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English III Language Arts - Unit IV Overview
In this unit, students will learn the characteristics of Realism
in the literature of the United States and how the literature
represents a reaction to the excesses of Romanticism and the
political and social climates of the period.
Writing expectations include personal essays and literary
elements in selected works of Realism, with emphasis on TAKS
short answer and essay formats. In addition, students should
focus on increased complexity and sophistication in sentence
structure accompanied by appropriate punctuation.
Critical Questions:
- How does the literature of Realism demonstrate a reaction
to both the excesses of Romanticism and the political and
social climates of the period?
- Which literary elements dominate the literature of Realism
and how do these elements contribute to both the meaning of
the work and its effect on the reader?
- What are the characteristics of a clearly written
response, both in short answer and process paper formats?
- How does the appropriate use of complex sentence structure
and punctuation enhance writing?
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Student Performance Expectations |
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Key
Information in the brackets that is not in bold (8.2A) is the
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill (TEKS) that this objective is
aligned to.
Information in the
brackets that is in bold
(8.2.11B) (8.2.12A)
(11.2US10A)
is the specific Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS-
test) objective this objective is aligned to.
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Identify various literary elements within Realistic
literature and analyze their contribution to meaning and
theme in the texts.
Discuss how the elements of Realism are a reaction
against the idealism of Romantic literature.
Explain how the elements of Realism are reflected in the
texts.
(EIII.7A-C,E-I) (EIII.8A-D) (EIII.10A,B) (EIII.11A-C,E,F)
(EIII.12A,B) (11.1.7F) (11.1.8B,C) (11.2.10B) (11.2.11A-C,E,F)
(11.3.7E,G) (11.3.8D) (11.3.12A,B) |
Respond to a variety of literary texts in both short answer
form and in an extended process paper.
Refine personal essays through the revision and editing
process.
(EIII.1A-C) (EIII.2A-C) (EIII.5A,B) (EIII.10A,B) (11.2.10B)
(11.3.10B) (11.4.1B,C) (11.4.2B,C) (11.4.5A) (11.5.2C) (11.5.5A)
(11.6.2C) (11.6.5A) |
Use modifiers, colons, semi-colons, and apostrophes
correctly in writing.
Recognize and correct errors in writing of self
and others.
Revise sentences in a variety of ways to heighten the
level of sophistication in written pieces.
(EIII.3A-D) (5A,B) (11.5.3A-C) (11.5.5A) (11.6.3A-C) (11.6.5A)
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