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English 3 Honors Lesson Plans

Week of June 2-6

Mrs. Cimney

English III-H class notes

 

S.C. Standards Addressed:

E3-1.1  Compare/contrast ideas within and across literary texts to make inferences.

E3-1.2  Evaluate the impact of point of view on literary texts.

E3-1.3  Evaluate devices of figurative language figurative language (including extended metaphor, oxymoron, and paradox).

E3-1.4  Evaluate the relationship among character, plot, and theme in a given literary text.

E3-1.5  Analyze the effect of the author’s craft (including tone and the use of imagery, flashback, foreshadowing, symbolism, irony, and allusion) on the meaning of literary texts.

E3-3.3  Understand how American history and culture have influenced the use and development of the English language.

E3-4.2  Use complete sentences in a variety of types in written works.

E3-4.3  Create multiple-paragraph compositions that have an introduction and a conclusion, include a coherent thesis, and use support such as definitions and descriptions.

E3-4.4  Use the conventions of written Standard American English.

E3-4.5  Use proofreading skills to edit for the correct use of written Standard American English.

E3-4.6  Use revision strategies to improve the organization and development of content and the quality of voice in written works.

·   R1.1 Demonstrate the ability to read independently for extended periods of time to derive pleasure and to gain information.

·   R1.2 Demonstrate the ability to make connections between a text read

      independently and his or her prior knowledge, other texts, and the world.

·   R1.3 Demonstrate the ability to apply integrated strategies to evaluate selections from a variety of literary genres and real-world texts.

·   R1.4 Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the clarity or accuracy of information as indicators of an author’s bias.

·                     R2.9 Demonstrate the ability to analyze the impact of conflict (internal and external) on plot and character in a literary work.

·                     R2.10 Demonstrate the ability to present interpretations of texts by using methods such as Socratic questioning, literature circles, class discussion, PowerPoint presentations, and graphic organizers.

·                     R3.1 Demonstrate the ability to analyze the origin and meaning of new words by using a knowledge of culture, mythology, or literature.

·                     R3.2 Demonstrate the ability to use context analysis to determine the meanings of  unfamiliar and multiple-meaning words.

  • RS2.2 Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the credibility of sources, including consideration of accuracy and bias.

·         RS2.3 Demonstrate the ability to document sources by using a standardized system of documentation.

  • RS2.4 Demonstrate the ability to gather and evaluate information for its relevance  to his or her research questions.
  • RS2.5 Demonstrate the ability to refine a topic and ask additional questions based on the information that he or she has gathered.
  • RS2.6 Demonstrate the ability to use note-taking strategies to record facts and opinions from sources.

 

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English 3 CP Lesson Plans

Week of August 18-22

Mrs. Cimney

English III CP Class Notes

 

S.C. Standards Addressed:

E3-1.1  Compare/contrast ideas within and across literary texts to make inferences.

E3-1.2  Evaluate the impact of point of view on literary texts.

E3-1.3  Evaluate devices of figurative language figurative language (including extended metaphor, oxymoron, and paradox).

E3-1.4  Evaluate the relationship among character, plot, and theme in a given literary text.

E3-1.5  Analyze the effect of the author’s craft (including tone and the use of imagery, flashback, foreshadowing, symbolism, irony, and allusion) on the meaning of literary texts.

E3-3.3  Understand how American history and culture have influenced the use and development of the English language.

E3-4.2  Use complete sentences in a variety of types in written works.

E3-4.3  Create multiple-paragraph compositions that have an introduction and a conclusion, include a coherent thesis, and use support such as definitions and descriptions.

E3-4.4  Use the conventions of written Standard American English.

E3-4.5  Use proofreading skills to edit for the correct use of written Standard American English.

E3-4.6  Use revision strategies to improve the organization and development of content and the quality of voice in written works.

·   R1.1 Demonstrate the ability to read independently for extended periods of time to derive pleasure and to gain information.

·   R1.2 Demonstrate the ability to make connections between a text read

      independently and his or her prior knowledge, other texts, and the world.

·   R1.3 Demonstrate the ability to apply integrated strategies to evaluate selections from a variety of literary genres and real-world texts.

·   R1.4 Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the clarity or accuracy of information as indicators of an author’s bias.

·                     R2.9 Demonstrate the ability to analyze the impact of conflict (internal and external) on plot and character in a literary work.

·                     R2.10 Demonstrate the ability to present interpretations of texts by using methods such as Socratic questioning, literature circles, class discussion, PowerPoint presentations, and graphic organizers.

·                     R3.1 Demonstrate the ability to analyze the origin and meaning of new words by using a knowledge of culture, mythology, or literature.

·                     R3.2 Demonstrate the ability to use context analysis to determine the meanings of  unfamiliar and multiple-meaning words.

 

 

 

The Student Will Be Able To:

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Procedures

Evaluation

Homework

Monday

 
  • Introduction to English III CP – syllabus, parent letter, expectations, etc.
  • Poem exercise – read “Choices” by Nikki Giovanni and “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost
  • Complete question sheet re: above
  • Brainstorm concept of the American Dream (Inspiration and Smart Board)
  • Watch 15 minute video re: American Dream
  • Assign American Dream essay

Teacher observation, questioning, student participation
  • Complete bio poem for Wednesday

Tuesday

    

  • Review essay assignment
  • Vocabulary root words
  • Begin notes for Puritan background

 Teacher observation, questioning, student participation

 

  • Poem due tomorrow
  • Root words assignment

Wednesday

 
  • Check and go over/share homework
  • More root words
  • Continue/finish notes on Puritan background

 

Teacher observation, questioning, student participation, checked homework

 

  • Root words assignment

 

 

Thursday

 
  • Check and go over homework
  • Review root words
  • Jonathan Edwards and  from Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God

 

Teacher observation, questioning, student participation, checked homework
  • Study root words for test tomorrow
  • Review Edwards’ sermon for quiz tomorrow

 

Friday
  • Root Words test
  • Edwards quiz
  • More root words

Graded test and quiz
  • Root words assignment

 



Resources used for English 3

·        Elements of Literature, Fifth Course

·        Elements of Language

·        The Writer’s Craft

·        Smart board

·        Hand-outs

 

 

English 3  Standards:  Back to top

·   R1.1 Demonstrate the ability to read independently for extended periods of time to

                  derive pleasure and to gain information.

·   R1.2 Demonstrate the ability to make connections between a text read

                  independently and his or her prior knowledge, other texts, and the world.

·   R1.3 Demonstrate the ability to apply integrated strategies to evaluate selections

                 from a variety of literary genres and real-world texts.

·   R1.4 Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the clarity or accuracy of information as

                  indicators of an author’s bias.

·   R1.5 Demonstrate the ability to define the purpose of a variety of communication

                  formats such as poetry, drama, fiction, essays, business letters, memos,

                  instructions, policy statements, user manuals, lab reports, and Web sites.

·   R1.6 Demonstrate the ability to explain how layout is handled in a variety of

                  informational texts.

·   R1.7 Demonstrate the ability to analyze the relationships among thesis (main idea),

                  evidence (concrete supporting details), and argument to evaluate claims made

                  in informational texts such as newspaper editorials and campaign speeches.

·   R1.8 Demonstrate the ability to draw conclusions and make inferences.

·   R1.9 Demonstrate the ability to read several works on a particular topic, paraphrase

                  the ideas, and synthesize them with ideas from other works addressing the

                  same topic.

·   R2.1 Demonstrate the ability to show how the cultural, philosophical, political,

                  religious, or ethical perspectives of a particular period influence the plots,

                  characters, settings, and themes of literary works written during that period.

·   R2.2 Demonstrate the ability to contrast the principal periods in American literature

                  in reference to themes, styles, or trends.

·   R2.3 Demonstrate the ability to evaluate an author’s use of stylistic elements such

                  as foreshadowing, flashback, soliloquy, irony, dialect, asides, tone, and

                  figurative language.

·   R2.4 Demonstrate the ability to compare and contrast universal literary themes as

                  they are developed in works in various genres.

·   R2.5 Demonstrate the ability to compare and contrast authors’ styles on the basis of

                  such elements as word choice and sentence structure (syntax).

·   R2.6 Demonstrate the ability to describe with specific examples how the narrator’s

                 point of view or an author’s choice of narrator affects a work of fiction.

·   R2.7 Demonstrate the ability to use a knowledge of internal structures to compare

                  selections from works in a variety of genres.

·   R2.8 Demonstrate the ability to apply personal criteria for evaluating texts in a

                 variety of genres.

·   R2.9 Demonstrate the ability to analyze the impact of conflict (internal and

                  external) on plot and character in a literary work.

·   R2.10 Demonstrate the ability to present interpretations of texts by using methods

                    such as Socratic questioning, literature circles, class discussion, PowerPoint

                    presentations, and graphic organizers.

·   R3.1 Demonstrate the ability to analyze the origin and meaning of new words by

                  using a knowledge of culture, mythology, or literature.

·   R3.2 Demonstrate the ability to use context analysis to determine the meanings of

                 unfamiliar and multiple-meaning words.

·   R3.3 Demonstrate the ability to use a general dictionary, a specialized dictionary,

                 and a thesaurus.

·   R3.4 Demonstrate the ability to use analogies, idioms, and words with precise

                  connotations and denotations in a variety of oral, written, and graphic

                  presentations.

·   W1.1 Demonstrate the ability to choose a topic, generate ideas, and use oral and

                  written prewriting strategies.

·   W1.2 Demonstrate the ability to generate drafts that use a logical progression of ideas to    

develop a topic for a specific audience and/or purpose

·   W1.3 Demonstrate the ability to develop an extended response around a central

                   idea, using relevant supporting details.

·   W1.4 Demonstrate the ability to revise writing for clarity, sentence variety, precise

                  vocabulary, and effective phrasing through collaboration, conferencing, and

                  self-evaluation.

·   E3-W1.5 Demonstrate the ability to edit for language conventions such as spelling,

                   capitalization, punctuation, agreement, sentence structure (syntax), and word

                   usage.

·   W1.6 Demonstrate the ability to write and publish in a variety of formats.

·   W1.61.1 Demonstrate the ability to write multiple-paragraph compositions,

                         friendly letters, and expressive and informational pieces.

·   W1.6.2 Demonstrate the ability to write memos and business letters.

·   W1.6.3 Demonstrate the ability to write essays, reports, articles, and proposals.

·   W1.6.4 Demonstrate the ability to write resumes and job applications.

·   W1.6.5 Demonstrate the ability to use the internet to communicate with others.

·   W2.1 Demonstrate the ability to use writing to explain and inform.

·   W2.2 Demonstrate the ability to use writing to learn, entertain, and describe.

·   W2.3 Demonstrate the ability to use writing to persuade, analyze, and transact

                   business

·   W3.1 Demonstrate the ability to respond to texts both orally and in writing.

·   W3.2 Demonstrate the ability to use literary models to refine his or her own writing.

·   W3.3 Demonstrate the ability to use texts to make connections and to support ideas

                   in his or her own writing.

·   W4.1 Demonstrate the ability to write legibly using print or cursive handwriting.

·   W4.2 Demonstrate the ability to use keyboarding skills to produce texts.

·   C1.1 Demonstrate the ability to use language, vocabulary, images, sensory details,

                 and presentation techniques including multimedia that are appropriate for the            

                 purpose and audience.

·   C1.2 Demonstrate the ability to express and explain ideas orally with