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- Algebra I →Suggested: Grades 9–10
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- Statistics and Probability →Suggested: Grades 10–12
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English language arts
- English 9 →Suggested: Grade 9
- English 10 →Suggested: Grade 10
- English 11 →Suggested: Grade 11
- English 12 →Suggested: Grade 12
Science
- Biology →Suggested: Grades 9–10
- Chemistry →Suggested: Grades 10–11
- Physics — Algebra and Trigonometry →Suggested: Grades 11–12
- Earth and Environmental Science →Suggested: Grades 9–12
Social studies
- World History →Suggested: Grades 9–10
- United States History →Suggested: Grades 10–11
- Civics and Government →Suggested: Grades 11–12
- Economics and Personal Finance →Suggested: Grades 11–12
Visual arts
- Visual Arts →Suggested: Grades 9–12
Music
- Music →Suggested: Grades 9–12
Health and physical education
- Health and Physical Education →Suggested: Grades 9–12
Computer science and digital literacy
- Computer Science and Digital Literacy →Suggested: Grades 9–12
World languages
- Spanish I →Suggested: Grades 9–12
- Spanish II →Suggested: Grades 10–12
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English 11
Suggested grade 11 · Unit 1: Ambiguity and Theme
Interpret an Uncertain Narrator
Explain what a narrator’s account establishes and what it leaves unresolved.
▷ 2 teacher video choices: Interpret an Uncertain NarratorPreview lesson: Interpret an Uncertain Narrator
Goal: Build a qualified interpretation using three details and identify two matters the text does not settle.
Before this: Support literary claims with precise details and consider alternatives.
Try together: Compare “The narrator is definitely guilty” with “The account gives reasons to question the waiting claim.” Identify which better matches the evidence.
Subject-content contributionRL.11-12.1Grades 11–12
35 minutes
English 11
Suggested grade 11 · Unit 1: Ambiguity and Theme
Connect Two Developing Themes
Trace how loyalty and accountability complicate each other in a short original narrative.
▷ 2 teacher video choices: Connect Two Developing ThemesPreview lesson: Connect Two Developing Themes
Goal: Analyze two themes across three moments and explain their interaction without reducing one to the other.
Before this: Trace a theme through changes in action; write an objective summary.
Try together: Discuss why “Loyalty is bad; truth is good” loses the ending’s complexity.
Subject-content contributionRL.11-12.2Grades 11–12
35 minutes
English 11
Suggested grade 11 · Unit 2: Rhetoric and Synthesis
Evaluate the Power of a Rhetorical Turn
Analyze how a speaker redirects a familiar objection toward a qualified proposal.
▷ 2 teacher video choices: Evaluate the Power of a Rhetorical TurnPreview lesson: Evaluate the Power of a Rhetorical Turn
Goal: Explain how structure, contrast and concession advance a purpose and evaluate their persuasive effect.
Before this: Analyze metaphor, repetition and audience purpose separately from evidentiary proof.
Try together: Remove the concession sentence and compare the audience relationship. Explain why a reasonable reader might still prefer the shorter version.
Subject-content contributionRI.11-12.6Grades 11–12
35 minutes
English 11
Suggested grade 11 · Unit 2: Rhetoric and Synthesis
Integrate a Table and Two Accounts
Build a decision memo from records that cannot be merged uncritically.
▷ 2 teacher video choices: Integrate a Table and Two AccountsPreview lesson: Integrate a Table and Two Accounts
Goal: Integrate quantitative and verbal sources, evaluate a discrepancy and recommend a proportionate next step.
Before this: Read a table with units; evaluate source scope and attribution.
Try together: Discuss why 12/20=60% is an accurate calculation but “60% of all visitors want evenings” is not established.
Subject-content contributionRI.11-12.7Grades 11–12
35 minutes
English 11
Suggested grade 11 · Unit 3: Advanced Composition
Braid Two Narrative Perspectives
Alternate two viewpoints while preserving their different knowledge.
▷ 2 teacher video choices: Braid Two Narrative PerspectivesPreview lesson: Braid Two Narrative Perspectives
Goal: Write a coherent short scene with two narrative lines, a meaningful transition and a final reflection.
Before this: Sustain a limited point of view; use dialogue and transitions intentionally.
Try together: Together identify a sentence that would violate Leo’s limited knowledge before 3:15: “He knew Inez’s new map was under the folder.” Explain the problem.
Subject-content contributionW.11-12.3.bGrades 11–12
35 minutes
English 11
Suggested grade 11 · Unit 3: Advanced Composition
Vary Syntax to Control Emphasis
Compare sentence forms as meaning choices rather than decoration.
▷ 2 teacher video choices: Vary Syntax to Control EmphasisPreview lesson: Vary Syntax to Control Emphasis
Goal: Revise a passage into two syntactic versions and explain how clause placement changes emphasis.
Before this: Recognize independent and dependent clauses; preserve meaning during revision.
Try together: Compare although with because in the model. Explain why replacing one with the other changes the claimed relationship.
Subject-content contributionL.11-12.3.aGrades 11–12
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