Freshman English I

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Unit 1 Reading and Writing

1.       Word Meanings 9.     Using Vocabulary 17.  Project: Delivering a Speech
2.     Word Parts 10.  Spelling and Pronunciation 18.  Quiz 3: Speaking
3.     Determining the Author’s Meaning 11.   Quiz 2: Writing 19.  Review
4.     Reading Strategies 12.  Listening 20.  Special Project
5.     Essay: Persuasion 13.  Using Visual Aids 21.  Test
6.     Quiz 1: Reading 14.  Essay: The Value of Visual Aids 22.  Alternate Test
7.     Preparing the Write a Paper 15.  Speaking 23.  Glossary and Credits
8.     Drafting 16.  Project: Oral Reading

Unit 2 The Structure of Language

1.       Parts of Speech and Noun Types 9.     Pronouns and Antecedents 17.  Essay: Informal Letter
2.     Plural Nouns 10.  Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections 18.  Essay: Business Letter
3.     Possessive Nouns 11.   Phrases 19.  Quiz 3: Sentence Structure and Letter Writing
4.     Adjectives 12.  Clauses 20.  Review
5.     Verbs: Principal Parts, Tense, Voice, and Mood 13.  Quiz 2: Phrases, Clauses, and Pronouns 21.  Special Project
6.     Working with Verbs 14.  Sentence Parts 22.  Test
7.     Adverbs 15.  Sentence Structure 23.  Alternate Test
8.     Quiz 1: Nouns, Verbs, and Modifiers 16.  Letter Writing 24.  Glossary and Credits

Unit 3 Language Use and Language History

1.       Avoiding Common Errors 5.     Analogies 9.     Moving and Morphing 13.  Special Project
2.     Verb Tense 6.     Gerunds and Participles 10.  A Brief History of English 14.  Test
3.     Quiz: Avoiding Common Errors 7.     Quiz: Comparing Correctly 11.   Quiz: Nature of Language; History of English 15.  Alternate Test
4.     Comparing with Adjectives and Adverbs 8.     Nature of Language 12.  Review 16.  Glossary and Credits

Unit 4 Researching a Complex Process

1.       Modes and Methods 12.  Web Sources 23. Multimedia Presentation
2.     Structures and Features 13.  Writing Note Cards 24. Adding Media
3.     Interpreting Visuals 14.  Using Sources 25. Presenting
4.     Complex Processes 15.  Works Cited 26.  Final Draft of Complex Process Essay
5.     Complex Process Project 16.  Prewriting Strategies 27.  Peer Review and Evaluation
6.     Complex Process Project Assessment 17.  Plagiarism 28.  Quiz 3: Write Right!
7.     Quiz 1: Reading Exposition 18.  Quiz 2: Research and Writing 29.  Special Project
8.     Choosing a Topic 19.  Complex Process Essay 30.  Review
9.     Proposal, Outline, and Works Cited 20.  Introduction to Conclusion 31.  Test
10.  Finding Sources in the Library 21.  Language, Voice, and Style 32.  Alternate Test
11.   Library Hunt 22. Revision and Evaluation 33.  Glossary and Credits

Unit 5 Practical Persuasion

1.       What is persuasion? 8.     Conducting an Interview 15.  Quiz: Speaking Persuasively
2.     SOAP and the World of Business 9.     Writing a Rough Draft 16.  Special Project
3.     Quiz: Persuasion and Business 10.  Writing Your Rough Draft 17.  Review
4.     Introducing an Argument and Building an Outline 11.   Revising Your Draft 18.  Test
5.     Introducing an Argument 12.  Quiz: The Persuasive Proposal 19.  Alternate Test
6.     Researching an Argument 13.  The Persuasive Speech 20.  Glossary and Credits
7.     Researching Your Argument 14.  Giving Your Persuasive Speech

Other Assignments

1.     Book Report

2.     Final Test