Semester 1 Literature Grade 9 Unit One Narrative Structure The Most Dangerous Game Short Story 58 Page 81 After Reading 1-10 Page 83 The Gift of the Magi Short Story 100 Page 109 Page 111 Seabiscuit: An American Legend Informational Text 126 Page 136 The Raven Poetry 144 Page 153 Sorry, Right Number Teleplay 154 Page 172 Page 173 One Credit (1 st Credit)
Unit Two Characterization and Point of View 1 st Half of Novel Pick one of the following novels for the student to complete associated assignments: Bradbury, Ray. - Fahrenheit 451, Steinbeck, John -The Grapes of Wrath Lee, Harper - To Kill A Mockingbird, Henry, O. The Gift of the Magi, Homer The Odyssey Achebe, Chinua Things Fall Apart, Zusak, Marcus The Book Thief, Angelou, Maya I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Pancakes Short Story 208 Page 219 Page 221 The Necklace Short Story 222 Page 235 After Reading 1-10 Page 236 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Autobiography 254 Page 265 Page 267 Blind to Failure Magazine Article 268 Page 280 A Voice / My Father s Song Poem 286 Page 291 Rosa Parks Biography 292 Page 299 After Reading 1-6 One Credit (2 nd Credit)
Unit Three Characterization and Point of View 2 nd Half of Novel A Christmas Memory Short Story 336 Page 351 Page 353 Through the Tunnel Short Story 354 Page 367 Page 369 The Cask of Amontillado Short Story 370 Page 381 Page 383 388 Page 398 A Walk in the Woods Travel Narrative The Hobbit Assessment 424 Assessment Practice Page 426-429 One Credit (3 rd Credit)
Unit Four Theme and Symbol Marigolds Short Story 440 Page 452 After Reading 1-10 Sowing Change Newspaper 454 Page 457 After Reading 1-4 Read for Information: Analyze Ideas Writing Prompt The Scarlet Ibis Short Story 460 Page 477 After Reading 1-10 Math and After Math Essay 480 Page 490 The Future in My Arms Essay 492 Page 498 Page 499 Poem on Returning to Dwell in the Country, My Heart Leaps Up, Poetry 503 Page 505 The Sun Two Kinds Rice and Rose Bowl Blues Short Story Poem 506 520 Page 521 After Reading -7 The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind The Arms Race U put the UNITY in COMMUNITY Comparing Across Genres Assessment 536 Assessment Practice Pages 544-547 One Credit (4 th Credit)
Unit Five Author s Purpose Island Morning Descriptive Essay 558 Page 566 Page 567 Georgia O Keefe Who Killed the Iceman? Skeletal Sculptures The Lost Boys Biographical Essay National Geographic Process Description Magazine Article 568 Page 575 Page 577 578 Page 568 584 After Reading 1-7 590 Page 598 After Reading 1-7 The Open Window Short Story 604 Page 610 After Reading 1-7 Page 611 The House on Mango Street Novel Excerpt 612 Page 619 His Name Was Pete Dog Proves as Smart as Average Toddler Assessment 644 Assessment Practice Pages 646-649 One Credit (5 th Credit)
Semester 2 Unit Six Argument and Persuasion I Have a Dream Speech 660 Page 668 After Reading Testimony Before the Senate Speech 670 Page 677 After Reading Page 679 How Private is Your Private Life? Magazine Article 680 Page 691 Page 693 Primal Screen/The Pedestrian Essay 698 Page 708 Page 709 Assessment Practice: The Happy Man s Shirt A Story Full of the Stuff of Sorrow Simple Life: Family Practice 724 Assessment Practice Pages 730-735 One Credit (6 th Credit)
Unit Seven The Language of Poetry Pretty Words Poem 741 Close Read 1-3 Beware: Do Not Read This Poem Poem 741 Close Read 1 Fire And Ice Poem 743 Close Read 1-2 The Bells Poem 743 Close Read 1-2 Miss Rosie Poem 745 Close Read 1-3 Not in a Silver Casket Poem 746 Close Read 1-3 I Am Offering This Poem Poem 747 Close Read 1-4 My Papa s Waltz Poem 748 Page 754 I Ask My Mother to Sing Poem 752 Grape Sherbet Poem 753 Page 755 Spring is like a perhaps hand Elegy for the Giant Tortoises Poem Poem 756 760 Page 763 Today Poem 761 The Night Poetry Rocked the Magazine House Article 770 Page 773 After Reading 1-4 For Poets Poem 774 Page 784 Ode to My Socks Poem 778 Egg horror poem Poem 782 Page 785 The Seven Ages of Man Poem 792 Page 797 The Road not Taken Poem 796 One Credit (7 th Credit)
Unit Eight Author s Style and Voice The Princess and the Tin Box Fable 842 Page 847 After Reading 1-6 A narrow Fellow in the Grass Poem 868 Page 873 Hope Is the thing with feathers Poem 871 Luxury/Kidnap Poem Poem 874 Page 879 The Sneeze Drama 880 Page 889 Unit Nine History, Culture, and the Author The Vietnam Wall Poem 922 Page 923 Close Read 1-4 Angela s Ashes Memoir 924 Page 937 Revisiting Sacred Ground Essay 940 Page 948 Blues Ain t No Mockin Birl Short Story 950 Page 960 After Reading 1-10 American History Short Story 962 Page974 President Killed Photo 980 Page 980 Questions 1-3 Haiku Poem 990-994 Page 995 One Credit (8 th Credit)
Unit Ten The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Prologue 1035 Reading Strategy Page 1035 Act One 1038 Page 1063 Act Two 1064 Page 1087 Act Three 1088 Page 1113 Act Four 1114 Page 1129 Act Five 1130 Page 1146 Page 1147 Great Movies: Romeo and Juliet Critical Review 1152 Standards Focus Page 1152 Page 1157 After Reading Pyramus and Thisbe Myth 1158 Reading Skill Sequence Page 1159 Page 1165 After Reading 1-6 One Credit (9 th Credit)
Unit Eleven The Odyssey Text Analysis Workshop Epic 1194 Close Reads Page 1195 1-3 Page 1197 1-2 & 1-2 Page 1199 1-5 Page 1200 1-6 Book 1 Epic 1188 Page 1238 Book 5 Book 9 Book 10 Book 11 Book 12 Part Two: The Homecoming After Reading 1-12 Reading Strategy Page 1241 Book 16 Epic 1240 Page 1267 Book 17 Book 21 Book 22 Book 23 Penelope Poem 1266 One Credit (10 th Credit) Page 1269