Pentucket Regional High School

 

Teacher:_Fall               Subject: 9th Grade CPS

 

Time Frame

Essential Questions

Content/Concepts

Skills/Thinking Processes

Assessment

·        September

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        Why is expanding your vocabulary important?

***ongoing through out the year.

 

 

·        What are the essential literary elements that make up a well-written short story and how does understanding these elements enhance your appreciation of this genre

·        This  unit continues into October.

·        Vocabulary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        Introduction presentation

·        Short Story Unit

·        Short Story Elements

·        Short Story Analysis steps

 

 

·        Master lists of unfamiliar words  and how to use them in context

 

 

 

·        Learn the literary elements of the genre of short story in order to analyze each short story read

·        To increase the knowledge of the elements used in fiction

·        To be able to increase their skill  of inferential reading

·        Vocabulary sentences/

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·        paragraph and quizzes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        Quizzes on literary elements of short story

·        Group analysis of a short story

·        Short story analysis sheet

·        Character Poster

·        Discussion Questions

·        Dramatization of a short story, group presentation

·        Unit Test

 

 

 

 

·        October

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        How does understanding writing as a process improve my skill as a writer?

·        What is the importance of editing and proof reading my papers?

·        How does revision improve my skill as a writer?

·        Writing Process

·        Peer Editing

·        Journal Entry

·        Essay Revisions

 

 

·        Study format of a unified, coherent essay

·        Idea generating strategies, outlining, rough draft

·        practice peer editing and the revision process

·        To understand the format of a journal entry

·        To understand the concept of point of view

·        Master lists of unfamiliar words and how to use them in context

·        Journal entry from the point of view of the main character

·        Quizzes

·        November

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        What is a descriptive narrative essay?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        How did myths begin?

·        What are the powers and unique traits of each of the 12 gods and goddesses of ancient Greece?

 

·        Memory Essay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        Introduction to Mythology & Greek gods & goddesses

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·        To understand the elements of a descriptive essay

·        To understand the concept of figurative language

·        To understand how to create imagery in my writing

·        To understand the use of a first person point of view in writing

 

 

·        To gain knowledge of Greek mythology to understand the role it played in the epic poem The Odyssey

·        Quizzes

·        Essay

 

·        December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        What are the unique characteristics of an epic poem and how is it different from other types of poetry?

·        How does understanding figurative language such as similes, metaphors and personification enhance my appreciation of  Homer’s skill as a writer?

·        Introduction to the epic poem & epic hero

·        The Odyssey

·        Journal Entry

·        Vocabulary

·        To identify the characteristics of an epic poem and an epic hero

·        To improve their inferential reading skills

·        To master a list of unfamiliar words and use them in context

·        Discussion questions

·        Journal entries

·        Quizzes and a Unit Test

·        Vocabulary quizzes

 

 

·        January

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        How does an opinion differ from a fact

·        What is the psychology of an argument and how does it help me to write and effective essay of opinion?

·        Why is the structure of an essay of opinion effective?

 

·        Essay of opinion format

 

 

 

 

·        Vocabulary

 

·        Study the essay of opinion format including introductory paragraph, thesis statement, transitions, emphatic order, unity and coherence, block structure of supporting paragraphs and structure of concluding paragraph

·        Mastery of a list of unfamiliar words in context

·        Quizzes

·        Writing an outline, rough draft and final copy of an essay of opinion

·        February

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        What are the literary elements unique to the genre of Drama?

·        How is characterization handled in a play?

 

·        Introduction to Drama and the Shakespearan Theater

·        Romeo and Juliet

 

·        To study the life and times of William Shakespeare

·        To study the literary elements of  drama

·        To study the use of figures of speech

·        Quizzes

·        Tests

·        Group Projects and Presentations

·        March

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        What is Fate and what role does it play in this play?

·        Who is the most courageous protagonist, Romeo or Juliet?

·        Does love conquer all?

·        What is true love?

·        Writing Process

 

 

 

·        To understand the tone of a letter of condolence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        Write a letter of condolence to the parents of Romeo and Juliet

·        Write an essay of opinion on who was the most courageous of the two lovers, Romeo or Juliet

·        Poetry: discussions, quizzes, poetry explication sheets, presentations, group analysis of poems

·        April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        What elements make poetry different from prose?

·        How does figurative language, imagery, and symbolism help the poet convey his/her theme

·        Poetry Unit

 

·        To master and apply the elements unique to poetry

·        To be able to independently explicate a poem

 

·        Unit test on poetry

·        Classroom discussions about the poems studied

·        Discussion question

·        Complete poetry analysis sheets

·        Create their own original poetry

 

·        May

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        How is reading a novel different than reading a short story?

·        What qualities does a person described as a survivor have?

·        Is Ellen Foster a survivor, why or why not?

·        Introduction to the novel Ellen Foster

·        Background of author

·        Read novel

 

 

·        To review the literary elements applicable to the novel

·        Understanding the concept of symbolism

·        Writing process for a diary entry

·        Essay of opinion on why Ellen Foster is a survivor

·        Novel: classroom discussion, quizzes

·        Create their own symbols for abstract nouns applicable to the novel

·        Writing diary entries from point of view of novel’s main character(s)

·        Essay of opinion on why Ellen Foster is a Survivor.

·        June

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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