English III (2014/2015 School Year)
August 6th –August 26th: Reading & Analyzing Lit:Origins & Encounters/Short
Stories/Memoirs (Foundations of Research: I-Search incorporated)
To Cover
-Rules/Syllabus/Letter to parents (6th)
-Introductions/Hands activity (7th)
-ACT Diagnostic test/Writer’s Notebook decoration-work
on for homework (DUE 15th decorated) (8th)
-“How to write an paragraph”/examples (TCC-TECAPE)/Intro I-search/Writer’s Notebook Decoration-finish
for homework(11th)
-Weird Al’s video(Nan’s lesson); Parts of speech review;
Current article to find POS; Short story elements
PP/Flocabulary video-SS elements (12th)
-Read Ambush by Tim O’Brien;Discuss POS;
Identify;Discuss SS elements;Write a paragraph (TCCTEC-APE) copying O’Brien style (13th)
-Native American poem; Discuss punctuation-why it is
what it is; Native American PP (notes) (14th)
-Vocab Quiz as bellringer;Introduce Current Event Cardsdo together;Choose I-search
topics/discussion/questions(15th)
- Native American Creation Myths;Coyote
stories/Fox/Whale;In group develop own creation story
(18th)
-Peer edit creation stories;Read Equiano-annotate (handout
from Jess)(19th)
-Slavery video;Writing assignment from point of view of
your choice (use TCC, TEC or APE) (20th)
-Parts of a sentence-What are they? Define; Read Blue
Winds Dancing by Whitecloud-chunk article/divide in
groups/identify parts of speech(21st)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer; Article of the week with 4
questions;Discussion of I-Search expectations (22nd)
-Use of apostrophe-discussion;The Joy of Reading
Superman & Me by Alexie-identify/clarify parts of
speech/parts of sentence/apostrophe usage (25th )
-Test: Analysis summary of The Man to Send Rain
Clouds;Annotate properly;Grammatical
identification;Proper analysis(26th)
August 27th-October 3rd :Extensions of Reading & Analyzing Lit: Colony to CountryDrama/Novel (Foundations of Research: I-Search incorporated)
*WN DUE DATE: August 29th & September 26th -Friday
To Cover
-Ethos/Pathos/Logos PP; Read The Devil & Tom Walker;
Identify any semi-colons, colons, hyphens or
dashes;Discussion of theme/central idea (27th)
-Introduce & Read Anne Bradstreet poetry; Re-write into
paragraphs using TCC, TEC or APE in memoir
style/syntax (28th)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer;Current event cards;
I-search in lab (go over chunks)(29th )
- Article on “Death & justice: How Capital Punishment
affects real life “; Students annotate article; Write analyzing
paragraph including their opinion; Introduce the Crucible
(Tim teach?)(2nd )
-Crucible web quest (3rd & 4th)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer; Article of the week with 4
questions; Identify verb tenses (past and past participle);
Begin Act 1 (5th)
-Finish Act 1; Quiz; Reflect; Begin Act 2; Identifying verb
tenses (8th)
- Finish Act 2; Quiz; Reflect; Begin Act 3; Identifying
pronouns (reflective & personal) (9th)
-Finish Act 3; Quiz; Reflect; Begin Act 4; Identifying
pronouns (reflective & personal) (10th)
-Finish Act 4; Quiz; Reflect; Begin Act 5 (11th)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer;Current Event Card due;I-search
day in lab (go over chunks) (12th)
-Finish Act 5;Review;Reflect; Character activity; Movie
clips (16th)
-Crucible Test-including excerpts, grammar components,
writing portion (TCC, TEC, APE);Movie clips (17th)
-Intro John Steinbeck as an author; Great Depression Era
(Tim teach); Discuss & show excerpts of his syntax (style
of writing);Adjective & Adverb clause focus; Introduce Of
Mice & Men (18th)
-Vocab Quiz as a bell ringer; Article of the week with 4
questions; Of Mice & Men web quest in lab (19th)
-Of Mice & Men web quest in lab (22nd)
-Read Of Mice & Men;Discussion;Annotation-Reading
Logs (Persuade,Inform, Entertain);Grammar components of
punctuation focus (comma rules, semicolon, colon, hyphen,
dash) (23rd, 24th, 25th)
-Vocab Quiz as a bell ringer; Current Event Cards due;ISearch day in lab (go over chunks) (26th)
- Read Of Mice & Men;Discussion;Annotation-Reading
Logs (Persuade,Inform, Entertain);Grammar components of
part of speech focus (29th & 30th)
-Review & Reflect Of Mice & Men;Movie clips (1st)
-Divide students into grammar component groups to create
questions for nine-week review (2nd)
-Vocab Quiz as a bell ringer; Article of the week with 4
questions; Have students teach grammar components-Parts
of speech, parts of sentence, apostrophe’s, punctuationcomma, semi-colon, colon,hyphen, dash, verb tense,
pronouns, adjective, adverb; ALL students answer
questions to ALL parts
October 13th-November 14th : Reading & Responding to Informational Texts
(Foundations of Research: I-Search incorporated)
*WN DUE DATE: October 31st-Friday
To Cover
-Review rules; Define ‘informational text’;Pre-reading for
Letter From Birmingham Jail (Cosby lesson); Tim teach
Civil Rights time period (13th)
-Letter From Birmingham Jail lesson (Cosby
lesson);Participial & Gerund focus/define;ACT practice
excerpt (15th) (14th & 15th)
-Ethos/Pathos/Logos powerpoint; Discussion; Excerpts
from Sinner’s In the Hand’s of an Angry God (16th)
-Vocab Quiz as bellringer; Current Event Card due;I-search
day in lab (go over chunks) (17th)
-Tim introduce Declaration of Independence; Read text in
groups; Identify Ethos/Pathos/Logos within;Discuss
punctuation differences,etc. (20th)
-America Needs Its Nerds by Fridman;Screech videocollege years; Evaluate the structure of the argumentrespond (convincing, engaging, clear points?) (21st)
-ACT practice excerpt;Read Sharing The American Dream
by Powell & Obama’s Charge to Educationcompare/contrast; Identify central idea & reasoning-discuss
& respond in groups (22nd)
-I am an American Day by Hand; Identify participial &
gerunds throughout; Create I am a ____Day poem (23rd)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer;Article of the week with 4
questions;Checkpoint with I-search in classroom (where are
you? Where should you be?); Share examples of
thesis;MLA websites;Questions;Students create maps of
where they want to be/goals (24th)
-Franklin’s speech to the convention-cut it up in chunks
and have student groups try to arrange them correctly and
then tell why-using punctuation reasoning, syntax and parts
of speech/parts of sentence reasoning (27th)
-Read Learning to Read & Write by Fredrick
Douglas;Reading & Writing by Malcolm X;Partners work
on handouts over the text; Compare/Contrast the two
readings(discuss syntax); Writing assignment in various
POV’s (give to students divided)(28th)
-Students share out their paragraphs; Discuss; ACT practice
excerpt (29th)
-War Prayer by Mark Twain;Show without punctuation
(have students punctuate & then respond to why)(30th)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer; Poe-Raven Simpson’s quick
lesson;Current Event Card due; I-search day in lab (go over
chunks)(31st)
-Read “On Dumpster Diving”-LeNoir’s lesson;Include
discussion; ACT excerpt practice (3rd & 5th)
-Discussion over article;Respond to the informational text
(6th)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer;Article of the week with 4
questions;Introduce the jigsaw activity about articles &
videos;Thankful Leaves activity (7th)
-Start jigsaw activity (Cosby’s lesson) with the
environmental articles: Global Warming, Battle Over Sea
Lions, Battle Over Blair Mountain;Polar Bear
Article;Dicaprio Article;Inhofe Article (creating ACT like
questions from the articles) (10th, 11th, 12th)
-Finish up jigsaw reading;introduce video clip jigsaw;ACT
practice excerpt (12th)
-Video clip jigsaw: Global Warming-Al Gore,Battle Over
Blair Mt,Sea Lions, 11th Hour; Watch clips, reflective
response, share out to others-they respond based on what
they are told (13th)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer;Current Event Card due;ISearch day in the lab (go over chunks) (14th)
November 17th-December 19th: Extensions of Reading & Responding to Informational
Texts (Foundations of Research: I-Search incorporated)
*WN DUE DATE: November 19th & December 19th-Friday
To Cover
- Introduce Kite Runner;Article of relevance; Identify parts
of speech,parts of sentence as focus(17th)
-Show clips of Iraq video;Questions to analyze &
discuss;Written responses in paragraphs (TCC, TEC,
APE)(18th)
-ACT practice excerpt;Article on different types of
Muslims from KR (handout);Read excerpt from
book;Grammar focus on syntax (19th)
-Discuss relationships within cultures;Excerpt from KR
about Baba & Rahim Khan (handout);Article on Kite
Fighting;Identify various types of pronouns as focus(20th)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer; Article of the week;Begin silent
reading (or group) of Chapter 7 (tournament);Written
response-focus on responding to author’s development
(21st)
-Discuss/Debate chapter 7 & after effects-Amir lying and
making Hassan leave excerpt;Excerpt from KR about
coming to America (grocery store scene);Handout;Group
compare/contrast relationship changes that occurred(24th)
-Article on courtships/marriages in various countries;Read
excerpt from KR about both;Discuss cultural pride;Watch
clip from the movie(25th)
-Review article on marriage/pride;Prep for Socractic
seminar about differences in cultures marriages/pride(1st)
-Socractic seminar;Reflection last chunk(2nd)
-KR excerpt about diagnosis & reaction to cancer,living
with them, death bed wishes,funeral; Article about cultural
death;ACT practice excerpt (3rd)
-Writing activity of “planning my funeral”;Peer share &
edit-pronoun focus(4th)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer; Current Event Card due;Isearch lab day (go over chunks) (5th)
-KR Handouts on Taliban & Muslim female laws;Recent
article on Taliban/Muslim female laws;Annotate &
discuss(8th)
-KR excerpt reading of the Taliban activities (Stadium &
Streets);Watch movie clip;Develop written response (refer
back to capital punishment & crucible)(9th)
-ACT practice excerpt; Article on adoption in America
versus adoption in/from other countries (Haiti crisis)(10th)
-KR excerpt about trying to adopt & troubles; Handout in
groups(11th)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer; Article of the week with 4
questions;KR excerpt about suicide attempt;Discussion
(12th)
-Various articles about suicide statistics; Written response
about KR suicide attempt/personal experience
(adjective/adverb clause focus)(15th)
-Create thematic kites;Share with class(16th)
-ACT practice excerpt;End of KR movie clip;Review for
final exams (17th)
-Review for final exams (18th & 19th)
January 5th-February 27th : Developing Analysis: Argumentative Writing
(Foundations of Research: I-Search incorporated)
*WN DUE DATE: January 30th & February 27th -Friday
To Cover
-Review rules;“house keeping”;I-Search review (go
over goals, etc…) (5th)
-Intro Lit Circles/Major works data sheet/List of
books (6th)
-ACT practice excerpt;Form groups/discuss
roles;Get books;Critical Reading activity
(conclusions & inferences) (7th)
-Read in groups: 8th,(predictions) 12th, 13th,
(author’s purpose)15th, 20th,(text features) 22nd,
26th,(summaries of text) 27th, 29th, (main idea)
*1st chunk ACT strategies/critical reading; 2nd
chunk Read together;3rd chunk Silent reading*
-Work on projects (library lab): 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th,
4th (I-search 2nd & 3rd chunks 9th & 23rd)
-Major Works Data Sheet/Butcher Paper/Gallery
Walk (chunked 1-2-3): 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
-DUE/Present 5th & 6th
-NO CURRENT EVENTS-Article of the week:16th
& 30th
-Vocab Quiz as bellringer:9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th,6th
-Introduce On Demand (refer back to our writings
this year so far);Give handouts;Critical reading
activity (supporting details/fact & opinion) (9th)
-Critical Reading activity(sequence);On Demand
article/writing-for homework (10th)
-ACT practice excerpt;Critical reading activity
(cause/effect);On Demand article/writing-for
homework (11th)
-Critical Reading activity(compare/contrast);On
Demand article/writing for homework (12th)
-Vocab Quiz as bellringer;Article of the
week;Critical reading (organizational structure);On
Demand writing-for homework (13th)
-I-search checkpoint (DUE Mar 6th);Go over
goals/changes/edits/peer reviews (17th)
-ACT task rotations (6 chunks-do 3)(18th)
-Article to discuss/identify participials &
gerunds(19th)
-Vocab Quiz as bellringer;Current event card due;Isearch day in the lab (go over in chunks)(20th)
-Use previous readings to identify grammar
components (assign excerpts from past readings &
various grammar components)(23rd)
-Article about ACT;Annotate & written
response;Peer discussion about ACT
(fears,etc)(24th)
-ACT task rotations (6 chunks-do 3)(25th)
-Grammar review PP (Nann or make one);Review
simple tips for ACT PP (Nann or make one)(26th)
-Vocab Quiz as bellringer; Article of the week with
4 questions;Peer review I-Search in lab(27th)
March 4th-May 21st : Extensions of Developing Analysis: Argumentative Writing
(Foundations of Research: Career/College Research)
*WN DUE DATE: March 27th, April 24th, May 15th -Friday
To Cover
-Introduce Career/College (choose either a college
or career to focus on & tell why) research project
(Prezi-google docs);Lab to begin work (4th)
-Guest Speaker;Write reflection over speaker (5th)
-Vocab quiz as bell ringer;Current Event Card
due;Lab to work on research;I-SEARCH DUE (6th)
-Guest Speaker;Write reflection over speaker (9th)
-Lab to work on research (10th)
-Guest Speaker;Write reflection over speaker (11th)
-Lab to finish research;Begin presentations (12th)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer;Article of the week with
4 questions;Presentations (13th)
-Presentations;Read The Yellow
Wallpaper;Author’s purpose focus (16th)
-Presentations; Read Why I Wrote The Yellow
Wallpaper;Dicussion about mental illness (postpartum) (17th)
-Presentations;Article about mental illnesses in
groups;Reflection writing activity (18th)
-Read 17 Syllables;Cultural awareness focus; Read
American Dream;Prep for Socratic seminar(23rd )
-Socratic seminar on Cultural Awareness (24th)
-Written reflection about seminar; Introduce Huck
Finn characters/Mark Twain (25th)
-Huck Finn webquest in lab;Vocab Quiz as bell
ringer;Current Event Cards due (27th) (26th & 27th)
-Huck Finn excerpts/discuss/racism-Zimmerman
(30th, 31st, 1st & 2nd)
-Review of rules; Introduce Scarlet Letter-author &
character focus(13th)
-Scarlet Letter webquest (14th & 15th)
-Article on adultery back in
1800’s;Annotate;Identify grammar components
(16th)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer; Article of the week with
4 questions;Read excerpt from SL;Show movie
clips;Discuss themes (17th)
-Read excerpt from SL;Show movie clips;Discuss
themes;Assign position essay/argumentative (20th)
-Work on argumentative essays;Peer edit;Revise for
homework (21st)
-Share argumentative essays;Class reflection of
theme-argument-syntax within writing,etc (22nd)
-Introduce Emily Dickinson;Life &
times;Documentary clip;Family explanations;Begin
reading some of her poems (23rd)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer;Current Event Cards
due;“Dickinson to Music” lesson;Form opinions as
a class (fact vs opinion), conclusions & inferences
about Dickinson;Re-write one of her poems with
Their punctuation (accurate) (24th)
-Argument/Specific Claims/Reasoning/False
Statements (LeNoir’s lesson);Everthing’s An
Argument (27th & 28th )
-Give topics for debates & prep research(29th &
30th)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer; Article of the week with
4 questions; Prep debate research (1st)
-Student debates;Student reflective grade (4th, 5th, &
6th)
-Introduce Jigsaw activity with argumentative
essays (Cosby’s lesson) “Everything’s An
Argument” book (7th)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer; Current Event Card
due;Work on group jigsaw (8th)
-Switch jigsaw group;Respond accordingly with
prepared answers (11th)
-“Top” I-search papers read out loud; student
response (12th)
-Divide several I-search papers into chunks in
groups to identify grammar focus components(13th
& 14th)
-Vocab Quiz as bell ringer; Article of the week;
Grammar Exit Exam(15th)
-Grammar Exit Exam Review;Final Review (18th)
-Prepare for & review final exams;Take finals (20th
& 21st)