The course

• 1

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  Part 1: 24 multiple-choice questions on three texts. Part 2: an argument essay from four sources. Part 3: a text-analysis response.

  Free: A tour of the ELA course
• 2

  Reading literary prose (Part 1)

  The literary text on each timed check: 8 of its 24 questions

  Characters and theme in storiesLanguage, structure and point of view in prose33 questions
• 3

  Reading poetry (Part 1)

  The poem on each timed check: 8 of its 24 questions

  Free: What a poem says: speaker, theme and word meaningHow a poem works: imagery, sound and structure40 questions
• 4

  Reading informational texts (Part 1)

  The nonfiction text on each timed check: 8 of its 24 questions

  Central ideas in nonfictionRhetoric, structure and purpose29 questions
• 5

  Writing an argument from sources (Part 2)

  Part 2, the argument essay from four sources, practiced in parts

  Claims and counterclaimsChoosing and using evidence from sources21 questions
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  Writing a text-analysis response (Part 3)

  Part 3, the text-analysis response, practiced in parts

  Free: Finding a central idea or themeAnalyzing a writing strategy21 questions