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WARREN HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOLS: COURSE OF STUDY/CURRICULUM MAP
Teacher: Ms. Devine, Mrs. Flowers, Ms. Mcquaide,
Mrs. Spanner
MONTH
CONTENT
Course: English III Levels 1, 2
BENCHMARK
Narrative Writing
SKILLS
Write evocatively to
build voice, style, and
fluency in writing.
“I am from” poem
3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
SEPTEMBER
The Tragedy of Macbeth
3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
Read, comprehend, and
appreciate a
Shakespeare tragedy.
Analyze and respond to
literary elements.
Develop writing
strategies. Engage in
active reading
strategies. Create
connections between
self and text. Analyze
literary theme of
heroism through writing
and visual
interpretation.
3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
Read, comprehend, and
appreciate a
Shakespeare tragedy.
Analyze and respond to
literary elements.
Develop writing
strategies. Engage in
active reading
strategies. Create
Active Reading
OCTOBER
The Tragedy of Macbeth
NOVEMBER
Open-ended Responses
ASSESSMENT
Narrative piece based on
event from Life Map
Participation in class
discussion. Literary
device vocabulary quiz.
Study guide of literary
terms and events from
Macbeth. Formal literary
analysis. One-pagers and
post-its notes. Student
passage selection and
synthesis. Tests/Quizzes.
Imagery Assignment.
Macbeth Creative
Project. Read
independent novel and
complete either onepager or soundtrack for
the book.
Participation in class
discussion. Literary
device vocabulary quiz.
Study guide of literary
terms and events from
Macbeth. Formal literary
analysis. One-pagers and
post-its notes. Student
passage selection and
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WARREN HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOLS: COURSE OF STUDY/CURRICULUM MAP
Teacher: Ms. Devine, Mrs. Flowers, Ms. Mcquaide,
Mrs. Spanner
MONTH
CONTENT
Beowulf
“Sir Gawain and the
Green Knight”
“Morte de Arthur”
The Once and Future
King
DECEMBER
JANUARY
Course: English III Levels 1, 2
BENCHMARK
SKILLS
connections between
self and text. Analyze
literary theme of
heroism through writing
and visual
interpretation.
ASSESSMENT
synthesis. Tests/Quizzes.
Imagery Assignment.
Macbeth Creative
Project. Open-ended
responses to the reading.
3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
Apply active reading
strategies for reading
epics. Recognize and
appreciate the types and
features of epics.
Literary analysis of an
epic. Understand and
apply written and oral
language conventions.
Develop writing
proficiency. Create
connections between
self and text. Analyze
theme of heroism
through writing and
visual interpretation.
Apply active reading
strategies for reading
epics. Recognize and
appreciate the types and
features of epics.
Literary analysis of an
epic. Understand and
apply written and oral
language conventions.
Develop writing
Participation in class
discussion. Study guide
of literary terms and
events from unit. Formal
essay. Tests and quizzes.
One-pagers and post-it
notes. Student passage
selection and synthesis.
Oral presentation. Openended responses.
Persuasive writing about
topics related to reading,
and student generated
topics.
Persuasive Writing
Beowulf
“Sir Gawain and the
Green Knight”
“Morte de Arthur”
The Once and Future
King
Persuasive Writing
3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
Participation in class
discussion. Study guide
of literary terms and
events from unit. Formal
essay. Tests and quizzes.
One-pagers and post-it
notes. Student passage
selection and synthesis.
Oral presentation. Openended responses.
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WARREN HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOLS: COURSE OF STUDY/CURRICULUM MAP
Teacher: Ms. Devine, Mrs. Flowers, Ms. Mcquaide,
Mrs. Spanner
MONTH
CONTENT
Course: English III Levels 1, 2
BENCHMARK
3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
-1984
FEBRUARY
Picture Prompt
3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4,3.5
MARCH
Sonnets by Edmund
Spenser, Sir Philip
Sidney, William
Shakespeare, Pablo
Neruda
Ballads
SKILLS
proficiency. Create
connections between
self and text. Analyze
theme of heroism
through writing and
visual interpretation.
Track the Hero’s
Journey.
Literary analysis of the
novel.
Understand and apply
written and oral
language conventions.
Develop writing
proficiency.
Understand and apply
listening and speaking
strategies.
Apply active reading
and viewing strategies
ASSESSMENT
Persuasive writing about
topics related to reading,
and student generated
topics. Story/Character
Mapping.
Literary analysis of the
poems and ballads.
Understand and apply
written and oral
language conventions.
Develop writing
proficiency.
Understand and apply
listening and speaking
strategies.
Apply active reading
and viewing strategies
Participation in class
discussion.
Study guides of literary
terms and events from
unit. Tests and quizzes.
One-pagers and post-it
notes. Student passage
selection and synthesis.
Open-ended responses.
Participation in class
discussion.
Study guides of literary
terms and events from
unit. Tests and quizzes.
One-pagers and post-it
notes. Student passage
selection and synthesis.
Open-ended responses.
Narrative writing about a
picture prompt based on
the sonnets.
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WARREN HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOLS: COURSE OF STUDY/CURRICULUM MAP
Teacher: Ms. Devine, Mrs. Flowers, Ms. Mcquaide,
Mrs. Spanner
MONTH
CONTENT
Course: English III Levels 1, 2
BENCHMARK
SKILLS
ASSESSMENT
William Blake, William
Wordsworth, Samuel
Taylor Coleridge, and
Lord Byron
3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4,3.5
Analyze and respond to
literary elements of
poetry.
Read, comprehend,
analyze and critique a
poem.
Develop writing
proficiency.
Understand and apply
listening and speaking
strategies.
Identify and define
poetic elements and
techniques.
Participation in class
discussions.
Study guides of literary
terms and events form
unit. Tests and quizzes.
Formal literary analysis
essay.
One-pagers and post-it
notes.
Student passage selection
and evaluation.
Apply literary devices.
Group/individual
projects.
Short stories- James
Joyce, Virginia Woolf,
Joseph Conrad
3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4,3.5
Analyze and respond to
literary elements of the
short story. Read,
comprehend, analyze,
and critique a short
story. Understand and
apply written and oral
language conventions.
Develop writing
proficiency. Understand
Participation in class
discussions.
Study guides of literary
terms and events form
unit. Tests and quizzes.
Formal literary analysis
essay.
One-pagers and post-it
notes.
Student passage selection
APRIL
MAY
Portfolio Assembly
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WARREN HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOLS: COURSE OF STUDY/CURRICULUM MAP
Teacher: Ms. Devine, Mrs. Flowers, Ms. Mcquaide,
Mrs. Spanner
MONTH
CONTENT
Review for final exam.
JUNE
Course: English III Levels 1, 2
BENCHMARK
SKILLS
and apply listening and
speaking strategies.
Apply active reading
and viewing strategies
Synthesize the
storyteller, the story,
and his/her place as it
relates to each storyapply this to the
portfolio assembly
process.
ASSESSMENT
and evaluation.
Apply literary devices.
Group/individual
projects. Story/Character
Mapping.