| English III Honors Second Nine Weeks--2007 Forester
Objectives
ģEvaluate the philosophical, political, religious, ethical, and social
influences of the Romantic Era of American Literature which is the beginning
of America¡¦s cultural development.
Explore the underlying ideas of the Romantic movement: optimism,
individualism, self-reliance.
Evaluate the notion of the American Dream as it is developed through the
following works of short fiction, poetry, and essays:
Washington Irving: ¡§The Devil and Tom Walker¡¨
William Cullen Bryant: ¡§Thanatopsis¡¨
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: ¡§The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls,¡¨ ¡§The
Cross of Snow¡¨
Ralph Waldo Emerson: excerpts from ¡§Nature¡¨ and ¡§Self-Reliance¡¨
Henry David Thoreau: excerpts from ¡§Walden¡¨ and ¡§Resistance to Civil
Government¡¨
(Comparative literature: ¡§Heaven is Under Our Feet,¡¨ Don Henley; ¡§On Non-
Violent Resistance,¡¨ Mohandas Gandhi; and ¡§Letter from Birmingham City
Jail,¡¨ Martin Luther King)
Nathaniel Hawthorne: ¡§The Minister¡¦s Black Veil¡¨
Edgar Allan Poe: ¡§The Pit and the Pendulum,¡¨ ¡§The Raven,¡¨ and ¡§Eldorado¡¨
Essential literature: ¡§The Scarlet Letter¡¨ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
ģUnderstand figures of speech;
ģUnderstand the characteristics of poetry, short stories, and essays;
ƒ£Make inferences about a writer¡¦s belief;
ģAnalyze and compare political points of view on a topic;
ģDefine and identify examples of academic vocabulary: syntax, meter,
scansion, extended metaphor;
ģIncrease vocabulary by learning definitions of Greek morphemes.
Standards:
ģAnalyzes and evaluates philosophical, political, religious, ethical, and
social issues.
ƒ£Analyzes an author¡¦s explicit and implicit philosophical assumptions and
beliefs about a topic.
ģDiscerns an implied main idea, draws an inference, and discovers a common
theme in a variety of texts.
ģRelates literary works and authors to major themes, issues, and literary
periods.
ģBegins to recognize romanticism, realism, and naturalism in works read.
ģRecognizes stylistic elements.
ģForms an opinion or changes perspective.
ģAnalyzes and synthesizes vocabulary using word origins, roots, and affixes
ģDiscerns the meaning and relationship between pairs of words encountered in
analogies.
ģReads daily.
ģRecalls stated information.
ģIdentifies significant and implied details.
ģMakes warranted and reasonable assertions, using text to defend and clarify
interpretations.
ģIdentifies, analyzes, and uses elements of literature in responses.
ģRecognizes stylistic elements (figures of speech, irony, point of view,
symbolism, tone).
ģWrites effectively in various domains, separately and in combination.
ģApplies standard conventions of English: capitalization, spelling, usage,
punctuation, and grammar.
ģUses techniques that give writing power, impact, and clarity.
ģUses active listening skills.
ģGenerates accurate, organized notes from oral communication.
Teaching strategies:
Direct instruction, small groups, peer teaching, timed writing, sustained
silent reading, modeling.
Assessments:
Quick writes, multiple choice tests, quizzes, literary analysis essays,
presentations/projects, informal assessments such as class discussion
homework, responses to literature.
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