Lakewood High School English III
READING COMPLEX TEXTS
RL/RI.11.10
WRITING TO TEXTS
W.11.1-6, 9-10, RL/RI.11.1-10
RESEARCH PROJECT
W.11.1, 4-9,
RL/RI.11.1-10
1 Extended Text
3-5 Short Texts
Routine Writing
4-6 Analyses
1 Narrative
1 Research Project
U.S. Foundational Text
Literature (2-3): "Shooting an
Elephant" by George Orwell:
"Amistad": "The Negro Speaks of
Rivers" by Countee Cullen: "On the
Pulse of Morning" by Maya Angelou
Develop & convey
understanding
Focus on arguments
Convey experiences, events
and/or procedures
Integrate knowledge from
sources when composing
Free-write, bell
prompts,journals,
reading quizzes,
vocabulary creations,
blogs
Annotated bibliography for
research summarizing,
evaluating, and synthesizing.
Rhetorical analysis explaining
use of parallelism, repetition,
and diction. Literary analysis
developing a theme through
use of irony Literary analysis
tracing character
development.
Narrative based on"
Things Fall Apart"
Research paper based
on the impact of
imperialism in MLA
format
Develop & convey
understanding
Focus on informing and
explaining
Convey experiences, events
and/or procedures
Integrate knowledge from
sources when composing
Free write. bell
prompts, journals,
reading quizzes,
vocabulary creations,
blogs
Annotated bibliography for
research summarizing,
evaluating, and synthesizing.
Rhetorical analysis of the
impact of aphorisms.
Rhetorical analysis comparing
authors' uses of diction,
persona, and statistics.
Literary analysis tracing a
prominent motif in "Macbeth".
Narrative based on
Act II of "Macbeth"
Presentation on the
topic of cultural
rebirth in
the Renaissance
Develop & convey
understanding
Focus on informing and
explaining
Convey experiences, events
and/or procedures
Integrate knowledge from
sources when composing
Free-write, bell
prompts, journals,
reading quizzes,
vocabulary creations,
blogs
Annotated bibliography for a
topic on short readings.
Klosterman's use of
logos/ethos/pathos. Rhetorical
analysis of Everstine's Black
Sox article using inductive and
deductive logic. Literary
analysis of the American
Dream in "Great Gatsby".
Narrative based on de
Tocquerville's
characteristics of
America
Debate on topics
based on shorter
readings
Develop & convey
understanding
Focus on arguments
Convey experiences, events
and/or procedures
Integrate knowledge from
sources when composing
Free-write, bell
prompts, journals,
reading quizzes,
vocabulary creations,
blogs
Annotated bibliography based
on" Frankenstein" mock trial.
Rhetorical analysis of a
chapter in" Frankenstein"
analyzing logos/ethos/pathos.
Literary analysis of structure's
link to meaning.
Compose a narrative
of a flat character in
"Frankenstein"
Essay based on mock
trial for
"Frankenstein"
Quarter 1 Theme: Things
Fall Apart by Achebe:
How does culture define
our vision of success?
U.S. Foundational Text
Quarter 2 Theme: The
Tragedy of Macbeth What
is
the price of success?
American Literature
Quarter 3 Theme: The
Great Gatsby by F. Scott
Fitzgerald: What is the
price of
success?
Informational Text
Quarter 4 Theme:
Frankenstein by Mary
Shelley: What is the
relationship between
science and nature?
Informative Texts (2-3) "On
Seeing England for the First
Time" by Jamaica Kincaid:
Excerpts from Gladwell's
"Outliers"
Literature (2-3): Excerpts from
"Dr. Faustas" by Marlowe:
Shakespearean Sonnets #3,
18, 29, 138: "A Modest
Proposal" by Jonathan Swift:
"The Sale of the Hessians" by
Benjamin Franklin
US Historical Docs/Informative
(1-2): "Civil Disobedience" by
Henry David Thoreau: "Jackie
Robinson's Letter to
Eisenhower": "Way to Wealth"
by Benjamin Franklin:
"Macbeth and Power" by Wiatt
Ropp
American Literature (2-3):
"The Gilded Age" by Mark
Twain: Marc Antony's Speech
from "Caesar": "Eight Men
Out" by John Sayle
Informative Texts (2-3): "Acres of
Diamonds" by Russell Conwell:
"Democracy in America" by
DeTocqueville; “My Zombie,
Myself; Why Modern Life Feels
Rather Undead” by Chuck
Klosterman: “1919 Black Sox
Scandal” by Eric Everstine
Literature (2-3): "Paradise
Lost" Excerpts: "Rime of the
Ancient Mariner"
"The Moon & the Origin of
Frankenstein" by Olson et.al.:
"Introduction to Lyrical
Ballads" by Coleridge and
Wordsworth
Lakewood High School English III
FOR READING AND WRITING IN EACH QUARTER
Cite Evidence
RL/RI.11.1
Analyze Content
RL/RI.11.2-9, SL.11.2-3
Study/Apply Grammar
L.11.1-3, SL.11.6
Writing assignments:
class discussions;
anticipatory reading
activity: predictions vs.
reality; paired reading
Writing assignments,
close reading
activities, class
discussions
Grammar activities
Weekly
Discussions: story
vocabulary/Vocabulary elements, author's
text/story vocabulary choices, literary and
rhetorical analysis
process
Writing assignments;
discussions
Writing assignments,
close reading
activities, class
discussions
Grammar activities
Weekly
Discussions: story
vocabulary/Vocabulary elements, author's
text/story vocabulary choices, literary and
rhetorical analysis
process
Class discussions/in
class presentations
Writing assignments;
Writing assignments,
class discussions; speech close reading passage
presentations
handout, class
discussions
Grammar activities
Weekly
Discussions: story
vocabulary/Vocabulary elements, author's
text/story vocabulary choices, literary and
rhetorical analysis
process
Group presentations:
class discussion: In
class debate
assignment
Grammar activities
Weekly
Discussions: story
vocabulary/Vocabulary elements, author's
text/story vocabulary choices, literary and
rhetorical analysis
process
Mock trial
Writing assignments
Writing assignments,
close reading passage
handout, class
discussions
Study/Apply Vocab
L.11.4-6
Conduct Discussions
SL.11.1
Report Findings
SL.11.4-6
Class
Discussions/Debate/Visual
Presentation/Research
Essay