Guthrie High School Teacher/Course: Meek-Smith/English 1 Grade Level: 9 th Grade Week Common Core Standards Common Core Standards Semester 1 1-2 Introduction to Course, Classroom Expectations, Book Checkouts, Handbook, Diagnostic Testing N/A N/A N/A Assessments Activities/Resources Grammar Manual Project Grammar Boot Camp L. 9-10.1, L. 9-10.2, L. 9-10.3 Unit Test
3-5 Short Stories: Lady or the Tiger, The Most Dangerous Game, Cast of Amontillado, Gift of the Magi, The Interlopers, etc. RL. 9-10.1, RL. 9-10.2, RL. 9-10.3, RL. 9-10.4, RL. 9-10.5, RL. 9-10.6, RL. 9-10.9, RL. 9-10.10 Reading quizzes, Unit Test, participation, Daily Work, Essay Plot Triangle, Allusions, Textual Evidence, Summarize, Point of View Irony-Alanis Morrissett Glencoe Textbook Graphic Organizers Various Handouts Narrative, Timed Writing, Book Report, Literary Connections W. 9-10.3, W.9-10.4, W. 9-10.5, W. 9-10.6, W.9-10.6, W.10-10 Cont. Practice (Bell Ringers) Literary Devices L.9-10.5, L.9-10.6
6-8 Non-Fiction Unit-Book Report Annotative Bibliography, Work Cited, Summarizing, Reliable Sources, Writing Precise Project Presentation RI. 9-10.1, RI. 9-10.2, RI. 9-10.3, RI. 9-10.4, RI. 9-10.5, RI. 9-10.6, RI. 9-10.7, RI. 9-10.8, RI. 9-10.10, W. 9-10.7, W. 9-10.8, W. 9-10.9, W. 10-10 SL. 9-10.2, SL. 9-10.3, SL. 9-10.4, SL. 9-10.5, SL. 9-10.6, Participation, Daily Work, Formal Assessment (Ann. Bib), Book Report Summarize, Central Idea, Textual Evidence, Point of View, Purpose, Rhetoric, Arguments/Claims, False claims, Seminal U.S. Documents SOAPSTone Research based writing (Annotate Bibliography) Speeches, letters, articles, memoirs, debates, technical writing, essays, fact vs. opinion Cont. Practice (Bell Ringers) Non-Fiction Terminology L. 9-10.4
9-17 Dystopian Novel (The Hunger Games/Gathering Blue) Persuasive Essay, Expository Essay, Summary Response Journal RL. 9-10.7 W. 9-10.1, W. 9-10.2 Reading Questions, Unit Tests, Journal, Essays, Participation, Daily Work Textual Evidence, Theme, Summarize, Character Development (outlines), Point of View, Text Structure, Word meaning/choice Dystopian Society Introduction Persuasive/informative writing Summary Response Journal News Articles Novel Vocabulary L.9-10.4, L. 9-10.5 Novel Comparison The Giver? Comprehension Questions/Quizzes 18 Review/Benchmark/Semester Tests
Semester 2 1-8 To Kill a Mockingbird Persuasive Essay, Expository Essay, Dialectical Journal RI. 9-10.9 W. 9-10.1, W. 9-10.2 Reading Questions, Unit Tests, Journal, Essays, Participation, Daily Work Textual Evidence, Theme, Summarize, Character Development (outlines), Point of View, Text Structure, Word meaning/choice Persuasive/Informative writing Dialectical Journal MLK s I Have a Dream News Articles Novel Vocabulary L.9-10.4, L. 9-10.5 Scottsboro Boys Trial Comprehension Questions/Quizzes TKAM Film Comparison
9-12 Romeo & Juliet RL. 9-10.1, RL. 9-10.2, RL. 9-10.3, RL. 9-10.4, RL. 9-10.5, RL. 9-10.6, RL. 9-10.9, RL. 9-10.10 Timed writing, participation, projects, unit test, comprehension questions/quizze s, Daily Work Plot Structure, Archetypes, Themes Shakespearian History, Insults, Language Shakespearian Sonnets Prologue Activity Timed Writing, Narrative writing (graphic novel) W. 9-10.3, W.9-10.4, W. 9-10.5, W. 9-10.6, W.9-10.6, W.10-10 Playbill Activity Glencoe Textbook Various Scene Acting
13-17 Poetry/The Odyssey Poetry writing activities, Dialectical Journal Comprehension quizzes, participation, Daily work, Unit Test Poetry Analysis TPCAST Style and Form Poetry Café Presentations Socratic Seminar Dialectical Journals Glencoe Textbook 18 Poetical Terminology/Sound Devices L.9-10.4, L. 9-10.5 Review/Benchmark/Semester Tests