Curriculum Map For English 9 Honors2

Leach 2008-2009

Curriculum Map for Honors English 9 Quarter Content (Standards) Firs Diagnostic Writing Sample Composition Structure

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(5 paragraph essay format) (Standards 1.4.9.B; 1.5.9.A; 1.5.9.B; 1.5.9.C; 1.5.9.D; 1.5.9.E; 1.5.9.F; 1.5.9.G)

Public Speaking Mini-Unit (Standards 1.6.9.A; 1.6.9. C)

Vocabulary (Standards 1.1.9.E;1.1.9.F;1.7.9.A;1.7.9.C)

The Iliad & The Odyssey (Standards 1.1.9.A; 1.1.9.B; 1.1.9.C; 1.1.9.D; 1.1.9.E; 1.1.9.F; 1.1.9.G; 1.1.9.H; 1.3.9.A; 1.3.9.B; 1.3.9.C; 1.3.9.E;1.3.9.F; 1.6.9.A; 1.6.9.B; 1.6.9.C; 1.6.9.D; 1.6.9.E)

Composition: Critical Analysis (Standards 1.4.9.B; 1.5.9.A; 1.5.9.B; 1.5.9.C; 1.5.9.D; 1.5.9.E; 1.5.9.F; 1.5.9.G)

Grammar: Parts of Speech (Standards 1.5.9.F; 1.6.9.A; 1.6.9.C)

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Vocabulary (Standards 1.1.9.E;1.1.9.F;1.7.9.A;1.7.9.C)

Grammar: Usage Problems & Agreement (Standards 1.5.9.F; 1.6.8.A; 1.6.8.C)

Short Story Selections

Skills/Activities

Assessment

PSSA Domain Scoring Guide •Intro & Conclusion

Writing Sample

Paragraphs •Supporting Paragraphs •Outlines •Thesis Statements •Prepare students for oral presentations throughout the year •Review exercises from SAT prep material •Words from Classical Mythology and History •Learning New Words from Context •Homer •The Epic and Oral Tradition •Homeric Hero •Gods and Goddesses •Literary Terms and Figurative Language •Homeric Hero Qualifications •Guidelines for selecting details and arranging information •Composing a critical •An overall review of the eight parts of speech: usage, and function •Objects (direct and indirect) •Predicate words (nominatives and adjectives)

•Peer Revisions •Conferencing •Final drafts assessed •Individual selections from The Iliad •Unit Assessments

•Individual and Group Oral Presentations •The Iliad Composition: The Homeric Hero •The Odyssey Travel Brochure •Study Guide Checks •Novel Assessments: Quizzes and Tests •The Iliad Composition: The Homeric Hero •Peer Revisions •Conferencing •Final drafts assessed •Diagnostic Pre-Post Assessments •Various Exercises •Unit Assessments: Quizzes and Tests

•Review exercises from SAT prep material •Learning New Words from Context •Short Stories Vocabulary •Common Errors •Pronoun/Antecedent •Usage Practice •S/V Agreement

•Unit Assessments

•Authors

•Group Presentations

•Various Exercises •Usage Tests

Leach 2008-2009 (Standards 1.1.9.A; 1.1.9.B; 1.1.9.C; 1.1.9.D; 1.1.9.E; 1.1.9F; 1.1.9.G; 1.1.9.H; 1.3.9.A; 1.3.9.B; 1.3.9.C; 1.3.9.F; 1.6.9.A; 1.6.9.B; 1.6.9.C; 1.6.9.D; 1.6.9.E; 1.7.89A; 1.7.9.B)

•Plot structure, round/flat characters, setting and atmosphere, and theme. •Class discussions

Composition: Comparison and Contrast Essay

•Guidelines for arranging information: similarities (Standards 1.4.9.B; 1.5.9.A; 1.5.9.B; 1.5.9.C; 1.5.9.D; and differences 1.5.9.E; 1.5.9.F; 1.5.9.G) •Basic framework of (SCHOLASTIC WRITING CONTEST) essay

•Unit Assessments

•Peer Revisions •Conferencing •Final drafts assessed

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MID-TERM EXAMS

Assessments will include all information covered from August through January.

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Vocabulary

•Review exercises from SAT prep material •Building Vocabulary through Central Ideas •Animal Farm Vocabulary

•Unit Assessments

•Plagiarism •Turnitin.com •Thesis •Note cards •Source cards •Outline •Rough draft •Sources page •George Orwell •Historical Background •Allegory •Propaganda Log •Character Analysis •Famous Historical Speeches

•Graded check - points throughout the marking period •Conferencing •Final Copy of Research Paper •Oral Presentation of Research

(Standards 1.1.9.E;1.1.9.F;1.7.9.A;1.7.9.C)

Research Project: Historical Perspective – The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (Standards 1.2.9.A; 1.2.9.B; 1.4.9.B; 1.4.9.C; 1.5.9.A; 1.5.9.B; 1.5.9.C; 1.5.9.D; 1.5.9.E; 1.5.9.F; 1.5.9.G; 1.8.9.A; 1.8.9.B; 1.8.9.C)

Animal Farm (Standards 1.1.9.A; 1.1.9.B; 1.1.9.C; 1.1.9.D; 1.1.9.E; 1.1.9F; 1.1.9.G; 1.1.9.H; 1.3.9.A; 1.3.9.B; 1.3.9.C; 1.3.9.F; 1.6.9.A; 1.6.9.B; 1.6.9.C; 1.6.9.D; 1.6.9.E)

Great Expectations

•Oral Presentation of Selected Famous Speech •Group Discussion and Presentations •Unit Assessments: Quizzes and Test

(Standards 1.1.9.A; 1.1.9.B; 1.1.9.C; 1.1.9.D; 1.1.9.E; 1.1.9F; 1.1.9.G; 1.1.9.H; 1.3.9.A; 1.3.9.B; 1.3.9.C; 1.3.9.F; 1.6.9.A; 1.6.9.B; 1.6.9.C; 1.6.9.D; 1.6.9.E)

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Vocabulary

•Review exercises from SAT prep material •Anglo-Saxon Vocabulary Composition: Persuasive Essay •Elements of essay: (Standards 1.4.9.B; 1.5.9.A; 1.5.9.B; 1.5.9.C; 1.5.9.D; appeals and opposing 1.5.9.E; 1.5.9.F; 1.5.9.G) arguments Grammar: •Prepositional, Verbal, and Appositive Phrases Phrases and Clauses (Standards 1.5.9.F; 1.6.8.A; 1.6.8.C) •Independent and Subordinate Clauses The Tragedy of Romeo and •William Shakespeare •Globe Theatre Juliet (Standards 1.1.9.A; 1.1.9.B; 1.1.9.C; 1.1.9.D; •Perfect Mate Activity 1.1.9.E; 1.1.9F; 1.1.9.G; 1.1.9.H; 1.3.9.A; 1.3.9.B; •Mask Activity 1.3.9.C; 1.3.9.F; 1.6.9.A; 1.6.9.B; 1.6.9.C; 1.6.9.D; 1.6.9.E) •Comparison of variety of (Standards 1.1.9.E;1.1.9.F;1.7.9.A;1.7.9.C)

•Various Exercises •Usage Tests •Peer Revisions •Conferencing •Final drafts assessed •Various Exercises •Usage Tests •Oral Presentation of Sonnet Selection •Unit Assessments: Quizzes and Test

Leach 2008-2009 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

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FINAL EXAMS

Assessments will include all information covered from January through June.

(Standards 1.1.9.A; 1.1.9.B; 1.1.9.C; 1.1.9.D; 1.1.9.E; 1.1.9F; 1.1.9.G; 1.1.9.H; 1.3.9.A; 1.3.9.B; 1.3.9.C; 1.3.9.F; 1.6.9.A; 1.6.9.B; 1.6.9.C; 1.6.9.D; 1.6.9.E)

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Information included on this curriculum map was compiled from a sampling of activities and assessments from previous years and is subject to change throughout the school year; however, the unit topics will remain consistent.