High School Curriculum Explorer · Grades 9–12

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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 Perspectives
Preview 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
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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 Emphasis
Preview 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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