English 12 Learning Coach Guide

Learning Coach Guide

Contents

Welcome Letter

Dear Learning Coach,

Thank you for partnering with CCA and investing in your learner’s education. This Learning Coach Guide is intended to help you support your learner in their English 12 course.

Within this guide, you will find the goals, components, and features of the online course. Please take time to read and review this information so you understand how to help your learner interact with all the course’s elements.

The Learning Coach Guide also includes information about each of the units in this course. On each page of unit information, you will discover the following.

The Unit Overview will tell you what the focus, content, and skills of the unit will be.

The Unit Assessment section is a place for you and your learner to preview the graded work in the course. At the start of each unit, work with your learner to look at the unit in edio and find out which types of graded work are in this unit. Write them in the box and use it as a checklist. You can check off each one as your learner completes it.

The Unit Materials section tells you the materials your learner will need to complete the activities in this unit. You will also find the materials list repeated within each lesson so that your learner has exactly what they need at the right time.

In the Unit Notables section, you may find optional activities, literature connections, career connections, technology tips, ideas to help your learner if they get stuck, or safety tips.

The Unit Discussion Questions are optional questions that you may want to ask your learner during the unit to increase home and school connections about what your learner is studying.

CCA wishes you and your learner a terrific school year!

Supporting Your Learner

Your role as a Learning Coach is very important. Here are a few ways you can help your learner do their very best in the course.

Help your learner know what time guided or live class instruction is scheduled for, and prompt them to attend sessions or watch recordings.

Remember, it is okay for your learner to get stuck. Learning new material takes time. Encourage them to take breaks, keep trying, and even ask the teacher for help.

Help your learner navigate technology. That may mean helping them type information or upload work into edio.

Always encourage your learner to do their very best.

Review the course syllabus for your learner’s course.

Maintain communication with your learner’s teacher.

Part B:Course Information

Course Goals

English 12 explores classic and modern literature across a variety of time periods. Learners consider the historical and biographical factors to understand the works in the context of the writers’ lives and the periods in which they lived. Learners will analyze diverse texts, including short stories, poetry, novels, drama, articles, and personal accounts. Throughout the course, learners will refine their writing skills and practice effective revision as they compose argumentative, explanatory, literary analysis, reflective narrative, and personal narrative pieces.

By the end of the year, your learner will be able to:

analyze and interpret complex literary and informational texts from various literary periods, evaluating how an author’s choices concerning text structure, style, and content contribute to the overall meaning and effectiveness of the work;

develop and demonstrate writing skills across various modes (informative/explanatory, argumentative, and narrative), with a focus on crafting clear, coherent, and well-structured compositions appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience;

conduct sustained research projects, synthesizing multiple sources on topics to demonstrate understanding and to support analysis, reflection, and inquiry to answer each unit’s inquiry question;

evaluate and integrate information presented in diverse media and formats, assessing the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data;

develop and refine speaking and listening skills, participating effectively in collaborative discussions about literary works and presenting information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly and persuasively;

demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling, applying this knowledge to understand complex texts and to produce sophisticated writing;

analyze foundational works of English literature, examining how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics and how the text draws on and transforms source material, including classical and mythological influences on English literature; and

develop vocabulary knowledge and skills, including the ability to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown words and phrases based on grade-appropriate reading and content, with particular attention to archaic and specialized vocabulary found in English literary texts from different historical periods.

Course Format

This section will help you to understand how your learner’s course is structured in edio.

Lesson Components:

Each day, your learner will spend approximately 60 minutes completing an English 12 lesson. Some days may take less time, while other days may take a little more time. The lesson does not need to be completed in one sitting. Encourage your learner to take short breaks as they need.

Lesson Bundling:

In the English 12 course, your learner will engage in lessons, assignments, projects, quizzes, and unit tests. Within some lessons, there are lesson bundles. A lesson bundle is a collection of lessons that stack up to equal one full class period. On some days, learners will see bundles, such as a Knowledge Check and the daily lesson.

Within the lesson bundles, there are different components your learner will interact with. These components will not be used every day.

1. Getting Started Lesson: There is one Getting Started lesson in this course. It can be found on Day 1 of Unit 1. This lesson includes important information about the course and contact information for your teacher.

2. Unit Overview: Each unit will include a unit overview. This describes what your learner will learn in the unit and how many assessments the unit will have.

3. Prep for Success: At the beginning of each unit, your learner will find a Prep for Success. This component offers learners tips to be successful in the course, such as study tips, important software information, safety reminders, and more.

4. Knowledge Check: There will be one Knowledge Check in each unit. The Knowledge Check is designed to check prior learning and understanding about key skills and concepts that will be taught in the unit. The Knowledge Check is not a graded assessment.

5. Lesson: English 12 lessons are similar to your learner’s other classes. Each informative lesson includes three parts: Engage, Discover, and Show. Some lessons include an Optional: More to Explore section that provides additional information on that day’s topic. Review the information below to learn what to expect within each of these parts of a lesson.

Example of a lesson bundle:

Lesson Structure

Each lesson has its own components to help guide your learner through the lesson.

1. Lesson Overview: At the beginning of every lesson, your learner will see the lesson overview. This section contains lesson objectives, lesson vocabulary, materials your learner will need for the lesson, and the suggested lesson length.

2. Engage: The first section of the lesson is Engage. In this section, your learner will be introduced to the lesson by making a connection to past and present knowledge and will get ready for the lesson’s instruction.

3. Discover: New content and instruction are presented in the Discover section. Your learner will interact with the lesson content through defined vocabulary, videos, audio, and Pause and Think activities. Your learner will be able to practice and answer questions as they work through the lesson.

4. Show: Your learner will demonstrate what they have learned in the lesson through a series of practice questions.

5. Optional: More to Explore: At the end of some lessons, an Optional: More to Explore activity will appear. This activity will introduce your learner to an extension that includes more information about the day’s lesson topic. Your learner may skip the activity and move directly to the lesson summary.

6. Summary: This section recaps the day’s objectives and prepares your learner for a future lesson or assessment.

Assessments

The course includes assignments and projects. These graded assignments allow your learner to show what they have learned and apply their new skills. All CCA assignments and projects include these components.

1. Assessment Overview: At the beginning of each assignment or project, your learner will see the overview. This section contains the goals of the assignment or project, the materials your learner will need, the length of the assignment or project, and the directions for its completion.

2. Plan: In the Plan section, learners will be introduced to the assignment or project. Your learner may be provided with a review of content from previous lessons, strategies for completing the activity, graphic organizers, and grading rubrics.

3. Do: Learners put their plan into action and work to complete the assignment or project successfully. This section also provides the grading expectations and/or rubric the teacher will use to grade the work.

4. Reflect: In Reflect, learners will think back to the work they completed. They will reflect upon the experience and analyze how well they completed the task. These moments of reflection are important and allow learners to think about their learning and their work habits.

Course Features

The English 12 course is designed to help your learner expand on their ability to analyze texts. This course includes and uses unique features such as:

English Notebook

EdioReader

English Notebook: Learners will use their notebook to read texts, take notes, and complete assignments. Your learner will need their notebook every day.

edioReader : Learners can interact with digital texts through edioReader, an eReader application. Embedded directly in the lesson content, edioReader allows learners to read or listen to digital texts. Learners will be able to interact with each text by using features such as a keyword search, zoom in to increase the font size, take and store notes, highlight the pages, and bookmark their spot in the text. For long-form texts, your learner will be able to choose to read the paper copy of the book that was sent in the curriculum kit, or they can read the online version in edioReader.

Part C: Unit Information

Of Heroes and Heroism

Unit Overview

In this unit, your learner will dive into the concept of heroism by studying Beowulf, one of the earliest poems. Your learner will explore how the text structure, characters, and themes shape understanding. Throughout the unit, your learner will complete various assessments and wrap up the unit with a research project and final presentation.

This unit’s inquiry question is: What are your responsibilities to your community?

Unit Assessments

Quiz _________________________

Test _________________________

Assignment __________________

Project ______________________

Exam ________________________

Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.

Kit Materials

English Notebook, pencil, highlighter, sticky notes

Household Materials

none

Unit Notables

In this unit, your learner will complete a research paper that focuses on how to distinguish between weak and strong thesis statements.

Unit Discussion Questions

How is heroism used across literature?

In what ways does your audience influence your style of writing?

Survival Through Persistence

Unit Assessments

Quiz _________________________

Test _________________________

Assignment __________________

Project ______________________

Exam ________________________

Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.

Unit Overview

In this unit, learners will explore the theme of resilience through a variety of literary and nonfiction texts. They will dive into themes like revenge and justice. Learners will compare historical accounts of survival to modern stories of resilience and analyze how storytelling blends facts with emotion. Learners will complete a final project.

The unit’s inquiry question is: In which ways can an individual or community show resilience?

Kit Materials

English Notebook, The Tempest, pencil, highlighter, sticky notes

Household Materials

none

Unit Notables

Through an analysis of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, your learner will identify the play’s key characters, core ideas, and the lessons it conveys.

Unit Discussion Questions

Why do you think Shakespeare continues to be relevant today?How does the play’s unique structure contribute to its themes and impact?

The Duality of Power

Unit Assessments

Quiz _________________________

Test _________________________

Assignment __________________

Project ______________________

Exam ________________________

Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.

Unit Overview

In this unit, learners will explore the theme of power and its ability to lead to either destruction or success through a variety of literary and contemporary texts. Learners will also explore modern perspectives on power in media and technology through texts. This unit concludes with a research project to investigate how media shapes power dynamics in contemporary society.

The unit’s inquiry question is: How can power lead to destruction or success?

Unit Discussion Questions

What level of influence does social media play in your life? Do you think that you should adjust your level of social media influence based on the research you have completed?

Kit Materials

English Notebook, pencil, highlighter, sticky notes

Household Materials

none

Unit Notables

Your learner will complete a research project in this unit. they will find and use multiple sources for their research, learning to evaluate the credibility of each source and cite them properly.

A Time of Transition and Growth

Unit Assessments

Quiz _________________________

Test _________________________

Assignment __________________

Project ______________________

Exam ________________________

Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.

Unit Overview

In this unit, learners will explore the theme of change through literary and nonfiction texts that examine the journey to adulthood. Learners will study short stories, articles, and poetry. They will conclude the unit with a narrative writing project where they reflect on their own experiences or imagined scenarios of coming-of-age. Learners will showcase their growth as a writer and thinker.

The unit’s inquiry question is: What does it mean to be an adult?

Unit Notables

As they complete this unit, your learner will reflect on their personal growth. They will consider how they have evolved throughout their life, how their thinking has changed, and how experiences have shaped their feelings and perspectives on the world.

Unit Discussion Questions

As you prepare for your next steps in your journey, what experiences are you most grateful for?

How do various literary forms illuminate the universal journey to adulthood and the process of personal transformation, including its challenges and opportunities?

Household Materials

none

Kit Materials

English Notebook, pencil, highlighter, sticky notes