Edgenuity Lesson Components
Table of Contents
Lesson Overview
Instruction
Assignments
Assessment
Assessment overview: How mastery of the TEKS will be measured
Redirection and Remedial Practice
How redirection, when needed, will occur
Sample lessons
Daily lessons showing how the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) will be addressed:
instruction, assessment, and redirection
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English III
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English Language Arts 7
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Math 7
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Science 7
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Middle School Texas History
Science Labs
Science lab overview
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Lesson Overview
Instruction
Students enrolled in Edgenuity courses are highly engaged and empowered as they move through
multimedia, interactive activities designed to incorporate real-world relevance into course curriculum.
Student interest and engagement is supported through the use of a variety of rich multimedia sources that
enhance learning and foster comprehension. Introductory materials activate prior learning, provide
background knowledge, and center students on lesson objectives. Throughout the course, a highly
qualified, certified teacher provides direct instruction, explains concepts, models strategies, and makes
real-world connections in engaging instructional videos. The course is organized into manageable
segments so students work at a pace just right for them, pausing and reviewing lessons as needed, and
student comprehension is assessed throughout the lesson. Courses demonstrate rigorous content
through the following methods:
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Embedding critical thinking, problem solving, analysis, integration, and synthesis abilities in
learning activities
Accommodating various learning styles by providing instruction through different modalities
Activating or supplying background knowledge
Highlighting patterns, themes, big ideas, and causal relationships
Utilizing multiple types of media, including visual, audio, and text
Building skills development through graduated levels of support for practice and performance
Offering multiple opportunities for students to demonstrate knowledge and learning through a
variety of mediums
Providing opportunities for self-reflection and self-regulation
The teacher uses a variety of instructional strategies in the lessons, including the following:
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Inquiry
Anecdotes
Scaffolding
Real-world scenarios
Analysis of perspectives
Key words for enhancing subject-specific vocabulary
All instruction is enhanced by reflection questions that are interwoven throughout each lesson. The
questions provide immediate feedback, highlight key concepts, and help students develop their critical
thinking skills.
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Students can pause or stop the lesson at any time to reflect and record information in their eNotes, a
built-in note-taking tool available throughout instruction. This tool scaffolds the note-taking process for
students, helping them to pull out the important parts of the lesson and enter them into their notes.
Students can print their notes and use them to complete assignments and study for exams. The course
glossary and lesson transcripts are also available to aid in comprehension and note-taking where
necessary.
Assignments
Assignments ensure students master key concepts and develop their analytical and critical thinking skills.
They include various activities that further the learning objectives and complement the instruction by
supplying additional points of view, contexts, examples, principles, problem-solving approaches, and text
styles. In addition, students may complete interactive activities that allow them to investigate topics in
greater depth. Students also access supplemental readings using the course’s translation and read aloud
tool. Supplemental readings include a range of literary and informational texts, including primary and
secondary sources. In some cases, students may link to best-in-class online resources that provide
additional perspectives on the topics covered in the lesson before completing the assignment.
In the assignment, students may complete the following activities:
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Practice what they have learned through one or more tasks or focused activities
Read and analyze texts in the translation and read aloud tool, enabling reading in one of seven
languages and text translations in seventeen languages
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Write a response to a prompt that requires synthesis, analysis, application, or reflection on
material learned in the lesson
Explore a topic through online research, assimilations, or interactive activities to extend their
learning and enhance their understanding of overarching themes
Create a product to demonstrate research skills and mastery of content learning, such as a
multimedia presentation, brochure, or poster
Assessment
Assessment overview: How mastery of the TEKS will be measured
Edgenuity offers four different types of assessments to determine individual learning paths and measure
student mastery of objectives and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills:
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Diagnostic Assessment occurs at the beginning of each course and assesses student’s
prior knowledge of content and establishes a customized learning path over the specific
content. Administrators and teachers can also enable pretesting where when students begin
a new lesson, they are presented with a 10-question objective-based assessment. If the
students pass a predetermined threshold, they will move on to the next pretest. If students do
not meet mastery, they will have an opportunity to proceed through the lesson at their own
pace.
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Formative Assessments embedded within a lesson check understanding of concepts and
skills as they are presented. Assignments, which follow the lesson, also serve as formative
assessments. By providing corrective feedback, Edgenuity’s formative assessments help
students understand where their gaps in knowledge exist, and learn where additional practice
or support is needed.
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Interim Assessments occur after students finish an Edgenuity lesson. The items for these
assessments are drawn from an item bank, each aligned to a specific lesson objective. Using
Webb’s Depth of Knowledge and Bloom’s Taxonomy, items are labeled based on their level
of difficulty. Typically there is a 1-2-1 ratio of easy – medium – hard items.
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Summative Assessments are provided at the end of each unit and/or course to evaluate
students’ overall performance.
All of Edgenuity’s assessments are designed to provide observable evidence of mastery of the Texas
Essential Knowledge and Skills. Student mastery is viewed through completed projects, essays, or other
assignments. Mastery of lesson quizzes or tests can be viewed through a series of reports.
Formative and summative assessments test for mastery and provide immediate, actionable feedback for
students and teachers. Additionally, teachers can modify assessments to give students more time,
change the passing thresholds, allow for additional retakes, or adjust grade weights.
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Students are assessed at the end of each lesson, unit, and semester in the following formats:
Quiz
At the end of each lesson, students take a ten-question quiz. Each quiz assesses the learning objectives
of that lesson and reports against the lesson objectives. If a lesson quiz demonstrates that a student has
not mastered an objective, additional practice can be assigned.
Unit Test
Students also take summative exams at the end of each unit. These tests allow students to demonstrate
their mastery of concepts before moving forward. Prior to the exam, students complete a full review of the
key concepts contained in the unit and can return to lessons for practice where necessary. The multiple-
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choice format of the exam allows students to reinforce and relate to foundational concepts and to receive
immediate feedback about which lesson content they may need to revisit for greater comprehension.
Cumulative Exam
Students take a cumulative exam midway through the course, and another at the end of the course. The
exam consists of multiple-choice questions that build on main ideas and key concepts that are presented
throughout every unit. These provide students with an opportunity to exhibit mastery and long-term
comprehension of standards and objectives.
Redirection and Remedial Practice
How redirection, when needed, will occur
If students feel they need additional practice, they can use the LessonSearch feature to seek out
supplemental lessons, resources, and activities related to course content. This is ideal for students who
want either remediation or enrichment, as it allows students to search the entire Edgenuity content library
by keyword.
Additionally, teachers can assign remedial work through the teacher portal. Teachers can search the
entire Edgenuity database of lessons and choose additional activities and lessons to assign. The
additions will then be inserted into the student course as required work. Students must then complete
additional assignments before moving forward in the course.
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Teachers can also assign additional activities outside of the student portal and enter the student’s grade
when the activity is complete. The grade will be calculated as part of the course assignments.
When remedial assignments are complete, the teacher can then reset the assessment, requiring the
student to retake the assessment, to ensure mastery before the student moves on to the next lesson.
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Sample Lessons
Edgenuity courses are aligned at the lesson level. Our Texas courses are specifically built to and aligned
with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Instructional design incorporates best practices,
including iNACOL instructional and teaching and learning standards and Universal Design for Learning
guidelines.
Each lesson begins with an introduction that focuses students on the goals for the lesson. The
introduction presents an overview of the context for the lesson and ties prior learning to the lesson
objectives. Objectives and assessment questions are written to match the cognitive level of the
standards. Students are asked to think critically about what they learn, as well as analyze ideas and trace
their development throughout the course.
All lessons include a summary after instruction to help students to remain focused on the objectives for
the lesson by highlighting the major concepts students will practice in the assignments and review.
Texas English III
Below is an example of an English III lesson from a unit called “Heritage and Multicultural American
Identities: Contemporary Voices.” During the unit, students study a variety of multicultural literary
nonfiction from around the world. The lesson, “Exploring Cultural Identity through Language,” is aligned to
the following standard from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills:
110.C.33.6: Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Literary Nonfiction. Students
understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns and
features of literary nonfiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding.
Students are expected to analyze how rhetorical techniques (e.g., repetition, parallel structure,
understatement, overstatement) in literary essays, true life adventures, and historically important
speeches influence the reader, evoke emotions, and create meaning.
Students analyze the structure and author’s choice in two texts to determine the effects of voice and
rhetoric on each text. Lesson objectives are as follows:
Heritage and Multicultural American Identities: Contemporary Voices
Lesson:
Exploring Cultural Identity through Language
Objectives:
Analyze the way an author establishes voice.
Evaluate the style and effectiveness of rhetoric.
Synthesize and contrast the arguments of two texts.
The lesson begins with a Warm-Up where lesson objectives are introduced and the overarching theme of
the lesson is related to prior knowledge.
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The objectives are demonstrated during instruction.
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The theme and objectives are reinforced with examples throughout instruction.
Students have ample opportunities to demonstrate understanding of the objectives throughout the lesson.
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Students apply what they learn in the direct instruction as they read Rudolfo Anaya’s essay “Take the
Tortillas Out of Your Poetry” to analyze elements of voice. Then they read Naomi Shihab Nye’s essay
“Speaking Arabic” to analyze her voice and rhetorical techniques. Students further compare the two
works in the lesson instruction and assignment.
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Students are asked to apply higher level thinking as they demonstrate mastery of the objectives in the
lesson’s assessment.
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Texas English Language Arts 7
Below is an example from English Language Arts 7. The lesson, “Character and Theme in ‘The
Gentleman of Rio en Medio’," is aligned to the following standard from the Texas Essential Knowledge
and Skills:
110.7.6.C: Analyze different forms of point of view, including first-person, third-person omniscient,
and third-person limited.
Students learn to use point of view to get to know the characters of a text, to better understand the theme.
Lesson:
Character and Theme in "The Gentleman of Rio en Medio"
Objectives:
Consider the effect of the narrator's point of view.
Recognize how a character's actions reveal theme.
Identify the theme of a short story.
The lesson begins with a Warm-Up where lesson objectives are introduced and related to a real-world
scenario.
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The objectives are demonstrated during instruction.
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The theme and objectives are reinforced with examples throughout instruction.
Students have ample opportunities to demonstrate understanding of the objectives throughout the lesson.
Students utilize the Edgenuity CloseReader tool to read and analyze “Gentlemen of Río en Medio.”
Students can highlight text, insert sticky notes, and take notes as they read, to apply the literary and skills
they are developing through the lesson. The text is accompanied by a short application activity.
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Students are asked to apply higher level thinking as they apply the objectives in the lesson’s assignment.
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Students demonstrate mastery of the objectives in the lesson’s assessment.
Math 7
Below is an example from a unit called “Inequalities.” After students learn to write inequalities, they move
on to graphing. The lesson, “Graphing Inequalities,” is aligned to the following standard from the Texas
Essential Knowledge and Skills:
111.B.23.10.B: Represent solutions for one-variable, two-step equations and inequalities on
number lines.
Inequalities
Lesson:
Graphing Inequalities
Objectives:
Graph an inequality.
Write an inequality from a graph.
The lesson begins with a Warm-Up where lesson objectives are introduced as goals and the overarching
theme of the lesson is related to real-world examples and prior knowledge.
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The objectives are demonstrated during instruction.
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The theme and objectives are reinforced with examples throughout instruction.
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Students have ample opportunities to demonstrate understanding of the objectives throughout the lesson.
Students are asked to apply higher level thinking as they apply the objectives in the lesson’s assignment.
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Students demonstrate mastery of the objectives in the lesson’s assessment.
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Science 7
Below is an example from a unit called “Cells, Genetics, and Darwin's Theory.” After students learn the
difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, they study the structure of cells. The lesson, “Cell
Structure,” is aligned to the following standard from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills:
112.19.12.D: Differentiate between structure and function in plant and animal cell organelles,
including cell membrane, cell wall, nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondrion, chloroplast, and vacuole.
Cells, Genetics, and Darwin's Theory
Lesson:
Cell Structure
Objectives:
Identify names and functions of each part of a cell.
Explain how important a nucleus is in a cell.
Compare tissues, organs, and organ systems.
Each lesson in the course begins an introduction of the lesson objectives where they are related to prior
knowledge.
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The objectives are demonstrated during instruction.
The theme and objectives are reinforced with supplemental reading activities that are followed with
comprehension questions deepen understanding by encouraging students to think critically about lesson
content.
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Students demonstrate further understanding in journal reflection where they have the opportunity to
explain concepts in their own words.
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Once students develop an understanding of the functions and importance of the parts of the cells, they
participate in a virtual lab in order to explore a cell from a researcher’s perspective.
Students demonstrate understanding of the lab in a lab assessment.
Students have ample opportunities to demonstrate understanding of the objectives in the lesson’s
practice assignment.
Students are asked to apply higher level thinking as they demonstrate mastery of the objectives in the
lesson’s assessment.
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Middle School Texas History
Edgenuity Texas History was designed specifically for the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for
Texas History. Below is an example from a unit called “Texas Statehood.” The lesson, “U.S.-Mexican
War,” is aligned to the following standards from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills:
113.19.4.C: Identify individuals, events, and issues during early Texas statehood, including the
U.S.-Mexican War, the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, population growth, and the Compromise of
1850.
113.20.6.D: Explain the causes and effects of the U.S.-Mexican War and their impact on the
United States.
Texas Statehood
Lesson:
U.S.-Mexican War
Objectives:
Analyze the effects of the Compromise of 1850 on Texas.
Describe the events that led to the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
Examine the causes of the U.S.-Mexican War.
Explain the impact of the U.S.-Mexican War.
Skills used: analyzing a timeline, making logical connections
The lesson begins with an introduction of the lesson objectives where they are related to prior knowledge.
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The objectives are demonstrated during instruction.
The theme and objectives are reinforced with supplemental reading activities that are followed with
comprehension questions to deepen understanding by encouraging students to think critically about
lesson content, evaluating the actions and reactions that led to the war.
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Students demonstrate further understanding in journal reflection where they have the opportunity to
explain concepts in their own words.
Students are asked to apply higher level thinking as they demonstrate understanding of the objectives in
the lesson’s practice assignment.
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Students demonstrate mastery of the objectives in the lesson’s assessment.
Below is another example from the unit called “Texas Statehood.” The lesson, “Texas and the
Confederacy,” is aligned to the following standards from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills:
113.19.4.C: Identify individuals, events, and issues during early Texas statehood, including the
U.S.-Mexican War, the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, population growth, and the Compromise of
1850.
113.19.5.B: Analyze the political, economic, and social effects of the Civil War and
Reconstruction in Texas; and
113.19.5.C: Identify significant individuals and events concerning Texas and the Civil War such
as John Bell Hood, John Reagan, Francis Lubbock, Thomas Green, John Magruder and the
Battle of Galveston, the Battle of Sabine Pass, and the Battle of Palmito Ranch.
Texas Statehood
Lesson:
Texas and the Confederacy
Objectives:
Describe the effects of the Conscription Act.
Outline the reasons why Texas joined the Confederacy.
Skills used: categorizing information, analyzing maps, analyzing primary
and secondary sources
The lesson begins with an introduction of the lesson objectives where they are related to prior knowledge.
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The objectives are demonstrated during instruction.
The theme and objectives are reinforced by an interactive that introduces students to significant
individuals and events concerning Texas and the Civil War.
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Students demonstrate further understanding in journal reflection where they have the opportunity to
explain concepts in their own words.
Students are asked to apply higher level thinking as they demonstrate understanding of the objectives in
the lesson’s practice assignment.
Students demonstrate mastery of the objectives in the lesson’s assessment.
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Science Labs
In addition to lesson instruction, Edgenuity provides physical lab options. The following courses contain
virtual lab lessons with a wet lab option.
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Biology (35% built in virtual lab instruction)
Chemistry (45% built in virtual lab instruction)
The following courses do not provide physical labs. They contain virtual lab activities and assessments
within numerous lessons in the course. Independent lab instruction must be provided by the teacher.
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Science 6
Science 7
Science 8
Environmental Systems
Integrated Physics and Chemistry
Physics
Lab lessons
Lab lesson warm-up activities guide students through the creation of the lab hypothesis. After the
introduction to the content and the review of prior knowledge, students formulate an investigative question
for the lab, and then they answer the question to formulate a hypothesis.
Each lab lesson involves both a virtual lab, with student guides, teacher guides, and guidance for
completing a lab report write-up and/or reflection activity. Wet lab alternatives are also included.
Virtual Lab
Virtual labs are highly interactive and they use a variety of simulated lab equipment, including dialysis
tubing, beakers, and test tubes.
Wet Lab
After a thorough study of lab safety, students are provided with a student guide for each lab. The
guide walks students through the steps of the wet lab so that it can be completed under the
supervision of a teacher.
Lab Report
In-depth lab reports are written at the culmination of each lab activity. After a post-lab reflection,
students create a lab report as directed by the lab guide. This writing activity increases students’
comprehension of chemistry principles, assesses data analysis and synthesis skills, and gives
students practice at effective communication skills in the scientific domain. In addition, these
assignments allow students to practice the writing skills they will be expected to master prior to
entering college. Students will be are expected include an introduction (including the lab’s purpose,
question being investigated, hypothesis, and variables), materials and procedures, methods of data
collection and organization, analysis and conclusion. Students must use reasoning and evidence to
support their conclusions.
Lab Assessments
Whether a lab is a separate lesson or an activity contained within a lesson, there is a separate lab
assessment where students are expected to demonstrate mastery of objectives.
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