English 11
An eleventh-grade English course centered on American literature, rhetorical argument, synthesis, research, and college-ready analytical writing.
5 units and 20 lessons, for Grade 11. Free on Slate.
Unit 1: American Literature Foundations
Study origin stories, early American writing, and the relationship between text, history, and identity.
- American Literary Periods (10 min)
- Foundational Documents (10 min)
- Romanticism and Transcendentalism (10 min)
- Realism, Naturalism, and Regionalism (10 min)
Unit 2: Modern and Contemporary American Literature
Trace changing American voices across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
- Modernism (10 min)
- The Harlem Renaissance (10 min)
- Postwar and Contemporary Fiction (10 min)
- American Poetry Seminar (10 min)
Unit 3: Rhetoric and Argument
Analyze and write arguments for real audiences and purposes.
- Rhetorical Analysis (10 min)
- Line of Reasoning (10 min)
- Counterargument and Rebuttal (10 min)
- Timed Argument Writing (10 min)
Unit 4: Research Project
Produce a sustained research argument using credible sources and ethical citation.
- Inquiry and Proposal (10 min)
- Annotated Bibliography (10 min)
- Synthesizing Perspectives (10 min)
- Research Paper Drafting (10 min)
Unit 5: College Readiness, Voice, and Revision
Polish writing, speaking, and reading habits for senior-year and college-level work.
- Personal Narrative and Reflection (10 min)
- Sentence Style and Syntax (10 min)
- Seminar Presentation (10 min)
- Portfolio and Goals (10 min)