Category Archives: ELA 11.05

(5) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:

(A) evaluate how different literary elements (e.g., figurative language, point of view) shape the author’s portrayal of the plot and setting in works of fiction;

(B) analyze the internal and external development of characters through a range of literary devices;

(C) analyze the impact of narration when the narrator’s point of view shifts from one character to another; and

(D) demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period.

A.P. English III Lesson Plans for January 4 – 8, 2016

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To Kill a Mockingbird Student-Led Learning Project

During the study of the novel, each student has been assigned a set of pages which he/she will be responsible for presenting to the class. Project requirements are a list of five to ten defined vocabulary words from the selection, a ten-question quiz with answer key, and a five-point outline with which they will lead the class discussion. Discussion points must include characterization of Scout, Jem, Atticus or Boo Radley, theme of the mockingbird image, maturation, prejudice or courage, and setting.

M: Pages 152 – 166

T: 167 – 181

W: 182 – 196

Th: 197 – 211

F: 212 – 226

 

AP. English III Lesson Plans for December 7 – 11, 2015

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To Kill a Mockingbird

M & T: Student-Led Learning Project: Given an assigned section of the novel, the students will select appropriate defined vocabulary, a five-point outline, and will lead a class discussion of setting, characterization, and theme over their assigned section.

W: The students will complete a Learning Experiences chart for the characters Scout and Jem in the novel.

Th: The students will complete the Nine Weeks Test.

F: The students will begin the review for the semester exam.

A.P. English III Lesson Plans for November 30 – December 4, 2015

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To Kill a Mockingbird

Student-Led Learning Project: During the study of the novel, each student has been assigned a set of pages which he/she will be responsible for presenting to the class. Project requirements are a list of five – ten  defined vocabulary words from the selection, a ten-question quiz with answer key, and a five-point outline with which they will lead the class discussion. Discussion points must include characterization of Scout, Jem, Atticus or Boo Radley, theme of the mockingbird image, maturation, prejudice or courage, and setting.

M: Pages 60 – 74

T: 75 – 89

W: 90 – 104; Quiz over Chapters 1 – 3

Th: 105 – 121

F: SAT Prep Lesson 12

A.P. English III Lesson Plans for November 23 – 24, 2015

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To Kill a Mockingbird

M: Student-led learning will be conducted for pages 45 – 59 of the novel. Ten-question quiz and key, vocabulary, and five-point discussion outline due.  Presenter will lead discussion. Vocabulary for pages 60 – 74 will be distributed.

T: Same as above for pages 60 – 74. Vocabulary for pages 75 – 50 will be distributed.

A.P. English III Lesson Plans for November 16 – 20, 2015

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M: The students will complete SAT-based vocabulary lesson 11.

T: The students will take notes on and discuss the first-person narrative technique used in To Kill a Mockingbird. Distribute chapter 1 vocabulary and assign pages 3 – 15 to be read for Wednesday.

W: The students will complete a ten-question quiz over pages 3 – 15 of To Kill a Mockingbird and discuss specific examples of setting and characterization. Distribute pages 15 – 27 vocabulary; those pages are to be read for Thursday.

Th: Student – led learning will be conducted for pages 15 – 27; ten-question quiz and key, and five-point discussion outline due. Presenter will lead discussion. Distribute pages 28 – 44 vocabulary.

F: Student-led learning will be conducted for pages 28 – 44; ten-question quiz and key, and five-point discussion outline due. Presenter will lead discussion. Distribute pages 45 – 59 vocabulary.

 

A.P. English III Lesson Plans for November 9 – 13, 2015

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M: Counselor Jack Hale will meet with all classes to distribute and discuss the ASVAB results.

T: The student will complete the A.P. Literary Terms Test Part I A – H. Note: This test was announce the second week of school and can not be replaced by a nine weeks test.

W – F: The students will be in the library researching To Kill a Mockingbird and preparing their chapter lesson for the Student-Led Learning Project.

English III Lesson Plan for September 21 – 25, 2015

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M: The students will use a timeline to answer selected questions about the Puritan era and its literature in America

T: The students will discuss and note the convention of poetic structure in the poem, Huswifery, pg. 82, its comparison of salvation to the process of producing a garment, and complete a writing assignment producing a procedural document.

W: Students will be shown selected lines from their love song lyrics homework assignment and asked to identify the line not written in modern times. They will define Puritan plain style, discuss Literary Analysis, pg. 74, and read the Anne Bradstreet biography, pg. 75. Introduce selection vocabulary and read To My Dear and Loving Husband,pg. 76. Complete selection questions.

Th: The students will read Connection of Today’s World, pg. 104, red classroom set. Discussion and notes of Puritan work ethic. Introduce selection vocabulary and footnotes. Read Iron Bird: Cal Ripken’s Work Ethic, pg. 105

F: The students will complete a review for the Puritan Influence test.

A.P. English III Lesson Plans for August 24 – 28, 2015

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All Classes: For the first week of school, classroom procedures will be discussed and noted briefly each day at the beginning of class. The remainder of the class period will focus on academics.

AP English III Topics: AP Literary Terms, SAT-Based Vocabulary, Summer Reading, The Art of Rhetoric

M: The students will be introduced to the reading survey (due Weds.), SAT-based vocabulary (due Thurs.), and the study of analytical literary terms.

T: The students will complete the first portion of the summer reading test.

W: Reading Survey due at the beginning of class. The students will complete the second portion of the summer reading test and be given the grading rubric and requirements for the Summer Reading Postcard Project.

Th: SAT-based vocabulary lesson due at the beginning of class. The students will be introduced to the study of rhetoric and the three rhetorical appeals.

F: The students will be introduced to the three elements of Aristotle’s Triangle and discuss their application to reading, speaking and effective argument.