-ii
Other TEKS: 2.B, 4.A, 4.B, 4.C, 4.F, 5.C, 5.D, 5.E, 5.G, 6.A, 6.D, 7.C, 9.A, 9.C, 9.D.iii, 9E | Priority TEKS: 7.B, 8.B, 8.D
Other TEKS: 2.B, 4.B, 4.I, 5.A, 5.B, 5.G, 7.A, 8.C |
Ongoing TEKS | 1A 1B, 2A, 3A, 4F, 4H, 4I, 5B, 8D, 9A, 9B, 11F, 11I | |||
Spring Semester | ||||
Unit Title | Research and Argument | Multigenre Reading & Writing | Curriculum Review | Book Clubs |
Time | 6 weeks | 5 weeks | 2 weeks | 5-6 weeks |
Understandings | Convincing argumentation comes from a combination of effective organizing structure, an engaging claim, astute commentary, and persuasive support.
Successful argumentation depends on relevant evidence combined with effective appeals in support of a clear, arguable claim.
Clearly and coherently combining the ideas of more than one source allows a writer to successfully support a thesis or claim.
| Successful readers use specific text evidence to make inferences in order to reach reasonable conclusions about a text’s meaning.
Authors make specific genre decisions based on their audience, purpose, and message.
Successful writers are aware of genre expectations when composing literary or informational texts. | Writers develop characters and create conflicts in order to illustrate aspects of the human condition.
Successful argumentation depends on the clarity of the claim and the quality of the appeals to the audience that support it.
Recognizing how diction and syntax contribute to tone is key to understanding an author’s purpose and meaning.
| Proficient readers use specific text evidence to reach and express reasonable conclusions about an author’s intent and a text’s meaning.
Writers develop characters and create conflicts in order to illustrate aspects of the human condition.
The historical and cultural setting of a text influences its characterization, plot, and theme. |
TEKS | Priority TEKS:, 9.B.i-ii, 10.C, 11.F
Other TEKS: 5.I, 7.D.i, 7.E.i-iii, 7.F, 8.A,9.A, 9.C, 9.D. i, ii-vi, 9.E, 11.A, 11.B, 11.C, 11.D, 11.E, 11.G i-ii, 11H, 11.I | Priority TEKS: 4.F, 8.A, 10.A
Other TEKS: 3, 4.F, 4.G, 4.H, 4.E, 5.A, 5.B, 5.C, 5.F, 6.A, 6.B, 6.C, 6.D, 7.A, 7.B, 7.C, 7.D.ii, 7.F, 8.A, 8.B, 8.D, 10.A, 10.B | Priority TEKS: 6.A, 7.E.i,ii,iii, 8F,
Other TEKS: 2.B, 4.F, 4.H, 5.C,, 6.C, 7.D i-ii, 8.D-F, 9.A | Priority TEKS: 1.C, 5.C, 6.A
Other TEKS:1.A, 1.B, 1.D, 4.A, 4.B, 4.E, 4.F, 4.I, 5.A, 5.B, 5.E, 5.G, 5.H, 5.J, 6.B, 6.C, 6.DE,
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Ongoing TEKS | 1A 1B, 2A, 3A, 4F, 4H, 4I, 5B, 8D, 9A, 9B, 11F, 11I | |||