10th Grade · Full-year course · 4 units
English II
Week 1 is free. Tap Week 1. The reading and the problems are on that lesson. Weeks 2–36 open with a Life Academy plan ($35/month per student or $69/month per family (up to 4 students)).
Unit 1: Foundations
Weeks 1–9Week 1World lit survey launch; reading like a comparatistWeek 2Narrative craft across cultures; frame talesWeek 3Argument: universal claims vs cultural particularsWeek 4Comparative paragraph with dual textsWeek 5Epic/world narrative selections (Ramayana/Sundiata/Journey West notes)Week 6Satire & irony; Swift / modern parallel (careful selection)Week 7Comparative essay structure; lens thesisWeek 8Rhetorical analysis of a protest speech/essayWeek 9World lit: colonized/colonizer paired short texts
Unit 2: Building fluency
Weeks 10–18Week 10Sustained argument essay (1200+ words guided)Week 11Research mini: annotated bib (8 sources)Week 12Comparative + argument portfolio defenseWeek 13Modernist short fiction/poetry; fragmentationWeek 14Unreliable narrator; metafiction liteWeek 15Revise sustained argument with counterclaim densificationWeek 16World lit mid-portfolio + workshopWeek 17Cold War–era literature/speeches analysisWeek 18Analyzing visual/data rhetoric in essays
Unit 3: Depth & application
Weeks 19–27Week 19Comparative research essay draftWeek 20Midyear Socratic + portfolioWeek 21Contemporary world lit selections; migration themesWeek 22Research ethics; avoiding extractive citationWeek 23Op-ed / public argument with sourced evidenceWeek 24Workshop public argument → finalWeek 25Research paper (world topic) launchWeek 26Outline → draft researchWeek 27Research draft with limitations section