Eng I Core Curriculum Syllabus

Year-long...

Unit: Daily journals throughout the yearJournals collected after every 5th journal (Journal 5, Journal 10. etc.)_____Core Writing Standard3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.7.Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.10. Write routinely over extended time frames.

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Unit: Vocabulary study throughout the year - words taken from stories and novels the students will be readingVocabulary review game and test every Thursday of four-day school weeks_____Core Language Standard6. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level.

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Unit: Grammar study - linear and diagramming from Lesson 1-23_____Core Language Standard1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing speaking.

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1st Semester

Unit: Teach and practice Power Outline with Elements of Short Story p 2, 3, 8 & 9(5 class periods)Read “Lady or the Tiger?” p 103 Reader’s JournalsBrainstorm possible endings for story Write rough draft endingEdit rough draftType semi-rough draftTake volunteer student paper through whole-class peer editing modelPeer editing groups_____Core Reading Standards for Literature1. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the test says as well as inferences drawn from the text.2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.3. Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.4. Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.5. Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension or surprise.Core Writing Standards3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.5.Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research.10. Write routinely over extended time frames and short time frames for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences.Core Speaking and Listening Standards

1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaboration and culturally diverse discussions with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.Core Language Standards1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, cultural diversity and nuances in word meanings.6. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important in comprehension or expression.***

Unit: Teach Quantum Learning PAGES Reading to Learn Strategies - Content Map, review Power Outline and add citations - Cross-Curricular - Science Chapter - 3 Sections(8 class periods)Go through the PAGES strategy as a classContent Map Section 1 as a class Create Cited Power Outline based on Content Map as a classContent Map Section 2 with a partnerCreate Cited Power Outline based on Content Map with a partnerContent Map Section 3 aloneCreate Cited Power Outline based on Content Map aloneReview paragraph and essay structureWrite rough draft body of either Section 1 or 2 with partnerWrite rough draft introduction and conclusion with partner_____Core Reading Standards for Informational Text1.Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the test says as well as inferences drawn from the text.2.Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.5. Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs or larger portions of the text.Core Writing Standards1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of context.4.Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.9.Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research.10. Write routinely over extended time frames and short time frames for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences.Core Speaking and Listening Standards1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaboration and culturally diverse discussions with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.2. Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.

Core Language Standards1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.6. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important in comprehension or expression.***

Unit: Figurative language study with reading “The Most Dangerous Game” p. 20 (3 class periods)Notes on figurative languageWrite paragraphs with partners using figurative languageRead paragraphs to classRead “The Most Dangerous Game”Identify 5 examples of figurative language5 Reader’s JournalsDiscussion and notesWrite paragraph with textual evidence_____Core Reading Standards for Literature1.Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the test says as well as inferences drawn from the text.2.Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.3.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.4.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.5.Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension or surprise.6.Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.9.Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work.Core Reading Standards for Informational Text1.Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the test says as well as inferences drawn from the text.2.Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.3.Analyze how an author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events within a cultural context, including the order in which the pints are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.4.Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative,and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.Core Writing Standards1.Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

2.Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of context.4.Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.5.Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.10. Write routinely over extended time frames and short time frames for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences.Core Speaking and Listening1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaboration and culturally diverse discussions with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.3. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning and use of evidence and rhetoric, within culturally diverse contexts, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically such that listeners can follow the line reasoning and the organization, development, substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and task.6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.Core Language Standards1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, cultural diversity and nuances in word meanings.6. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important in comprehension or expression.***

Unit: Cross-Curricular Research (Science) with annotated articles and note cards, Content Map , review Cited Power Outline and write MLA Research packet that includes rough draft, semi-rough draft, final draft, cover sheet and Works Cited page.(13-14 class periods) Read first two generic myth and constellation articles - highlight and annotate as a classTake notes on MLA Works Cited “Formula”Create Works Cited note cards as a classWrite note cards based on annotations as a classRead individually assigned myth and constellation article - highlight and annotate alone

(Each student is assigned a different myth/constellation)Create Works Cited note card aloneWrite note cards based on annotations aloneOrganize note cardsCreate Cited Power Outline from note cardsWrite Works Cited pageWrite rough draft based on Power OutlineShare mythology stories with class_____Core Reading Standards for Literature2.Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.3.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.4.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.5.Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension or surprise.6.Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.Core Reading Standards for Informational Text2.Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.3.Analyze how an author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events within a cultural context, including the order in which the pints are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.8.Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text within culturally diverse contexts, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.

Core Writing Standards2.Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of context.4.Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.6.Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.7.Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.8. Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, and oral sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text effectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research.10. Write routinely over extended time frames and short time frames for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences.Core Speaking and Listening Standards1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaboration and culturally diverse discussions with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.2. Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically such that listeners can follow the line reasoning and the organization, development, substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and task.6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.Core Language Standards1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.6. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important in comprehension or expression.***

Unit: Write creative story using 30 of the myth vocabulary words and read “The Odyssey” as a class p. 838(20 class periods)Take notes and testCreate newscast (breaking news, local news, sports and weather) in groups of three to four

students based on “The Odyssey”Videotape or present live in class_____Core Reading Standards for Literature1.Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the test says as well as inferences drawn from the text.2.Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.3.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.4.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.5.Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension or surprise.6.Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.7. Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.9. Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work.Core Reading Standards for Informational Text1.Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the test says as well as inferences drawn from the text.2.Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.3.Analyze how an author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events within a cultural context, including the order in which the pints are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.4.Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative,and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.5.Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs or larger portions of the text.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.7. Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums within culturally diverse contexts, determining which details are emphasized in each account.

Core Writing Standards3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.4.Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.6.Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.9.Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research.10. Write routinely over extended time frames and short time frames for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences.Core Speaking and Listening Standards1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaboration and culturally diverse discussions with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.3. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning and use of evidence and rhetoric, within culturally diverse contexts, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically such that listeners can follow the line reasoning and the organization, development, substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and task.5. Make strategic use of digital media in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning and evidence and to add interest.6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.Core Language Standards1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.3. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, including cultural contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies, recognizing the role culture plays in the development of language.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, cultural diversity and nuances in word meanings.6. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking and listening at the college and career readiness level;

demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important in comprehension or expression.***

Unit: Read “The Gift of the Magi” p. 114 - introduction to Reader’s Journals(2 class periods)Read the short storyStudents write down 5 significant passages (textual evidence) with page and paragraph

numbers to bring up in class discussionClass discussion and notesReview paragraph structureWrite paragraph with textual evidence to support topic sentence_____Core Reading Standards for Literature1.Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the test says as well as inferences drawn from the text.2.Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.3.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.4.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.5.Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension or surprise.6.Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.9.Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work.Core Writing Standards1.Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.2.Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of context.4.Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.5.Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.9.Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research.10. Write routinely over extended time frames and short time frames for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences.Core Speaking and Listening1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaboration and culturally diverse discussions with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

3. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning and use of evidence and rhetoric, within culturally diverse contexts, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically such that listeners can follow the line reasoning and the organization, development, substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and task.6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.Core Language Standards1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies, recognizing the role culture plays in the development of language.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, cultural diversity and nuances in word meanings.***

Unit: Read, Discuss and Write Analytically About Short Stories(2 class periods)Read “The Leap” Write 5 Reader’s Journals for discussionWrite paragraphs with textual evidence_____Core Reading Standards for Literature1.Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the test says as well as inferences drawn from the text.2.Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.3.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.4.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.5.Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension or surprise.6.Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.Core Writing Standards1.Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.4.Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.5.Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research.10. Write routinely over extended time frames and short time frames for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences.Core Speaking and Listening Standards1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaboration and culturally diverse discussions with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically such that listeners can follow the line reasoning and the organization, development, substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and task.6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.Core Language Standards

1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.3. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, including cultural contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies, recognizing the role culture plays in the development of language.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, cultural diversity and nuances in word meanings.6. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important in comprehension or expression.***

Unit: Read, Discuss and Write Analytically About Short Stories(2 class periods)Read “The Scarlet Ibis” p. 155Write 5 Reader’s Journals for discussionWrite paragraphs with textual evidence_____Core Reading Standards for Literature1.Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the test says as well as inferences drawn from the text.2.Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.3.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.4.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.5.Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension or surprise.9.Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work.Core Writing Standards1.Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.4.Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.5.Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research.10. Write routinely over extended time frames and short time frames for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences.Core Speaking and Listening Standards1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaboration and culturally diverse discussions with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically such that listeners can follow the line reasoning and the organization, development, substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and task.6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.Core Language Standards1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.3. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, including cultural contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies, recognizing the role culture plays in the development of language.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, cultural diversity and nuances in word meanings.6. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important in comprehension or expression.****

Unit: Independent Reading of Native American myths(4-6 class periods)Silently read Keep a summary of daily reading_____Core Reading Standards for Literature2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.3.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.4.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.5.Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension or surprise.6.Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.9.Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work.Core Reading Standards for Informational Text3.Analyze how an author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events within a cultural context, including the order in which the pints are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.6.Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.Core Writing Standards5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.9.Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research.10. Write routinely over extended time frames and short time frames for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences.***

2nd Semester

Unit: Read the Play: Romeo and Juliet p. 627(25-30 class periods)Fill out Love Style QuestionnaireFind three interesting expressions from Romeo and Juliet before reading - share with classSilent reading with summariesDiscussion and notes after each ActTestWatch Romeo and JulietWatch West Side StoryGroup writing project - write a contemporary version of Romeo and Juliet***Core Reading Standards for Literature1.Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the test says as well as inferences drawn from the text.2.Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.3.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.4.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.5.Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension or surprise.6.Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.7. Analyze the representation of a subject or key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.Core Writing Standards3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.4.Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.5.Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.6. Use technology, including the internet, to produce, publish and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.10. Write routinely over extended time frames and short time frames for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences.

Core Speaking and Listening Standards1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaboration and culturally diverse discussions with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically such that listeners can follow the line reasoning and the organization, development, substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and task.6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.Core Language Standards1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.3. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, including cultural contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies, recognizing the role culture plays in the development of language.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, cultural diversity and nuances in word meanings.6. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important in comprehension or expression.***

Unit: APA Research - Articles on Racism in the 1930’s in preparation for reading To Kill a Mockingbird(12-15 class periods)Read and annotate 1st article as a classWrite resource card and note cards as a classRead and annotate 2nd and 3rd article aloneWrite resource and note cards aloneWrite APA Referenced Power OutlineRough draftSemi-rough draftEditing groupsEssay packet _____Core Reading Standards for Informational Text1.Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the test says as well as inferences drawn from the text.2.Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.3.Analyze how an author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events within a cultural context, including the order in which the pints are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.4.Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative,and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.5. Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas of claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs or larger portions of a text.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.10. By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.Core Writing Standards2.Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of context.4.Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.5.Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.6. Use technology, including the internet, to produce, publish and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.

7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject,demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.8. Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, and oral sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research.10. Write routinely over extended time frames and short time frames for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences.Core Speaking and Listening1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaboration and culturally diverse discussions with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.2. Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.3. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning and use of evidence and rhetoric, within culturally diverse contexts, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically such that listeners can follow the line reasoning and the organization, development, substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and task.6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.Core Language Standards1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.3. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, including cultural contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies, recognizing the role culture plays in the development of language.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, cultural diversity and nuances in word meanings.6. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important in comprehension or expression.***

Unit: Independently Read To Kill a Mockingbird(22-24 class periods)Keep a reading summaryFour class discussions (evenly spaced out) over sticky notes/Reader’s JournalsWrite two paragraphs after each class discussion - include textual evidenceFreewrite worksheetsRough draft analytical essaySemi-rough draft Peer editing groupsEssay packetWatch the movie_____Core Reading Standards for Literature1.Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the test says as well as inferences drawn from the text.2.Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.3.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.4.Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.5.Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension or surprise.7. Analyze the representation of a subject or key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.Core Writing Standards1.Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.4.Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.5.Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.6. Use technology, including the internet, to produce, publish and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research.10. Write routinely over extended time frames and short time frames for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences.

Core Speaking and Listening Standards1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaboration and culturally diverse discussions with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.2. Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.3. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning and use of evidence and rhetoric, within culturally diverse contexts, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically such that listeners can follow the line reasoning and the organization, development, substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and task.6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.Core Language Standards1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.3. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, including cultural contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies, recognizing the role culture plays in the development of language.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, cultural diversity and nuances in word meanings.6. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important in comprehension or expression.***

Unit: Read nonfiction excerpt “Escape from Afghanistan” p 307(2 class periods)Write 5 Reader’s Journals for discussionWrite paragraphs with textual evidence_____Core Reading Standards for Informational Text1.Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the test says as well as inferences drawn from the text.2.Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.3.Analyze how an author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events within a cultural context, including the order in which the pints are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.4.Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative,and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.5. Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas of claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs or larger portions of a text.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.10. By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.Core Writing Standards1.Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.4.Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.5.Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research.10. Write routinely over extended time frames and short time frames for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences.Core Speaking and Listening Standards1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaboration and culturally diverse discussions with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically such that listeners can follow the line reasoning and the organization, development, substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and task.

6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

Core Language Standards1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.3. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, including cultural contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies, recognizing the role culture plays in the development of language.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, cultural diversity and nuances in word meanings.6. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important in comprehension or expression.Core Writing Standards2.Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of context.4.Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.5.Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.6. Use technology, including the internet, to produce, publish and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.

Unit: Read and interpret songs and poems(12 class periods)Review figurative languageAs a class, I model “teaching” the interpretation of a songWith a partner, students choose a song to interpret as a poem“Teach” to classStudents write paragraph to explain deeper lesson in songApply interpretation techniques to “The Mending Wall” by Robert FrostWrite the analytical essay

Reading Standards for Literature 1.Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the test says as well as inferences drawn from the text.2.Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; providing an objective summary of the text.3.Analyze how an author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events within a cultural context, including the order in which the pints are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.4.Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative,and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.5. Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas of claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs or larger portions of a text.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.7. Analyze the representation of a subject or key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.10. By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.Core Speaking and Listening1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaboration and culturally diverse discussions with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.2. Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.3. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning and use of evidence and rhetoric, within culturally diverse contexts, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.4. Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically such that listeners can follow the line reasoning and the organization, development, substance and style are appropriate to purpose, audience and task.

5. Make strategic use of digital media in presentations to enhance understandings of findings, reasoning and evidence and to add interest.6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.Core Language Standards1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.3. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, including cultural contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies, recognizing the role culture plays in the development of language.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, cultural diversity and nuances in word meanings.6. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important in comprehension or expression.

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