English I Honors Pacing Guide
Teaching Windows and CCSS Formative Assessment Windows
Week
(days)
Power Standards
and Assessment
Weeks
2 (6-10)
3 (11-14)
4 (15-19)
SL.1; R.3
L.2 Conventions of
Standard English
Punctuation
(Page 54 CCM)
L.2 Reassess
R.2 Central idea of
text and analysis
of development
(Page 40 CCM)
W.4
SL.1 Initiate, participate, collaborate, discuss L.4 Context Clues L.5
Figurative Language and word relationships L.6 Academic Vocabulary
W.4 Producing clear and coherent writing W.6 Using Technology to
produce writing
W.7 Short and sustained research projects
1(1-3)
*Critical Skills
Literature Unit/ Curriculum
(Reading)
Holt Pgs SC pages 4-120
Unit I Short Stories:
Plot and Setting
Suggested Selections:
Short Story-Literary
The Most Dangerous Game
Liberty
Non-fiction
The Great Escape
Novels/Long Works
The Book Thief
Unit I short Stories:
Character
Suggested Selections
Short Story – Literary
Thank You, M’am
American History
Non-fiction
Interview with Dave Eggers
Novels/Long Wroks
To Kill a Mockingbird
Writing/ Presenting
(Writing/ Speaking and
Listening)
Small and large group
interactive dialogue
and analysis
Friendly Letter
Constructed response
summary to show
how the main idea is
developed in a given
text.
Friendly letter
Mini-research/writing
assignments
reflecting theme,
central ideas, and
their development
over the course of
the text (assignments
based on the reading
selections)
(continued)
Grammar
(Language)
Conv. of standard English
punctuation-Pg. 54 in
CCM. Semicolon and
colon. Independent
clauses. Spell
correctly.
Word within the Word
Lesson 61
Word within the Word
Lesson 62
Word within the Word
Lesson 63
Word within the Word
Lesson 64
5 (20-24)
R.2 Reassess
Unit I Short Stories
Narrator and Voice
Suggested Selections
Short Story
The Interlopers
The Cask of Amontillado
Mini-research/writing
assignments
reflecting theme,
central ideas, and
their development
over the course of
the text (assignments
based on the reading
selections) continued
Word within the Word
Review 61-64
Informative EssayResponse to
Literature
Parallel structure, various
types of phrases and
clauses-fig. language
and word
relationships,
denotation,
connotation.
Non-fiction
Four Readings About Poe’s Death
6 (25-29)
R. R.1;*L.1
Novels/Long Works
To Kill a Mockingbird Continued
Unit I Short Stories
Symbolism and Irony
Suggested Selections
Short Story
The Scarlet Ibis
The Gift of the Magi
Non-fiction
Four Reading from Einstein
7 (30-34)
8(35-39)
L.1 Conventions:
Parallel structure
and use of
phrases
(Page 54 CCM)
Common
Assessment
#1Benchmark
Novels/Long Works
Of Mice and Men
Unit II Non-fiction
Form and Style
Word within the Word
Lesson 65
(continued)
Word within the Word
Lesson 66
(continued)
Word within the Word
Lesson 67
Cub Pilot on the Mississippi
The Secret Latina
From Boy
Comparing Texts by
Maya Angelou
Novels/Long Works
I Stand Here Ironing???
9 40-44)
R.1 Strong textual
evidence to
support analysis
(Page 40 )
10 (85-90)
R.4 Determining the
meaning of word
and phrases in
context
(Page 38 CCM)
Reassess R.1
11 (49-53)
Reassess R.4
12 (54-57)
W.2 Write
informative/explan
atory text to
examine and
convey complex
ideas, concepts
and information
(Page 45 CCM)
Unit II Non-fiction
Persuasion
Suggested Selections
Cinderella’s Stepsisters
Ain’t I a Woman
Kaavya Viswanathan: Unconscious
Copycat or Plagiarist?
Kaavya Syndrome
Persuasive Speech
Develop and present
valid, relevant, and
sufficient evidence to
substantiate claim
presented clearly and
articulately
Word within the Word
Lesson 68
Word within the Word
Lesson 61-68
Unit III Poetry
Suggested Selections
A Blessing
Women
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
Legal Alien/ Extranjera legal
The History Behind the Ballad
Ballad of Birmingham
4 Little Girls
(continued)
Unit IV Drama
Suggested Selections
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Mini-research/writing
assignments
reflecting theme,
central ideas, and
their development
over the course of
the text (assignments
based on the reading
selections)
(continued)
Word within the Word
Lesson 69
Word within the Word
Lesson 70
13 (58-64)
Mini-research/writing
assignments
reflecting theme,
central ideas, and
their development
over the course of
the text (assignments
based on the reading
selections)
RI.8 Delineate and
evaluate argument
and claim in text
(Page 40 CCM)
14(65-69)
W.1 Write arguments
to support claims
(Page 44 CCM)
Unit V Epic
Suggested Selection
The Odyssey – Parts I & II
Constructed Response
Elements of Epic
Word within the Word
Lesson 71
Word within the Word
Lesson 72
Novels
Fahrenheit 451
15 (70-74)
16 (75-81)
Reassess W.1
RI.8
SL.2 Integrate multiple
sources and
evaluate credibility
(Page 50 CCM
Common
Assessment
#2
Benchmark
17 (82-84)
Persuasive EssayDevelop and present
valid, relevant, and
sufficient evidence to
substantiate claim.
Unit VI Consumer and Workplace
Documents
Mini-research/writing
portfolio of
documents and
evaluations
Word within the Word
Lesson 69-72
Word within the Word
Lesson 73
EOC Review
Word within the Word
Lesson 74
EOC
18 (85-90)
Revised 10-7-14
Word within the Word
Lesson 69 – 74