9th Grade Quarter 1 Curriculum Map
Mr. Sean Stevenson
2013-14 School Year
Tri Jr-Sr. High School
Big Ideas: Acquire skills reading non-fiction texts, literary texts, and developing an understanding of figurative language, plot elements and
vocabulary.
Essential Questions: What is theme and how can you identify it in a story? When finding complex language and words in a story, how do you
determine meaning using contextual clues? How do you cite strong textual evidence to support analysis of texts? How do you analyze and gain
understanding of author’s purpose and point of view?
Vocabulary: Anecdotal, character, characterization, complexity, contradiction, dialogue, figurative language, flashback, foreshadowing, genre,
imagery, irony, literal, mood, narration, perspective, primary source, secondary source, symbolism, theme, tone, transition, voice
Unit/Time Frame
Unit 1 Narrative
Structure in Fiction,
Media, Nonfiction,
Drama
5 weeks
 Assorted
Selections
 Vocabulary
Standards
Note: The
following list of
standards are
those
addressed
during the 1st 9
week period
Content
Reading:
Narration,
narrators
Genre and themes
Plot and setting
Ironies
Skills
1. Reading Text
2. Making predictions,
assumptions, and
inferences about
characters and plot of
stories
Assessment
1. Study Guide
responses for reading
(fill-in the blank
writing)
2. Reading
Comprehension
Quizzes
Resources
1. McDougal Littell
Literature 9th
grade edition: “A
Sound of
Thunder”, “The
Most Dangerous
Game”, “The Gift
of the Magi”,
“Seabiscuit: an
American Legend”,
“Four Good Legs
Between Us”,
“Races on the
Radio: Santa Anita
Handicap”, “Sorry,
Right Number”, “A
Christmas
Memory”, “The
Cask of
Amontillado”, “A
Walk in the
Woods”
2. Audio CD of
selected stories
Unit 3 Setting, Mood, and
Imagery in Fiction and
Nonfiction
3 weeks
 Assorted
Selections
 Vocabulary
9.RL.1
Mood and tone
9.RL.2
9.RL.3
Figurative and
Literal
interpretation
9.RL.4
Characterization
9.RL.5
3. Analyzing the text for
author’s purpose, style,
and voice
3. Unit 1 and Unit 3
Exams
4. Defining literary terms
4. Semester 1 Pre-Test
5. Connecting with
reading through shared
personal experiences and
current events.
5. Project-based
learning
6. Evaluate and define
terms specific to
narratives such as
flashback, foreshadowing,
imagery, irony, mood,
narration, symbolism,
theme, tone, and voice
7. Paraphrasing of
selections of text
7. Define words and roots
10. Daily Grammar
Worksheets
9.RI.1
6. Student choice of
essay question
responses
3. “Most
Dangerous Game”
and “A Sound of
Thunder” movie
releases
4. Study Guides for
all readings
5. “Cask of
Amontillado”
Media Study CD
and Resource
6. Dept. of
Education
Vocabulary List
9.RI.2
9.RI.3
Grammar
Daily Grammar Exercises
(9 weeks)
 Abbreviations,
Capitalization,
Hypens, Proper
Adjectives,
Quotations,
Apostrophes,
Colons, Commas,
9.RI.6
Connotative vs.
Denotative
meanings
9.RI.7
9.W.1
Foreshadowing,
flashback, and
suspense
8. Classroom
discussion
9. Worksheets
9.W.4
9.L.1
Conflicts (internal
and external
7. Easy Grammar
Ultimate Series
180 Daily Teaching
Lessons
Punctuation,
Adverbs,
Analogies,
Conjunctions,
Fragments, Runons, Nouns,
Phrases/Clauses,
Prepositions,
Pronouns,
Subject-Verb
Agreement
conflict)
9.L.2
9.L.4
Imagery and
Sensory Details
9.L.5
Dialogue
Writing: Complete
sentences
Use of standard of
English
8. Use words both literally
and figuratively
9. Interpret words in the
context they are used
10. Demonstrate ability to
compose correctly
formed sentences
11. Demonstrate proper
use of standard English
when writing
12. Demonstrate an
ability to compose
correctly formed
sentences.
The Outsiders by S.E.
Hinton Unit
4 weeks
 Fiction reading
Vocabulary
9.RL.1
Citing Examples in
the Text
9.RL.4
9.RL.6
Figurative & Literal
interpretations
9.RL.7
Ironies
9.RI.1
Connotative vs.
Denotative
meanings
9.RI.2
9.RI.3
9.RI.4
Symbolism,
metaphor, simile,
hyperbole
8. Novel copy of
The Outsiders
9.RI.5
9.RI.7
Voice
Foreshadowing and
flashback
9.RI.9
Conflicts
Imagery
Dialogue
Context Clues for
Writing