Campus: High School CURRICULUM MAPPING Grade Level: 9 Subject Area: English I

Revised 7/2015

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“The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi”

Optional short story: “The Most Dangerous

Game”

Vocabulary Lessons 1-4 pgs. 1-16

G.U. M. Sentence parts, sentence structure,

capitalization, prepositional phrases

Library Orientation

Homecoming or Night (or Slam!)or The Pearl

Literary analysis paper over novel

Optional reading: “The Cask of Amontillado”

Integrating quotes

Vocabulary lessons 5-8 pp. 21-31

G.U.M. – Infinitive and appositive phrases,

clauses, commas, semicolons, and colons

The Odyssey (excerpts)

Poetry from Literature book

Vocabulary lessons 9-12 pp. 35-48

G.U.M.- Apostrophes, subject/verb

agreement, pronoun/antecedent agreement

Sk

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Analyzing and writing about works read

Understanding the set up of the library and

how to utilize its resources

Understanding/analyzing character, plot,

setting, and irony and how it contributes to

the author’s message

Integrating quotes

Individual projects (optional)

TEKS: 1 A-E; 2 A-C; 5 A-D; 13 A-E; 17 A-

C; 18 A-E; 19; 20A; 15 A-D; 24-26

Analyzing and writing about novel

Integrating quotes

Understanding characterization and its

effect on the text

Individual novel projects (optional)

Identifying and using phrases, clauses, and

punctuation

TEKS: 1 A-E; 2 A-C; 3; 4; 5 A-D; 6; 7; 8; 9

A-D; 12 A-D; 13 A-E; 15 A-D; 16 A-E; 17

A-C; 18 A-B; 19-26

Analyze diction and imagery in poetry;

provide textual evidence to support

analysis; make connections

Locating quotes from The Odyssey

Integrating and citing quotes

Recognizing and using apostrophes,

subject/verb agreement, and pronoun

antecedent agreement

1 A-E; 2 A-C; 3; 4; 5 A-D;6-9 A-D; 11 A-B;

12 A,B, D; 13 A-E; 15 A, C

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Diagnostic paper

Vocabulary tests

Reading quizzes

Benchmark (or unit) test from text (STAAR

format)

Literary analysis writing (irony)

Individual project evaluation

Warm ups covering G.U.M.

Memorization of prepositional phrases

Vocabulary tests

Reading quizzes

Memorize helping verbs

Benchmark (or unit) test from text (STAAR

format)

Literary analysis paper

Individual project evaluation

Warm ups from Stellar: Unit 1 (Family

Values)

Phrases, clauses, and punctuation worksheets

or activities

Vocabulary tests

Reading quizzes

Benchmark (or unit) test from text (STAAR

format)

Literary analysis

Apostrophes, subject/verb agreement, and

pronoun/antecedent agreement worksheets or

activities

Warm ups from Stellar: Unit 2 (Book by its

Cover)

Individual project evaluation

Use the writing process to compose an

original poem using a variety of poetic

techniques.

Campus: High School CURRICULUM MAPPING Grade Level: 9 Subject Area: English I

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Pre and Post STAAR/EOC tests

Pyramus & Thisbe

Romeo & Juliet

Vocabulary lessons 13-16 pgs. 51-66

G.U.M – mechanics review, sentence

structure

Optional – West Side Story

The Pearl, Homecoming, or Night

Literary Analysis paper over novel

Vocabulary lessons 17-20 pgs. 67-78

English I EOC preparation

Grammar needs review

Prescheduled project (if not completed

earlier)

The Pearl, Homecoming, or Night

Literary analysis paper over novel

Vocabulary lesson 21-24 pgs. 83-98

Persuasive Essay

Prescheduled project (if not completed

earlier)

Grammar needs review

Optional: “Scarlet Ibis”

Sk

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Analyzing and writing about drama

Class discussion

Understanding/using STAAR/EOC

terms

Writing literary analysis paper &

integrating quotes into paper

Open-ended STAAR/EOC questions

Understanding elements of a tragedy

Memorize a Romeo & Juliet passage

TEKS 1A-E; 2A-C; 4; 5A-D; 7;8; 9A-D;

11A; 12A-D; 13 A-E; 14 A-C; 15 A-D;

17A-C; 18A-B; 19; 20-26

Analyzing and writing about works

read

Locating quotes from novel

Writing literary analysis paper &

integrating quotes

Grammar worksheets or activities

Class discussion

TEKS 1A-E; 2A,C; 3; 5A-D;6; 7;8;

11A; 12A-D; 13 A-E; 14A-C; 15A-D;

16A-E;17A-C; 18A-B; 19; 20-26

Analyzing and writing about works

read

Class discussion

Writing literary analysis paper &

integrating quotes into paper

Grammar worksheets or activities

TEKS 1A-E; 2A,C; 5A-D;6; 7;8; 9A-D;

10A-B; 11A-B; 12A,B,D; 13 A-E; 14A-

C; 15A-D; 17A-C; 18A-B; 19; 20-26

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Vocabulary Tests

Reading quizzes

Write a script

Unit Test

Literary Analysis paper

connecting short answer response

STAAR/EOC review

Warm ups from Stellar: Unit 3 (21st

Century Privacy)

Benchmark

Vocabulary Tests

Reading quizzes

Unit Test

Literary analysis paper of novel

Benchmark

STAAR/EOC review

Warms ups from Stellar Unit 4: Power of

Choice

Vocabulary Tests

Reading quizzes

Unit Test

Project

Benchmark

Warm ups introducing persuasion