Category Archives: ELA 11.01

(1) Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing. Students are expected to:

(A) determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas (e.g., science, mathematics, social studies, the arts) derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes;

(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings;

(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships;

(D) recognize and use knowledge of cognates in different languages and of word origins to determine the meaning of words; and

(E) use general and specialized dictionaries, thesauri, glossaries, histories of language, books of quotations, and other related references (printed or electronic) as needed.(1) Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing. Students are expected to:

(A) determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas (e.g., science, mathematics, social studies, the arts) derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes;

(B) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings;

(C) infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships;

(D) recognize and use knowledge of cognates in different languages and of word origins to determine the meaning of words; and

(E) use general and specialized dictionaries, thesauri, glossaries, histories of language, books of quotations, and other related references (printed or electronic) as needed.

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.

A.P. English III Lesson Plans for August 28 – September 2, 2016

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M: The students will complete the English Universal Screener; notes and discussion of Aristotle’s Rhetorical Triangle and rhetorical appeals.

T: Distribute SAT Vocabulary 2. Analysis of editorial cartoons and the rhetorical appeals used by the cartoonists.

W & Th: The students will research and choose editorial cartoons in the computer lab for analysis and presentation to the class.

F: Test over The Art of Rhetoric notes. SAT Vocabulary 2 due.

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.

English III Lesson Plans for August 22 – 26, 2016

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NOTE: For the first week of school, classroom procedures will be discussed briefly at the beginning of class. The remainder of class time will focus on academics.

M & T: The students will read pages 4 – 8 and will discuss and take notes over the initial influences on American literature.

W: The students will read the Columbus biography on page 12 and be introduced to the selection vocabulary on pages 15 and 27. Notes and discussion of journal. Read from Journal of the First Voyage to America and complete Summarizing Texts exercise.

Th: The students will view lesson 1 of QUACK! SAT-based vocabulary and complete its 40-question exercise.

F: The students will assume the identity of Diego, one of Columbus’ crew and write a 0ne- to two-page journal entry recording his impression of the first voyage to America.

 

A.P. English III Lesson Plans for August 22 – 26, 2016

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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.

 

English III Lesson Plans for May 2 – 6, 2016

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The Great Gatsby

M: The students will complete the chapter 7 study guide.

T: The students will read pages 147 – 154, tracing the chronological path George Wilson took to Gatsby’s house.

W: The students will complete the EOC History Test.

Th: The students will complete the chapter 7 quiz and read pages 155 – 162.

F: The students will write a police report of Jay Gatsby’s death.

English III Lesson Plans for April 18 – 22, 2016

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The Great Gatsby

M: The students will read pages 85 – 96; notes and discussion the the waining significance of the green light in Gatsby’s life.

T: The students will read pages 97 – 111; notes and discussion on the validity of Gatsby’s previous autobiography. Compete chapter six study guide.

W: The students will read pages 112 to 122 and complete the Twenty Questions exercise.

Th: The students will complete SAT vocabulary Lesson 19 Of  Loves, Hates, and Fears.

F: The students will view an installment of Gone with the Wind, noting examples of survival.

AP English III Lesson Plans for April 11 – 15, 2016

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The Crucible

M: The students will complete the Act 1 Quiz and read pages 62 – 71.

T: The students will read pages 72 – 76 and discuss the irony of John repeating the Ten Commandments and Elizabeth and John’s responses to the existence of witch. Announce Character Test for Thursday.

W: The students will complete the Act II study guide  and the Act III Vocabulary Builder.

Th & F: The students will complete the Character Test. Read pages 77 – 91 and discuss Giles’ motivation for interrupting the court, the characterization of Danforth through the stage directions, and the continuing conflict between Putnam and Paris.

A. P. English III Lesson Plans for March 28 – April 1, 2016.

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The Crucible 

M: The students will be introduced to the contributing factors of the witch hysteria that swept Salem, Massachusetts the winter of 1692. Notes and discussion.

T: The students will complete the A.P. Literary Terms Test, J – Z.

W: Mrs. Donna Jennings will be in all classes assisting the students with ACT preparation.

Th: The students will be introduced to the Act I vocabulary of The Crucible and will read and discuss pages 3 – 7.

F: Mrs. Donna Jennings will be in all classes assisting the students with schedules for the 2016 – 2017 school year.

English III Lesson Plans for March 28 – April 1, 2016.

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The Great Gatsby

M: The students will be introduced to the chapters 1 & 2 vocabulary; establish setting and characterization.

T: The students will be introduced to the elements of the Jazz Age and the three tenets of the American Dream. Notes and discussion.

W: Mrs. Donna Jennings will be in all classes assisting students with ACT preparation.

Th: The students will read pages 3 – 7 and will discuss the point of view of the narrator, Nick Carraway.

F: Mrs. Donna Jennings will be in all classes assisting students with schedules for the 2016 – 2017 school year.