English III A

Through this course, students will become familiarized with major movements in American literature along with corresponding developments in American history. Aspects of American culture will also be studied, as well as how these elements affected the ongoing maturation of American literature. Students will write compositions for a variety of purposes, including the domains of exposition, argumentation, narration, and literary analysis. Lastly, systematic vocabulary development will be emphasized, as well as standard written conventions of the English language. This course will utilize a variety of learning methods, including textbook and novel readings, lectures, spontaneous and process-based writing assignments, various types of media, student interactive discussions, creative projects, and other techniques related to the study of English Language Arts and its applicability to modern society.

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5 credits (A-G) English | State Course Code 9107

Encore Education Corporation

Where Arts and Academics Grow Together

This curriculum has been compiled by:
Mr. John Parker, Languages Department Chair,
Encore Education Corporation.
The pacing and curriculum of this course has been created using a variety of reference materials including:

1. The Crucible by Arthur Miller
2. "How and Why We Read: Crash Course English Literature #1"
3. "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano" and various other readings from projectgutenberg.org
4. "The Legend of Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving, lbiblio.org
5. Various poetry selections from poetryfoundation.org
6. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
7. Cyber High, English 3A

Course Outline:
Unit 1: The Salem Witch Trials and The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Unit 2: Early American Literature: "The World on the Turtle's Back" (Native American Legend); Olaudah Equiano's Narrative; "The Devil and Tom Walker" and "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving
Unit 3: Gothic Literature: "The Raven" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe; "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving; "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Unit 4: Transcendentalist Literature: "Self-Reliance" and "Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson; excerpts from Walden by Henry David Thoreau; poetry by Walt Whitman; poetry by Emily Dickinson
Unit 5: Magical Realism and Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

CCSS:

Language Standards: 2a-b, 3, 4, 5, 6

Reading Standards for Informational Text: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10

Reading Standards for Literature: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10

Speaking and Listening Standards: 1a-d, 2, 4
Writing Standards: 2a-f, 3 a-e, 4, 5, 9a-b, 10

Encore Education Corporation does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin (ancestry), ethnic group identification, mental and physical disability, marital or parental status, sex, sexual orientation, or military status, or genetic information in any of its activities or operations. The perception of one or more of such characteristics: or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Encore Education Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.

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