Mrs. Wuertenberg’sEnglish III Course Outline

6th Hour Conference 12:30-1:20 636-851-5098

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Communication Arts Rationale for English III:

One of the goals of English III is to reinforce the literacy skills taught in English I and English II while beginning to prepare students for the challenging reading and writing they will encounter in English IV and life beyond high school. Students will focus on practicing all communication skills including reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and finding and interpreting information. They will also be expected to combine their knowledge and experience by reflecting, exploring, and generating new ideas to solve problems and make decisions. They will study a wide variety of literature that focuses on self exploration and expanding students’ knowledge and acceptance of the variety of human experiences and cultures. They will also practice effectively communicating their ideas and experiences to others through both speaking and writing.

Course Description for English III:

This skill-based course will focus on the literacy skills necessary to become an effective communicator: reading, writing,

listening/speaking and research. Emphasis will be placed on approaching reading and writing as processes. Expository,

narrative, descriptive and persuasive writing will be addressed. Research will be integrated throughout the course. Students will read and respond to literature from a variety of cultures and authors.

Grading Scale:

90-100A

80-89B

70-79C

60-69D

Below 60F

Progress Report Grade Submission Dates:

09/10/13, 11/15/13, 02/03/14, 04/17/14

Report Card Grade Submission Dates:

10/21/13, 01/03/14, 03/24/14, after 05/23/14

Components of Grade:

Each quarter is worth 40 percent of the semester grade. The final exam is worth 20 percent of your grade. Grades will be available to students every two weeks. I do not give extra assignments for bonus points. Please see the separate sheet regarding homework and grading.

Textbook:

We will use theEMC textbook, Literature and the Language Arts,along with various novels throughout the year. Parents, please review and sign the list of novels and videos from which I will be selecting supplemental materials.You may check out a textbook as needed; replacement cost for textbooks is $85.00 and for novels is $10.00.

Supplies:

You will need plenty of 1.5” by 2” sticky notes for this class. Additionally, paper, pencil/pen, and some sort of organizational folder/binder should be brought each day.If you are so inclined, a box of tissue would be welcomed.

Additional Resources for Support:

Homeroom Intervention

Homeroom Help with Writing

Before School Help M-TH 6:30 – 7:15

After School Help M/T/TH 2:30 – 3:30 / SAT by appointment 9:00 – 12:00

Library Hours M-TH 6:30 – 3:00 with computers available

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ENG III Novel and Video Selections

I will be selectingbooks and plays for the students of this course to read from the following list. A title may be chosen for the entire class to read together, for a smaller study group to share or for an individual student to enjoy.

*The Help
A Book of Modern American Poetry
A Connecticut Yankee in King Author's Court
A Farewell to Arms 730L
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Streetcar Named Desire
Adventures of Huck Finn 850L
All the King's Men 1130L
As I Lay Dying 870L
Black Elk Speaks
Bluest Eye 920L
Catch 22 1140L
Catcher in the Rye 790L
Daisy Miller
Death of a Salesman
Ethan Frome 1160L
Fallen Angels 650L
Fried Green Tomatoes… 1000L
Having Our Say
In Cold Blood 1040L
In Our Time
Long Day's Journey into Night
Mississippi Solo
My Antonia 1010L
Nine Stories
O Pioneers! 930L
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Our Town
Pudd'nhead Wilson 1150
Retold American Classics
Slaughter House Five 850L
Small Wonder
Song of Solomon 870L
Spoon River Anthology
Streetcar Named Desire
The Awakening
The Bluest Eye 920L
The Color Purple 670L
The Crucible
The Glass Managerie 1350L
The Great Gatsby 1070L
The Lords of Discipline
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
The Old Man in the Sea
The Rapture of Canaan
The Red Badge of Courage
The Road 1530
The Scarlet Letter 1340L
The Things They Carried 880L
The Turn of the Screw
Their Eyes Were Watching God 1080
There are No Children Here
Welcome to the Monkey House
Winesburg Ohio

Videos:

Glory

Gone With the Wind

Dead Poets Society

Forrest Gump

Born on the Fourth of July

1776

So I Married an Axe Murderer

Selections from The Simpsons television series.

Videos of the novels on the list.

By signing below, you agree to allow your child read/view any of these selections. If you have any objections to the above, please indicate below which selections you would prefer your child not read/view. Should the selection still be used in class, your child will be given an alternate, but equal opportunity to earn points.

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