English 12: Literature and Research

Literary analysis, Shakespeare and an extended research project.

Taught byHarriet Ellison · Ananya Rao

5units
20lessons
17–18typical age
Common Corestandards

Units

Unit 1: Literary analysisStandards: RL.11-12.4–5, RL.11-12.9 · 4 lessons
1. Language and meaning
2. Choices of structure
3. Foundational works
4. Critical lenses
Unit 2: ShakespeareStandards: RL.11-12.7 · 4 lessons
1. Reading Shakespeare
2. Interpretations in performance
3. Character and power
4. Language and verse
Unit 3: Extended research projectStandards: W.11-12.7–8, W.11-12.10 · 4 lessons
1. Choosing a question
2. A research plan
3. Annotated bibliography
4. The extended paper
Unit 4: Personal and practical writingStandards: W.11-12.3–4 · 4 lessons
1. The personal essay
2. Reflective writing
3. Formal letters and applications
4. Audience and purpose
Unit 5: Presenting and defendingStandards: SL.11-12.4–6 · 4 lessons
1. Structuring a presentation
2. Visual and digital support
3. Answering questions
4. Peer feedback

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.

2º BachilleratoSpain
TerminaleFrance
Grade 12United States
Grade 12Canada (outside Québec)
12. sınıfTürkiye
Klasse 12Germany
4ª superioreItaly
Leerjaar 6Netherlands
Year 13England
Kōkō 3Japan
High 3South Korea
JC 2Singapore
Class 12India

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.

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