Category Archives: ELA 11.02

(2) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:

(A) analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on the human condition;

(B) relate the characters and text structures of mythic, traditional, and classical literature to 20th and 21st century American novels, plays, or films; and

(C) relate the main ideas found in a literary work to primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting.

A.P. English III Lesson Plans for November 7 – 11, 2016

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M: The Crucible – To introduce them to the causes and impact of the Salem Witch Trials, the students will view a Biography Channel documentary on the hysteria that swept Salem, Massachusetts the winter of 1692. Announce test for Thursday, Nov. 10 over the factors influencing that hysteria (notes and discussion from Thursday, Nov. 3).

T: Witch Hunt! Notes and discussion of McCarthyism and its influence on Arthur Miller, playwright of The Crucible.

W: The students will view a History Channel documentary and answer questions about Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House UnAmerican Activities Committee.

Th: The students will complete a test over the factors influencing the Salem witch hysteria.

F: Notes, discussion, and research assignment over Native American and Anglo influences in American English.

 

English III Lesson Plans for October 24 – 28, 2016

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M: The students will define charged words and will note and discuss the persuasive structure of the Declaration of Independence. Assignment: Using the Latin Word Pairs -rect and -tude. Due Thursday.

T: Graded papers will be returned to the students and filed. For the remainder of the period, the students will have a work day.

W: The students will complete the SAT-based vocabulary Lesson 6 Mythology.

Th: The students will read the Declaration of Independence and identify charged words and persuasive devices. Monday’s assignment due.

F: The students will read and persuasively analyze The Crisis, Number One.

 

A.P. English III Lesson Plans for October 24 -28, 2016

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M: The students will begin a review for The American Dream (Colonial Literature) Test.

T: Graded papers will be returned to the students and they will use the remainder of the class period to prepare for the American Dream test.

W: The students will complete the SAT-based vocabulary Lesson 6 Mythology. Letters from an American Farmer essay due.

Th: The students will view the final installment of the PBS documentary, Colonial House.

F: The students will complete the American Dream Test.

English III Lesson Plans for October 10 – 14, 2016

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M: The students will complete a timeline covering the events and literature of the literary era 1750 – 1800.

T: The students will be introduced to the literature of the American Revolution. Notes and discussion.

W: The students will read Patrick Henry”s Speech to the Virginia Convention and identify examples of parallelism and restatement. Notes and discussion.

Th: The students will review for the nine weeks test to be given Tuesday, Oct. 18.

F: The students will view the final installment of Colonial House documentary to verify the results of its prior predicting outcomes lesson.

 

A.P. English Lesson Plans for October 10 – 14, 2016

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M: The students will complete a timeline on the events and literature of 1750 – 1800.

T: The students will read Letters from an American Farmer, pgs. 193 – 197. Notes and discussion of epistle and author’s representation of America as a melting pot.

W: The students will write a two-page essay on how the three tenets of the American Dream are presented in Letters from an American Farmer.

Th: The students will review for the nine-weeks test.

F: To conclude the colonial literature unit, the students will view the first installment of the documentary, Colonial House.

English III Lesson Plans for September 26 – 30, 2016

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M: Introduction to Gone with the Wind: “It’s not about the Civil War, it’s about people with gumption.”

Margaret Mitchell’s approach to her masterpiece.

T: Due to the simplicity of the Puritan lifestyle, they had few possessions, dressed somberly  and uniformly, and didn’t believe in expressing themselves creatively. Because they have left so little behind, they remain a mystery in many ways. Journal Writing – List five personal possessions that best express your individuality. What would they tell future generations about your lifestyle and personality? Write at least one page and no more than two.

W:  Read Edward Taylor biographical sketch, pg. 88. Define direct address. Read Huswifery, pg. 93. Notes and discussion.

Th: The students will view the first installment of Gone with the Wind, noting examples of Scarlett’s level of maturity and main concerns.

F: The students will read Iron Bird: Cal Ripken’s Work Ethic, to conclude The Puritan Influence unit.

 

A.P. English III Lesson Plans for September 26 – 30, 2-16

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M: Introduction to Gone with the Wind: “It’s not about the Civil War, it’s about people with gumption.” Margaret Mitchell’s approach to her masterpiece.

T: Administration of ACT college entrance exam.

W & Th: The students will be in the Plato Lab writing their comparison papers over Our Town and White Oak.

F: SAT-based vocabulary Lesson 5: Jobs and Professions.

English III Lesson Plans for September 19 – 23, 2016.

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M & T: Announce test over My Bondage and My Freedom and the development of American English for Thursday, September 22. The students will be introduced to Puritan literature. Note sermon and selection vocabulary. Read Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Complete reading comprehension exercise. Assignment: bring a copy of your favorite love song lyrcs to class.

W: Show students selected line from their love song lyrics and ask them to identify the line not written in modern times.  Define Puritan plain style. Read To My Dear and Loving Husband, and complete contextual vocabulary exercise.

Th: Test. The students will define direct address and conceit, read and discuss Literary Analysis. Read Huswifery. Notes, discussion and complete inference exercise.

F: Distribute sampler frames and test assignment.

English III Lesson Plans for September 12 – 16, 2016

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M: The students will define and discuss slave narrative; read Frederick Douglas’ My Bondage and My Freedom. Complete context exercise.

T & W: The History of American English: Native American & British Influences. Notes and discussion. The students will select a U. S. state name and research its etymology. Due at end of class Wednesday. Mr. Hale will distribute ACT information and STAAR test results.

Th: Make folders and return graded papers.

F: The students will view the SAT-based vocabulary video, QUACK! and complete the Lesson 2 exercise.

English III Lesson Plans for August 29 – September 2, 2016

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M: The students will complete the English III Universal Screener, the remaining class guidelines, and notes over the literature of America during 1492 – 1750.

T: The students will read the Columbus biography, page 12 and define journal, pg. 13. Read from Journal of the First Voyage to America, pgs. 15 – 17. Notes and discussion; complete reading comprehension exercise.

W: The students will read introductory material on the Onandaga tribe, pg. 20, and the literary focus on origin myths, pg. 21. Read The Earth on Turtle’s Back, pgs. 22 – 23. Notes and discussion. Essay: Write about a person from life or fiction who acted selflessly.

Th: The students will read the de Vaca biography and Expeditions in the Southwest, pg. 32, and define exploration journal. Read A Journey Through Texas, pgs. 34 – 37. Notes and discussion.

F: The students will write a one- to two page journal entry from the point of view of Diego, one of Columbus’ crew members, about  the first voyage to America.