English 3 Course Outline
The Human Story: Personal Identity and Relationships
“The universe is made up of stories, not atoms.” – Muriel Rukeyser
Identity/Tradition/Heritage/Background
(Who and what have shaped you and your beliefs?)
“Wherever we go, whatever we do, self is the sole subject we study and learn.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Core Literary Selections:
Poetry:
“Mr. Z” – Carl Holman
“First Lesson” – Phillip Booth
“This Is a Poem to My Son Peter” – Peter Meinke
“Photograph of my Father in his Twenty-Second Year” – Raymond Carver
“For My Girl Child” – Annalyssa Helgeland (Murphy)
“Where I’m From” – George Ella Lyons
“Thanking My Mother for Piano Lessons” – Diane Wakoski
“Boy at the Window” – Richard Wilbur
Non-Fiction: “The All-American Slurp”– Lensey Namioka
“An Open Letter to a Young Negro” – Jesse Owens
Optional Literary Selections:
Poetry:
“Identity”– Anonymous
“My Papa’s Waltz” – Theodore Roethke
“There Was a Child Went Forth” – Walt Whitman
“Eagle Poem” – Joy Harjo
“Human Family” – Maya Angelou
Fiction:
“Every Little Hurricane” – Sherman Alexie
Non-Fiction: “Shosha” – Issac Bashevis Singer
“Israeli Bullet Ends a Life in Two Worlds” – Lee Hockstader
“How I Learned to Cook” – Anonymous
Assessments:
Identity Essay Assignment
In-Class Writes
Outside Reading
Vocabulary Quizzes
Lit. Terms Assignments
Relationships/Innocence and Experience/Maturing and Moral Development
(How have your experiences changed you and your beliefs?)
“Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.” – Oscar Wilde
Core Literary Selections:
Novel:
To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee
Optional Literary Selections:
Poetry:
“For Santa Claus and Little Sisters” – Anonymous
“Persimmons” – Li-Young Lee
“Eleven” – Archibald MacLeish
Fiction:
“Shaving” – Leslie Norris
“Through The Tunnel” – Doris Lessing
“Eleven” – Sandra Cisneros
Non-Fiction: “Leaves from the Mental Portfolio of an Eurasian” – Sui-Sin Far
Assessments:
To Kill a Mockingbird Essay
In-Class Writes
Outside Reading
Vocabulary Quizzes
Lit. Terms Assignment
(QUALITY WORK)
Courage and Integrity/Morals
(What matters to you? What would you risk for your beliefs?)
“Until you have something worth dying for, you don’t have anything worth living for.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Core Literary Selections:
Drama:
12 Angry Men – Reginald Rose
Assessments:
12 Angry Men In-Class Essay
Outside Reading
Vocabulary Quizzes
Lit. Terms Assignment
(QUALITY WORK)
Mr. Juhl
Room: B-305 Phone: 360-563-4093
E-mail: brandon.juhl@gmail.com
Available before school during Panther Period (7:30-8:00 AM) Tuesday through Thursday
Grading will be done based on total points earned.
100-97%
96-94%
93-90%
89-87%
86-84%
83-80%
79-77%
76-74%
73-70%
69-67%
66-64%
63-60%
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