English Department

English Department – English II Honors
Grammar/Vocabulary

Standard(s): I.A.4a. I.A.4b. 3.A.4
Stage 1: Desired Results
Understandings
(Grammar) Students will understand how to fix and avoid run-ons and fragments, differentiate between phrases and clauses, and use simple, compound, and complex sentences. (Vocabulary) Students will develop strategies to master vocabulary words.
Essential Questions		Knowledge & Skill
What are the minimal competencies in grammar for all L-W students? How do grammatical skills reinforce and improve students' writing and speaking? How do students apply a formalized vocabulary study to their general study of English?		(GR) Run-ons, fragments, phrases, clauses, and sentence types. Agreement of both subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent Continue sentence combining. Active & passive voice Continue student accountability for Minimum Competency list. (Voc) Pronunciation, synonyms and antonyms, sentence completions, analogies, entry and related words
Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

Performance Task Summary	Rubric Titles

Self-Assessments	Other Evidence, Summarized

Stage 3: Learning Activities
(Gr) Practice independently and transfer knowledge to respective writing assignments. Practice applications culminate in improved student writing. Continue to refine practices for the sophomore PLAN test. (Voc) varied teacher strategies for learning of vocabulary by chapter review devices for cumulative tests Word Wealth, Part II, Units 1-5 in semester one; Part II, units 6-10 in semester two.