IXL skill plan | 12th grade plan for Odell Education High School Literacy Program

How Can I Prepare for Life after High School?
1: What's Next?		1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Use dashes 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 4. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1
1: What's Next?
1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Use dashes 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 4. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1

2: My Options		1. Which text is most formal? 2. Rewrite the sentence in active voice 3. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone 4. Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 5. Identify plagiarism
2: My Options
1. Which text is most formal? 2. Rewrite the sentence in active voice 3. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone 4. Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 5. Identify plagiarism

3: Prepare		1. Identify dependent and independent clauses 2. Identify sentence fragments 3. Identify run-on sentences 4. Choose punctuation to avoid fragments and run-ons
3: Prepare
1. Identify dependent and independent clauses 2. Identify sentence fragments 3. Identify run-on sentences 4. Choose punctuation to avoid fragments and run-ons

4: Culminating Task		1. Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? 2. Correct capitalization errors 3. Commas with direct addresses, introductory elements, absolute phrases, interjections, interrupters, and antithetical phrases 4. Commas with series, dates, and places 5. Order topics from broadest to narrowest 6. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
4: Culminating Task
1. Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? 2. Correct capitalization errors 3. Commas with direct addresses, introductory elements, absolute phrases, interjections, interrupters, and antithetical phrases 4. Commas with series, dates, and places 5. Order topics from broadest to narrowest 6. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs

What Does It Mean to Live a Life Well-Lived?
1: Perspectives on What It Means to Live a Life Well-Lived		Figures of speech 1. Interpret the figure of speech 2. Classify the figure of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox 3. Classify the figure of speech: review Supporting arguments 4. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim Analyze texts 5. Compare passages for tone 6. Identify audience and purpose 7. Identify elements of poetry 8. Match the quotations with their themes
1: Perspectives on What It Means to Live a Life Well-Lived
Figures of speech 1. Interpret the figure of speech 2. Classify the figure of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox 3. Classify the figure of speech: review Supporting arguments 4. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim Analyze texts 5. Compare passages for tone 6. Identify audience and purpose 7. Identify elements of poetry 8. Match the quotations with their themes

2: Seminar Reading and Discussion		1. Trace an argument: set 1 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 3. Which text is most formal? 4. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 5. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea
2: Seminar Reading and Discussion
1. Trace an argument: set 1 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 3. Which text is most formal? 4. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 5. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea

3: Developing an Evocative Presentation		1. Organize information by topic 2. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 3. Order topics from broadest to narrowest 4. Correct errors with commonly misspelled words
3: Developing an Evocative Presentation
1. Organize information by topic 2. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 3. Order topics from broadest to narrowest 4. Correct errors with commonly misspelled words

4: Culminating Task		1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Use personification 3. Formatting quotations and dialogue 4. Describe the difference between related words
4: Culminating Task
1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Use personification 3. Formatting quotations and dialogue 4. Describe the difference between related words

Community
1: What is Community?		1. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions 4. Match the quotations with their themes 5. Interpret the figure of speech
1: What is Community?
1. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions 4. Match the quotations with their themes 5. Interpret the figure of speech

2: How Authors Write about Community		Vocabulary 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Figures of speech 3. Classify the figure of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox 4. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Analyze nonfiction texts 5. Identify audience and purpose 6. Determine the main idea of a passage 7. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2 8. Analyze passages from Walden: Part 1 9. Analyze passages from Walden: Part 2 Grammar and mechanics 10. Complete the sentence with the correct pair of correlative conjunctions 11. Commas with compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences 12. Combine sentences using relative clauses
2: How Authors Write about Community
Vocabulary 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Figures of speech 3. Classify the figure of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox 4. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Analyze nonfiction texts 5. Identify audience and purpose 6. Determine the main idea of a passage 7. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2 8. Analyze passages from Walden: Part 1 9. Analyze passages from Walden: Part 2 Grammar and mechanics 10. Complete the sentence with the correct pair of correlative conjunctions 11. Commas with compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences 12. Combine sentences using relative clauses

3: The Role of Rhetoric in Communication		Vocabulary 1. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 2. Describe the difference between related words Analyze arguments 3. Classify logical fallacies 4. Choose the best evidence to support a claim 5. Trace an argument: set 2 Tone 6. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone Persuasive strategies 7. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements
3: The Role of Rhetoric in Communication
Vocabulary 1. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 2. Describe the difference between related words Analyze arguments 3. Classify logical fallacies 4. Choose the best evidence to support a claim 5. Trace an argument: set 2 Tone 6. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone Persuasive strategies 7. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements

4: Living Online		1. Trace an argument: set 1
4: Living Online
1. Trace an argument: set 1

5: Culminating Task		1. Which text is most formal? 2. Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing 3. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea 4. Suggest appropriate revisions
5: Culminating Task
1. Which text is most formal? 2. Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing 3. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea 4. Suggest appropriate revisions

Hamlet
1: Critical Lenses		Vocabulary 1. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words 2. Analogies 3. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Analyze texts 4. Analyze short stories: set 1 5. Analyze short stories: set 2 6. Identify supporting evidence in a text
1: Critical Lenses
Vocabulary 1. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words 2. Analogies 3. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Analyze texts 4. Analyze short stories: set 1 5. Analyze short stories: set 2 6. Identify supporting evidence in a text

2: Madness		Vocabulary 1. Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage 2. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 3. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 4. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Literary devices 5. Interpret the figure of speech 6. Recall the source of an allusion Supporting arguments 7. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim Analyze texts 8. Analyze passages from The Great Gatsby: Part 1 9. Compare passages for tone
2: Madness
Vocabulary 1. Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage 2. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 3. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 4. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Literary devices 5. Interpret the figure of speech 6. Recall the source of an allusion Supporting arguments 7. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim Analyze texts 8. Analyze passages from The Great Gatsby: Part 1 9. Compare passages for tone

3: Gender Roles		Figures of speech 1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 2. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 3. Classify the figure of speech: review Analyze arguments 4. Trace an argument: set 2 5. Evaluate counterclaims Plagiarism 6. Identify plagiarism
3: Gender Roles
Figures of speech 1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 2. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 3. Classify the figure of speech: review Analyze arguments 4. Trace an argument: set 2 5. Evaluate counterclaims Plagiarism 6. Identify plagiarism

4: Tragic Hero		1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Match the quotations with their themes 3. Analyze passages from The Great Gatsby: Part 2
4: Tragic Hero
1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Match the quotations with their themes 3. Analyze passages from The Great Gatsby: Part 2

5: Culminating Task		1. Organize information by topic 2. Choose the best evidence to support a claim 3. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims 4. Identify thesis statements 5. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions) 6. Correct errors with signs 7. Use the correct frequently confused word
5: Culminating Task
1. Organize information by topic 2. Choose the best evidence to support a claim 3. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims 4. Identify thesis statements 5. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions) 6. Correct errors with signs 7. Use the correct frequently confused word

In the Time of the Butterflies
1: Dictatorship		Vocabulary 1. Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 3. Use dictionary definitions Analyze texts 4. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 5. Analyze short stories: set 1 Relative clauses 6. Combine sentences using relative clauses
1: Dictatorship
Vocabulary 1. Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 3. Use dictionary definitions Analyze texts 4. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 5. Analyze short stories: set 1 Relative clauses 6. Combine sentences using relative clauses

2: History		1. Classify the figure of speech: review 2. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim 3. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 4. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 5. Avoid double, illogical, and unclear comparisons
2: History
1. Classify the figure of speech: review 2. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim 3. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 4. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 5. Avoid double, illogical, and unclear comparisons

3: Money, Power, Respect		1. Analyze short stories: set 2 2. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence 3. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2
3: Money, Power, Respect
1. Analyze short stories: set 2 2. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence 3. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2

4: Perejil		1. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 2. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea 3. Identify supporting evidence in a text 4. Explore words with new or contested usages 5. Identify elements of poetry 6. Compare passages for tone
4: Perejil
1. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 2. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea 3. Identify supporting evidence in a text 4. Explore words with new or contested usages 5. Identify elements of poetry 6. Compare passages for tone

5: Culminating Task		1. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim 2. Identify thesis statements 3. Use dashes 4. Use hyphens in compound adjectives
5: Culminating Task
1. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim 2. Identify thesis statements 3. Use dashes 4. Use hyphens in compound adjectives

1984
1: Introduction to Dystopian Literature		Vocabulary 1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 2. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence 3. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots Figures of speech 4. Classify the figure of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox Word choice and usage 5. Remove redundant words or phrases Analyze texts 6. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 7. Analyze short stories: set 1 8. Trace an argument: set 1
1: Introduction to Dystopian Literature
Vocabulary 1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 2. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence 3. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots Figures of speech 4. Classify the figure of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox Word choice and usage 5. Remove redundant words or phrases Analyze texts 6. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 7. Analyze short stories: set 1 8. Trace an argument: set 1

2: Historical Context		1. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 2. What does the punctuation suggest? 3. Distinguish facts from opinions 4. Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 5. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone
2: Historical Context
1. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 2. What does the punctuation suggest? 3. Distinguish facts from opinions 4. Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 5. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone

3: Sending Messages		Figures of speech 1. Classify the figure of speech: anaphora, antithesis, apostrophe, assonance, chiasmus, understatement Analyze texts 2. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 3. Analyze passages from Things Fall Apart: Part 1 Grammar and mechanics 4. Identify appositives and appositive phrases 5. Identify sentences with parallel structure 6. Join sentences with semicolons, colons, and commas 7. Decide whether ellipses are used appropriately 8. Correct errors in everyday use
3: Sending Messages
Figures of speech 1. Classify the figure of speech: anaphora, antithesis, apostrophe, assonance, chiasmus, understatement Analyze texts 2. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 3. Analyze passages from Things Fall Apart: Part 1 Grammar and mechanics 4. Identify appositives and appositive phrases 5. Identify sentences with parallel structure 6. Join sentences with semicolons, colons, and commas 7. Decide whether ellipses are used appropriately 8. Correct errors in everyday use

4: Understanding Themes		1. Identify and correct errors with subject-verb agreement 2. Commas with nonrestrictive elements 3. Analyze passages from Things Fall Apart: Part 2 4. Match the quotations with their themes 5. Trace an argument: set 2
4: Understanding Themes
1. Identify and correct errors with subject-verb agreement 2. Commas with nonrestrictive elements 3. Analyze passages from Things Fall Apart: Part 2 4. Match the quotations with their themes 5. Trace an argument: set 2

5: Culminating Task		1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Use personification 3. Formatting quotations and dialogue 4. Use words accurately and precisely 5. Use parallel structure 6. Use colons and commas to introduce lists, quotations, and appositives 7. Identify and correct errors with subject and object pronouns 8. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense
5: Culminating Task
1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Use personification 3. Formatting quotations and dialogue 4. Use words accurately and precisely 5. Use parallel structure 6. Use colons and commas to introduce lists, quotations, and appositives 7. Identify and correct errors with subject and object pronouns 8. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense

Artificial Intelligence
1: Artificial Intelligence		Vocabulary 1. Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects 2. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words Analyze informational texts 3. Trace an argument: set 1 4. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim 5. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 6. Classify logical fallacies 7. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 8. Choose the best evidence to support a claim
1: Artificial Intelligence
Vocabulary 1. Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects 2. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words Analyze informational texts 3. Trace an argument: set 1 4. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim 5. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 6. Classify logical fallacies 7. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 8. Choose the best evidence to support a claim

2: Analyze Information, Texts, and Arguments Related to Artificial Intelligence		1. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 2. Trace an argument: set 2 3. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence 4. Evaluate counterclaims 5. Identify supporting evidence in a text
2: Analyze Information, Texts, and Arguments Related to Artificial Intelligence
1. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 2. Trace an argument: set 2 3. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence 4. Evaluate counterclaims 5. Identify supporting evidence in a text

3: Developing a Perspective on Artificial Intelligence		1. Order topics from broadest to narrowest
3: Developing a Perspective on Artificial Intelligence
1. Order topics from broadest to narrowest

4: Organizing Evidence to Develop and Support an Argument About Artificial Intelligence		1. Identify audience and purpose 2. Organize information by topic
4: Organizing Evidence to Develop and Support an Argument About Artificial Intelligence
1. Identify audience and purpose 2. Organize information by topic

5: Culminating Task		1. Identify thesis statements 2. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims 3. Use words accurately and precisely 4. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs 5. Identify and correct errors with frequently confused words
5: Culminating Task
1. Identify thesis statements 2. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims 3. Use words accurately and precisely 4. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs 5. Identify and correct errors with frequently confused words

Frankenstein
1: Frankenstein and the Pursuit of Knowledge		1. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words 2. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim 3. Analyze short stories: set 2 4. Semicolons, colons, and commas: review
1: Frankenstein and the Pursuit of Knowledge
1. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words 2. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim 3. Analyze short stories: set 2 4. Semicolons, colons, and commas: review

2: Frankenstein and the Importance of Human Connection		1. Analyze passages from Frankenstein: Part 1 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Compare passages for tone
2: Frankenstein and the Importance of Human Connection
1. Analyze passages from Frankenstein: Part 1 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Compare passages for tone

3: Nature vs. Nurture in Frankenstein		1. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 2. Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? 3. Analyze short stories: set 1 4. Describe the difference between related words
3: Nature vs. Nurture in Frankenstein
1. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 2. Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? 3. Analyze short stories: set 1 4. Describe the difference between related words

4: Analyzing the Big Ideas in Frankenstein		1. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2 2. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements 3. Analyze passages from Frankenstein: Part 2 4. Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing
4: Analyzing the Big Ideas in Frankenstein
1. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2 2. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements 3. Analyze passages from Frankenstein: Part 2 4. Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing

5: Culminating Task		1. Choose the best evidence to support a claim 2. Use parallel structure 3. Suggest appropriate revisions
5: Culminating Task
1. Choose the best evidence to support a claim 2. Use parallel structure 3. Suggest appropriate revisions

Application Unit
1: Initiating Inquiry		1. Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects 2. Order topics from broadest to narrowest
1: Initiating Inquiry
1. Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects 2. Order topics from broadest to narrowest

2: Collecting Sources		1. Organize information by topic 2. Identify audience and purpose 3. Identify supporting evidence in a text 4. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 5. Use words accurately and precisely
2: Collecting Sources
1. Organize information by topic 2. Identify audience and purpose 3. Identify supporting evidence in a text 4. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 5. Use words accurately and precisely

3: Deepening Understanding		1. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim 2. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions) 3. Identify plagiarism 4. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
3: Deepening Understanding
1. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim 2. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions) 3. Identify plagiarism 4. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs

4: Finalizing Inquiry		1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea 2. Which text is most formal?
4: Finalizing Inquiry
1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea 2. Which text is most formal?

5: Creating and Delivering Our Presentation		1. Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 2. Remove redundant words or phrases 3. Identify and correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement 4. Subject and object pronouns review 5. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 6. Suggest appropriate revisions 7. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person 8. What does the punctuation suggest?
5: Creating and Delivering Our Presentation
1. Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 2. Remove redundant words or phrases 3. Identify and correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement 4. Subject and object pronouns review 5. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 6. Suggest appropriate revisions 7. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person 8. What does the punctuation suggest?

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