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Standard Course of Study :: English III

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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

English III

Goal 5, Objective 5.01

Goal 5

The learner will interpret and evaluate representative texts to deepen understanding of literature of the United States.

Objective 5.01

Interpret the significance of literary movements as they have evolved through the literature of the United States by:
- analyzing the characteristics of literary genres, including fiction, non-fiction, drama, and poetry, and how the selection of genre shapes meaning.
- relating ideas, styles, and themes within literary movements of the United States.
- understanding influences that progress through the literary movements of the United States.
-evaluating the literary merit and/or historical significance of a work from Colonial Literature, the Romantic Era, Realism, the Modern Era, and Contemporary Literature.

Resources aligned to this objective

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"The American Dream"
In conjunction with a unit on Puritanism, students will define and illustrate their personal definition of "The American Dream" or their concept of the dream in general.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
By Becky Ackert and Deborah Belknap.
Eroded Land, Eroded Lives: Agriculture and The Grapes of Wrath (lesson 1 of 10)
This description is of only the first lesson in the unit, to be taught before students read the novel; thus, its primary purpose is to put this novel in historical context. Toward that end, students will learn about the (unintentional) abuse of soil that allowed the Dust Bowl to be so devastating and extensive. They will also see photographs by Dorothea Lange and others depicting the wasted land and subsequent wasted dreams of thousands. See Supplemental Resources and Relevant Web Sites for material.
Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts)
By Annie Henry.
Family Story with Research
Using the book, When The Legends Die and a Native American story-telling unit, students gather a family story of their own.
Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts)
By Eric Broer.
God's Weaving in Taylor's "Huswifery"
The students will trace Taylor's use of "conceit" or "extended metaphor" in his poem "Huswifery" where he compares the process of cloth making to God's salvation of man. They will personalize the use of conceit by writing a poem in which they compare a personal transformation with an inanimate task.
Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts)
By Carla Weist.
Thematic and Organizational Patterns in McLaurin's "The Rite Time of Night"
Students will learn to identify and color-code thematic and organizational patterns found in the narrative and then use two-column notetaking to highlight how these patterns helped McLaurin give his story focus and organization. As a suggested follow-up activity, students are given ideas for writing their own narratives, using similar techniques as McLaurin.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–11 English Language Arts)
By Vickie Smith.

Lesson plans on the web

Analyzing the stylistic choices of political cartoonists
In this lesson, students learn terminology that describes comics and political (or editorial) cartoons and discuss how the cartoonists' choices influence the messages that they communicate. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Audio listening practices: Exploring personal experiences with audio texts
In this lesson designed to develop students’ involvement with media literacy, students keep a daily diary that records how and when they listen to radio, music (e.g., songs on MP3 players, podcasting), and other streaming media or archived broadcasts. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–11 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Broken worlds
This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, provides a variety of options for conducting comparative analysis between two plays. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 11 Theatre Arts Education and English Language Arts)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Decoding “The Matrix”: Exploring dystopian characteristics through film
In this lesson, students are introduced to the definition and characteristics of a dystopian work by watching video clips from The Matrix and other dystopian films. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Designing museum exhibits for “The Grapes of Wrath”: A multigenre project
In this lesson, students read The Grapes of Wrath and create multigenre projects that explore issues from the Depression era. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Dramatizing History in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"
Students examine some of Arthur Miller's historical sources and read a summary of the historical events in Salem. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
Examining transcendentalism through popular culture
This lesson, presented by ReadWriteThink, examines the elements of transcendentalism and challenges students to find examples of the literary movement in popular culture. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Focus on first lines: Increasing comprehension through prediction strategies
In this lesson, students examine opening sentences in literary works and make predictions about the content of the texts they will read later. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
From Friedan forward—considering a feminist perspective
In this lesson that focuses on feminism, students are challenged to think about how opinions develop and change based on such things as age, experience, time, and place. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
A Harlem Renaissance retrospective: Connecting art, music, dance, and poetry
Students conduct Internet research, work with an interactive Venn diagram tool, and create a museum exhibit that highlights the work of selected artists, musicians, and poets of the Harlem Renaissance. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Literary scrapbooks online: An electronic reader-response project
This lesson leads students to reflect on and respond to literature by creating an online scrapbook. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Mark Twain and American humor
Students examine structure and characterization in the short story and consider the significance of humor through a study of Mark Twain's “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
Outside in: Finding a character's heart through art
In this lesson, students explore the idea of alienation by examining Edward Hopper's art and Raymond Carver's fiction. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Perspectives on the slave narrative
This lesson introduces students to one of the most widely-read genres of 19th-century American literature and an important influence within the African American literary tradition even today: the slave narrative. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
Poetry: Sound and sense
In this lesson, students read and listen to several poems while concentrating on the author's language choices. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE