Concept List

1. English Language Arts Overview
2. Common Core ELA Standards
3. College and Career Readiness
4. Grades 9-10 Standards Band
5. Grades 11-12 Standards Band
6. Five ELA Strands
7. CCR Anchor Standards
8. Close Reading
9. Textual Evidence
10. Text Complexity
11. Lexile Level
12. Independent Reading
13. Academic Vocabulary
14. Domain-Specific Vocabulary

Reading: Literature

1. Literary Genres
2. Fiction
3. Nonfiction
4. Drama
5. Poetry
6. Short Story
7. Novel
8. Novella
9. Memoir
10. Essay
11. Epic Poetry
12. Tragedy
13. Comedy
14. Sonnet
15. Lyric Poetry
16. Free Verse
17. Theme
18. Central Idea
19. Character Development
20. Protagonist and Antagonist
21. Plot Structure
22. Exposition
23. Rising Action
24. Climax
25. Falling Action
26. Resolution
27. Conflict Types
28. Point of View
29. First-Person Narrator
30. Third-Person Narrator
31. Unreliable Narrator
32. Cultural Perspective
33. Author's Choices
34. Text Structure
35. Figurative Language
36. Metaphor
37. Simile
38. Personification
39. Hyperbole
40. Irony
41. Symbolism
42. Allusion
43. Motif
44. Imagery
45. Connotation and Denotation
46. Diction (Word Choice)
47. Tone
48. Mood
49. Author's Style
50. Syntax and Sentence Structure
51. Narrative Techniques
52. Foreshadowing
53. Flashback
54. Pacing
55. Multiple Interpretations
56. Source Material and Adaptations
57. Comparing Artistic Mediums
58. Shakespeare
59. Elizabethan Drama
60. American Literary Periods
61. British Literary Periods
62. Romantic Period
63. Realism and Naturalism
64. Modernist Literature
65. Contemporary Literature
66. Mythology
67. Classical Literature
68. World Literature in Translation
69. American Literature

Reading: Informational Text

1. Informational Text
2. Central Idea (Informational)
3. Supporting Details
4. Summarizing
5. Paraphrasing
6. Rhetoric
7. Argument
8. Claims
9. Counterclaims
10. Evidence Types
11. Reasoning
12. Warrant
13. Rhetorical Appeals
14. Ethos
15. Pathos
16. Logos
17. Kairos
18. Author's Purpose
19. Rhetorical Strategies
20. Point of View (Informational)
21. US Foundational Documents
22. Declaration of Independence
23. US Constitution
24. Bill of Rights
25. Federalist Papers
26. Gettysburg Address
27. Letter from Birmingham Jail
28. Presidential Addresses
29. Ralph Waldo Emerson
30. Henry David Thoreau
31. Abraham Lincoln
32. Martin Luther King Jr.
33. Scientific Texts
34. Technical Texts
35. Historical Informational Texts
36. Multiple Source Comparison
37. Differing Viewpoints
38. Author Credibility

Writing

1. Argument Writing
2. Informative Writing
3. Explanatory Writing
4. Narrative Writing
5. Writing Modes Comparison
6. Writing Process
7. Prewriting and Planning
8. Drafting
9. Revising
10. Editing
11. Publishing
12. Task Purpose and Audience
13. Tone and Register
14. Essay Structure
15. Thesis Statement
16. Introduction Paragraph
17. Body Paragraph
18. Conclusion Paragraph
19. Topic Sentence
20. Transitions
21. Claim Development
22. Counterclaim Development
23. Evidence Integration
24. Quotation Integration
25. Research Writing
26. Short Research Projects
27. Sustained Research Paper
28. Research Question
29. Source Credibility
30. Primary Sources
31. Secondary Sources
32. Plagiarism
33. MLA Citation Format
34. APA Citation Format
35. Annotated Bibliography
36. Definition and Classification
37. Comparison and Contrast
38. Cause and Effect Writing
39. Problem and Solution Writing
40. Sensory Detail
41. Descriptive Language
42. Sequence of Events
43. Digital Writing Tools
44. Collaborative Writing
45. Peer Writing Workshop
46. Writing Rubrics
47. Self-Assessment of Writing

Speaking and Listening

1. Academic Discussion
2. Structured Discussion
3. Collaborative Conversation
4. Active Listening
5. Speaking Skills
6. Presentation Skills
7. Oral Presentation
8. Multimedia Presentation
9. Digital Media Integration
10. Visual Displays
11. Formal English
12. Code-Switching
13. Civil Disagreement
14. Evidence-Based Discussion
15. Evaluating a Speaker
16. Speaker's Reasoning
17. Media Evaluation
18. Diverse Media Formats
19. Adapting Speech to Context

Language

1. Standard English Grammar
2. Parts of Speech
3. Nouns and Pronouns
4. Verbs and Verb Tenses
5. Adjectives and Adverbs
6. Prepositions
7. Conjunctions
8. Sentence Types
9. Simple Sentence
10. Compound Sentence
11. Complex Sentence
12. Compound-Complex Sentence
13. Phrases and Clauses
14. Independent Clause
15. Dependent Clause
16. Participial Phrase
17. Infinitive Phrase
18. Capitalization Rules
19. Punctuation Conventions
20. Comma Usage
21. Semicolon and Colon Use
22. Apostrophe and Possessives
23. Quotation Marks Usage
24. Spelling Conventions
25. Vocabulary Acquisition
26. Context Clues
27. Morphology
28. Word Roots
29. Prefixes and Suffixes
30. Reference Materials
31. Word Relationships
32. Word Nuances
33. Figurative vs. Literal Language

Critical Thinking and Cross-Cutting Skills

1. Critical Thinking
2. Logical Reasoning
3. Questioning Assumptions
4. Annotation and Marking
5. Argumentation Skills
6. Rhetorical Analysis
7. Logical Fallacies
8. Ad Hominem Fallacy
9. Straw Man Fallacy
10. False Dichotomy
11. Slippery Slope Fallacy
12. Appeal to Authority
13. Circular Reasoning
14. Hasty Generalization
15. Media Literacy
16. Digital Literacy
17. Source Evaluation
18. Fact-Checking Skills
19. Misinformation Detection
20. Social Media Literacy
21. Propaganda Techniques
22. Emotional Manipulation in Media
23. Cognitive Bias
24. Confirmation Bias
25. Availability Heuristic
26. Anchoring Bias
27. In-Group Favoritism
28. Framing Effect
29. Dunning-Kruger Effect
30. Bandwagon Effect
31. Sunk Cost Fallacy
32. Hindsight Bias
33. Attribution Bias
34. Survivorship Bias
35. Recency Bias
36. Halo Effect
37. False Consensus Effect
38. Negativity Bias
39. Motivated Reasoning
40. Stereotyping

Systems Thinking

1. Systems Thinking
2. Feedback Loops
3. Balancing Feedback Loops
4. Reinforcing Feedback Loops
5. Causal Loop Diagrams
6. Unintended Consequences
7. Holistic Problem Analysis
8. Second-Order Effects

AI and Writing

1. AI Impact on Writing
2. AI Writing Tools Overview
3. Cowriting with AI
4. AI for Brainstorming
5. AI Feedback on Writing
6. AI for Outlining and Organization
7. Prompt Engineering for Writing
8. Ethical AI Use in Academics
9. Academic Dishonesty with AI
10. AI-Generated Text Detection
11. AI Disclosure and Citation
12. AI Limitations in Writing
13. Preserving Voice with AI
14. Critical Evaluation of AI Output

Research and Capstone

1. Research Methodology
2. Library and Database Research
3. Evaluating Research Sources
4. Synthesizing Multiple Sources
5. Capstone Project
6. Senior Research Thesis
7. Oral Defense
8. Literary Portfolio
9. Rhetorical Analysis Project
10. Literary Criticism Portfolio
11. Civic Engagement Portfolio
12. Public Letter Writing
13. Audience Awareness