English III(2013/2014 School Year)

August 8th–September 6th:

August 8th- September 6th: Foundations of Analysis/Origins & Encounters

*WN DUE DATE: August 28th-Wednesday

To Cover

-Rules/Syllabus/Letter to Parents (8th)

-8 Keys/Introductions (9th)

-Writer’s Notebook Decoration (12th)

-“How to write an essay”/examples/Intro I-search(13th)

-Grammar (14th)

-Choose I-search topics/discussion/questions(15th)

-Current event cards/do together first time(16th)

-ACT diagnostic test (19th)

-Native American PP/Worksheet (20th)

-Grammar (21st)

-Coyote stories/Fox/Whale/Worksheets (22nd & 23rd)

-OlaudahEquiano/Worksheets (26th)

-Slavery video/pix (27th)

-Grammar (28th)

-Blue Winds Dancing by Whitecloud (29th)

-Current event cards (30th)

-Indian Father’s Pleas by Lake (3rd)

-Grammar (4th)

-The Joy of Reading Superman & Me by Alexie (5th)

-Test: Analysis summary of The Man to Send Rain Clouds (6th)

September 9th-October 4th: Extensions of Analysis: Colony to Country

*WN DUE DATE: September 25th -Wednesday

To Cover

-Ethos/Pathos/Logos PP & Sinners In the Hands…(9th)

-Sinners & Bradstress poems (10th)

-Grammar (11th)

-Bradstreet poems (12th)

-Current event cards/I-search(13th )

-ACT practice & Devil & Tom Walker (16th )

-Devil & Tom Walker/ Declaration of Independence(17th)

-Grammar (18th )

-Declaration/ “Death & justice: How Capital Punishment affects real life “(19th)

-CRUCIBLE UNIT taught by Mrs Reddish (20th -4th)

*Grammar on 25th & 2nd

October 14th- November 8th:Foundations of Research: Expanding Ideas

*WN DUE DATE: October 28th -Wednesday

To Cover

-Patrick Henry speech (14th)

-America Needs Its Nerds by Fridman (15th)

-Grammar (16th)

-Sharing The American Dream by Powell (17th)

-Current event cards/I-search (18th)

-ACT practice (21st)

-I am an American Day speech by Hand (22nd)

-Grammar (23rd)

-Franklin’s speech to the convention (24th)

-Letter From Birmingham City Jail (25th)

-Examples of thesis (28th)

-MLA websites/Annotated bib websites (29th)

-Grammar (30th )

-Poe-The Raven(31st)

-ACT practice (1st)

-Current event cards/I-search (4th)

-Outline how to argue thesis (5th)

-Grammar (6th) *assign test as homework

-MLA format & Annotated bibs handouts (7th & 8th)

November 11th- December 20th: Foundations of Argument: Individualism

*WN DUE DATE: November 18th -Wednesday & December 18th-Wednesday

To Cover

-Learning to Read & Write by Fredrick Douglas (11th)

-On Reading & Writing by Malcolm X (12th )

-Grammar & “Thankful” leaves (13th)

-War Prayer by Twain (14th)

-Current event cards/I-search (15th)

-ACT practice (18th)

-Scarlet Letter intro (19th)

-Grammar (20th)

-Scarlet Letter webquest (21st & 22nd)

-Scarlet Letter movie (25th & 26th)

-ACT practice (2nd)

-Scarlet Letter discussion of themes (3rd)

-Grammar (4th)

-Argumentative essays (5th)

-Current event cards/I-search (6th)

-Argumentative essays (9th)

-Write essay over valid argument (10th)

-Grammar (11th)

-College/Job applications in lab (12th & 13th)

-ACT practice (16th)

-Review for mid-term (17th & 18th)

January 6th- February 7th:Developing Analysis: Changing Face of America

*WN DUE DATE:January 27th- Wednesday

To Cover

-Review rules, etc…(6th)

-The Yellow Wallpaper(7th)

-Why I Wrote The Yellow Wallpaper… (8th)

-Dickinson (9th & 10th)

- ACT practice (13th)

-Of Mice & Men webquest (14th)

-Grammar (15th)

-Of Mice & Men webquest (16th)

-Current Event cards/I-search (17th)

-Read Of Mice & Men (21st,22nd,23rd,24th,27th)

-Grammar (22nd)

-ACT practice (27th)

-Of Mice & Men movie (28th & 30th)

-Grammar (29th)

-Current event cards/I-search (31st)

February 3rd–February 28th:Developing Research: Expansion

*WN DUE DATE: February 24th -Wednesday

To Cover

-ACT strategies (3rd, 4th, 6th)

-Grammar (5th)

-I-search (7th)

-ACT practice/Critical Reading (10th, 11th, 13th)

-Grammar (12th)

-Current event cards/I-search (14th)

-ACT game (18th20th )

-Grammar (19th)

-I-search (21st)

-ACT prep (24th)

-Grammar (25th, 26th & 27th)

-I-search DUE/Current event cards (28th)

March 3rd-March 28th: Developing Positions: Melting Pot of America

*WN DUE DATE: March 24th-Wednesday

To Cover

-17 Syllables(3rd)

-American Dream(4th)

-Obama’s education speech/YouTube (5th)

-My Dungeon Shook (6th)

-Teach On Demand (7th,10th, 11th, 12th )

-Review OD (13th)

-Current event cards (14th)

-Huck Finn intro with characters (17th)

-Huck Finn webquest (18th & 19th)

-Huck Finn excerpts/discuss/racism-Zimmerman (24th-27th)

-Current event cards (28th)

April 7th- May 16th: Developing Life Skills: Modern Age

*WN DUE DATE: April 28th-Wednesday & May 12th-Wednesday

To Cover

-Intro Lit Circles/Major works data sheet/List of books (7th)

-Form groups/discuss roles

-Read in groups (9th,10th,14th,15th,17th,21st,22nd,24th,25th,28th,29th,1st & 2nd)

-Library (10th, 17th, 24th & 1st)

-Major Works Data Sheet/Discussion butcher paper (11th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, 6th-DUE)

-Debates over themes (7th, 8th & 9th)

-Grammar Review (12th, 13th, 14th, 15th & 16th)