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.
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.
All Classes: For the first week of school, classroom procedures will be discussed briefly at the beginning of class. The remainder of the class period will focus on academics.
M: The students will be introduced to the reading survey (due Wednesday), SAT-based vocabulary (due Friday), and the study of analytical literary terms. Distribute English Department policy and A.P. contracts.
T: The students will take the first portion of the summer reading tests.
W: Reading Survey due at the beginning of class. The students will take the second portion of the summer reading tests.
Th: The students will be assigned the Postcard from Summer reading project.
F: SAT-based vocabulary exercise due at beginning of class. The students will be introduced the study of rhetoric and the three rhetorical appeals.
M: School Holiday
T & W: The students will research the casting, location, music, set decoration, and props for a memo detailing pre-production plans for a movie version of The Raven.
Th: The students will complete SAT-based Vocabulary Lesson 17 Size and Shape
F: The students will type drafts of their Raven memo.
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.