High School English Resource Plans

These lists provide a recommended reading schedule for resources used in the English courses, to make it easier to assign them in other ways.

7 Sisters Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing [7 Sisters Homeschool] – Level 5 Year 1 (and referenced in other courses)

Introduction p. 3
Week 1 Essay Format & the Introduction Lesson 1
Week 1 Lesson 2
Week 1 Lesson 3
Week 1 Lesson 4
Week 2 The Body of the Essay Lesson 1
Week 2 Lesson 2
Week 2 Lesson 3
Week 2 Lesson 4
Week 3 The Conclusion, Editing, & Revising L1
Week 3 L2
Week 3 L3
Week 3 L4
Week 4 Persuasive Essay L1
Week 4 L2
Week 4 L3
Week 4 L4
Week 5 Continuation of Persuasive Essay L1
Week 5 L2
Week 5 L3
Week 5 L4
Week 6 The Compare/Contrast Essay L1
Week 6 L2
Week 6 L3
Week 6 L4
Week 7 Literature Analysis Lesson 1
Week 7 L2
Week 7 L3
Week 7 L4
Week 8 Writing an Editorial L1
Week 8 L2
Week 8 L3
Week 8 L4
Week 9 Timed Essays L1
Week 9 L2
Week 9 L3
Week 9 L4
Week 10 Essay Tests (continued)
Week 10
Note: Students can practice the IGEW Addendums A&B SAT /ACT essay as additional work, in free time on the weekends as test prep.

7 Sisters MLA Research Paper Writing Guide, 2nd edition [7 Sisters Homeschool] – Level 5 Year 1 (and referenced in other courses)

Some chapters will require several lesson periods. At each step, allow the student necessary time to complete the necessary work before moving on.

Introduction
Chapter 1: Choosing Your Topic
Chapter 2: Researching Your Topic
Chapter 2 continue search for sources. (This will require several lesson periods.)
Chapter 3: Thesis Statement (This may require several lesson periods.)
Chapter 4: Outlines, checkpoint 6
Chapter 4 cont, checkpoint 7
Chapter 4 cont, checkpoint 8 (continue this checkpoint for a few days)
Chapter 4 cont, checkpoint 9
Chapter 5: Writing a Rough Draft, checkpoint 10, write body of idea #1
Chapter 5, checkpoint 10, write body of idea #2
Chapter 5, checkpoint 10, write body of idea #3
Chapter 5, checkpoint 11 (introduction)
Chapter 5, checkpoint 12 (conclusion)
Chapter 6: Citations, checkpoint 13
Chapter 6: Citations, checkpoint 14 (works cited page)
Chapter 7: Revising and Editing Your Work, checkpoint 15 (revise your rough draft)
Chapter 7 cont, checkpoint 16 (thesis statement)
Research paper – Find at least two people who are able to read and comment on your paper. Plan to share it with them this week and receive feedback next week in a conference (in person, by phone, by email, etc.), write dictation
Read your research paper aloud (to yourself or one or both of your editorial people). Note necessary revisions or odd phrasing as you read, and receive feedback from your editors.
Final edits and formatting
Revise and polish research paper
Finish and turn in the research paper.

Traditional English Sentence Style, Einarsson [PDF download] – Level 5 Year 2

On Writing Well, Zinsser [Amaz] – Level 6 Year 1

Office of Assertion: An Art of Rhetoric for the Academic Essay, Crider (Term 1 only) [Amaz] – Level 6 Year 2

High School English Resource Plans – Composition