English Language Knowledge Quiz

English is either the official language or one of the official languages in 59 sovereign states, including India, Ireland, and Canada.

The English language originated from the early medieval England, with its speakers called Anglophones, who were descendants of the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples.

Modern English is the most spoken language in the world and the third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. It is also the most widely learned second language in the world.

English has become the de facto language of diplomacy, science, international trade, tourism, aviation, entertainment, and the internet.

Old English emerged from a group of West Germanic dialects spoken by the Anglo-Saxons and later borrowed some grammar and core vocabulary from Old Norse, a North Germanic language.

Themes such as love, family, memory, and culture.

Invisible Man, A Doll’s House, The God of Small Things, The Great Gatsby.

Students deepen their paragraph writing skills through narrative, opinion, analytical, and informational writing tasks.

Independent reading, guided Close Reading, longform whole class discussions, including Socratic Seminars, and writing multi-paragraph responses to Essential Questions.

Students analyze the techniques and styles of the various authors, analyzing how each author crafts his or her story and communicates his or her message, including a special emphasis on intertextuality and the authors' use of allusions to other great works of literature.