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English III continues to build on the sequential development and integration of communication skills in four major areas—reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It most specifically focuses on deepening and furthering students' understanding.

Reading reinforces reading comprehension skills by teaching students comprehension techniques for literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Writing develops students’ writing skills by teaching about clauses and phrases in sentence structures; reviews common sentence construction errors and methods 
for avoiding them; provides practice in standard and nonstandard English, as well as specialized language use; teaches Greek and Latin roots and prefixes to enhance vocabulary and spelling skills.

Download a copy of the ​​English III Course Overview. You will find the goals for the course and the grading components and the grading scale for all NFC Academy courses.
ENGLISH III ONLINE
UNIT -1 LEARNING AND USING STANDARD ENGLISH
UNIT 2 - SENTENCE ELEMENTS
  1. Course Overview
  2. Acquiring a Language
  3. Essay: Natural Language and Standard English (All written projects in this course are to be written using either Times New Roman 12 point or Arial 12 point black font. Paragraphs must be properly indented or double-spaced between paragraphs as directed by your teacher. After reading all the directions below, complete your project as directed.  For this project: Think about your own language usage for a day or two. Use the questions given to analyze your use of English. Use your findings to write an organized essay with at least four paragraphs, including an introduction and conclusion (150-250 words).)
  4. Learning a Standard
  5. Levels of Usage
  6. Essay: Levels of Standard English (Select one of the options in the assignment for a writing assignment in which you adjust the kind of Standard English you use to audience and situation)
  7. Quiz 1: Why Standard English?
  8. Making a Dictionary
  9. Anatomy of a Dictionary
  10. Project: Dictionary Comparison  (Select one of the options given for a writing assignment of at least 150 words in which you consider differences among Standard English Dictionaries.)
  11. Quiz 2: Dictionaries: Guardians of the Standard
  12. Types of Written Standard English
  13. Technical Texts
  14. Informational Texts
  15. Literary Texts
  16. Essay: Writing Across Standard English  (Select one of the options for a writing assignment of a minimum of 250 words in which you apply what you have learned about varieties of written Standard English.)
  17. Quiz 3: Varieties of Written Standard English
  18. Documentation
  19. Works Cited
  20. Parenthetical Citation
  21. Documentation Review
  22. Test: Learning and Using Standard English
  23. Alternate Test: Learning and Using Standard English
  24. Reference
  1. Clauses
  2. Adverb Clauses and Adjective Clauses
  3. Noun Clauses
  4. Project: Writing Subordinate Clauses (Write a paragraph of at least 125 words demonstrating a variety of sentence types and clauses. Choose from the topics given or a topic of your own.)
  5. Quiz 1: Clauses
  6. Verbals: Gerunds
  7. Verbals: Participles
  8. Project: Writing with Verbals (Write ten sentences using the following terms as participles: feel, ride, smoke, pray, kneel, sacrifice, steal, talk, hit, and freeze. Five of the terms must be used as present participles, while the other five must be used as past participles. Then choose five of these verbs to write five sentences containing gerunds or gerund phrases. For these, identify the noun function of each gerund.)
  9. Verbals: Infinitives
  10. Combining Verbals
  11. Appositives
  12. Project: Verbals and Appositives (Choose a topic of interest to you and write a paragraph of at least 125 words, using verbals and appositives to make your writing lively. Make sure each sentence has at least one verbal or appositive.)
  13. Quiz 2: Verbals and Appositives
  14. Test: Sentence Elements
  15. Alternate Test: Sentence Elements
  16. Reference
UNIT 3 - CLEAR CONNECTIONS: A WRITING WORKSHOP
UNIT 4 - MEANING AND MAIN IDEAS
  1. Nouns and Pronouns
  2. Jobs Personal Pronouns Do
  3. Other Types of Pronouns
  4. Quiz 1: Understanding Pronouns
  5. Pronoun Case (Part 1)
  6. Pronoun Case (Part 2)
  7. Pronoun Reference
  8. Pronoun Agreement
  9. Quiz 2: Using Pronouns
  10. Using Modifiers Correctly
  11. Using Parallel Structure
  12. Essay: Clear Connections in Action  (Write a two- to three-paragraph (at least 200 words) personal experience essay in which you use: all eight classes of pronouns. Underline and label one example of each type.at least one sentence containing parallel structure. Underline the parallel elements and identify their grammatical type at least one sentence with an introductory modifying phrase properly related to the sentence that follows. Underline the introductory modifying phrase and identify its grammatical type.)
  13. Quiz 3: Writing Strong Sentences
  14. Test: Sentence Workshop
  15. Alternate Test: Sentence Workshop
  16. Reference
  1. Greek Prefixes
  2. Latin Prefixes
  3. Greek Roots
  4. Latin Roots
  5. Project: Latin Roots (Make a set of white flash cards for Latin roots in each of the subject areas listed below. Drill for five minutes with someone .How many of the Latin roots and meanings can you identify? If you missed twelve or more, drill for another five minutes. How many can you identify now?  Using the roots given in the lesson “Latin Roots” for the following areas, compile a list of the words with which you are familiar History; Mathematics; Science; Scripture and religion; General vocabulary.)
  6. Quiz 1: Prefixes and Roots
  7. Context Clues
  8. Project: Using Context Clues  [1) Choose a word you have learned recently. Use it in a sentence providing a context clue of direct explanation. Identify your term by bolding it and your direct explanation with italics. 2) Choose a word from your own vocabulary and write a sentence in which you provide a context clue of synonym restatement. Identify your term by bolding it and your synonym restatement with italics. 3) Write a sentence which uses a context clue of mood or tone in order to explain a word in your own vocabulary. The mood need not be melancholy, but you might find sadness easily handled. Identify your term by bolding it and your mood or tone with italics. 4) Using a word from your own vocabulary, write a sentence in which you provide a context clue of words in a series. Identify your term by bolding it and your words in a series with italics. 5) Using a word from your own vocabulary, write your own sentence containing the context clue of summary. Identify your term by bolding it.]
  9. Diacritical Marking
  10. Quiz 2: Word Meanings and Pronunciation
  11. Finding the Main Idea
  12. Quiz 3: Main Ideas
  13. Analyzing a Textbook
  14. Essay: Outline and Essay  (Gather information about an American author whose writing you enjoy. When conducting your research, a minimum of three sources must be used, of which only one can be from the Internet. A minimum of one print media source must be used. Only a justifiable reason for variance, approved in advance by the grading teacher, will be allowed for changes in the sources requirement. Use of more than three sources is encouraged. Take notes that include the location of each source (see MLA guidelines). Source information will be used in the parenthetical citation in the text and in the works cited page. Develop an outline for the information that you have found. Remember that your outline must be in standard format and must be organized according to the degree of importance that each idea holds. Refer to the lesson material as necessary. Construct your outline for your research project. Be sure to include your thesis statement in the outline. Remember that the more detail you have in your outline, the more direction you will have and the more confident you will be as you write. Proper indentation of the divisions and subpoints is required. Be sure to use parallel construction when writing your subpoints.)
  15. Quiz 4: Analyzing a Textbook
  16. Test: Meaning and Main Ideas
  17. Alternate Test: Meaning and Main Ideas
  18. Reference
UNIT 5 - POETRY
UNIT 6 - NONFICTION
  1. Measurement in Poetry
  2. Essay: Response to ANNABEL LEE   (Write an essay of at least 150 words. Discuss your feelings about the poem, "Annabel Lee." Consider the poem as a response to the death of a loved one, not as a literal account of the poet's actions. Within your essay, respond to the following questions: What can you infer from the poem about Poe's attitude toward death? Is it a Christian one? Does he succeed in making you, the reader, feel as he does? Does his meter help him or hinder him in establishing the poem's mood? Why? Your essay should quote lines from the poem as evidence. Remember to document your quotes properly, using MLA format.)
  3. Meter and Metrical Sets
  4. Musical Effects: Rhyme
  5. Other Musical Effects
  6. Form in Poetry
  7. Essay: Narrative and Lyric Poetry (Write an essay of at least 200 words in which you compare and contrast the uses of the narrative and lyric forms and their differing characteristics. Your essay should be properly organized and use examples of each type.)
  8. Quiz 1: Structure of Poetry
  9. Universality and the Experience of Faith
  10. The Experience of Faith (cont.)
  11. Project: Prose Paraphrase (Write a prose paraphrase of the poem "The Unknown Citizen." This paraphrase should be detailed enough to make the poem's content clear—at least 250 words. Conclude with a paragraph giving your impression of "The Unknown Citizen." Explain the questions "Was he free? Was he happy?" in the last stanza and relate the poet's attitude to your own feelings as a Christian. If you wish, tell how you would update the poem. Length for this paragraph is at least 50 words. The length for the complete project is at least 300 words.)
  12. The Experience of Love
  13. Quiz 2: Poetic Themes
  14. Imagery and Connotation
  15. Essay: Writing a Poem  (Write a poem. Choosing a theme that appeals to you, write a lyric poem using any meter and rhyme scheme that you wish. Be certain that your poem contains: images that can be visualized by the reader; at least one metaphor or simile; and at least two musical effects. The poem should be from 12-20 lines long.)
  16. Quiz 3: Imagery and Connotation
  17. Test: Poetry
  18. Alternate Test: Poetry
  19. Reference
  1. Elements of Nonfiction
  2. Exposition
  3. Description
  4. Essay: Descriptive Essay (Write a descriptive essay using vivid images. Your composition must be a minimum of two paragraphs, at least 250 words total. For this project, introduction and conclusion paragraphs are not needed. Use specific words, simile, metaphor, personification, and/or hyperbole to create vivid images.)
  5. Quiz 1: Elements of Nonfiction
  6. Essays and Sermons
  7. Diaries, Journals, and Letters
  8. Biography and Autobiography
  9. Periodicals
  10. Quiz 2: Types of Nonfiction
  11. Nonfiction Topics for Reading
  12. Other Nonfiction Topics for Reading
  13. Approaches to Nonfiction
  14. Project: Outline (Write an outline using either the point by point or the extended method of organization for a comparison or contrast paper. Be sure to properly indent for subpoints and details. If you need to, consult the discussion on outlines in the previous lesson "Approaches to Nonfiction," section 2.)
  15. Essay: Illustrative Composition  (Write a composition of at least 500 words, using the illustrative pattern. You may use example, definition, comparison or contrast, details, or any combination of these in your paper. You may use either the pendulum or the extended (block) method. You may use one of these suggested topics or one of your own.)
  16. Quiz 3: Nonfiction Topics
  17. Test: Nonfiction
  18. Alternate Test: Nonfiction
  19. Reference
UNIT 7 - AMERICAN DRAMA
UNIT 8 - THE AMERICAN NOVEL
  1. The Development of Drama
  2. Drama in America
  3. Quiz 1: The Development of Drama
  4. The Art of Drama
  5. The Structure and Reading of a Play
  6. Quiz 2: The Art of Drama
  7. Wilder's OUR TOWN
  8. OUR TOWN: Act I
  9. OUR TOWN: Act II
  10. Essay: My Town  (Choose one of two options to write an essay. Examine the differing attitudes toward marriage that Wilder shows in Act II or, Interview a married couple about ideas on marriage that Wilder shows in Act II. Either essay choice should be at least 500 words long.)
  11. OUR TOWN: Act III
  12. Essay: Critical Essay - OUR TOWN  (Write an essay (at least 400 words) explaining how Our Town reflects or disagrees with a Biblical view of life. Support your statements with specific Scriptures as well as references from the play. Remember to document your quotes properly, using MLA format.)
  13. Quiz 3: Our Town
  14. Test: American Drama
  15. Alternate Test: American Drama
  16. Reference
  1. The American Novel
  2. Cooper and Hawthorne
  3. Essay: Nathaniel Hawthorne (Review the first two lessons of this unit, noting the distinctions and influences of American writers, including that of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Select at least three sources concerning Nathaniel Hawthorne. Only one online (Internet) source may be used, and a minimum of one print media source must be used. All sources that are used to write the report must be cited in the report using correct MLA format for parenthetical citation. When the project is completed, you must also submit a properly formatted works cited page.  Read and take notes about Hawthorne’s life, his works, his philosophy, and his religious beliefs. Utilizing your notes, write an essay of at least 400 words to either verify or refute the statement: Hawthorne was a profoundly Christian writer. You must include an introductory paragraph that states your position and a concluding paragraph that summarizes the points made in your essay.)
  4. Nineteenth Century Novelists
  5. Twentieth Century Novelists
  6. Quiz 1: Survey of American Novels
  7. To Kill a Mockingbird-Introduction
  8. To Kill a Mockingbird 6-11
  9. Essay: Character Description (The purpose of this essay is to write a character analysis of Atticus Finch as a teacher and father from chapters 9-11 of To Kill a Mockingbird. In Chapter 2, Miss Caroline Fisher tells Scout, "Your father does not know how to teach." Through much of these three chapters, however, he shows himself to be an excellent father who takes his responsibility to raise his children very seriously. Write an essay which details Atticus's excellence and uniqueness at teaching his children. Use direct evidence (quotes) from the novel as evidence. The essay must be at least 400 words long. Be sure to cite all of the passages from the novel, using correct MLA parenthetical citation. A work cited page must be made for the novel.)
  10. Quiz 2: To Kill a Mockingbird
  11. To Kill a Mockingbird 12-15
  12. To Kill a Mockingbird 16-19
  13. To Kill a Mockingbird 20-25
  14. To Kill a Mockingbird 26-31
  15. The Critical Essay
  16. Writing the Critical Essay
  17. Project: Preparing an Interpretive Essay  (State the line of interpretation of To Kill A Mockingbird that you wish to defend in an essay. You may choose one of the four quotes given or one of your own. Keep in mind that your interpretation will be from a Biblical perspective. Based on this line of interpretation, write out the thesis statement of your essay in one sentence. This essay will be assigned in your next project. The thesis statement should be properly restricted, precise, and unified. It does not need to include the exact quote, just the idea of it. If necessary, refer to the lesson material on thesis statements. Remember that your thesis should be a way of interpreting the complete novel, not just a portion of it. Your perspective must be Biblical and should be reflected in the wording of your thesis. Develop and type an outline for the essay. The outline must be in standard form with the correct usage of Roman numerals, Arabic numerals and capital letters, spacing, punctuation, indentation, and capitalization. If necessary, see Lesson 7 in this unit. This outline must contain at least three main headings (I, II, III) with at least two subheadings (A, B) under each. The outline must be constructed in either sentence or topic format and must be consistent throughout, with each subheading relating in concept to the corresponding heading and each heading in turn supporting the thesis statement.)
  18. Essay: Interpretive Essay (When you have completed your preparation, it is time to start writing. The purpose of this interpretive essay is to utilize your notes, thesis, and outline in the writing of a logically developed and Biblically sound critical essay defending your interpretation of To Kill a Mockingbird.)
  19. Quiz 3: To Kill a Mockingbird
  20. Test: The American Novel
  21. Alternate Test: The American Novel
  22. Reference
UNIT 9 - RESEARCH
UNIT 10 - REVIEW
  1. The Investigative Process
  2. Choosing Your Subject
  3. Quiz 1: The Investigative Process
  4. Locating Sources and Taking Notes
  5. Formulating a Thesis
  6. Thesis Statement
  7. Quiz 2: Gathering Information
  8. Keeping it Relevant
  9. Revised Thesis
  10. Outlining the Paper
  11. Project: Outline (In this project, you will have an opportunity to demonstrate your organizational skills and your understanding of the outline format for a very practical application—your own research paper. The work you do on this outline will provide the skeletal framework for your paper. Based upon your subject which you have chosen and your teacher has approved…The better work you do today, the easier writing your paper will be. Reevaluate your notes. Make necessary changes in the general headings so that you have at least three general areas that relate to the thesis statement. Write the outline to your paper based on the organization of your notes Include your revised thesis at the top of your outline. Make sure that your outline contains at least three main headings, designated with Roman numerals.)
  12. Using Sources and Transitions
  13. Writing and Revising
  14. Essay: Research Paper (When you are adequately prepared, the actual writing of the paper is relatively easy. At this point, it should only be a matter of deciding the best way to present your already-developed argument. The purpose of this paper is to utilize the preparation that you have done in writing a thorough, cohesive research paper that supports your thesis statement. Utilizing your outline and notes, write the first draft of your research paper, making sure that you follow your outline. You will use MLA parenthetical documentation and a properly formatted works cited page. If necessary, refer to the documentation lessons from unit one. The final research paper should be at least 1500 words in length (not counting the title page, outline, or works cited page.) Revise your research paper in order to achieve the most effective wording and transitions, as well as for correct spelling and mechanics. If possible, have someone read your work and suggest changes and/or corrections. Your research project will only be complete with the inclusion of a title page, outline, and the use of parenthetical documentation throughout your paper.)
  15. Quiz 3: The Composition
  16. Test: Research
  17. Alternate Test: Research
  18. Reference
  1. Context Clues and Word Parts
  2. Dictionary Skills
  3. Quiz 1: Analyzing Written Words
  4. Clauses and Sentence Types
  5. Phrases
  6. Avoiding Sentence Errors
  7. Quiz 2: Writing Effective Sentences
  8. Writing Expository Prose
  9. Essay: Expository Essay (Choose one of the broad topics given, limiting it to a subject that can be effectively developed in at least 500 words, and write a thesis for an expository essay on that topic. The subject you choose should not require research. The thesis should be precise and restricted.)
  10. Research Papers
  11. Critical Analysis
  12. Quiz 3: Expository Prose
  13. American Drama
  14. Elements of Poetry
  15. American Poetry
  16. Early American Novels
  17. 20th Century Novels
  18. Nonfiction
  19. Quiz 4: American Literature
  20. Test: Review
  21. Alternate Test: Review