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English 3A Syllabus
The American Experience
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Literature of Early Americas: Beginnings to 1750
Week 1
_____ p.6-13, Read introduction and take notes (*)
_____ p.16-20, The Earth on Turtle’s Back-CR 1,2,3,5
_____ p.21-25, When Grizzlies Walked Upright-CR 2,3
_____ Writing Prompt #1
_____ p.26-28, The Iroquois Constitution/United States Constitution (T)
_____ p.56-57, Defining Narrative Accounts (*)
_____ p.58-62, Journal of the First Voyage to America (Columbus) -CR 2,3,5
_____ p.70-75, The General History of Virginia Activity (T)
_____ Writing Prompt #2
Writing Prompt:
1. Practically all civilizations seek to explain natural phenomena and their origins through
myths or stories. Today we still seek to find explanations to the mysteries of nature. Why
do you think we as humans are constantly seeking explanations beyond our control? What do
these explanations that we find offer to society? Explain your opinion and support with
examples.
2. Write an autobiographical narrative about an important moment or special relationship in
your own life. (p.112)
Week 2
_____ The Puritans (O) (*)
_____ Understanding the Puritan Plain Style (T)
_____ p.76-83, Of Plymouth Plantation (Bradford) (T)
_____ Poetry of Anne Bradstreet (T)
_____ p.101, Sermon (*)
_____ p.100-106, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (Edwards) (T)
_____ Hell Fire, Damnation, and American Advertising (T)
_____ Writing: In a well-organized essay, explain the Puritan belief system and how that belief
system informs the writings of Williams Bradford, Anne Bradstreet, and Jonathan Edwards. (T)
_____ Unit 1 Test
Early National Literature: 1750-1800
Week 3
_____ p.130-137, Read introduction and take notes (*)
_____ p.141, Literary Analysis (*)
_____ p.148-150, Poor Richard’s Almanack (Franklin)-CR 4,5,6,7
_____ Project: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (O)(T)
English 3A Syllabus
The American Experience
Gottfried
Key:
*=take thorough notes
T= see teacher for materials
O=access information online
Week 4
_____ p.169, Literary Analysis & Reading Strategy (*)
_____ p.170-173, The Declaration of Independence (T)
_____ p.174-176, The Crisis: Number 1 (Paine) (T)
_____ p.198-199, Defining Speeches (*)
_____ p.203-206, Speech in the Virginia Convention (Henry) (T)
_____ Writing: Write and perform a speech persuading readers/viewers to accept your viewpoint on
an issue and to take action on that issue.
_____ “On Being Brought from African (Wheatley) (T)
_____ Unit 2 Test
19th Century Literature: 1800-1870
Week 5
_____ p.246-253, Read introduction and take notes (*)
_____ p.258-268, “The Devil and Tom Walker” (T)
_____ Fireside Poets Explication Activity (T)
_____ p.311, Literary Analysis (*)
_____ Edgar Allan Poe Scavenger Hunt (T)
_____ The Interactive Raven with activity packet (O) (T)
_____ Listening Activity: Nathaniel Hawthorne (*)
_____ p.340-352, “The Minister’s Black Veil”- CR 2,3,4,5,6 (T)
_____ Benchmark Test 3 (T)
Week 6
_____ p.384-385, 389, Transcendentalism (*)
_____ p.390-392, Nature (T)
_____ p.393-394, Self-Reliance (Emerson) (T)
_____ Writing #1 (choose 1)
_____ p.402-415, Walden (Thoreau) (T)
_____ Writing: My Own Walden (T)
_____ Video: Dead Poets Society (T)
Writing Prompts:
_____ Option A: Emerson’s main idea in Self-Reliance is that people should be true to themselves.
Describe a situation in which you feel you were “true to yourself,” whether or not your friends
and/or family were supportive.
_____ Option B: Emerson says that “to be great is to be misunderstood.” Do you agree or disagree
with this statement? Explain.
English 3A Syllabus
The American Experience
Key:
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T= see teacher for materials
O=access information online
Week 7
_____ p.422-423, Defining Poetry (*)
_____ Poetry Terms and Devices (T)
_____ Poetic Devices and Shakespeare (T)
_____ Listening Activity: Emily Dickinson (*)
_____ Emily Dickinson Who? project (O)(T)
_____ “Of Walt Whitman, who could hear America Singing” (T)
_____ Washington Post article (T)
_____ “When Lilacs Last in the Courtyard Bloom’d” (Whitman) (T)
_____ p. 442-445, “Song of Myself”-CR 1,2,6
_____ p.448, “I Hear American Singing” (Whitman) CR 3,4,5
_____ Writing- I Hear America Singing- The Remix (T)
The Age of Realism: 1850-1914
Week 8
_____ p.474-481, Read introduction and take notes (*)
_____ p.485, Realism and Naturalism (*)
_____ p.486-490, An Episode of War (Crane)-CR 2,3,6
_____ p.496, Spirituals (*)(T)
_____ p.507-512, My Bondage and My Freedom (Douglass) (T)
_____ Speeches of Abraham Lincoln (T)
_____ Video: Modern Presidential Speech (T)
Week 9
_____ Listening Activity: Mark Twain (*)
_____ p.581-586, The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (T)
_____ p.620-635, “To Build a Fire” (T)
_____ p.651, Rhyme (*)
_____ p.654, “We Wear the Mask” (Dunbar)-CR 4,5,6
_____ p.662, “Richard Cory” (Robinson)-CR 1,4,5,6
_____ Unit Test
_____ EXAM (Two class periods/25% of final grade)
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