Class Objectives
English III Literature - American Literature
Course Objectives
*To practice and hone analytical and critical thinking skills.
*To interpret films while comparing them to related print versions.
*To identify and synthesize a variety of ideological and social perspectives.
*To analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of arguments.
*To analyze representative texts from the American experience.
*To recognize the role of the audience in determining an essay’s focus and aim.
*To examine and apply syntactic structures in the written and spoken word.
*To analyze how writers use logic, evidence, and rhetoric to advance their views.
Plagiarism: Students who are caught cheating, plagiarizing, or engaging in any other form of academic dishonesty are subject to receiving an automatic zero on the assessment/assignment in question. Plagiarism is defined as the intentional or unintentional use of another’s words and ideas without crediting the source.
Course Requirements
Rhetorical Analysis Essay (6 Points)
Thesis Statement
1 POINT
Create a thesis statement with a defensible position that analyzes the writer’s rhetorical choices.
Evidence and Commentary
4 POINTS
Provide specific evidence to support all claims of reasoning.Consistently explains how the evidence supports the line of reasoning.
Explain how multiple rhetorical choices in the passage contribute to the writer’s argument, purpose, or message.
SOPHISTICATION
1 POINT
Demonstrate thoughts and/or a complex understanding of the rhetorical situation.
Unit Overview
QUARTER 3
Unit 1: Social Justice in America + Rhetorical Triangle Analysis + CCR/ACT Prep
Revolutionary Dreams by Nikki Giovanni
Red Cloud Chief Speech
Other America by Martin Luther King Jr.
Unit 2: Research + Objective Summaries + CCR/ACT Prep
Address to the Commonwealth by Cesar Chavez
I Will Fight No More by Chief Joesph
Hasty Generalizations Objective Summary
Begging the Claim Objective Summary
QUARTER 4
Unit 3: First Nations and the Early Nation + CCR/ACT Prep
Coyote and the Buffalo
The World on the Turtle’s Back
Theme and Central Idea
Unit 4: The American Experience + CCR/ACT Prep
Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Novel
Interactive Notebook Check
Your notebook will be graded every other Thursday/Friday as your PREPARE grade (20%).
Rubric
Visual Presentation/ Organization
Table of Contents
The work is neat and organized.
Headings and dates are all labeled 20
A/B Day (Monday/ Tuesday): Classwork 20
A/B Day (Wednesday/ Thursday): Classwork 20
Reading Checks 20
CCR/ACT PREP 20
Total 100