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ACT English II
Unit
Topic Lesson
ACT Prep English: Introduction
ACT English Test Format and Structure
English Test Format and Structure
Objective
Objective2
Objective3
Discuss the format and
structure of the ACT English
Test.
View sample questions and
discuss strategies to answer
questions on the ACT English
Test.
Explain the ACT scoring report.
ACT Prep English Test II
ACT Prep English Test II
ACT Prep English: Usage and Mechanics
ACT English Prep: Grammar and Usage
Subject-Verb Agreement
Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement
Verbs
Modifiers
Word Study
Phrases and Clauses
Prepositions, Conjunctions and
Interjections
Inverted Order
Adverb and Adjective Clauses
Participles
Use subject-verb agreement
correctly.
Understand pronoun and
antecedent agreement.
Identify personal pronouns and
use correctly.
Identify different types of
modifiers and use correctly.
Analyze etymology and identify
idioms, metaphors, and similes
in word analysis.
Identify different phrases and
clauses and learn to use
correctly.
Identify and use correctly
prepositions, conjunctions, and
interjections.
Understand inverted word
order and learn to correct.
Identify adverb and adjective
clauses and use correctly to
combine sentences.
Identify and use participles and
participle phrases.
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ACT English II
Unit
Topic Lesson
ACT English Prep: Punctuation
Punctuation
Punctuation: Apostrophes, Hyphens,
Dashes, Parentheses, Brackets
Punctuation: Commas, Semicolons,
and Colons
End Marks
Punctuation
Capitalization
Objective
Objective2
Objective3
Identify the rules of
punctuation and use correctly.
Correctly use the following
punctuation: Apostrophes,
Hyphens, Dashes, Parentheses,
Brackets.
Use punctuation correctly and
understand function of
commas, semicolons, colons,
and italics.
Identify and use end mark
punctuation correctly.
Use correct punctuation,
ellipses, hyphens, parentheses,
dashes.
Identify the rules of
capitalization and use correctly.
ACT English Prep: Sentence Structure
Parallel Structure
Main or Subordinate Clause
Sentence Style
Fragmented Sentences
Shifts in Verb Tense
Identify and use correct parallel
structure in sentences.
Identify main and subordinate
clauses in sentences.
Identify ways to achieve
sentence clarity; coordinate
ideas, subordinate ideas and
use parallel structure. Avoid
using sentence fragments and
run-on sentences for sentence
clarity.
Recognize and correct
fragmented sentences.
Differentiate between verb
tenses and use them correctly.
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ACT English II
Unit
Topic
Lesson
Pronouns
Objective
Identify and use correctly
different types of pronouns.
Objective2
Objective3
ACT Prep Assessment English: Rhetorical Skills
ACT English Prep: Grammar and Usage
Learn to analyze words through
Word Analysis
denotation, connotation, and
etymology.
Use connotation and
Connotations vs. Denotations
denotation in word analysis.
Spell frequently used words
correctly, and use effective
Spelling Strategies
strategies for spelling unfamiliar
words.
Explain how repetitions of
Paragraphs: Word Choice, Phrases,
words, phrases, structural
Transitions
features, and ideas affect the
meaning and/or tone of a text.
Learn tips for making language
Learn to write avoiding
inclusive in writing and
Writing for Inclusiveness
stereotypes, exclusiveness, and
speaking. Use parallel structure
bias.
in inclusive writing.
Learn skills to eliminate
Eliminating Wordiness
wordiness in sentences.
Understand transitions and how
Transitions- Connecting Ideas
and when to use them in
sentences.
Learn the difference between
Active-Voice Verbs and Passive-Voice active-voice verbs and passiveVerbs
voice verbs and how to use
them correctly.
Recognize commonly
Commonly Confused Words
misspelled words.
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ACT English II
Unit
Topic
Lesson
Skills Lesson: Literary Devices
Transitions
Sentence Structure
Objective
Objective2
Analyze literary devices
assonance, consonance
onomatopoeia, and alliteration
in poetry.
Use and identify transition
words and phrases to write and
edit sentences.
Understand differences in
sentence structure; simple,
compound, complex,
compound-complex. Identify
independent clauses,
subordinate clauses and
coordinating conjunctions.
Objective3
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