Prairie River AcademyEnglish Language Arts

English III: American Literature and Argument · Literature, language, and composition

Grade 11 English Language Arts

American literary traditions through public-domain texts, rhetorical analysis, research, and mature argumentative prose.

Table of contents

12 units · 60 lessons planned
  1. 01
    Ideas in American letters
    Lesson 1: Read Ideas in Historical LanguageLesson 2: Identify Productive TensionsLesson 3: Analyze the Assumptions Beneath a ClaimLesson 4: Trace an Idea Through Rhetorical ChoicesLesson 5: Synthesize an American-Ideas Argument
  2. 02
    Early voices and public argumentSequenced in the complete course map
  3. 03
    Romanticism and transcendentalismSequenced in the complete course map
  4. 04
    Realism and regional writingSequenced in the complete course map
  5. 05
    Poetry and national voiceSequenced in the complete course map
  6. 06
    Speeches, essays, and civic rhetoricSequenced in the complete course map
  7. 07
    Grammar for precisionSequenced in the complete course map
  8. 08
    Style and revisionSequenced in the complete course map
  9. 09
    Literary interpretationSequenced in the complete course map
  10. 10
    Rhetorical analysisSequenced in the complete course map
  11. 11
    Researched argumentSequenced in the complete course map
  12. 12
    Capstone portfolioSequenced in the complete course map