9th Grade English 1 Honors
Curriculum Pacing Guide
Quarter 3: Sweet Sorrow (Love and Loss)
VLT #3: Literary Analysis
(1 Week)
Objectives: I will be able to create a clear position for a literary analysis essay.
I will be able to cite specific evidence from text to support position, including sources.
I will be able to identify possible counterclaims to my argument and an appropriate rebuttal.
I will be able to appropriately analyze elements of tone and imagery in literary texts.
Dates
Texts/ Activities
Formative Assessments
- Text marking of both
poems
Shakespearean Sonnets:
Jan. 19- 20
 Sonnet #18
 Sonnet #130
- Literary Analysis
Practice Outline
Summative Assessment #1:
Jan. 21-22
VLT #3: Literary Analysis
Essential Elements of Love
(Two Weeks)
Objectives: I will be able to analyze the positive and negative characteristics of love.
I will be able to cite specific evidence from text to support a position
I will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of evidence to prove a position.
I will be able to apply elements of argument to a panel discussion.
Dates
Jan. 25
Texts/ Activities
Unit Theme Intro. Love Film Montage
Poetry:
Celebrate
Literacy!
Week
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“On My First Son” by Ben Johnson
“Love and Friendship” by Bronte
“Sonnet 147” by Shakespeare
“Sonnet 17” Pablo Neruda
“This is Not A Love Poem” by Amanda McLoughlin
Graphic Novel:
Jan 25- 29
 “Love is …” by Puuung
Formative Assessments
Defining Love
Hashtag Activity
Poetry Analysis Short
Response & OneMinute Speeches
Connecting Love in
Two Texts Response
Non-Fiction:
Author’s Perspective
Round-Table
Discussion
Fiction:
Defining Love
Metaphor and
Sentence Painting
 What is Love? The Guardian
 “Love’s Vocabulary” by Diane Ackerman
 Excerpts from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Feb. 1-4
Listening Activity:
 “What Happens to our Brains when we’re in Love?”
By TED Radio
Gather Evidence on the characteristics of love from Love
Text Set
Listening Word
Cloud
Characteristics of
Love Evidence Chart
Summative Assessment #2:
Feb. 5
Panel Discussion: There are many elements of love – joy, pain,
passion, and conflict, to name a few. What are the elements that
are most essential for love?
Love Informational Essay
(1 Week)
Objectives: I will be able to identify text structures in informational texts.
Dates
Feb. 8-9
Feb. 10-11
I will be able to analyze appropriate text structures and organizations for different topics.
I will be able to mark text for appropriate evidence to support a claim.
I will be able to cite specific evidence from informational texts to support my ideas.
I will be able to write a clear and complete informational essay citing specific evidence from texts.
I will be able to analyze key ideas and details in an audio text.
Texts/ Activities
Formative Assessments
DIA #3: District Interim Assessment for Reading
Review Informational Text Structures:
 “Breaking Up is Hard to Do, But Science Can Help”
 “The Neuroscience of Relationship Breakups”
Review activities with
Kahoot, white boards,
think-pair-share, etc.
Summative Assessment #3:
Feb. 12
Informational Essay Outline: What happens to the body and mind
as a result of a relationship break-up and how can someone cope
with those issues? (Problem/Solution)
Love and Loss in Romeo and Juliet
5 Weeks
Objectives: I will be able to analyze elements of character development in a literary text.
I will be able to cite specific evidence from text to support literary analysis
I will be able to analyze examples of figurative language in a literary text
I will be able to apply elements of characterization to my own writing
I will be able to analyze how authors use and transform source material over time.
Feb. 16March 9
Character Preview Activity
Prologue Close Reading/Analysis
Romeo and Juliet Film
Arranged Marriage Texts: Argument Structure Review
Characterization analysis of key scenes
Character Pyramid and Diamante Character Poems
Character Mystery Box
Analysis
Prologue Close Reading
and Analysis
Romeo and Juliet Guided
Viewing Chart
 Balcony Scene Analysis
Transformation Balcony Scenes using Film Trailers
“Say What” Famous Line
Analysis Activity
Characterization Scenes
Character Pyramid
Character Diamante
Balcony Scene Analysis
Summative Assessment #4:
March 10
Character Analysis Close Reading
Summative Assessment #5:
March
11- 17
Romeo and Juliet Analysis Playlist (character, conflict, theme,
symbolism, etc.)
(Summative Grade will carry over into 4th Quarter)