English 10
Quarter 1
Schedule Plan & Pacing Guide 2016
8/15-M
8/16-T
8/17-W/
8/18-Th
8/19-F
Class Trips
Intro ccsengl.weebly
In class essay #1
8/22-M
1. “Monkey's Paw”
EQ: What is foreshadowing and how
does it contribute to a story?
8/23-T
8/24-W
8/25-Th
Writing: Thesis and Support
Correct LQ
Short Story (SS) Quiz
In class essay #2
2. “Occupation Conductorette”
EQ: How does point of view affect a
story?
8/26-F
8/29-M
8/30-T
8/31-W
9/1-Th
9/2-F
Signed Syllabus
Finish essay
Essay evaluation
Correct LQ, SS Quiz
3. “Marion Anderson”, “Tepeyac”
EQ: How does syntax and diction
affect writing? Create tone & purpose?
About Tepeyac
Correct LQ,
SS Quiz
In class essay #3 (200 words)
4. “Contents of the Dead Man’s
Pocket”
EQ: How does conflict build suspense?
Read pp. 28-43,
Do LQ pp. 42 all, 43 #1-3
Finish essay
Read pp. 58-59, 76-84;
Do LQ pp. 84 all, 85 #1-2
Read pp. 96-106
Do LQ pp. 106 all, 107 #1-2
Finish essay (2 doc quote, work cited)
Read pp. 114-134
Do LQ pp. 134 all, 135 #1-5
9/5-M
9/6-T
9/7-W
9/8-Th
9/9-F
Holiday
Correct LQ
SS Quiz
In class essay #4
“Like the Sun”
5. “The Open Window”
EQ: How & what does irony add to a
story?
9/12 M
Correct LQ
Do LQ 199 #1-3
9/13 T
Correct LQ
SS Quiz
In Class Essay #5
Finish essay (2 doc quote, work cited)
9/14 W
9/15 Th
9/16 F
9/19 M
Literature Review
Around the World
SHORT STORY UNIT TEST
Finish essay
Read pp. 188-194; Do LQ pp. 194 all
Read pp. 195-198; Do LQ pp. 198 all
English 10
Quarter 1
Schedule Plan & Pacing Guide 2016
6. “A Problem”
EQ: How does characterization
develop the theme and plot?
Correct LQ SS Quiz
In Class Essay #6
Read pp. 238-9,254-263
Do LQ pp. 264 all, 265 1-4
9/23 F
7. “There Will Come Soft Rains”
EQ: How is the setting both a backdrop
& an active influence on the action?
Read pp. 268-9, 282-292
Do LQ pp. 292 all, 293 #1-4
9/26 M
Correct LQ, SS Quiz
9/27 T
8. “One Thousand Dollars” and “By
the Waters of Babylon”
EQ: How does the point of view
impact what the reader knows and thus
impact the story?
ESSAY ASSIGNMENT
9/20 T
9/21 W
9/22 Th
9/28 W
9/29 Th
9/30 F
10/3 M
10/4 T
10/5-W
10/6 Th
10/7 F
Finish essay (2 doc quote, work cited)
Read pp. 306-313, Do LQ P. 313
Read pp. 314-327, Do LQ P 326 all, 327 #1-2
Correct LQ, SS Quiz
Q1 ETYMOLOGY TEST
9. “How Much Land Does a Man
Need?”
EQ: How does the author create
patterns & story elements that suggest
a larger meaning?
Read pp. 334-354; Do LQ pp. 354 all, 355 # 1-4
Correct LQ, SS Quiz
Q1 Rough Draft
This schedule may be slowed down to increase learning.
The 1st week of Q2 will have last short story (“The Masque of the Red Death” pp. 368-380; LQ pp.
380 all, 381 # 1-3) and final draft of essay due
The 2nd week of Q2 will have the Unit Literature Test and Vocabulary Test on the short stories.