English 2A & 2B

• Unit 1: Lessons from History

Schema Building: Cornell Notes: Why Teach History?

Task 1: The Remembered War

Task 2: The American Dust Bowl  0.5 Credit

Task 3: One-Pager: The Wrath of Grapes Boycott  0.5 Credit

Engaging Scenario: What We’ve Learned About Ourselves from History  0.5 Credit

• Unit 2: The Challenge of Change

Schema Building: Multiparagraph Summary: The Challenge of Change

Task 1: SOAPStone: Dial Versus Digital

Task 2: Précis: Fish Cheeks  0.5 Credit

Task 3: Theme: Harrison Bergeron  0.5 Credit

Engaging Scenario: Presentation: California’s Drought  1.0 Credit

• Unit 3: The Search for Identity

Schema Building: Annotate: Perspective and the Search for a Common Human Purpose

Task 1: Nature vs Nurture Investigation

Task 2: Personal Narrative: Someone Who Changed My Life  0.5 Credit

Engaging Scenario: Digital Scrapbook—The Search for Identity  1.0 Credit

English 2B Syllabus

• Unit 4: Discovering the Truth

Schema Building: IVF paragraph: 3 Ways to Find the Truth - About Yourself

Task 1: Say—Mean—Matter Chart: Exploring Universal Truths

Task 2: Tracing Themes: Robert Frost’s Poetry  0.5 Credit

Task 3: One-Pager: The Painful Truth  0.5 Credit

Engaging Scenario: Presentation: Uncomfortable World Truths  0.5 Credit

• Unit 5: The Making of Heroes

Schema Building: Cornell Notes: 5 Unsung Heroes Who Shaped Modern Life

Task 1: SOAPStone: Everyday Heroes

Task 2: Précis: Are Athletes Heroes?  0.5 Credit

Task 3: Essay: What Makes a Hero?  0.5 Credit

Engaging Scenario: Are They Heroes? 1.0 Credit

• Unit 6: In the Name of Love

Schema Building: Short Answers: What Is Love?

Task 1: Choices: Must You Love Yourself?

Task 2: One-Pager: Loving Yourself  0.5 Credit

Engaging Scenario: Personal Presentation—The Quest for Love  1.0 Credit