English 9 Honors
Common Core State Standard-ELA Link Key
Reading Standards for Literature
Reading Standards for Informational Text
Writing Standards
Speaking and Listening Standards
Language Standards
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RI
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SL
L
Assessment Key
A
Assigned Homework
Includes but is not limited to reading, worksheets, workbook exercises, project preparation,
preparation for class discussion
W
Writing
Includes expository, argumentative, and narrative essays as either process or timed writings,
written responses as part of both formative and summative assessments, research papers
F
Formative Assessment
(informal assessment) Includes but is not limited to quizzes, worksheets, group/individual in-depth
analysis, class discussion, short written responses
S
Summative Assessment
(formal assessment) Includes but is not limited to written unit tests, research papers, projects (both
group and individual)
P
Performance Assessment (formal assessment) either Presentational (expository or persuasive) or creative including
recitations, dramatizations, posters, video creations, etc.
1st
Quarter
Unit:
Quarter 1
Grammar:
Parts of
Speech
9 weeks
Unit:
Vocabulary
Acquisition
5 weeks
Unit:
Summer
Reading
Objective
Common
Core
ELA
Standard
State
Standard
National
Standard
Assessment
Students review the parts of speech. (concurrent with other units)
L1
5.0
799-801
A
F
S
Vocabulary Acquisition (concurrent with other units)
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit test 1-3
Unit 4
Students participate in group and class discussions about the three novels.
Discussions center on the coming of age theme that is portrayed in each of the
three novels. In addition, students will analyze other aspects of the novels
including point of view, characterization, symbolism, etc.
L 3,4,5
1.0
809-810
812-815
A
F
S
RL 1-9
W 1,2,4
SL 1
L 1,2,5
2.0
3.0
5.0
8.0
788-792
795
A
F
S
Students learn to write a structured body paragraph that includes a topic
sentence, concrete details, commentary sentences, and a concluding sentence.
RL 1-6, 10
W 1,2,4 5, 9,
10
SL 1
L 1-6
1.0
2.0
3.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
767-772
739-744;
788-792; 795
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2 weeks
Unit:
Short
Stories and
the Body
Paragraph
6 weeks
Students read, analyze, and discuss a variety of short stories. Short stories may
include “The Most Dangerous Game,” “Cask of Amontillado,” “Man to Send in the
Rainclouds,” “The Necklace,” “The Scarlet Ibis,” “Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird,” and
“The Lottery.”
10.0
Students review literary elements including plot, character, setting, theme, point
of view, conflict, foreshadowing, symbolism, imagery, mood, diction
Students write body paragraphs to show analysis of several short stories.
Students read, analyze, and discuss Of Mice and Men.
Discussions and activities focus on the Great Depression, migrant workers, sense
of belonging or having a home vs. isolation, importance of friendship, importance
of having dreams, goals, etc.
Students review the structure of an essay that includes an introduction paragraph
with a thesis statement, body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. Students
write a literature response essay to Of Mice and Men.
Unit:
Of Mice
and Men
3 weeks
Students read and discuss “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns. Students discuss how
the title of the novel comes from this poem and the significance of this allusion to
the work as a whole.
Students watch the film adaptation of Of Mice and Men and compare and
contrast the movie to the novel.
Students will complete a performance assessment that includes research,
technology, and a final presentation.
RL 1-10
W 1, 2, 4, 5,
6, 9, 10
SL 1, 2, 4-6
L 1-6
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
11.0
739-744;
788-792; 795
761-766;
779-781;
806-807
A
W
F
S
P
2ND Quarter
Unit:
Outside
Reading
Novel
Students choose a novel of literary merit to read on their own. (concurrent with
other units)
RL 2, 3, 4, 10 1.0
2.0
3.0
739-744
P
Students identify the parts of a sentence including simple subject, simple
predicate, complete subject, complete predicate, prepositional phrases, direct
objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, and predicate adjectives.
(concurrent with other units)
L 1, 2
5.0
799-801
A
F
S
L 3,4,5
1.0
809-810
812-815
A
F
S
9 weeks
Unit:
Quarter 2
Grammar:
Parts of a
Sentence
9 weeks
Vocabulary Acquisition
Unit:
Unit 5
Vocabulary Unit 6
Acquisition Unit test units 4-6
Unit 7
5 weeks
Unit 8
(concurrent with other units)
Students are introduced to Romeo and Juliet background information including
historical information about Shakespeare, the Globe Theater, and the Renaissance
era.
Unit:
Romeo
and Juliet
6 weeks
Students read, analyze, and discuss Romeo and Juliet. Students focus on
identifying and analyzing the use of literary and dramatic elements including
antagonist, protagonist, round character, flat character, dramatic foil, iambic
pentameter/ blank verse, metaphor, simile, personification, soliloquy, aside,
monologue, allusion, tragedy, and character motivation.
RL 1-10
W 1, 2, 4, 5,
6, 9, 10
SL 1, 2, 4-6
L 1-6
1.0
2.0
3.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
10.0
739-744;
788-792; 795
761-766;
779-781;
806-807
A
W
F
S
P
RI 1-6, 10
W 1, 2, 4, 5,
6, 9, 10
SL 1, 4, 6
L 1-6
1.0
2.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
11.0
739-744;
788-792; 795
761-766;
779-781;
806-807
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W
F
S
Students write a literature response essay about Romeo and Juliet.
Students watch the film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and compare and contrast
the movie to the play.
Students complete a performance assessment to show their overall
understanding of the play.
Students research topics including the dropping of the atomic bomb on
Hiroshima, World War II, the Manhattan Project, etc. Students share the
information they have researched in order to present relevant background
information before reading the novel.
Unit:
Hiroshima
Students read, analyze, and discuss the novel Hiroshima.
3 weeks
Students write a literature response essay to Hiroshima.
3rd Quarter
Unit:
Quarter 3
Grammar:
Phrases
Students identify the different types of phrases within a sentence. (concurrent
with other units)
Vocabulary Acquisition
(concurrent with other units)
Unit:
Unit 9
Vocabulary
Unit test 7-9
Acquisition
Unit 10
Unit 11
5 weeks
Unit 12
Students write one class research paper and one individual research paper using
Unit:
MLA formatting including a works cited page and parenthetical citation.
Research
4 Weeks
Students are introduced to Greek gods and goddesses, the Trojan War, Epic, and
Epic Hero. Students also read and discuss a Greek creation myth.
Unit:
Mythology
and The
Odyssey
5 weeks
Students read, analyze, and discuss the novel The Odyssey.
Students write a literature response essay about The Odyssey.
Students watch the film adaptation of The Odyssey and compare and contrast the
movie to the epic.
Students complete several performance assessments including creative writing,
art, and oral performance.
L 1, 2
5.0
799-801
A
F
S
L 3,4,5
1.0
809-810
812-815
A
F
S
RI 7, 8, 9
W 1, 2, 4-10
SL 1
L 1-4, 6
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
11.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
782-786
A
W
F
S
739-744;
788-792; 795
773-778
779-781
761-766;
779-781;
806-807
A
W
F
S
P
RL 1-10
W 1-6, 9, 10
SL 1, 2, 4-6
L 1-6
4th Quarter
Unit:
Outside
Reading
Novel
Students choose a young adult novel to read on their own. (concurrent with other
units)
RL 2, 3, 4, 10 1.0
2.0
3.0
739-744
P
Students identify the different types of clauses within a sentence. (concurrent
with other units)
L 1, 2
5.0
799-801
A
F
S
L 3,4,5
1.0
809-810
812-815
A
F
S
9 weeks
Unit:
Quarter 4
Grammar:
Clauses
9 weeks
Vocabulary Acquisition
Unit test 10-12
Unit:
Unit 13
Vocabulary
Unit 14
Acquisition
Unit 15
Unit test 13-15
5 weeks
(concurrent with other units)
Unit:
Martian
Chronicles
Students read, analyze and discuss Martian Chronicles focusing on the genre of
science fiction and the social commentary and satire presented in the novel.
Students write a literature response essay about Martian Chronicles.
RL 1-6, 10
W 1,2,4 5, 9,
10
SL 1
L 1, 2, 3
3 weeks
Unit:
Poetry
3 weeks
Students read, analyze, and discuss a variety of poems. Poem selections may
include:
“First Lesson”-Booth
“On Turning 10”-Collins
“Hanging Fire”-Lorde
“Memory”-Clifton
“The Courage That My Mother Had”-Vincent
“Lineage”-Walker
“Birches”-Frost
“Spring is like a perhaps hand”-Cummings
“Beware: Do Not Read This Poem”-Reed
“The Republic of Poetry”-Espada
“The Secret” –Levertov
“Mending Wall”-Frost
“I Am the Land. I Wait”-Bellagente
“Your World”-Johnson
“The Bells”-Poe
“Annabel Lee”-Poe
“The Raven”-Poe
“To be of use”-Piercy
“I Hear America Singing”-Whitman
RL 1, 2, 4, 5,
6, 9, 10
W 4, 5, 6, 10
SL 1, 6
L 1-6
1.0
2.0
3.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
10.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
767-772
739-744;
788-792; 795
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W
F
S
739-744
788-792; 795
A
W
F
S
P
Students identify and analyze the use of important poetic elements including: end
rhyme, internal rhyme, rhyme scheme, slant rhyme, assonance, alliteration,
meter, lyric poem, narrative poem, blank verse, free verse, figurative language,
metaphor, simile, personification, imagery, diction, tone, etc.
Unit:
House on
Mango
Street
3 Weeks
Students write their own poems and create a poetry portfolio. Students share
their poetry in front of the class.
Students read, analyze, and discuss House on Mango Street focusing on the
unique writing style of the novel. Discussions focus on the cultural and socioeconomic background of the main character.
Students complete a creative, narrative writing activity.
Students write a literature response essay about House on Mango Street.
RL 1-6, 10
W 1-5, 9, 10
SL 1
L 1-6
1.0
2.0
3.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
10.0
767-772
739-744;
788-792; 795
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W
F
S