Course Title: English 3 Unit Title: American Dream Glenbard District 87 Stage 1 – Desired Results Established Goal(s): What relevant goals (e.g. Content standards, course or program objectives, learning outcomes, etc.) will this address? Content Standards and Benchmarks Reading/Literature
Trace the development of two or more themes over the course of the text. Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-­‐, nineteenth-­‐ and early-­‐twentieth-­‐century foundational works of American literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics. Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed). Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the
choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
Analyze a case in which grasping a point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g., satire,
sarcasm, irony, or understatement).
Writing/Language Structures
Effectively use the writing process to address the needs of a significant purpose and audience. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. Understanding(s): Students will understand that… Essential Question(s): What provocative questions will foster inquiry, understanding, and transfer of learning? Reading/ Literature Appreciating use of sound evidence to support the development Reading/ Literature of theme and point of view. How does American literature reflect the author’s view of the How author’s choices impact meaning. American Dream? How does literature reflect cultural context of the time? How does author’s diction affect the overall development of the Writing/Language Structures text? Effective writing will demonstrate understanding of the writing process. Effective writing will have a specific purpose and audience Knowledge: Students will know… Reading/ Literature Diction Rhetorical elements of fiction American Literary Movements Writing/Language Structures Multi-­‐paragraph essay structure. Thesis statements. Topic sentences. Awareness of sentence variety. Writing/Language Structures How does the writer’s purpose impact the meaning of the text? How does the consideration of audience affect the writer’s purpose? Skills: Students will be able to … Reading/ Literature Understand how point of view is connected to the author’s purpose. Identify methods of supports that support authors use to reinforce theme. Writing/Language Structures Write a multi-­‐paragraph essay. Complete multiple drafts and revisions. Construct a clear, comprehensive thesis statement. Support thesis statement with topic sentences, supporting points, and concrete evidence. Write using both compound and complex sentences. Appreciate writing as a recursive process.