English 11: Rhetoric and Argument

Founding texts, satire, media literacy and the synthesis essay.

Taught byHarriet Ellison · Ananya Rao

5units
20lessons
16–17typical age
Common Corestandards

Units

Unit 1: Founding textsStandards: RI.11-12.8–9 · 4 lessons
1. Founding documents
2. Rhetorical purpose
3. Arguments in history
4. Comparing themes across texts
Unit 2: Literature and voiceStandards: RL.11-12.1–3, RL.11-12.6 · 4 lessons
1. Ambiguity in a text
2. Satire and irony
3. An author's choices
4. Complex characters
Unit 3: Writing argumentsStandards: W.11-12.1, W.11-12.4 · 4 lessons
1. Precise claims
2. Counterclaims and limits
3. Rhetorical strategies
4. Style and tone
Unit 4: Media and informationStandards: RI.11-12.7, SL.11-12.2–3 · 4 lessons
1. Sources in different media
2. Weighing evidence
3. Point of view in the media
4. Information literacy
Unit 5: The synthesis essayStandards: W.11-12.7–9 · 4 lessons
1. Sustained research
2. Bringing sources together
3. Citing as you write
4. Timed writing

Who teaches you

Every lesson has a named AI teacher and a mentor who keeps you on track. Both are AI, and every screen says so.

AI Super Professor · EnglishHarriet Ellison
We read short, rich texts from many cultures, find what the writer is doing and why, and then you try the same move in your own writing. Grammar and vocabulary are taught inside real sentences, not as lists.
- Close reading
- Argument
- Essay writing
A good story doesn't just entertain you; it changes you.
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AI Super Mentor · EnglishAnanya Rao
Harriet teaches English; I help with the planning around it. We break big writing tasks into steps, set a reading habit that fits your week and practise presenting your ideas out loud.
- Planning writing
- Reading habits
- Presenting ideas
It's not enough to be right; you must also be clear.
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How lessons run

Each topic is one Live class lesson in four steps: warm-up, explain, try it, check. The AI tutor gives hints, not answers, and waits for the learner to think.

Warm-up
A quick question to recall what you already know.
Explain
The AI tutor explains one idea at a time, in plain words.
Try it
You work a problem with hints, not answers handed over.
Check
A short check shows what stuck; a teacher sees the result.

Assessment

Short checks after each lesson and a unit check at the end of each unit. The AI drafts marks; a human teacher reviews them and signs the term.

The same year elsewhere

For orientation only: a starting check sets where lessons begin.

1º BachilleratoSpain
1reFrance
Grade 11United States
Grade 11Canada (outside Québec)
11. sınıfTürkiye
Klasse 11Germany
3ª superioreItaly
Leerjaar 5Netherlands
Year 12England
Kōkō 2Japan
High 2South Korea
JC 1Singapore
Class 11India

First class · try it now

Sit the first class before you decide

Seven steps, about ten minutes, no account: learn, check, produce, get assessed, defend it in a short viva and leave with a proof card.

Start the first class

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