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Skill plan for English 3D - Course B

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1	Volume 1
Issue 1: Gaming		Reading strategies 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the author's point of view 3. Read passages about sports and hobbies Writing strategies 4. Choose the best topic sentence 5. Choose evidence to support a claim Vocabulary 6. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 7. Choose the synonym 8. Describe the difference between related words 9. Word pattern analogies Grammar and mechanics 10. Identify adjectives 11. Order adjectives 12. Identify common and proper nouns 13. Use the correct subject or verb
Issue 1: Gaming
Reading strategies 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the author's point of view 3. Read passages about sports and hobbies Writing strategies 4. Choose the best topic sentence 5. Choose evidence to support a claim Vocabulary 6. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 7. Choose the synonym 8. Describe the difference between related words 9. Word pattern analogies Grammar and mechanics 10. Identify adjectives 11. Order adjectives 12. Identify common and proper nouns 13. Use the correct subject or verb

Issue 2: Healthy Choices		Reading strategies 1. Compare and contrast points of view 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Read passages about famous people Writing strategies 4. Suggest appropriate revisions 5. Choose the best concluding sentence 6. Choose the best transition Vocabulary 7. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 8. Find synonyms in context Grammar and mechanics 9. Formatting and capitalizing titles: review 10. Identify pronouns and their antecedents 11. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 12. Use the correct frequently confused word
Issue 2: Healthy Choices
Reading strategies 1. Compare and contrast points of view 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Read passages about famous people Writing strategies 4. Suggest appropriate revisions 5. Choose the best concluding sentence 6. Choose the best transition Vocabulary 7. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 8. Find synonyms in context Grammar and mechanics 9. Formatting and capitalizing titles: review 10. Identify pronouns and their antecedents 11. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 12. Use the correct frequently confused word

Issue 3: Street Art		Reading strategies 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Read poetry Writing strategies 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts 5. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs Vocabulary 6. Select the members of a group Grammar and mechanics 7. Identify dependent and independent clauses 8. Correct errors with frequently confused words 9. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 10. Commas with compound and complex sentences
Issue 3: Street Art
Reading strategies 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Read poetry Writing strategies 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts 5. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs Vocabulary 6. Select the members of a group Grammar and mechanics 7. Identify dependent and independent clauses 8. Correct errors with frequently confused words 9. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 10. Commas with compound and complex sentences

Issue 4: Plastic Pollution		Reading strategies 1. Read about science and nature 2. Trace an argument Writing strategies 3. Formatting quotations and dialogue 4. Identify and correct plagiarism 5. Identify counterclaims Vocabulary 6. Find words using context 7. Positive and negative connotation Grammar and mechanics 8. What does the modal verb show? 9. Use the correct modal verb 10. Commas with direct addresses, introductory words, interjections, and interrupters
Issue 4: Plastic Pollution
Reading strategies 1. Read about science and nature 2. Trace an argument Writing strategies 3. Formatting quotations and dialogue 4. Identify and correct plagiarism 5. Identify counterclaims Vocabulary 6. Find words using context 7. Positive and negative connotation Grammar and mechanics 8. What does the modal verb show? 9. Use the correct modal verb 10. Commas with direct addresses, introductory words, interjections, and interrupters

Issue 5: Texting		Reading strategies 1. Identify text structures 2. Compare information from two texts 3. Read about business and technology Writing strategies 4. Combine main ideas from two texts 5. Which sentence is more formal? 6. Distinguish facts from opinions Vocabulary 7. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 8. Use the correct homophone Grammar and mechanics 9. Simple past, present, and future tense: review 10. Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex? 11. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 12. Correct errors with signs
Issue 5: Texting
Reading strategies 1. Identify text structures 2. Compare information from two texts 3. Read about business and technology Writing strategies 4. Combine main ideas from two texts 5. Which sentence is more formal? 6. Distinguish facts from opinions Vocabulary 7. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 8. Use the correct homophone Grammar and mechanics 9. Simple past, present, and future tense: review 10. Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex? 11. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 12. Correct errors with signs

Issue 6: Fast Friends		Reading strategies 1. Identify story elements 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Draw inferences from a text 4. Identify supporting details in literary texts 5. Determine the themes of short stories 6. Compare passages for tone Writing strategies 7. Identify sensory details 8. Show character emotions and traits 9. Add imagery to stories Vocabulary 10. Determine the meanings of similes Grammar and mechanics 11. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person 12. Punctuating dialogue 13. Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent
Issue 6: Fast Friends
Reading strategies 1. Identify story elements 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Draw inferences from a text 4. Identify supporting details in literary texts 5. Determine the themes of short stories 6. Compare passages for tone Writing strategies 7. Identify sensory details 8. Show character emotions and traits 9. Add imagery to stories Vocabulary 10. Determine the meanings of similes Grammar and mechanics 11. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person 12. Punctuating dialogue 13. Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent

Word Analysis		Prefixes and suffixes 1. Words with pre- 2. Words with re- 3. Words with sub- 4. Words with mis- 5. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 6. Words with -ful 7. Words with -less 8. Words with -able and -ible
Word Analysis
Prefixes and suffixes 1. Words with pre- 2. Words with re- 3. Words with sub- 4. Words with mis- 5. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 6. Words with -ful 7. Words with -less 8. Words with -able and -ible

2	Volume 2
Issue 1: Female Athletes		Reading strategies 1. Compare and contrast points of view 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Read about famous places Writing strategies 4. Distinguish facts from opinions 5. Identify an author's statement of opinion 6. Choose evidence to support a claim Vocabulary 7. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Grammar and mechanics 8. Use the correct subject or verb 9. Correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement 10. Use the correct verb – with compound subjects 11. Use the correct frequently confused word
Issue 1: Female Athletes
Reading strategies 1. Compare and contrast points of view 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Read about famous places Writing strategies 4. Distinguish facts from opinions 5. Identify an author's statement of opinion 6. Choose evidence to support a claim Vocabulary 7. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Grammar and mechanics 8. Use the correct subject or verb 9. Correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement 10. Use the correct verb – with compound subjects 11. Use the correct frequently confused word

Issue 2: Testing on Animals		Reading strategies 1. Read about animals 2. Determine the author's point of view Writing strategies 3. Which sentence is more formal? 4. Choose the best transition Vocabulary 5. Find words using context Grammar and mechanics 6. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 7. Correct capitalization errors 8. Correct errors in everyday use
Issue 2: Testing on Animals
Reading strategies 1. Read about animals 2. Determine the author's point of view Writing strategies 3. Which sentence is more formal? 4. Choose the best transition Vocabulary 5. Find words using context Grammar and mechanics 6. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 7. Correct capitalization errors 8. Correct errors in everyday use

Issue 3: Living with Drought		Reading strategies 1. Match problems with their solutions 2. Analyze short stories 3. Select and use text features 4. Compare two texts with different genres Writing strategies 5. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs 6. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Vocabulary 7. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational Grammar and mechanics 8. Identify dependent and independent clauses 9. Commas with compound and complex sentences 10. Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex?
Issue 3: Living with Drought
Reading strategies 1. Match problems with their solutions 2. Analyze short stories 3. Select and use text features 4. Compare two texts with different genres Writing strategies 5. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs 6. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Vocabulary 7. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational Grammar and mechanics 8. Identify dependent and independent clauses 9. Commas with compound and complex sentences 10. Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex?

Issue 4: Online Bullying		Reading strategies 1. Trace an argument Writing strategies 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts 3. Identify counterclaims 4. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) Vocabulary 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 6. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 Grammar and mechanics 7. What does the modal verb show? 8. Use the correct modal verb
Issue 4: Online Bullying
Reading strategies 1. Trace an argument Writing strategies 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts 3. Identify counterclaims 4. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) Vocabulary 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 6. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 Grammar and mechanics 7. What does the modal verb show? 8. Use the correct modal verb

Issue 5: Media & Image		Reading strategies 1. Combine main ideas from two texts 2. Read about history 3. Identify text structures 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts Writing strategies 5. Suggest appropriate revisions 6. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions) Vocabulary 7. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Grammar and mechanics 8. Identify active and passive voice
Issue 5: Media & Image
Reading strategies 1. Combine main ideas from two texts 2. Read about history 3. Identify text structures 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts Writing strategies 5. Suggest appropriate revisions 6. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions) Vocabulary 7. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Grammar and mechanics 8. Identify active and passive voice

Issue 6: Honesty		Reading strategies 1. Read drama 2. Determine the themes of short stories 3. Draw inferences from literary texts 4. Compare passages for tone 5. Identify the narrative point of view Writing strategies 6. Show character emotions and traits 7. Put the sentences in order 8. Identify sensory details Vocabulary 9. Describe the difference between related words Grammar and mechanics 10. Identify vague pronoun references 11. Identify all of the possible antecedents
Issue 6: Honesty
Reading strategies 1. Read drama 2. Determine the themes of short stories 3. Draw inferences from literary texts 4. Compare passages for tone 5. Identify the narrative point of view Writing strategies 6. Show character emotions and traits 7. Put the sentences in order 8. Identify sensory details Vocabulary 9. Describe the difference between related words Grammar and mechanics 10. Identify vague pronoun references 11. Identify all of the possible antecedents

Word Analysis		1. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning
Word Analysis
1. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning

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