First Quarter Unit Plan
English I Level – Mrs. Buhman
Overarching Questions: What defines a family? What is worth fighting for? How do writers use the “hero’s
journey” to enhance plot, character development, and theme? Where do I see archetypes in literature, as
well in modern culture? How do I use text evidence to support a claim?
Major Readings: “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell
The Odyssey by Homer
Thematically linked short stories, non-fiction texts, and poetry
Writing Component: Short answer (single and crossover)
Grammar/Vocabulary:  Parts of speech, subject-verb agreement, dependent &
independent clauses, prepositional phrases
(mini-lessons through warm-ups)
 Vocabulary Power Plus Activities & Quizzes
Summative Grades:
Week
8/25
Welcome
Class of
2018!
9/1
9/8
Pep Rally
Friday
 “The Most Dangerous Game” Test
 The Odyssey Webquest (1/2 summative)
 The Odyssey Test
 Grammar Test (1/2 summative)
Weekly Agenda
Objectives
Monday – Course introduction, Policies and
Procedures, 6 Word Memoir assigned (Due:
Tuesday , September 2)
Tuesday – Elements of a Short Story Booklet,
“Brain Dump” Activity (provide literary devices
handout)
Block Day – “The Most Dangerous Game” by
Richard Connell
Friday – Grammar Diagnostic
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Monday – No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday – Supplies due; 6 Word Memoir Due;
Binder Organization; “The Most Dangerous
Game” Short Story Booklet
Block Day – “The Most Dangerous Game”
Passage Analysis, Character Development
Friday – Short Answer organization and thesis
writing
 Pep Rally on Friday during Advisory –
MUST wear spirit shirt to attend
Monday – “The Most Dangerous Game” Short
Answer Practice
Tuesday – “The Most Dangerous Game” Short
Answer Practice and Test Review
Block Day – “The Most Dangerous Game” Test
Friday – Review test scores, rewrite short
answer from test;  HW: Research
God/Goddess Playing Card (due Monday)
 Pep Rally – Wear your spirit shirt
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Plot development
(5A)
Conflict (5)
Characterization
(5B)
Vocabulary
development (1A)
Parts of Speech
(17)
Plot development
(5A)
Conflict (5)
Characterization
(5B)
Vocabulary
development (1A)
Parts of Speech
(17)
Literary devices (3A)
Thesis statement
(13A)
Plot development
Subject/verb
agreement (17)
Mythic influence
(2B)
Assessments
Elements of a Short
Story Booklet
6 Word Memoir
“The Most Dangerous
Game” Passage
Analysis
“The Most Dangerous
Game” Short Answer
Practice
“The Most Dangerous
Game” Test
Monday – Library orientation (rotates by
teacher)
 Open House 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday – God and Goddess Family Tree
9/15
Activity
Block Day – Mythology short stories/short
answer practice
Friday – Begin Hero’s Journey notes
 Pep Rally – Wear your spirit shirt
Monday – Assign Unit 1 Vocab; Continue Hero’s
Journey notes
9/22
Tuesday – Research review and assignment of
Odyssey Webquest (Due Monday, 9/29);
Picture
Plagiarism Contract
Week
Block Day – Library for Webquest
Day TBD
Friday – Library for Webquest; Vocab due
Monday – Webquest due by 4 p.m. to
Turnitin.com; Begin reading The Odyssey Invocation & Book 5 (Calypso)
9/29
Tuesday – Odyssey, Book 9 (King Alcinous and
Cyclops)
Block Day – Odyssey, Finish Book 9, Start Book
12 (Sirens, Scylla/Charybdis)
Friday – Unit 1 Vocab Quiz; Odyssey, Finish
Book 12; Assign Unit 2 Vocab
Monday – Odyssey, Book 16 (Father and Son)
Tuesday – Odyssey, Book 21 (Test of the Bow)
10/6
Block Day – Odyssey, Book 22 (Death in the
Homecoming Great Hall) and Book 23 (The Trunk of the Olive
Week
Tree)
Friday – Vocab due; Crossover practice with
Odyssey & “Ithaca” poem
 Pep Rally – Wear your spirit shirt
Monday – No School (Columbus Day)
Tuesday – Odyssey review
Block Day –  Odyssey Test
10/13
Friday – Vocab Quiz; Assign Unit 3 Vocab
 Pep Rally – Wear your spirit shirt
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10/20
Monday – Review Odyssey test scores, Odyssey
video clips + why is this story still relevant
today? What does this have to do with me?
Tuesday – Grammar review
Block Day –  Grammar Test
Friday – Vocab due; Grammar test corrections
and analysis
 Pep Rally – Wear your spirit shirt
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Literary devices (3A)
Thesis statement
(13A)
Plot development
Subject/verb
agreement (17)
Mythic influence
(2B)
Identifying quality
research sources
(22)
Documentation (23)
Multimedia use
(15D)
Grammar (17)
Non-linear plot (5A)
Narration (5B)
Character
motivation (5B)
Theme (5)
Grammar (17)
Character change
(5B)
Literary devices (3A)
Grammar (17)
Cross-genre
connections (2A)
Thesis (13A)
Textual evidence
(Fig. 19B)
Support evidence
with analysis (Fig.
19B)
Parts of speech (17)
Subject/verb
agreement (17)
Grammar (17)
God/Goddess
Research Trading Card
Short Answer Practice
Research daily grade
Vocab Activities
Odyssey Webquest
(1/2 summative)
Vocab Quiz
Odyssey daily grade
Vocab Activities
Odyssey Test
Vocab Quiz
Grammar Test
(1/2 summative)
Vocab Activities
Unit plan is subject to change due to unforeseen events or a variance in pacing.
Students will be informed well in advance when there is a change in test dates or
deadlines.