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Ashland Blazer Core Academic Standards Curriculum Map
American Literature CCR English 1 – Grade 9 - 1st 9 weeks
Ongoing CC Standards
Reading – Literary/Informational
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Language/Conventions
1 – cite textual evidence /draw inferences
2 recog. theme or main idea, support. ideas
4 – determine word meaning, connotative and
figurative
10 – range of reading /summary
4 – clear for task, purpose,
audience
5 – writing process, revision
6 – technology to produce
10 – range of writing
1 – prepare and participate
1, 2 – conventions review
• Show progress and
address student needs —
goal is to meet these by
the end of 9th grade.
1c. transitions
3a-e – narrative 1st drafts,
logical plot, sens. details,
desc.,meaningful conclusion
CCR
Tears of the Tiger
10 Steps:Intro., Ch. 2, 4, 7
Texts and Lessons by Daniels
and Steineke. 2-3 informational
selections
Reading Revisited
1 – prepare and participate
3, 4, 5, 6 – Vocabulary
Acquisition, analysis and
Use –ongoing
Major Texts
key ideas & details
1 – cite textual evidence/draw inferences
2 – determine central ideas/themes/summarize
3 – analyze ideas, events, characters
ACC
Lord of the Flies
10 Steps To Coll Read. (Blue) Intro.: Ch2, 4, 6, 7
Texts and Lessons by Daniels and Steineke. 4-5
informational selections.
Terminology
plot (Freytag’s Pyramid)
internal conflict
Writing
• Narrative , Ch 18 Lang. Network, On-Demand
• Introduce thesis statement/ongoing mastery of topic sentence and paragraph org. Intro to digital submission of papers.
• Library Orientation/intro to databases. Intro to source search/search terms.
CC Standards Focus
Research
Assessments
setting narrator
external conflict
ALL
Short Story and Non-Fiction Selections (from textbook,
MCDougal Littell, The Lang. of Lit. 2006.) To Include:
Unit 1: Two Kinds, The Most Dangerous Game, The
Perfect Storm, The Sniper. The Scarlet Ibis
ACC Add: Games People Probably Shouldn’t Play,
Marigolds, Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy? The
Cask of Amontillado
ALL: WordSkills Workbook. Language Network, ongoing
Grammar and Usage, Writing Chpts.,
SCOPE Magazine
protagonist
antagonist
analysis transitions main idea supporting ideas
theme/universal idea/human condition
inference
context clue sensory details
Formative: MAP, 1st 5s, Exit Slips, graphic organizers, reader responses, quick writes, annotations, notes, student generated ex. of gram.
Summative: MAP, Reading Selection Quizzes, Vocab Quizzes, Short and longer constructed responses, On-demand Writing, narrative,
informative paragraphs w thesis statements.
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Ashland Blazer Core Academic Standards Curriculum Map
American Literature CCR English 1 – Grade 9 – 2nd 9 weeks
Ongoing CC Standards
Reading – Literary/Informational
1 – cite textual evidence /draw inferences
2 recog. theme or main idea
4 – determine meanings of words and phrases
10 – range of reading
CC Standards Focus
Major Texts
4 – determine meanings of words and phrases
5 – analyze structure
6 – analyze point of view
ACC
The Pearl
10 Steps To Coll Read. (Blue) CH 3-5
Texts and Lessons by Daniels and Steineke. 2
informational selections.
Terminology
Writing
Research
Assessments
Writing
Speaking &
Listening
1 – prepare
and
participate
4 – clear task, purpose, audience
5 – writing process, revision
6 – technology to produce
9 – draw evidence to support
10 – range of writing
2a-f – informative/explanatory
1-prepare and
support, connect w trans.,
participate
formal tone, conclusion
7 – short/sustained research
CCR
Finish Tears of the Tiger or Lord of the Flies
10 Steps To Coll Read. (Blue) CH. 3-5
Texts and Lessons by Daniels and Steineke. 1-2
informational selections.
Language/Conventions
1, 2 – conventions review
• Refer to progress and address student
needs — goal is to meet these by the end
of 9th grade.
3, 4, 5, 6 – Vocabulary Acquisition,
Analysis and Use --ongoing
ALL
Lang of Lit: Life w/o Go-Go Boots, My
Wonder Horse, Angelas’s Ashes
excerpt,Mary Mallon’s Trail of Typhoid,
Unfinished Business, The Gift of the Magi
ACC Add: A Christmas Memory
ALL: WordSkills Workbook. Language
Network, ongoing Grammar and Usage,
Writing Chpts.,,SCOPE Magazine
mood
tone
dialogue
foreshadowing
connotation
denotation
diction
pt of view, analysis, annotation, database, online catalogue, parenthetical documentation, internal and external conflict
Final Draft of Narrative • Informative/Explanatory , w research (Ch 21, Language Network)
On Demand
colloquial flashback,
Searching for relevant sources, annotating them, incorporating them, citing them (Lang. Network, Ch 25-27)
Formative: MAP, 1st 5s, Exit Slips, graphic organizers, reader responses, quick writes, annotations, notes, student generated ex.of gram.
and vocab.
Summative: Informative Essay, MAP, Reading Selection Quizzes, Vocab Quizzes, Research process Quizzes, Short and longer constructed
responses, On-Demand Writing, Semester Exam
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Ashland Blazer Core Academic Standards Curriculum Map
American Literature CCR English 1 – Grade 9 – 3rd 9 weeks
Ongoing CC Standards
Reading- Literary/Informational
1 – cite textual evidence /draw inferences
4 – determine meanings of words and phrases
10 – range of reading
CC Standards Focus
Major Text
Terminology
Writing
Research
Assessments
7 – analyze in two different mediums
8 – delineate/evaluate argument and claims
9 – analyze source material
Accelerated
The Bean Trees
Romeo and Juliet
The Odyssey
Writing
Speaking &
Listening
1 – prepare and
participate
4 – clear and consistent writing
5 – writing process
6 – technology to produce
9 – draw evidence to support
10 – range of writing
1 relevant evidence to support
4 – present
claims of a topic or text
information
8 – gather sources
CCR
The Bean Trees or The Pearl or Lord of the Flies
Romeo and Juliet
Language/Conventions
1, 2 – conventions review
• Refer to progressions and address
student needs — goal is to meet
these by the end of 9th grade.
4, 5, 6 – Vocabulary Acquisition
and Use--ongoing
ALL
Lang of Lit: On Being 17, Bright
and Unable to Read, Excerpt from
Black Boy,
10 Steps, several inform. readings
SCOPE
irony , tragedy, tragic hero, figurative language, oxymoron, theme, iambic pentameter,
simile metaphor
analogy
imagery
symbolism, myth, mythic hero, heroic flaw, narrative poem, personification
• Introduction to literary analysis – making a connection between literary devices and meaning
• locating sources, ongoing digital research methods, analyzing primary and secondary sources, proper documentation,
•
Formative: MAP, 1st 5s, Exit Slips, graphic organizers, reader responses, quick writes, annotations, notes, student generated ex.of gram.
Summative: Literary Analysis, MAP, Reading Selection Quizzes, Vocab Quizzes, Short and longer constructed responses, On-demand Writing, ,
informative/argumentative paragraphs w thesis statements.
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Ashland Blazer Core Academic Standards Curriculum Map
American Literature CCR English 1 – Grade 9 – 4th 9 weeks
Reading – Literary/Informational
Ongoing CC Standards
CC Standards Focus
Major Texts
Writing
1 – cite textual evidence /draw inferences
4 – determine meanings of words and phrases
10 – range of reading
4 – clear and consistent writing
5 – writing process
6 – technology to produce
9 – draw evidence to support
10 – range of writing
2 analyze theme
6 pt. of view
5 text structure
8 – delineate/evaluate argument and claims
9 – analyze source material
ACC
1984
1 – argument
7 – short/sustained research
Terminology
Free verse
argument
Writing
• Argument/stating a claim
Speaking &
Listening
1 – prepare and
participate
2 present
3 – evaluate
speaker’s point of
view
CCR
The Pearl or Bean Trees or Lord of the Flies
alliteration , assonance, stanza, persuasion,
claim
counterclaim
evidence
reasoning
Language/Conventions
1, 2 – conventions review
• Refer to progressions and
address student needs — goal is
to meet these by the end of 9th
grade.
4, 5, 6 – Vocabulary Acquisition
and Use
ALL
Lang of Lit: Maya Angelou
Author Study, The Journey, The
Road Not Taken, Powder, Sorry,
Right Number
ACC add: Full Circle, The Devil
and Daniel Webster
appeals (ethical, emotional, logical)
Completion and uploading of all portfolio pieces
Research
• Legitimate sources, biased sources, facts vs. opinions
Assessments
. Formative: MAP, 1st 5s, Exit Slips, graphic organizers, reader responses, quick writes, annotations, notes, student generated ex.of gram.
Summative: MAP, Reading Selection Quizzes, Vocab Quizzes, Short and longer constructed responses, On-demand Writing, narrative,
informative/argumentative paragraphs w thesis statements. Semester Exam.