English III A (American Literature)
(Units: 0.5)

Students enrolled in English III continue to increase and refine their communication skills. High school students are expected to plan, draft, and complete written compositions on a regular basis. Students edit their papers for clarity, engaging language, and the correct use of the conventions and mechanics of written English and produce final, error-free drafts. In English III, students practice all forms of writing. An emphasis is placed on business forms of writing such as the report, the business memo, the narrative of a procedure, the summary or abstract, and the resume. English III students read extensively in multiple genres from American literature and other world literature. Periods from American literature may include the pre-colonial period, colonial and revolutionary periods, romanticism and idealism, realism and naturalism, early 20th century, and late 20th century. Students learn literary forms and terms associated with selections being read. Students interpret the possible influences of the historical context on a literary work.

This course meets TEKS requirements for high school English IIIA.

Course cost: $325 / student

Course Overview

   • Unit 1: Independence
         Declarations of Independence
         Declaration of Independence
         Black Declaration of Independence
         Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions
         Workingmen's Party Declaration of Independence
         Choices
         The Road Not Taken
         On the Rainy River
         Traveling Through the Dark
         A Law More Nice Than Just
         A Mother in Mannville
         Hitting the Road
         South of Freedom
         A Long Way From Boston
         A Hoosier Holiday
   • Unit 2: Illusion
         The Great Gatsby
         Gatsby Gallery
         Gatsby Galore
         Gatsby Timeline
         Gatsby Vocabulary
   • Unit 3: Technology
         Work
         The Jungle
         Virtual Construction Workers
         Lemon Swamp
         Dreams & Nightmares
         Life on the Mississippi
         Trucks
         Flying Home
         Everyday Life
         Chicago
         Auto Repair
         Merrit Parkway
   • Unit 4: Language
         Family
         Lakota Words
         Hunger of Memory
         To Da-duh, In Memoriam
         American Englishes
         Tussle with a Bear
         The Hairy Ape
         Mother Tongue
         Village English
         Legal Alien
         My Graduation Speech
         Rebellion
         Life of Frederick Douglass
         Black Boy
         The Body of an American
         O by the by

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