IXL Weekly Boost skill plan - Language arts 11th grade

IXL Weekly Boost skill plan - Language arts 11th grade

Boost learning with IXL's week-by-week skill plan, which provides comprehensive coverage of eleventh grade language arts topics!

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1	Week 1
Reading strategies		1. Identify the narrative point of view
Reading strategies
1. Identify the narrative point of view

Writing strategies		1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea
Writing strategies
1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea

Vocabulary		1. Prefixes
Vocabulary
1. Prefixes

Grammar and mechanics		1. Is it a phrase or a clause? 2. Identify dependent and independent clauses
Grammar and mechanics
1. Is it a phrase or a clause? 2. Identify dependent and independent clauses

2	Week 2
Reading strategies		1. Analyze short stories: set 1
Reading strategies
1. Analyze short stories: set 1

Writing strategies		1. Identify supporting evidence in a text
Writing strategies
1. Identify supporting evidence in a text

Vocabulary		1. Suffixes
Vocabulary
1. Suffixes

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify prepositional phrases 2. Identify appositives and appositive phrases
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify prepositional phrases 2. Identify appositives and appositive phrases

3	Week 3
Reading strategies		1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
Reading strategies
1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source

Writing strategies		1. Order topics from broadest to narrowest
Writing strategies
1. Order topics from broadest to narrowest

Vocabulary		1. Word pattern analogies
Vocabulary
1. Word pattern analogies

Grammar and mechanics		1. Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?
Grammar and mechanics
1. Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?

4	Week 4
Writing strategies		1. Organize information by main idea
Writing strategies
1. Organize information by main idea

Vocabulary		1. Word pattern sentences
Vocabulary
1. Word pattern sentences

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify sentence fragments 2. Identify run-on sentences
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify sentence fragments 2. Identify run-on sentences

5	Week 5
Reading strategies		1. Recall the source of an allusion
Reading strategies
1. Recall the source of an allusion

Writing strategies		1. Identify thesis statements
Writing strategies
1. Identify thesis statements

Vocabulary		1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Vocabulary
1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Grammar and mechanics		1. Choose punctuation to avoid fragments and run-ons
Grammar and mechanics
1. Choose punctuation to avoid fragments and run-ons

6	Week 6
Reading strategies		1. Compare passages for tone
Reading strategies
1. Compare passages for tone

Writing strategies		1. Choose the best evidence to support a claim
Writing strategies
1. Choose the best evidence to support a claim

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context

Grammar and mechanics		1. Commas with compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences
Grammar and mechanics
1. Commas with compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences

7	Week 7
Reading strategies		1. Analyze short stories: set 2
Reading strategies
1. Analyze short stories: set 2

Writing strategies		1. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
Writing strategies
1. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context

Grammar and mechanics		1. Join sentences with semicolons, colons, and commas 2. Combine sentences using relative clauses
Grammar and mechanics
1. Join sentences with semicolons, colons, and commas 2. Combine sentences using relative clauses

8	Week 8
Writing strategies		1. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim
Writing strategies
1. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim

Vocabulary		1. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
Vocabulary
1. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		1. Commas with direct addresses, introductory elements, absolute phrases, interjections, interrupters, and antithetical phrases 2. Commas with series, dates, and places
Grammar and mechanics
1. Commas with direct addresses, introductory elements, absolute phrases, interjections, interrupters, and antithetical phrases 2. Commas with series, dates, and places

9	Week 9
Reading strategies		1. Determine the main idea of a passage
Reading strategies
1. Determine the main idea of a passage

Writing strategies		1. Distinguish facts from opinions
Writing strategies
1. Distinguish facts from opinions

Vocabulary		1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
Vocabulary
1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words

Grammar and mechanics		1. Correct capitalization errors 2. Formatting quotations and dialogue
Grammar and mechanics
1. Correct capitalization errors 2. Formatting quotations and dialogue

10	Week 10
Writing strategies		1. Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 7th edition)
Writing strategies
1. Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 7th edition)

Vocabulary		1. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 2. Identify and correct errors with compound and joint possession
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 2. Identify and correct errors with compound and joint possession

11	Week 11
Reading strategies		1. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1
Reading strategies
1. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1

Writing strategies		1. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th edition)
Writing strategies
1. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th edition)

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify and correct errors with subject and object pronouns 2. Subject and object pronouns review
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify and correct errors with subject and object pronouns 2. Subject and object pronouns review

12	Week 12
Writing strategies		1. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th edition)
Writing strategies
1. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th edition)

Vocabulary		1. Use the correct homophone
Vocabulary
1. Use the correct homophone

Grammar and mechanics		1. Pronouns after "than" and "as" 2. Identify and correct pronoun errors with "who"
Grammar and mechanics
1. Pronouns after "than" and "as" 2. Identify and correct pronoun errors with "who"

13	Week 13
Reading strategies		1. Which text is most formal?
Reading strategies
1. Which text is most formal?

Writing strategies		1. Identify plagiarism
Writing strategies
1. Identify plagiarism

Vocabulary		1. Identify and correct errors with homophones
Vocabulary
1. Identify and correct errors with homophones

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use relative pronouns: who and whom 2. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use relative pronouns: who and whom 2. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that

14	Week 14
Reading strategies		1. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2
Reading strategies
1. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2

Writing strategies		1. Identify sentences with parallel structure
Writing strategies
1. Identify sentences with parallel structure

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify vague pronoun references 2. Identify all of the possible antecedents
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify vague pronoun references 2. Identify all of the possible antecedents

15	Week 15
Writing strategies		1. Use parallel structure
Writing strategies
1. Use parallel structure

Vocabulary		1. Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects
Vocabulary
1. Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify transitive and intransitive verbs 2. Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify transitive and intransitive verbs 2. Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns

16	Week 16
Reading strategies		1. Identify audience and purpose
Reading strategies
1. Identify audience and purpose

Vocabulary		1. Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage
Vocabulary
1. Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify participles and what they modify 2. Identify gerunds and their functions
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify participles and what they modify 2. Identify gerunds and their functions

17	Week 17
Reading strategies		1. Trace an argument: set 1
Reading strategies
1. Trace an argument: set 1

Writing strategies		1. Classify logical fallacies
Writing strategies
1. Classify logical fallacies

Vocabulary		1. Explore words with new or contested usages
Vocabulary
1. Explore words with new or contested usages

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify infinitives and infinitive phrases
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify infinitives and infinitive phrases

18	Week 18
Writing strategies		1. Evaluate counterclaims
Writing strategies
1. Evaluate counterclaims

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify and correct errors with subject-verb agreement 2. Identify and correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify and correct errors with subject-verb agreement 2. Identify and correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement

19	Week 19
Reading strategies		1. Trace an argument: set 2
Reading strategies
1. Trace an argument: set 2

Writing strategies		1. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim
Writing strategies
1. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify and correct verb agreement with compound subjects
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify and correct verb agreement with compound subjects

20	Week 20
Writing strategies		1. Use the correct frequently confused word
Writing strategies
1. Use the correct frequently confused word

Vocabulary		1. Describe the difference between related words
Vocabulary
1. Describe the difference between related words

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form the progressive verb tenses 2. Form the perfect verb tenses
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form the progressive verb tenses 2. Form the perfect verb tenses

21	Week 21
Reading strategies		1. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone
Reading strategies
1. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone

Writing strategies		1. Identify and correct errors with frequently confused words
Writing strategies
1. Identify and correct errors with frequently confused words

Grammar and mechanics		1. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person 2. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense
Grammar and mechanics
1. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person 2. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense

22	Week 22
Reading strategies		1. Classify the figure of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox
Reading strategies
1. Classify the figure of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox

Writing strategies		1. Identify and correct errors with frequently confused pronouns and contractions
Writing strategies
1. Identify and correct errors with frequently confused pronouns and contractions

Vocabulary		1. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence
Vocabulary
1. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use hyphens in compound adjectives
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use hyphens in compound adjectives

23	Week 23
Reading strategies		1. Classify the figure of speech: anaphora, antithesis, apostrophe, assonance, chiasmus, understatement
Reading strategies
1. Classify the figure of speech: anaphora, antithesis, apostrophe, assonance, chiasmus, understatement

Writing strategies		1. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements
Writing strategies
1. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements

Vocabulary		1. Use words accurately and precisely
Vocabulary
1. Use words accurately and precisely

Grammar and mechanics		1. Commas with coordinate adjectives
Grammar and mechanics
1. Commas with coordinate adjectives

24	Week 24
Reading strategies		1. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1
Reading strategies
1. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1

Writing strategies		1. Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing
Writing strategies
1. Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives 2. Good, better, best, bad, worse, and worst
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives 2. Good, better, best, bad, worse, and worst

25	Week 25
Reading strategies		1. Interpret the figure of speech
Reading strategies
1. Interpret the figure of speech

Writing strategies		1. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims
Writing strategies
1. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs 2. Well, better, best, badly, worse, and worst
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs 2. Well, better, best, badly, worse, and worst

26	Week 26
Reading strategies		1. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2
Reading strategies
1. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2

Vocabulary		1. Replace words using a thesaurus
Vocabulary
1. Replace words using a thesaurus

Writing strategies		1. Remove redundant words or phrases
Writing strategies
1. Remove redundant words or phrases

Grammar and mechanics		1. Choose between adjectives and adverbs
Grammar and mechanics
1. Choose between adjectives and adverbs

27	Week 27
Reading strategies		1. Classify the figure of speech: review
Reading strategies
1. Classify the figure of speech: review

Writing strategies		1. Correct errors with commonly misspelled words
Writing strategies
1. Correct errors with commonly misspelled words

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use colons and commas to introduce lists, quotations, and appositives 2. Use semicolons and commas to separate items in a series
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use colons and commas to introduce lists, quotations, and appositives 2. Use semicolons and commas to separate items in a series

28	Week 28
Writing strategies		1. Correct errors with signs
Writing strategies
1. Correct errors with signs

Vocabulary		1. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words
Vocabulary
1. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words

Grammar and mechanics		1. Commas: review 2. Semicolons, colons, and commas review
Grammar and mechanics
1. Commas: review 2. Semicolons, colons, and commas review

29	Week 29
Reading strategies		1. Identify elements of poetry
Reading strategies
1. Identify elements of poetry

Vocabulary		1. Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions
Vocabulary
1. Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use dashes 2. Decide whether ellipses are used appropriately
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use dashes 2. Decide whether ellipses are used appropriately

30	Week 30
Writing strategies		1. Correct errors in everyday use
Writing strategies
1. Correct errors in everyday use

Vocabulary		1. Use the correct foreign expression
Vocabulary
1. Use the correct foreign expression

Grammar and mechanics		1. Misplaced modifiers with pictures 2. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier
Grammar and mechanics
1. Misplaced modifiers with pictures 2. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier

31	Week 31
Reading strategies		1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Reading strategies
1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Writing strategies		1. Avoid double, illogical, and unclear comparisons
Writing strategies
1. Avoid double, illogical, and unclear comparisons

Vocabulary		1. Analogies
Vocabulary
1. Analogies

Grammar and mechanics		1. Are the modifiers used correctly?
Grammar and mechanics
1. Are the modifiers used correctly?

32	Week 32
Writing strategies		1. Suggest appropriate revisions
Writing strategies
1. Suggest appropriate revisions

Vocabulary		1. Analogies: challenge
Vocabulary
1. Analogies: challenge

Grammar and mechanics		1. What does the punctuation suggest? 2. Commas with nonrestrictive elements
Grammar and mechanics
1. What does the punctuation suggest? 2. Commas with nonrestrictive elements