First Quarter, Tenth Grade
Essential Questions: In what ways do we interact with other people—family, enemies, neighbors,
strangers? How does a personal narrative reflect the writer’s experiences, feelings, and personality?
All students are required to complete the following summative assignments from the Florida
Collections textbook:
No VLT requirement for Quarter One; Performance Task: Narrative Writing Activity, Florida
Collections, p. 40 based on “Without Title,” p. 39. Grade with Rubric: Writing Narratives [Collections
Dashboard: Resources >Interactive Writing Lessons >Writing Narratives >Interactive Lessons >Additional
Collection Resources >Rubric])
All students are required to complete the following assignments from the Florida Collections textbook:
Read “from Texas v. Johnson Majority Opinion,” p. 15; then complete the Performance Task- Writing
Activity: Comparison, p. 17
Read “American Flag Stands for Tolerance,” p. 18; then complete Analyzing the Text, p. 22
Read “The Lottery,” p. 25; complete the Collaborative Discussion, p. 34
Read, “Without Title,” p. 39; complete the Collaborative Discussion, p. 39
Teacher will assign one or more Collection 1, Close Reader selections, based on student need.
Supplemental English and Language Arts Instruction:
Students assigned to the orange level Keystone books will complete units one and two this quarter.
Students assigned to the purple level Keystone books will complete units one and two this quarter.
Students assigned to the red level Keystone books will complete units one and two this quarter.
Second Quarter, Tenth Grade
Essential Questions: How are we intertwined with nature and how do we affect it as much as it affects
us? How do successful writers analyze and organize information from various informational texts to
write informative essays?
All students are required to complete the following summative assignments from the Florida
Collections textbook:
VLT: Informative Essay, Performance Assessment booklet, p. 113; Performance Task: Florida
Collections, p. 83 a digital media presentation task. Grade with Rubric: Using Media in a Presentation
[Collections Dashboard: >Interactive Speaking and Listening Lessons >Using Media in a Presentation >
Interactive Lessons >Additional Collection Resources >Rubric])
All students are required to complete the following assignments from the Florida Collections textbook:
Performance Assessment booklet-- Unit 2: Informative Essay, pp. 33-64 (Teacher will choose activities
based on students’ needs.)
Read “Called Out,” p. 51; complete Collaborative Discussion p. 54
Read “My Life as a Bat,” p. 71; complete Performance Task- Speaking Activity: Research, p. 76
Read “Carry,” p. 79; complete Analyzing the Text, p. 82
Teacher will assign one or more Close Reader selections, Collection 2, based on student need.
Supplemental English and Language Arts Instruction:
Students assigned to the orange level Keystone books will complete units three and four this quarter.
Students assigned to the purple level Keystone books will complete units three and four this quarter.
Students assigned to the red level Keystone books will complete units three and four this quarter.
Third Quarter, Tenth Grade
Essential Questions: Third Quarter, Ninth Grade
Essential Questions: How does change affect and shape who we are? How are texts used as evidence in
argumentative writing?
All students are required to complete the following summative assignments from the Florida
Collections textbook:
VLT: Argumentative Essay, Performance Assessment booklet, p. 99 and Performance Task:
Participate in a Panel Discussion, Florida Collections, p. 145
All students are required to complete the following assignments from the Florida Collections textbook:
Performance Assessment booklet-- Unit 1: Argumentative Essay, pp. 1-32; Teacher will choose
activities based on students’ needs.
Read “from The Metamorphosis” (novella) p. 93; complete the Performance Task- Speaking Activity:
Discussion, p. 106.
Read “from The Metamorphosis” (graphic novel), p. 107; complete Speaking Activity: Comparison, p.
126, first bullet only.
Read “from Simplexity,” p. 129; complete Performance Task- Writing Activity: Analysis, p. 134
Novel Study: Teacher Choice
• Antigone
• The Chosen
• The Importance of Being Earnest
Teacher will assign one or more Collection 6, Close Reader selections, based on student need.
Supplemental English and Language Arts Instruction:
Students assigned to the orange level Keystone books will complete unit five this quarter.
Students assigned to the purple level Keystone books will complete unit five this quarter.
Students assigned to the red level Keystone books will complete units five and six this quarter.
Fourth Quarter, Tenth Grade
Essential Questions: How does human ambition demonstrate man’s eternal quest for power?
How do writers synthesize text to compose a literary analysis?
All students are required to complete the following summative assignments from the Florida
Collections textbook:
VLT: Literary Analysis, Performance Assessment booklet, p. 125, and Performance Task: Write an
Analytical Essay, Florida Collections, p. 313
All students are required to complete the following assignments from the Florida Collections textbook:
Performance Assessment booklet-- Unit 3: Literary Analysis, pp. 67 – 96. Teacher will choose
activities based on students’ needs.
Read, “from Why Read Shakespeare?” p. 203, complete Collaborative Discussion p. 207
Read, The Tragedy of Macbeth, p. 213; complete Performance Task-Writing Activity: Analysis, p.231
and Analyzing Text p. 129.
View “from Macbeth on the Estate” video using hyperlink on p. 293 in Collections eBook.
Teacher will assign one or more Collection 5, Close Reader selections, based on student need.
Supplemental English and Language Arts Instruction:
Students assigned to the orange level Keystone books will complete unit six this quarter.
Students assigned to the purple level Keystone books will complete unit six this quarter.
Students assigned to the red level Keystone books will complete units seven and eight this quarter.
Performance
Task- Speaking
Activity:
Argument,
p. 294