English III

Fall 2016
LAP 1
First Encounters
The Colonial Period
Objectives:
To improve reading proficiency and expand vocabulary
To gain exposure to notable writers of the American Colonial Period
To define and identify significant literary techniques: allusion, allegory, metaphor, conceit, pun,
paradox, and tone
To interpret and respond to historical accounts, a journal, a sermon, and poetry through analysis
of their elements
Rationale:
The settlers who journeyed across a hostile ocean and forged homes in a new land were generally
far too busy just surviving to create poems and other types of literature that matched those of other areas
of the world. The early settlers did succeed, however, in writing vivid narrative accounts a literary form
that has remained popular to this day.
Grading:
Tests, major papers, projects = 60%
Homework assignments, daily quizzes = 30%
Class participation, journals = 10%
Extra Credit: (Daily grade replacement-Due on or before the day of the test. Both should follow
MLA format for any credit!)
Choose one of the following:
1. As a Jamestown settler, you have been asked to speak at a memorial service for John
Smith. Write a one page speech in which you describe Smiths adventures and
accomplishments.
2. Pocahontas married a Jamestown settler and traveled to England. As a reporter for
The London Times, research Pocahontass life. Write a one page article about her visit
to England.

Class LATE WORK POLICY:

Major Assignments will be accepted ONE DAY LATE for a deduction of 20 points.
Homework or Classwork assignments WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE, as they are crucial
to the on-going learning experience for each day.
It is expected that you are prepared for class every day. Preparation entails having read the
assigned text, bringing the appropriate materials to class (text, paper, pens, pencils, etc.), and
being mentally awake and alert in order to participate fully and reap the most benefits from our
study.

Agenda:
Day 1: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 (12:30 Dismissal)
In Class: Discuss SOP and how to sign the document electronically.
Discuss class procedures for the semester.
Distribute reading list for the research project. Novel selections must be made by
Monday, August 15.
Homework: Go over class expectations with parents and get parent signature.
Day 2: Thursday, August 11, 2016
In Class: Review guidelines for research report.
PowerPoint: Pilgrims vs. Puritans
Handout: vocabulary list 1
Homework: Begin studying vocabulary and review notes on Pilgrims and Puritans
Day 3: Friday, August 12, 2016
In Class: Finish discussion of Pilgrims and Puritans
PowerPoint: Captain John Smith
Homework: Read General History, Book 3, Chapter 2 by John Smith.
Answer questions at the end of the reading assignment on Student Plus.
Continue studying vocabulary.
Day 4: Monday, August 15, 2016 (#5 schedule)
In Class: Comprehension quiz over Pilgrims vs. Puritans and Smiths General History
PowerPoint: William Bradford Biography
Homework: Read excerpt from Bradfords Of Plymouth Plantation
Day 5: Tuesday, August 16, 2016
In Class: Vocabulary worsheet and Grammar Worksheets: Sentence Fragments and Run-on
Sentences.
Homework: Finish worksheets and study vocabulary
Day 6: Wednesday, August 17, 2016
In Class: Collect grammar and vocabulary worksheets
Quiz over Bradfords biography and Of Plymouth Plantation
Homework: Study for Vocabulary Quiz 1
Day 7: Thursday, August 18, 2016
In Class: Vocabulary Quiz 1
Discuss writing assignment for LAP 1:
Connect to Life: (1 page in MLA format)
Religious persecution forced the Pilgrims to flee from England to Holland and
later to settle in North America. Think about what is happening to groups of
people in the world today who face persecution for their religious or political
beliefs. Imagine you are one of these people. How do you cope with your
persecutors?
Homework: Begin working on the writing assignment. It is due Wednesday, August 24.

Day 8: Friday, August 19, 2016

In Class: Grammar worksheet on possessive and plural nouns.
PowerPoint: Anne Bradstreet
Homework: Read Bradstreets To My Dear and Loving Husband, Here Follows Some Verses
upon the Burning of Our House.
Day 9: Monday, August 22, 2016
In Class: Discuss Bradstreets poems.
PowerPoint: Edward Taylor
Homework: Read Huswifery and look for the conceit.
Day 10: Tuesday, August 23, 2016
In Class: Complete Grammar Worksheet: Independent and Subordinate Clauses.
Homework: Review for LAP test
Day 11: Wednesday, August 24, 2016
In Class: Turn in the writing assignment
LAP test The Colonial Period