Language Arts Curriculum Map

Grade Level: 9^th Grade

Month/ Unit	Essential Question	Expectations	Assessments	Resources	Standards	Grammar	Vocabulary	Literary Terms
Aug- Sept Reading Selection: Various Short Stories	What universal lessons can we learn from those who have come before us?	STUDENTS WILL: READING -identify author’s purpose -apply knowledge of foreshadowing -make reading connections -apply reading strategies WRITING -write paragraph responses -plan, draft and proof six trait writing essays -journal entries GRAMMAR -learn parts of speech -practice subject/verb agreement -recognize common usage problems -practice correct capitalization	-reading comprehension responses (quizzes) -essay on short stories -Vocabulary tests 1-2 -Grammar Assignments -Journals	- The Langauge of Literature textbook -Wordly Wise Book 6 -“Most Dangerous Game” by Tichard Connell -“Marigolds” by eugenia Collier -“To Build a Fire” by Jack London - “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst	1- Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2- Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. 3- Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 4- Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. 6-Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.	practice subject/verb agreement -recognize common usage problems -practice correct capitalization	Wordly Wise Book 6. Lessons 1-2.	short story inference theme dynamic characters static characters fantasy science fiction plot exposition setting rising action falling action climax conflict resolution point of view foreshadowing prediction imagery suspense
Sept- Oct Reading Selection: Beowulf	How does one’s character affect one’s destiny? How has the way human beings view themselves and their heroes changed in, and over time?	STUDENTS WILL: READING -identify author’s purpose -apply knowledge of foreshadowing -make reading connections -apply reading strategies for epics WRITING -develop strong topic sentences -insert quotes into writing. -research and writing in an analytical way -proofread GRAMMAR -use correct English conventions	-Responding Worksheets from Glencoe Literature Library – reading comprehension. -Beowulf Chapter quizzes. - Wordly Wise Vocabulary tests 3-5 -Grammar Assignments -Journals	Beowulf with Related Readings from Glencoe Literature Library.	1- Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2- Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. 3- Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 4- Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. 5-Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological sources. 6-Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.	practice subject/verb agreement -recognize common usage problems -practice correct capitalization	Wordly Wise Book 6. Lessons 3-4	Primary Epic Scop Heroic Ideal Wyrd Kenning Alliteration Caesura Line numbers
Oct - Nov Reading Selection: Poetry	How does the style of poetry differ from prose and how does this affect the listener/reader?	STUDENTS WILL: READING -practice comprehension -learn poetry terminology - analyze poems WRITING -develop strong topic sentences -insert quotes into writing. -learn how to practice peer editing GRAMMAR -learn poetry terminology -practice the use of apostrophes, commas, conjunctions	-Test- poetry terms -Grammar assignments -Spelling/vocab tests 6-8 -Poetry Lyrics Analysis Project -Famous Poet Presentation -Chunk Essay Poetry Explication -Journals	- The Langauge of Literature textbook selected poems. -Wordly Wise Book 6 -From multiple poetry anthologies: -“Apple” by Nan Fry - “The Gold Nest” by Robert Wallace -“There Will Come Soft Rains” by Sara Teasdale -“Sonnet 18” by Shakespeare -“Sonnet 30” by Edna St. Vincent Millay	1- Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2- Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. 3- Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 4- Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. 5-Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological sources. 6-Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.	practice subject/verb agreement -recognize common usage problems -practice correct capitalization	Wordly Wise Book 6. Lessons 5-6.	Alliteration Assonance Consonance Onomatopoeia Simile Metaphor Personification Allusion Couplet Euphemism Hyperbole Free Verse Imagery Refrain Symbol Sonnet Idiom Theme Tone Mood Stanzas Prose
Nov - Dec Reading Selection: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Student Choice Novel Project	How does fate play a role in Romeo and Juliet?	STUDENTS WILL: READING -learn dramatic terminology -learn summarizing terminology -determine the main idea -recognize literature as a record of human experience -fit materials into an organizational pattern -apply knowledge of imagery and figurative language WRITING -use play dialogue in creative writing -research and writing in an analytical way GRAMMAR -use action verbs -use passive verbs -use the transitive /intransitive	-Test-Drama Terms -Test-Wordly Wise 9-10 -Journal Check -Thesis Paragraph Writing -Reading Comprehension assignments -Class participation -Quizzes Romeo and Juliet	-Romeo and Juliet by McDougal Littell The Language of Litereature -Introduction to Shakespeare handouts -“William Shakespeare” A&E Biography DVD -Excerpts from “Shakespeare in Love” DVD -Wordly Wise 6 -Student Choice Novel	1- Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2- Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. 3- Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 4- Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. 6-Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.	practice subject/verb agreement -recognize common usage problems -practice correct capitalization	Wordly Wise Book 6. Lessons 7-8	tragedy comedy history tragic hero verse dramas blank verse iambic pentameter soliloquy aside rhetorical devices repetition parallelism rhetorical questions irony dramatic irony
Dec - Jan Reading Selection: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare	How does fate play a role in Romeo and Juliet?	STUDENTS WILL: READING -predict the author’s purpose -infer the author’s purpose -interpret the author’s purpose -use context clues WRITING -write creatively -support opinions with facts -draft and revise -proofread -experiment with voice GRAMMAR -use correct English conventions	Romeo and Juliet -Personal response -Performance scene and re-writes -Analytical Essay -Test -Illustrating a quote -Vocabulary Quizzes -Grammar assignments -In-class discussions	-Romeo and Juliet by McDougal Littell The Language of Litereature -Wordly Wise 6 -Student Choice Novel -Excerpts from “Romeo + Juilet” DVD 1996. -Excerpts from Romiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper	1- Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2- Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. 3- Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 4- Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. 6-Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.	practice subject/verb agreement -recognize common usage problems -practice correct capitalization	Wordly Wise Book 6. Lessons 9-10	Same as above
Jan - Feb Reading Selection: Related Articles, Short Stories, Related exerpts from novels.	What is the perfect tragedy?	STUDENTS WILL: READING -make predictions -identify author purpose -synthesize information WRITING -write a works cited page -plan, draft, proof and revise a formal piece of writing GRAMMAR -use correct English conventions	-Literary terms quizzes -persuasive paragraph on tragic heroes -Wordly Wise quizzes 14-16 -Grammar quizzes: commas and parts of speech -6 trait writing	-Short stories -CSAP prep -Wordly Wise 6 -Prentice Hall Writing and Grammar Gold level -Daybook of Critical Reading and Writing -Journals	1- Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2- Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. 3- Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 4- Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. 5-Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological sources. 6-Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.	practice subject/verb agreement -recognize common usage problems -practice correct capitalization	Wordly Wise Book 6. Lessons 11-12
Feb - Mar Reading Selection: Greek Plays Oedipus Rex and Antigonen	How does seeing something performed differ from reading text? How do one’s own human flaws affect a person?	STUDENTS WILL: READING -make predictions -make inferences -synthesize information WRITING -write a works cited page -plan, draft, proof and revise a formal piece of writing GRAMMAR -use correct English conventions	-act out Antigone play -Oedipus Trial -Final essay on Oedipus Wordly Wise quizzes 17- 19	-Greek Plays Oedipus Rex and Antigone -CSAP prep -Prentice Hall Writing and Grammar Gold level -Daybook of Critical Reading and Writing -Wordly Wise 6 -Journals	1- Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2- Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. 3- Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 4- Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. 5-Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological sources. 6-Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.	practice subject/verb agreement -recognize common usage problems -practice correct capitalization	Wordly Wise Book 6. Lessons 13-14
Mar - Apr Reading Selection: Greek Plays continued	What is defined as tragedy? What makes something tragic?	STUDENTS WILL: READING -make predictions -identify author purpose -synthesize information WRITING -write a works cited page -plan, draft, proof and revise a formal piece of writing GRAMMAR -use correct English conventions	-Vocabulary 20 - 22	-Greek Plays Oedipus Rex and Antigone -CSAP prep -Prentice Hall Writing and Grammar Gold level -Daybook of Critical Reading and Writing -Wordly Wise 6 -Journals	1- Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2- Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. 3- Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 4- Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. 6-Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.	practice subject/verb agreement -recognize common usage problems -practice correct capitalization	Wordly Wise Book 6. Lessons 15-16
Apr - May Reading Selection: Latino Literature	How does the manipulation of voice and style affect writing?		-Vocabulary 18-19 -Writing Project	-Latin American Literature -Sandra Cisneros -Writing Project -Memoirs	1- Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2- Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. 3- Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 4- Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. 5-Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological sources. 6-Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.	practice subject/verb agreement -recognize common usage problems -practice correct capitalization	Wordly Wise Book 6. Lessons 17-18.
May - Jun Reading Selection: Latino Literature continued	Is their one main message from Latino writers?		-Vocabulary 20	-The Independent Latino Novel Assignment and Presentation	1- Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2- Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. 3- Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 4- Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. 5-Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological sources. 6-Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.	practice subject/verb agreement -recognize common usage problems -practice correct capitalization	Wordly Wise Book 6. Lessons 19-20.