English II

Course Description:
English II continues the development of the structures of communication with an emphasis on the language arts of speaking and listening. Through the communication of ideas in both writing and speaking, students will learn to use information responsibly, accurately, and ethically. Students will communicate through a variety of mediums, including technology, to recognize the role evaluation and response have on oral communication.
Curriculum Guide:
The DMPS curated Topics and Learning Targets have been updated for the 23/24 school year to account for the initial implementation of one unit from the Odell High School Literacy Curriculum. These files are accessible via Microsoft Teams.

Teachers must create their own Odell account to access the digital curriculum materials. 

The Units included in the 23/24 implementation are: 
  • Foundation: How do we determine the right thing to do?
  • Things Fall Apart
  • The Ethics of Public Health Decisions
  • Application: Individual Research
All grade levels are implementing the Extended Reading project as a way to encourage student voice and choice in the texts they read and create extensions from the essential questions of the core unit learning targets. 
English II Sharepoint Files

Complex Texts: Grade-level Materials for All

Text complexity is a measure of multiple intersections of Lexile, language features, themes, and knowledge demands. Every text used for whole group instruction should be carefully considered for how it will serve grade-level access to standards based instruction. Supplemental texts can be used to support individual students build content vocabulary but all students should have access to grade-level materials every day. Please consider the following rubrics when discussing text complexity with your PLC. 
10th Graders should be exceeding 1100L by the end of the year to be on track for proficiency. 
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