Lee County Schools
English III Curriculum and Pacing Guide
2012-2013
Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, and Discontent:
Date(s):______________________
RL.11-12.1 _
W.11-12.4
Common
SL.11-12.5
Core/Essential
L.11-12.6
Standards
RL.11-12.6
RI.11-12.1
Essential Questions
Focus
Tasks and Strategies
Sources
The Modern Age (1914-1946)
Allotted Time: Days71-78
How are the turmoil and hardships Americans were facing reflected in the literature of this period?
What is Modernism?
What is Imagism?
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
“Ambush”
“A Worn Path”
“The Far and the Near”
“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”
“In Another Country”
“A Rose for Emily”
“The Corn Planting”
“The Night the Ghost Got In”
From…Dust Tracks on a Road
Selected Harlem Renaissance poetry
Literature:
Writing:
Grammar:
Vocabulary:
Reading
Writing assignments
Grammar Review
Vocabulary from lit.
Audio CDs
Compare/contrast video with
Vocabulary exercises
Viewing Video
literature
Cornell notes on tenets of Modernism
Think-alouds with Modernist poetry
In-class writing time to draft argumentative essay related to tenets of Modernism exemplified in various works
Students write “Theme for English III” in response to Hughes’ “Theme for English B”
Prentice Hall Literature The American Experience
Rookies Guide to Research
Vocabulary for the College Bound
Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, and Discontent:
The Modern Age (1914-1946)
Allotted Time: Days71-78
Date(s):_______________________
Additional
Comments/Information Research paper may be worked on during this unit.
Optional Novel such as The Great Gatsby may be done during this unit.
Lee County Schools
English III Curriculum and Pacing Guide
2012-2013
Unit 6: Prosperity and Protest
The Contemporary Period (1946-Present)
RI.11-12.2 _
Date(s):______________________
RL.11-12.7
Common
RL.11-12.5
Core/Essential
W.11-12.2
Standards
SL.11-12.3
L.11-12.5
Essential Questions
Focus
Tasks and Strategies
Sources
Allotted Time: 79-90
How is diversity reflected in the literature of this period?
What is postmodernism?
How had modern technology such as the Internet affected the literature of this period?
“The Life You Save May Be Your Own”
“The First Seven Years”
“Average Waves in Unprotected Waters”
“Everyday Use”
From…The Woman Warrior
“Mother Tongue’
Literature:
Writing:
Reading
Audio CDs
Videos
Writing Assignments
Compare/Contrast video
and Literature
Grammar:
Grammar Review
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary from Lit.
Vocabulary exercises
Suggested Instructional Tasks:
Cornell Notes on Postmodernist tenets
Think-Alouds with Postmodern poetry
In-class writing time to draft argumentative essay on the tenets of Postmodernism present in various works
Prentice Hall Literature- The American Experience
Rookies Guide to Research
Vocabulary for the College Bound
Unit 6: Prosperity and Protest
The Contemporary Period (1946-Present)
Allotted Time: 79-90
Date(s):______________________
_
The research paper may be worked on during this unit
Additional
The video A Raisin in the Sun may be done
Comments/Information The video The Color Purple may be done