ENGLISH
III
Content
Skills
Assessment
1st
4 ˝ Weeks
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Survey of Colonial and Revolutionary Literature – Bradford, Bradstreet, Edwards, Franklin, Henry, and Paine |
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Drama: The Crucible |
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The Scarlet Letter |
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Journal Entries |
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Timed Writing #1 |
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Vocabulary |
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Advanced sentence structure |
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Persuasive Essay |
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Use rhetorical devices in persuasion |
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Identification of content and historical value of lit. and poetry |
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Investigation of author’s background to determine influences demonstrated within the texts |
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Response to literature |
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Journals |
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Extend reading vocabulary and use of vocabulary words in essays |
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Tests: Objective and Essay |
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Homework |
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Timed writing evaluation |
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Writing assignments |
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Class discussion |
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Quizzes |
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Socratic Seminars |
2nd
4 ˝ Weeks
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Survey of Romantic Literature – Irving, Bryant, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, and Poe |
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American Masters – Dickinson and Whitman |
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Survey of Realism – Douglass, Bierce, Twain, London, Robinson |
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Timed Writing #2 |
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Vocabulary |
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Transitions, active/passive voice |
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Literary Analysis |
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Definition and identification of poetry terms |
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Creative writing skills: original poems |
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Investigation of author’s background to determine influences demonstrated within the texts |
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Response to literature |
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Extend reading vocabulary and use of vocabulary words in essays |
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Tests: Objective and Essay |
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Homework |
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Timed writing evaluation |
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Writing assignments |
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Class discussion |
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Quizzes |
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Socratic Seminars |
3rd
4 ˝ Weeks
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Research Paper: rough draft and final draft |
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Novel: The Great Gatsby |
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Timed Writing #3 |
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Vocabulary |
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Revising, proofreading, and rewriting of compositions |
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Creation of research paper with note cards, Xeroxed notes, parenthetical references, and a Works Cited page |
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Creation of bibliography cards, thesis, and outline |
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Use summaries, paraphrases, direct quotes, and internal documentation |
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Response to literature |
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Extend reading vocabulary and use of vocabulary words in essays |
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Tests: Objective and Essay |
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Homework |
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Timed writing evaluation |
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Writing assignments |
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Class discussion |
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Quizzes |
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Socratic Seminars |
4th
4 ˝ Weeks
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Survey of Modern American Literature – Faulkner, Thurber, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Porter, O’Connor |
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Modern Poetry – Frost, Eliot, Williams, Hughes, Sandburg, Cummings |
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Review for TCAP Writing Assessment |
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Drama: A Raisin in the Sun |
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Timed Writing #4 |
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Vocabulary |
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Recognition and application of drama elements |
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Descriptive/Narrative Essay |
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Identification of prejudice in drama |
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Application of a Langston Hughes’ poem to characters in drama |
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Response to literature |
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Extend reading vocabulary and use of vocabulary words in essays |
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Grammar requirements for the Tennessee Writing Assessment |
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Tests: Objective and Essay |
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Homework |
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Timed writing evaluation |
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Writing assignments |
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Class discussion |
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Quizzes |
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Socratic Seminars |