English+3

=__**English 3 Course Outline**__ =
 * **Unit 1: Getting to Know You**
 * **Unit 2: Getting to Know the Puritans**
 * Students will analyze the philosophical, political, and religious beliefs of the Puritans and their impact on American society. They will analyze elements of drama, character motivation, archetypes, and symbols. In addition, they will examine Puritan plain style, inversion, the rhetoric of persuasion, and the use of figurative language. Small-group discussions will enrich students' understanding of the course readings as they learn from and work with individuals representing various cultures and viewpoints. Students will write persuasive essays using a variety of persuasive techniques. Students will work in groups to collaborate and give feedback as they edit each others' work. They will review subject and verb agreement. Students will learn to understand Latin and Greek roots, prefixes and suffixes, and use context clues to determine the meaning of words.
 * **Unit 3: Getting to Know the Colonials**
 * Students will evaluate the philosophical, political, religious, ethical, and social influences of the Colonial period by analyzing authors’ purposes and beliefs. By examining authors' use of text organization and content, students will evaluate theses, accuracy, thoroughness, logic, and reasoning. Using the writing process, students will write persuasive essays with a clearly stated position or opinion that includes the use of emotional and logical appeals. Students will continue to plan, refine, and shape their novel-based research. They will select and use appropriate information technology to increase their knowledge and fulfill their learning needs. They will continue to respond critically and creatively to the course readings working collaboratively with their peers in large- and small-group venues to negotiate meaning in text. Students will learn to use coordinating conjunctions and to avoid sentence fragments and run-on sentences.
 * **Unit 4: The Dissenters**
 * Students will learn to evaluate the philosophical, political, and social values reflected in American Romanticism and Transcendentalism. Attitudes toward nature, free thinking, and social activism reflected in the readings will impact students' lifelong learning, self-direction, ethics, and their understanding of individual social responsibility. They will analyze theme, persuasive techniques, and the use of figurative language in fiction and nonfiction texts. In small-group analysis of text, students will learn from and work collaboratively with individuals who provide a variety of different perspectives. Additionally, they will evaluate the use of sound devices in poetry. They will learn to identify adjectival and adverbial clauses. Students will revise and edit their writing as an integral part of the writing process. Students will continue working on the research process, selecting and using appropriate information technology.
 * **Unit 5: The Civil War**
 * ** Students will learn to critically examine literature that revolves around the Civil War. They will analyze author’s purpose, political points of view, theme, use of symbolism, and poetic features. They will also make cross-genre connections using primary source documents to enrich their understanding of this historical period. Students will work in teams to analyze and synthesize ideas across texts. In addition, students will write literary theme analysis essays, and begin to develop an introduction for a research report in preparation for novel-based research. The research tasks will give students experience selecting and using appropriate technology resources. Students will practice avoiding problems with subject and verb agreement. After reviewing Benchmark data, students will demonstrate personal accountability and effective work habits as they design personal learning plans during student ownership sessions. **
 * **Unit 6: Realism and The Renaissance**
 * ** Students will learn the characteristic features of Realism. They will analyze the philosophical, political, social, ethical, and religious ideas in the historical context of Post-Civil War America. They will also examine the creative and artistic explosion of the Harlem Renaissance. Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively interact with diverse teams, negotiate, compromise, and work cooperatively for the good of the group as they continue to collaboratively construct meaning in response to the course readings. They will learn to use transitional words and phrases to connect ideas. Students will review sentence style, avoiding misplaced and dangling modifiers, and they will review Green and Latin roots. In addition, they will write argumentative essays, compare/contrast essays, and college application essays. Students will complete drafts of, edit, and revise novel-based research reports. They will exercise time management and punctuality as they organize portfolios and prepare them for presentation. **
 * **Unit 7: Rejecting Conformity**
 * ** Students will learn to analyze the effective use of literary elements in a novel. Special attention will be given to authors’ use of theme, symbolism, characterization, and point of view. Students will analyze and compare literary elements and devices across texts. They will examine how World War II and the Civil Rights Movement helped to change the face of America. Students will learn from and work collaboratively with individuals representing diverse cultures, learning styles, and viewpoints as they negotiate meaning in text and explore the elements of literature. In small-group interaction, they will show their creativity in their verbal and written communication, and will work cooperatively to manage their time effectively. Students will learn to acknowledge the vast array of ideas and diversity that has influenced and continues to shape American society. In addition, they will analyze the use of dialogue in fiction and will write dialogue modeled on a literary work. They will continue to hone their reading and writing skills using Constructed Response Items, and informational and persuasive writing prompts. **