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1 A Correlation of Pearson Language Central 2013 to Pearson Common Core Literature 2015 Grade 9

2 Introduction This document demonstrates how, 2013 aligns to, 2015, and fully complements the program. Correlation page references are to the Student Edition and Teacher s Edition and are cited by activity and page number. Lessons in the Teacher s Edition contain facsimile Student Edition pages. is an English language development program that builds structural and academic language while scaffolding reading skills. The goals of Language Central are to introduce the Common Core State Standards where appropriate in the instruction, and to build the language necessary for students to access, learn, and master the Common Core State Standards in their core reading program is an exciting literature program designed specifically to meet the rigors of Common Core. Its unique Instructional Model brings support around the critical shifts in literacy, emphasizing building knowledge through content rich nonfiction, reading and writing grounded in evidence, providing texts of the appropriate range of complexity and focusing on academic vocabulary. Additionally, an instructional focus is paid to developing students close reading ability to prepare them for the rigorous tasks they will experience on upcoming assessments. Powerful instructional tools are designed to personalize learning for every student, allowing teachers to customize instruction and differentiate resources. Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 2

3 Table of Contents UNIT 1: Is conflict necessary?... 4 UNIT 2: Is knowledge the same as understanding?... 7 UNIT 3: How does communication change us? UNIT 4: Do our differences define us? UNIT 5: Do heroes have responsibilities? Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 3

4 GRADE 9 UNIT 1: Is conflict necessary? Part 1 Setting Expectations Old Man at the Bridge Ernest Hemingway, page 8 The Jade Peony Wayson Choy, page 9 Close Reading: Short Story Writing Model: Argumentative Essay Write: Informative Essay Part 2 Text Analysis Guided Exploration The Most Dangerous Game Richard Connell, page 24 Conflict Make Inferences Writing to Sources: Comparison-and- Contrast Essay The Gift of the Magi O. Henry, page 52 Situational Irony, Surprise Endings Make Inferences Conventions: Verb Tenses Writing to Sources: News Report Persuasive paragraph, 65, 69; also see: Writing: How did you connect details in the article?, 117 Writing: Compare and contrast paragraph, 137, 141: also see: Language and Comprehension Workshop: Compare and contrast, 136, 140 Make inferences, 32, 36 Make inferences, 32, 36 Informational Text and Careers Handbook: News Article, IC3 Summarize the article, What is Love?, 105 Write a complex summary of the article, Staying Connected, 109 Writing: How did you connect details in the article, 117 Rules of the Game Amy Tan, page 64 Cause and Effect Writing to Sources: Written Presentation Cause and effect words, 40; Cause and effect, 44 Cause and effect paragraph about the article, Giving Back, 45 Present your interview, 9, 61; Conduct a Debate, 85; also see: Publishing and Presenting, WP6 Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 4

5 The Cask of Amontillado Edgar Allan Poe, page 82 Predict Writing to Sources: Critique Response paragraph (paragraph on determining author s purpose paragraph in Judging Eyewitness Accounts ), 17 Response paragraph (using background knowledge to determine the author s purpose for the article Telling Tales ), 21 Comparing Texts Checkouts Cynthia Rylant, page 96 The Girl Who Can Ama Ata Aidoo, page 100 Writing: Compare and contrast paragraph, 137, 141: also see: Language and Comprehension Workshop: Compare and contrast, 136, 140 Writing to Sources: Timed Writing: Explanatory Essay Writing Process Argument: Response to Literature Writing to Sources: Argument: Response to Literature Response paragraph (paragraph on determining author s purpose paragraph in Judging Eyewitness Accounts ), 17 Response paragraph (using background knowledge to determine the author s purpose for the article Telling Tales ), 21 Part 3 Text Set Developing Insight The Scarlet Ibis James Hurst, page 128 Writing to Sources: Informative Text: Comparison-and-Contrast Essay Writing: Compare and contrast paragraph, 137, 141: also see: Language and Comprehension Workshop: Compare and contrast, 136, 140 Response paragraph (paragraph on determining author s purpose paragraph in Judging Eyewitness Accounts ), 17 Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 5

6 Much madness is divinest sense Emily Dickinson, page 144 Writing to Sources: Argumentative Text: Response My English Julia Alvarez, page 146 Writing to Sources: Informational Text: Essay The Case for Fitting In David Berreby, page 156 Writing to Sources: Argumentative Essay Write a Poem, 105 Word analysis: idioms, 125 from The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth Alexandra Robbins, page 162 Writing to Sources: Argumentative Text: Position Paper from Blue Nines and Red Words from Born on a Blue Day Daniel Tammet, page 168 Description Write a Descriptive Essay, 129 Write a Biography, 137 Speaking and Listening: Tell a Story, 17 Writing to Sources: Narrative Text: Autobiographical Narrative from The New Yorker, page 178 Writing to Sources: Narrative Text: Short Story Write a Story, 13 Tell a Story, 17 Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 6

7 Common Core Assessment Synthesis Writing: Autobiographical Narrative, page 181 Write a Descriptive Essay, 129 Write a Biography, 137 Speaking and Listening: Tell a Story, 17 Writing to Sources: Argumentative Essay, page 182 UNIT 2: Is knowledge the same as understanding? Part 1 Setting Expectations I am an American Day Address Learned Hand, page 191 Before Hip-Hop was Hip-Hop Rebecca Walker, page 194 Close Reading: Nonfiction Response paragraph (paragraph on determining author s purpose paragraph in Judging Eyewitness Accounts ), 17 Response paragraph (using background knowledge to determine the author s purpose for the article Telling Tales ), 21 Writing Model: Explanatory Essay Write: Informative Essay Writing: How did you connect details in the article, 117 Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 7

8 Part 2 Text Analysis Guided Exploration On Summer Lorraine Hansberry, page 208 Writing to Sources: Analysis Response paragraph (paragraph on determining author s purpose paragraph in Judging Eyewitness Accounts ), 17 Response paragraph (using background knowledge to determine the author s purpose for the article Telling Tales ), 21 Main idea, 56, 60 The News Neil Postman, page 218 Main Idea Writing to Sources: Expository Essay Main idea, 56, 60 Informational Text and Careers Handbook: News Article, IC3 Libraries Face Sad Chapter Pete Hamill, page 232 Persuasive Essay Evaluate Persuasion Conventions: Colons, Semicolons, Ellipsis Points Writing to Sources: Abstract I Have a Dream Martin Luther King, Jr., page 242 Persuasive Speech Evaluate Persuasion Writing to Sources: Proposal Punctuation and fluency: end marks, commas, dashes, and semicolons, 80 Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 8

9 Comparing Texts from Silent Spring Rachel Carson, page 254 If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth Arthur C. Clarke, page 258 Write a Descriptive Essay, 129 Write a Biography, 137 Speaking and Listening: Tell a Story, 17 Writing to Sources: Timed Writing: Reflective Essay Writing Process Explanatory Text: Cause-and-Effect Essay Writing to Sources: Exposition: Cause-and- Effect Essay Part 3 Text Set Developing Insight First Inaugural Address Franklin Delano Roosevelt, page 284 Persuasive Appeals Writing to Sources: Argumentative Text: Persuasive Essay from Nothing to Fear Alan Axelrod, page 294 Writing to Sources: Argumentative Essay from Americans in the Great Depression Eric Rauchway, page 298 Writing to Sources: Narrative Text: Fictional Narrative Women on the Breadlines Meridel Le Sueur, page 308 Reportage Cause and effect paragraph about the article, Giving Back, 45 Cause and effect, 40, 44; Cause and effect paragraph, 41, 45 Write a Story, 13 Tell a Story, 17 Cultural and historical context, 128, 132 Research Report, 65, 89, 133 Writing to Sources: Explanatory Essay Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 9

10 Bread Line, New York City, 1932 Dorothea Lange, page 318 Text aids, 104 Writing to Sources: Informative Text: Explanatory Caption Common Core Assessment Synthesis Writing: Reflective Essay, page 321 Write a Descriptive Essay, 129 Write a Biography, 137 Speaking and Listening: Tell a Story, 17 Writing to Sources: Explanatory Essay, page 322 Cultural and historical context, 128, 132 UNIT 3: How does communication change us? Part 1 Setting Expectations Barter Sara Teasdale, page 331 Uncoiling Pat Mora, page 334 A Voice Pat Mora, page 335 Research Report, 65, 89, 133 Write a Poem, 105 Close Reading: Poetry Writing Model: Argumentative Essay Write: Explanatory Essay Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 10

11 Part 2 Text Analysis Guided Exploration Collection 1 Dream Deferred Langston Hughes, page 347 Dreams Langston Hughes, page 348 Sonnet on Love XIII Jean de Sponde, page 349 Write a Poem, 105 Write a Descriptive Essay, 129 Punctuation and fluency, 80 Meciendo/Rocking Gabriela Mistral, page 350 "Hope" is the thing with feathers Emily Dickinson, page 352 Figurative Language Read Fluently Writing to Sources: Description of a Scene Collection 2 The Bells Edgar Allan Poe, page 359 Analysis of Baseball May Swenson, page 364 Slam, Dunk, & Hook Yusef Komunyakaa, page 366 Write a Poem, 105 Jabberwocky Lewis Carroll, page 368 Sound Devices Read Fluently Writing to Sources: Editorial Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 11

12 Collection 3 Fifteen William Stafford, page 377 Casey at the Bat Ernest Lawrence Thayer, page 378 Twister Hits Houston Sandra Cisneros, page 381 Write a Poem, 105 Write a Descriptive Essay, 129 Paraphrase, 88, 92 The Raven Edgar Allan Poe, page 382 Narrative Poetry Paraphrase Writing to Sources: Description of the Scene Collection 4 The Road Not Taken Robert Frost, page 395 Macavity: The Mystery Cat T.S. Eliot, page 396 The Seven Ages of Man Shakespeare, page 398 Write a Poem, 105 Write a Descriptive Essay, 129 Paraphrase, 88, 92 We never know how high we are-- Emily Dickinson, page 400 Paraphrase Writing to Sources: Poem Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 12

13 Comparing Texts I Hear America Singing Walt Whitman, page 406 Three Haiku Basho, Chiyojo, page 407 Women Alice Walker, page 408 Write a Poem, 105 Writing: Compare and contrast paragraph, 137, 141: also see: Language and Comprehension Workshop: Compare and contrast, 136, 140 Sonnet 30 Shakespeare, page 410 Lyric Poetry Writing to Sources: Timed Writing: Explanatory Essay Writing Process Argument: Problem-and-Solution Essay Writing to Sources: Argument: Problemand-Solution Essay Part 3 Text Set Developing Insight The Assassination of John F. Kennedy Gwendolyn Brooks, page 432 Instead of an Elegy G. S. Fraser, page 434 Using Line Breaks in Quotations from Poetry Writing to Sources: Expository Essay from A White House Diary Lady Bird Johnson, page 440 Memoir Write a Problem and Solution Essay, 37, 113 Write a Poem, 105 Punctuation and fluency, 80 Cultural and historical context, 128, 132 Write a Biography, 137 Write a Descriptive Essay, 129 Writing to Sources: Argumentative Text: Character Analysis Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 13

14 American History Judith Ortiz Cofer, page 448 Historical Context Writing to Sources: Informational Text: Analytical essay Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress Lyndon Johnson, page 460 Writing to Sources: Narrative text: Historical Narrative Cultural and historical context, 128, 132 Writing: How did you connect details in the article, 117 Cultural and historical context, 128, 132 Write a Descriptive Essay, 129 Write a Biography, 137 Speaking and Listening: Tell a Story, 17 Images of a Tragedy, page 468 Writing to Sources: Informational Text: Magazine Article Write a Descriptive Essay, 129 Tell a Story, 17 Informational Text and Careers Handbook: News Article, IC3 Common Core Assessment Synthesis Writing: Memoir, page 473 Write a Descriptive Essay, 129 Write a Biography, 137 Speaking and Listening: Tell a Story, 17 Writing: Argumentative Essay, page 472 Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 14

15 UNIT 4: Do our differences define us? Part 1 Setting Expectations from The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams, page 483 The Inspector-General Anton Chekov, page 487 Writing Model: Explanatory Essay Writing to Sources: Explanatory Essay Part 2 Text Analysis Guided Exploration The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act I Shakespeare, page 508 Dialogue and Stage Directions Summarize The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act II Shakespeare, page 536 Blank Verse Read in Sentences The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act III Shakespeare, page 564 Dialogue and Dramatic Speeches Paraphrase The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act IV Shakespeare, page 596 Dialogue, 6, 10, 14, 18, 30, 34, 38, 42, 54, 58, 62, 66, 78, 82, 86, 90, 102, 106, 110, 114, 126, 130, 134, 138 Text aids, 104 Write a Poem, 105 Punctuation and fluency, 80 Paraphrase, 88, 92 Reading: A Time to Protest, 138, 139 Punctuation and fluency, 80 Dramatic Irony Break Down long Sentences The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act V Shakespeare, page 616 Tragedy and Motive Cause and Effect Writing to Sources: Editorial Persuasive Letter Persuasive Speech Cause and effect words, 40 Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 15

16 Comparing Texts Pyrammus and Thisbe Ovid, page 640 from A Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare, page 644 Writing: Compare and contrast paragraph, 137, 141: also see: Language and Comprehension Workshop: Compare and contrast, 136, 140 Writing to Sources: Timed Writing: Explanatory Essay Writing Process Informative Text: Comparison-and-Contrast Essay Writing to Sources: Exposition: Comparison-and-Contrast Essay Part 3 Text Set Developing Insight from The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde, page 674 Writing to Sources: Informative Text: Character Analysis The Necklace Guy de Maupassant, page 686 Writing to Sources: Expository Essay New Directions Maya Angelou, page 696 Writing to Sources: Argumentative Text: Advice Column Writing: Compare and contrast paragraph, 137, 141: also see: Language and Comprehension Workshop: Compare and contrast, 136, 140 Response paragraph (paragraph on determining author s purpose paragraph in Judging Eyewitness Accounts ), 17 Writing: How did you connect details in the article, 117 Response paragraph (using background knowledge to determine the author s purpose for the article Telling Tales ), 21 Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 16

17 from Fragile Self-Worth Tim Kasser, page 702 Writing to Sources: Argumentative Text: Critical Response My Possessions, Myself Russell Belk, page 710 Connotations Writing to Sources: Argumentative Text: Persuasive Essay Word analysis: context clues, 125 from The New Yorker, page 716 Write a Story, 13 Writing to Sources: Narrative Text: Short Story Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 17

18 Common Core Assessment Synthesis Writing: Personal Narrative, page 719 Write a Descriptive Essay, 129 Write a Biography, 137 Speaking and Listening: Tell a Story, 17 Writing to Sources: Informative Essay, page 720 Cause and effect paragraph about the article, Giving Back, 45 Writing: How did you connect details in the article, 117 Research Report, 65, 89, 133; also see: Conduct research for your essay, 81 Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 18

19 UNIT 5: Do heroes have responsibilities? Part 1 Setting Expectations Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett Caron Lee Cohen, page 729 Pecos Bill: The Cyclone Harold Felton, page 733 Close Reading: The Oral Tradition Writing Model: Argumentative Essay Write: Informative Essay Urban Legends, 18; Telling Tales, 19 Part 2 Text Analysis Guided Exploration The Odyssey, Part 1 Homer, page 756 Historical and Cultural Context Conventions: Simple and Compound Sentences Writing to Sources: Retelling The Odyssey, Part 2 Homer, page 800 Epic Simile Historical and Cultural Context Conventions: Complex and Compound- Complex Sentences Writing to Sources: Biography Cultural and historical context, 128, 132 Analyze long sentences, 92 Write a Story, 13 Tell a Story, 17 Cultural and historical context, 128, 132 Analyze long sentences, 92 Write a Biography, 137 Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 19

20 Comparing Texts An Ancient Gesture Edna St. Vincent Millay, page 830 Siren Song Margaret Atwood, page 832 Prologue and Epilogue from The Odyssey Derek Walcott, page 834 Ithaca Constantine Cavafy, page 836 Writing: Compare and contrast paragraph, 137, 141: also see: Language and Comprehension Workshop: Compare and contrast, 136, 140 Write a Poem, 105 Writing: How did you connect details in the article, 117 Contemporary Interpretation Writing to Sources: Timed Writing: Explanatory Essay Writing Process Narrative: Autobiographical Narrative Conventions: Using Adverb Clauses Types of Sentences Writing to Sources: Narration: Autobiographical Narrative Part 3 Text Set Developing Insight from The Ramayana R.K. Narayan, page 860 Conventions: Simple and Compound Sentences Varied Sentence Structure Writing to Sources: Informative Text: Comparison-and-Contrast Essay Perseus Edith Hamilton, page 868 Writing to Sources: Argumentative Text: Response to Literature Write a Descriptive Essay, 129 Write a Biography, 137 Speaking and Listening: Tell a Story, 17 Analyze long sentences, 92 Writing: Compare and contrast paragraph, 137, 141: also see: Language and Comprehension Workshop: Compare and contrast, 136, 140 Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 20

21 The Washwoman I.B. Singer, page 878 Write a Story, 13 Writing to Sources: Narrative Test: Short Story from The Hero s Adventure Joseph Campbell/Bill Moyers, page 886 Writing to Sources: Argumentative Text: Persuasive Essay from My Hero's Hero Elie Wiesel, page 892 Argumentation Writing to Sources: Explanatory Text: Definition Essay Of Altruism, Heroism, and Nature's Gifts in the Face of Terror Natalie Angier, page 898 Writing to Sources: Informative Text: Article or Blog Post American Blood Donation Executive Healthcare Management Magazine, page 904 Response paragraph (paragraph on determining author s purpose paragraph in Judging Eyewitness Accounts ), 17 Cause and effect paragraph about the article, Giving Back, 45 What background knowledge did you use to understand the article, The Borders of Giving?, 133 Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 21

22 Common Core Assessment Synthesis Writing: Reflective Essay, page 907 Write a Descriptive Essay, 129 Write a Biography, 137 Speaking and Listening: Tell a Story, 17 Writing to Sources: Argumentative Essay, page 908 Response paragraph (paragraph on determining author s purpose paragraph in Judging Eyewitness Accounts ), 17 Cause and effect paragraph about the article, Giving Back, 45 What background knowledge did you use to understand the article, The Borders of Giving?, 133 Key: WP = Writing Process Handbook; IC = Informational Text and Careers Handbook 22

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