High School

English III

2019-2020

Instructional Packet

Set II

English III

“The Second Tree from the Corner” pg. 950

Assignment #1 Writing: What do you believe is most important in life?

Assignment #2 Reading Strategy: Analyze Text Structure (graphic organizer)

Assignment #3 Respond & Think Critically to Literature (answer questions about the selection)

Assignment #4 Grammar: Commas After Introductory Phrases &

Clauses and Commas to Set Off Contrasted Elements & Appositives pgs. 9 &13

“A Rose for Emily” and

“Address upon Receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature” pg. 896

Assignment #5 Writing: What does it mean to be eccentric? How do people in your community treat

others they believe to be eccentric?

Assignment #6 Reading Strategy: Identify Sequence (graphic organizer)

Assignment #7 Respond & Think Critically to Literature (answer questions about the selection)

Assignment #8 Grammar: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement pg. 151-152

“War Message to Congress” pg. 991

Assignment #9 Writing: What qualities do you admire in a leader, and why do you think these qualities

are important?

Assignment #10 Reading Strategy: Distinguish Fact and Opinion (graphic organizer)

Assignment #11 Respond & Think Critically to Literature (answer questions about the selection)

Assignment #12 Grammar: Using the Right Words pg. 62 & 66

*Reading selections and questions are taken from Glencoe Texas Treasures (district adopted textbook)

*Grammar skills are taken from Write Source (district adopted textbook)

Assignment #1:

Connect to the Story

What do you believe is most important in life?

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Assignments #2:

Reading Strategy: Analyze Text Structure

Analyzing test structure means taking a close look at the organizational pattern of a piece of

writing. A writer might use chronological order (order of time), comparison and contrast, cause

and effect, or order of importance as a frame on which to build the plot. Most fiction, including

this story, is organized primarily in chronological order. As you read, draw conclusions about

the text structure of this story. Use this graphic organizer to keep track of the time referenced.

Assignment #3:

Respond and Think Critically

Please respond to the following questions over “The Second Tree from the Corner” (pgs. 950-

955) on the space provided below.

1. Connect to Personal Experience: Is Trexler’s reaction to his discovery of what he wants

in life realistic? Why or why not?

2. Draw Conclusions About Character: What question does the doctor ask Mr. Trexler at

the beginning of the story? What is Trexler’s answer? In your opinion, what does

Trexler’s reaction to the doctors first question reveal about Trexler’s state of mind?

3. Draw Conclusions About Character: How does Trexler respond to the question ”What

do you want?” What does the question make him think about after his visit to the

doctor? What do you think Trexler wants?

4. Draw Conclusions About Setting: What does “The Second Tree from the Corner” reveal

about city life? Explain using details from the story.

5. Evaluate symbol: Do you think “the second tree from the corner: is an effective

symbol of what people often want from life? Explain.

Assignment #4

Grammar: Commas

Assignment #5:

Connect to the Story

What does it mean to be eccentric? How do people in your community

treat others they believe to be eccentric?

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Assignments #6:

Reading Strategy: Identify Sequence

Faulkner shifts time frame so often in “A Rose for Emily” that it can be difficult for readers to

understand exactly when the events in the story take place. As you read, ask yourself, What is

happening? TO keep track of what happens, list the events as they occur in the narrative and

then number them in the sequence they occur.

Assignment #7:

Respond and Think Critically

Please respond to the following questions over “A Rose for Emily” (pgs. 896-905) on the space

provided below.

1. Connect to Personal Experience: Did the end of the story surprise you? Explain

2. Draw Conclusions About Character: How does Emily respond when asked to pay

taxes? What does this reveal about her?

3. Analyze Characterization: How does the town interpret Emily’s reaction to her father’s

death? What does this reveal about Emily’s relationship with her father?

4. Make Inferences About the Narrator: How would you characterize the narrator? What

do you infer about the narrator’s attitude toward Emily?

5. Draw Conclusions About Plot: Why do you think Emily got away with her crime?

Support you’re answer with evidence from the story.

Assignment #8

Grammar: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Assignment #9:

Connect to the Story

What qualities do you admire in a leader, and why do you think these

qualities are important?

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Assignment #10:

Reading Strategy: Distinguish Fact and Opinion

A fact is a statement that can be verified or proved. An opinion is a personal judgement. As you

read, deduce which statement sin Roosevelt’s speech are facts and which are opinions. Fill in

the chart below with your findings.

Detail Fact or Opinion “a date which will live in infamy”

Opinion

Assignment #11:

Respond and Think Critically

Please respond to the following questions over “War Message to Congress” (pgs. 992-994) on

the space provided below.

1. Connect to Personal Experience: What was your reaction to Roosevelt’s speech?

Explain

2. Analyzing Meaning: Why, according to Roosevelt, was the United States unprepared

for the attack on Pearl Harbor? How might this information have influenced Congress?

3. Analyze Rhetorical Effect: Which places does Roosevelt say Japan attacked? What

effect does Roosevelt seem to want this information to have on his audience?

4. Draw Conclusions About Argument: What does Roosevelt mean when he says, “The

people of the United States have already formed their opinion?” Why does he say

this?

5. Analyze Diction: How does Roosevelt assure the public of a war victory? Why do you

think he does this?

Assignment #12

Grammar: Using the Right Word