Morgan County School District Re-3 Month Content and Essential Questions August Read early American cultural literature, including native literature Spelling and vocabulary S 1, 4, 6 September Read native literature Spelling and vocabulary S 1, 4, 6 October Read Puritan accounts Spelling and vocabulary November Read Puritan literature Study Puritan drama Spelling and vocabulary S 1,4, 6 December Read Puritan poetry Spelling and vocabulary S 1, 4, 6 Basic English III Reading Skills Read and understand a variety of materials-R Apply thinking skills to reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing-R Recognize literature as a record of human experience-R Read and understand a variety of materials-R Apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing-R Read and recognize literature of the human experience-R Read and understand a variety of materials-R Apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing-R Read and recognize literature as a record of human experience-R Read and understand a variety of materials-R Apply thinking skills to their reading and writing-R Read and recognize literature as a record of human experience-R Read and understand a variety of materials-R Analyze poetry-I Apply thinking skills to their reading and writing-R Read and recognize literature as a record of human experience-R Assessment Resources Questions over literature Class participation Projects Essays and other tests Spelling and vocabulary quizzes Text: American Literature Early cultures unit Outside sources Questions over literature Class participation Tests Oral presentations Poster Spelling and vocabulary quizzes Text: American Literature Native American stories Library resources including books, internet, and reference materials Questions Quizzes Tests Text: American Literature Mary Rowlandson Account Follow the River video Class participation Questions Quizzes Tests Text: American Literature Arthur Miller/The Crucible video various outside sources Class participation Questions Quizzes Tests Text: American Literature Early American cultures section Anne Bradstreet Morgan County School District Re-3 Month Content and Essential Questions Basic English III Reading Skills Assessment Resources January Age of Reason Spelling and vocabulary S 1, 4, 5, 6 Read and understand a variety of materials-R Apply thinking skills to their reading and writing-R Read and recognize literature as a record of human experience-R Recognize autobiography and aphorisms-I Class participation Questions Quizzes Tests Completed autobiographical incident Research project Text: American Literature Ben Franklin autobiography Personal experience Poor Richard's Almanac Library resources February Romantic Literature Spelling and Vocabulary S 1, 4, 6 Class participation Questions Quizzes Essays Tests Washington Irving/"Rip Van Winkle" Rappacini's Daughter video Edgar Allan Poe stories March Spelling and vocabulary S 1, 4, 6 Questions over literature Class participation Projects Essay and other tests Text: American Literature Mark Twain Jack London Bret Harte April Read novel Spelling and vocabulary S 1, 4, 6 Read drama Read poetry Spelling and vocabulary S 1, 4, 6 Class participation Questions Quizzes Essays Tests Projects Class participation Questions Quizzes Essays Tests Projects John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men May Read and understand a variety of materials-R Apply thinking skills to their reading and writing-R Read and recognize literature as a record of human experience-R Interpret and analyze a variety of literature-R Identify author's viewpoint, purpose, and historical context-R Apply literary terminology and knowledge of literary techniques-R Interpret and analyze a variety of text including novels-R Identify author's purpose and historical context-R Apply literary terminology and knowledge of literary techniques-R Interpret and analyze novels-R Identify author's purpose and historical context-R Apply literary terminology to drama and poetry-R Recognize cultural context-R Text: American Literature Twelve Angry Men Death of a Salesman Various American poetry from text