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High School English I
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Grammar Drill - Dashes Flashcards
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High School English I
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Decks in class (174)
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Genres of Literature
3
Short Story - Plot
2
Short Story - Conflict
2
The Lady, or the Tiger? - Vocabulary
6
The Lady, or the Tiger? - Reading
2
The Lady, or the Tiger? - Story Elements
1
The Lady, or the Tiger? - Conflict
5
The Lady, or the Tiger? - Summarizing
3
The Lady, or the Tiger? - Literary Devices
2
Grammar Drill - Semicolons
1
Academic Vocabulary I
6
Evaluating Irony
2
The Interlopers - Vocabulary
6
The Interlopers - Analyzing Irony
1
The Interlopers - Irony, Discussion
1
The Interlopers - Conflict
1
Grammar Drill - Adverb Clauses
2
Vocabulary Workshop - Etymology
4
Writing Skills - Describing with Verbs
1
Grammar Drill - Colons
1
Academic Vocabulary II
5
Vocabulary - Homonyms and Homophones
2
The Invalid's Story - Vocabulary
7
The Invalid's Story - Flashback
3
The Invalid's Story - Characterization
2
Grammar Drill - Dashes
1
The Invalid's Story - Dialogue-Dialect
2
Writing Skills - Dialogue
2
The Invalid's Story - Paraphrasing
2
The Invalid's Story - Imagery
1
Vocabulary Skills - Synonyms
1
The Invalid's Story - Irony, Humor
3
Academic Vocabulary III
6
The Gift of the Magi - Vocabulary
6
The Gift of the Magi - Setting
1
The Gift of the Magi - Irony
2
The Gift of the Magi - Characterization
4
Academic Vocabulary IV
3
The Gift of the Magi - Point of View
4
The Gift of the Magi - Imagery, Simile
3
The Gift of the Magi - Theme
3
Grammar Drill - Transitional Phrases
3
Grammar Drill - Run-on Sentences
2
Academic Vocabulary V
5
Grammar Drill - Misplaced Modifiers
1
Short Story - Narrator
7
Short Story - Voice
1
Short Story - Character - Foil
1
The Necklace - Vocabulary
6
The Necklace - Identifying Sequence
1
The Necklace - Compare and Contrast
4
The Necklace - Finding Irony
2
The Necklace - Theme
2
Comparative, Superlative Adjectives
5
Analogies I
3
Cause and Effect Relationships
4
The Lumber Room - Vocabulary
5
The Lumber Room - Inferences
2
The Lumber Room - Cause, Effect
3
The Lumber Room - Discussion
1
Using a Dictionary - Tips
2
Vocabulary Drill - Word Parts
2
Vocabulary - Multiple-Meaning Words
1
Analyzing Same Subject, Different Mediums
1
Analogies II
1
Writing Skills - Concrete Details
2
Academic Vocabulary VI
3
Literary Analysis - Choosing a Topic
2
Literary Analysis - Introduction
1
Literary Analysis - Weaving in Text
2
Literary Analysis - Body Paragraphs: Format
8
Literary Analysis - Explain the Evidence
2
Paragraph Construction - Alternating Method
5
Paragraph Construction - Chunked
4
Literary Analysis - Conclusion
3
Literary Analysis - Citations
3
Genres of Literature - Nonfiction
5
Reading Nonfiction
3
Autobiography of Franklin - Vocabulary
6
Autobiography of Franklin - Angle
1
Writing Skills - Summarization
2
Grammar Skills - Semicolons
3
Vocabulary Drill - Synonyms II
2
Writing Skills - Autobiography
1
A Diary from Dixie - Vocabulary
7
A Diary from Dixie - Fact and Opinion
3
A Diary from Dixie - Rhetorical Devices
3
Grammar Drill - Sentence Fragments
2
Analogies III
2
from Specimen Days - Walt Whitman
2
from Specimen Days - Historical Narrative
1
Writing Skills - Write a News Story
1
Vocabulary Drill - Word Parts II
1
Analogies IV
2
Grammar Drill - Commas in a Series
3
Academic Vocabulary VII
2
Improve Reading Comprehension
1
Cub Pilot on the Mississippi - Twain
2
Cub Pilot - Decoding Vocabulary
2
Cub Pilot - Jargon
2
Cub Pilot - Characterization
2
Cub Pilot - Imagery
1
Vocabulary Skills - Adopted Words
3
Figures of Speech - Euphemism
2
Grammar Drill - Dialogue, Speaker Tags
1
Writing Autobiographical Narratives
3
Vocabulary Drill - Word Usage
2
Biography - Ben Franklin by Hawthorne
2
Biography of Franklin - Tone
1
Biography of Franklin - Author Purpose
1
Literary Element - Anecdotes
2
Franklin - Inferences about Character
1
Writing Skills - Biographies
1
Interview - Preparation
1
Conducting an Interview
1
From Interview to Report
4
Decoding Vocabulary - Word Parts
1
Ben Franklin - Cause and Effects
4
Grammar Drill - Dangling Modifiers
4
Essays
4
Persuasive Essay - Montaigne
2
Montaigne - Antithesis
1
Montaigne - Analyze Argument
1
Vocabulary Drill - Word Usage II
2
Grammar - Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
3
Franklin Letter - Daylight Saving
5
Daylight Saving - Rhetorical Devices
1
Daylight Saving - Paraphrasing
1
Daylight Saving - Analyze Humor
2
Vocabulary Workshop - Context Clues II
1
Writing Skills - Humorous Essay
1
Persuasive Essay - Topics
3
Persuasive Essay - Thesis Statement
1
Persuasive Essay - Introduction
1
Persuasive Essay - Argument Sandwich
5
Persuasive Essay - Data Dump
1
Persuasive Essay - Addressing the Counter
2
Persuasive Essay - Conclusion
2
Persuasive Essay - Research and Citations
3
Gettysburg Address - Persuasion
1
A New Generation - John F. Kennedy
2
A New Generation - Argument
1
A New Generation - Bias
2
A New Generation - Rhetorical Devices
1
Finding Common Ground
1
Vocabulary Drill - Word Usage III
3
Oral Communication - Persuasion
1
Grammar Drill - Infinitives
2
Vocabulary Drill - Synonyms III
1
Compare Literature - Different Views
1
Analogies V
1
Writing Skills: Editorials
3
Elements of Poetry
1
William Wordsworth - Paraphrasing
2
William Wordsworth - Rhyme Scheme
1
Emily Dickinson - Metaphor
4
Emily Dickinson - Poetic Form
1
Walt Whitman - Free Verse
2
Vachel Lindsay - Compare and Contrast
2
Paul Dunbar - Symbolism
1
Emily Dickinson - Personification
1
Figures of Speech - Oxymoron
1
Elements of Drama
4
Drama - Tragedy and Comedy
2
Oscar Wilde - Satire
1
Drama - Reading Tips
1
Drama - Writing Tips
1
Grammar Drill - Possessives
2
Elements of Tragedy
2
Dramatic Devices
4
Grammar Tip - Subject-Verb Order
1
Shakespearean Drama
3
Romeo and Juliet - Overview
4
Reading Shakespeare
5