Honors English 2B

Honors English 2B is the second  of a two-semester online course designed to improve students’ ability to communicate, interpret, analyze, read, write, and research. The course is aligned to the TEKS with products and processes differentiated from the on-level course in preparation for success in advanced pathways. Each unit blends the reading of rich, mentor texts with the opportunity for you to engage intimately with the process of research and writing.

Upon completing this course you will be able to:

• Read and evaluate instructions that include graphics for clarity and visual appeal.
• Write clear procedural instructions.
• Create work-related documents such as emails, correspondence, and/or memos.
• Read and evaluate format and graphics of various informational texts.
• Draw conclusions from multiple graphic sources about the ideas presented in various informational texts.
• Analyze various genres of literature and understand their significance to culture.
• Analyze the critical attributes of each genre to appreciate the artistry of the writer.
• Develop and use research-based word attack skills when encountering unknown vocabulary.
• Incorporate standard grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling into all written work.
• Analyze written research studies, develop a worthy research question, gather credible sources, synthesize those sources, and construct a presentation mindful of audience, message and purpose.
• Examine sources for credibility and bias, including omission.
• Examine sources for faulty reasoning such as incorrect premise, hasty generalizations, and either-or,
• Display academic citations, including for paraphrased and quoted text, and use source materials ethically to avoid plagiarism.
• Use comprehension skills to listen attentively to others.
• Listen responsively to a speaker by taking notes.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of a speaker’s main and supporting ideas.
   

• Interactive Notebook – In the form of a small composition notebook, a spiral notebook, or loose-leaf paper kept in a binder. Alternately, you may keep a digital notebook.
• Dictionary access: physical or authoritative online dictionary
• Textbook: Mirrors & Windows: Connecting with Literature (Grade 10). Prentice Hall: Pearson. ISBN: 978-1-53383-667-0
• Internet Access
• Adobe Reader

Each semester contains 9 units and one final exam.

Each Unit contains:

• 5 to 6 lessons. Each lesson includes some or all of the following components: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate.
• Self-assessments to help you check your own understanding of the material covered in each lesson. You must complete these assessments in order to advance in the course.
• 1 to 2 graded assignments

The final examination is comprehensive; it covers the material from all 9 units. To pass the course, you must receive a grade of 70 percent or better. You can apply to take the Final Exam after 100 percent of your graded assignments have been submitted, and at least 70 percent have been graded and returned to you.

Format: Multiple-choice and essay, online
Time Allowed: 3 hours
Materials Allowed: none

1. Procedural and Work-Related Topics
2. Julius Caesar Part 1
3. Julius Caesar Part 2
4. Research Part 1
5. Research Part 2
6. Importance of Words (Tuesdays with Morrie)
7. Thematic Unit: The Value of Loyalty
8. Listening
9. Media Literacy