RL 1, 2, 3 SL 1 L 1, 2, 4B, 5, 6 W 2, 4, 5 English 9 2016-2017 Content/ Skills Literature- Short Stories Recognize the importance of setting Distinguish types of figurative language Differentiate plot segments Recognize how language impacts mood Identify different types of irony used Differentiate direct/indirect characterization Discover how use of symbolism emphasizes overall meaning Recognize literary allusions to underscore author s meaning Students will be able to define and discriminate correct usage of vocabulary words in sentences. Grammar: Review Parts of Speech Most Dangerous Game Cask of Amontillado The Necklace The Scarlet Ibis Gift of the Magi Reading Guides (shift 3) Old Regents Exams Teacher Created Tests/Quizzes Grammar & Composition Handbook Teacher created tests Analysis of a story as a literary work Teacher Created Cumulative Quizzes (quarter 1) Teacher Created quizzes Graded according to new CC Regents 4 point rubric September Informative/Explanatory CC Regents Exam Part 3 Text Analysis based on one short story Support a central idea through textbased Identify a writing strategy to convey the identified central idea
RL 1, 2, 3, 9 L 1, 2, 5, 6 Literature Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Interpret importance of characterization Recognize the influence of language Identify figurative language and how it emphasizes meaning Trace character development Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Annabel Lee Readings Guides (shift 4) Close read with a bullying topic Teacher created handouts Teacher Created Test Teacher Created Cumulative Quizzes (quarter 1) October - November Students will be able to define and use vocabulary words correctly in sentences. Teacher Created quizzes Grammar: Parts of a Sentence- Subjects, Predicates, and Complements W 2, 4, 5 Informative/Explanatory CC Regents Exam Part 3 Text Analysis Support a central idea through textbased Identify a writing strategy to convey the identified central idea Grammar & Composition Handbook Teacher Created materials Teacher Created Rubric based on new CC Regents 4 point rubric *may be completing organizer only
RL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 W 2, 4, 5 Literature Tragedy Romeo & Juliet (read in class) Define and identify: Soliloquy, monologue, sonnet, blank verse, prose, iambic pentameter, aside, couplet, character foil Compile information of Elizabethan England to provide understanding of background Paraphrase Shakespeare s language into contemporary language Text or Supplemental Teacher created reading guides (Shifts 3 and 4) Teacher Created Handouts Teacher Created Test Graded according to new CC Regents 4 point rubric Teacher Created Quizzes November-January RL 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11 L 5, 6 Research Elizabethan topics Teacher Created Quizzes December-January Test on Romeo and Juliet Midyear Exam Text-Analysis Vocabulary and grammar reviews
December-January RL 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11 L 5, 6 Research Find and evaluate sources Properly cite bibliographical information Summarize and paraphrase Compile information to create shared report Teacher Created Handouts W 7, 8 SL 1, 2, 4 Students will be able to define and use vocabulary words correctly in sentences. Grammar- reinforcement of parts of speech and parts of a sentence Informative/Explanatory CC Regents Exam Part 3 Text Analysis Support a central idea through textbased Identify a writing strategy to convey the identified central idea
RL 1, 2, 3, 5 Literature Fahrenheit 451 Classify the science fiction genre Determine themes and analyze their development Analyze complex characters and how they advance the plot and theme Cite textual to support analysis of what text says as well as what inferences are made Identify use of figurative language and how it is used to convey themes Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Reading Guides (shift 4) Teacher Created Tests/ Quizzes on three separate parts of novel January-February SL 1 Students will be able to define and use vocabulary words correctly in sentences. Teacher Created Materials L 4, 5, 6, 12 Grammar: Prepositional Phrases Students will be able to identify prepositional phrases Grammar & Composition Handbook (shift 5) Teacher Created Quizzes
See previous month-- continuation Literature (finish) Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 Coda China s Censored World Dover Beach Superman and Me Parts 1, 2, 3 quizzes leading to cumulative test February-March Grammar: reinforcement of sentence structure Students will utilize and recognize four different kinds of sentences (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex) Teacher Created Handouts Grammar and Composition Handbook Teacher Created cumulative quizzes W 1, 4, 5 : Informative/Explanatory CC Regents Exam Part 3 Text Analysis Support a central idea through textbased Teacher Created Rubric based on new 4 point rubric on CC Regents March Identify a writing strategy to convey the identified central idea
RI 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 W 2, 4, 5 SL 2, 3 L 1, 2, 4 Literature-Non-Fiction Analyze persuasive techniques Analyze the development of an author s purpose in a text Distinguish between fact and opinion Recognize rhetorical devices within speeches Speech Project Create a speech Integrate rhetorical devises to support purpose Evaluate using provided rubric Students will be able to define and use vocabulary words correctly in sentences. Grammar: review parts of speech and parts of a sentence Students will be able to identify and correctly use the parts of speech in writing. I Have a Dream MLK First Inaugural Address JFK Hero s Hero Elie Wiesel Teacher Created Handouts Grammar & Composition Handbook Teacher Created Tests or Quizzes Graded according to rubric Cumulative Teacher Created Quizzes April
RL 1, 2, 4, 10 SL 1, 4, 5, 6 Literature Poetry Interpret visual impact of poems structure and lay out. Analyze and respond to musical techniques (consonance, assonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia, repetition, rhyme, rhythm) Recognize how different poetic devices convey a poem s message The Raven I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud Dream Differed Dreams Casey at the Bat * Teacher created tests and quizzes April-May L 1, 2, 4 Students will be able to define and use vocabulary words correctly in sentences. Grammar: reinforcement of parts of speech. Students will be able to identify the parts of speech of nonsense words in the poem The Jabberwocky. Literature, and Grammar and Composition book W 2, 4, 5 Informative/Explanatory CC Regents Exam Part 3 Text Analysis based on To Be of Use. Support a central idea through textbased Graded according to new CC Regents 4 point rubric Identify a writing strategy to convey the identified central idea
NYS Learning/Core RL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11 L 1, 2, 4, 5 W 2,4, 5 Literature Identify author s purpose to promote citizenship. Analyze the story to show how the characters in the story demonstrate social values. Recognize the epic as a genre. Discover epic components. Research Find and evaluate sources Properly cite bibliographical information Summarize and paraphrase Compile information to create shared report Students will be able to define and use vocabulary words correctly in sentences. Grammar: With some guidance and support from peers and adults, strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. Informative/Explanatory CC Regents Exam Part 3 Text Analysis based on Ithaca. Support a central idea through textbased Background information: Greek Mythology The Odyssey Ithaca Reading Guides (shift 4) Grammar and Composition Handbook Teacher created tests and quizzes May/June Identify a writing strategy to convey the identified central idea Final Exam