11th Grade English Language Arts

English III is a survey of American Literature from 2000B.C to the present time. Students continue to hone their writing skills through extensive product and process writing. As a junior, students have to pass the TAKS test in order to graduate.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for course can be found at:
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/ch110c.html

Major Works to be Covered

  • The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The Crucible, by Arthur Miller
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark, by Mark Twain
  • The Great Gatsby, by Francis Scott Fitzgerald