Morgan County School District Re-3
Month
Content and Essential
Questions
August
Reading Autobiographies
S. 6 a, b, c, and e
1e
S. 4 a, d and e
Vocabulary
September
Reading Autobiographies
S.6 a, b, c, and e
S.1e
S.4 a, d and e
Vocabulary
October
Reading Short Stories
S.1 e
S.4 a, d and e
S.6 a, b, c and e
Vocabulary
S.5 a, b, c and e
Basic English 1 Reading
Skills
Read a variety of short stories out of
text book and other sources-R
Assess knowledge of literary
terminology including point of view,
foreshadowing, symbolism, style,
mood, and author's perspective-R
Teach any unfamiliar literary
terminology-I
Identify theme-R
Understand figurative language and
support meaning of text-R
Increase comprehension skills by
revisiting ways of understanding text
or storyr
Read a variety of short stories out of
text book and other sources-R
Assess knowledge of literary
terminology including point of view,
foreshadowing, symbolism, style,
mood, and author's perspective-R
Teach any unfamiliar literary
terminology-I
Identify theme-R
Understand figurative language and
support meaning of text-R
Increase comprehension skills by
revisiting ways of understanding text
or story-R
Identify plot in novel-R
Explain historical context-R
Analyze main idea-R
Identify perspectives, place, people
and events-R
Review setting, point of view and
style-R
Increase comprehension skills by
revisiting ways of understanding
novels-R
Assessment
Resources
Pre-test to assess and understand level
of comprehension and literary
terminology
Comprehension quizzes
Vocabulary quizzes over terminology
Response/analysis questions
Objective test over story
"Christmas Memory" by Truman
Capote: McDougal/Littell Literature
book
Pre-test to assess and understand level
of comprehension and literary
terminology
Comprehension quizzes
Vocabulary quizzes over terminology
Response/analysis questions
Objective test over story
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
by Maya Angelou: McDougal/Littell
(Brown book)
Vocabulary quizzes over terminology
Comprehension checks
Response questions
Objective test over novel
Relationship between text and
students
"The Necklace": McDougal/Littell
Christopher Reeve story: A Real
Superman
Outside source
"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan
Poe
Outside source
Morgan County School District Re-3
Month
November
December
January
February
March
April
Content and Essential
Questions
Read Short Stories
S. 1 e
S.4 a, d and e
S.6 a, b, c and e
S.5 a, b, c and e
Vocabulary
Holiday Classic Short Stories
S. 1 e
S.4 a
S. 6 a and b
Poetry
S.1 e and f
S. 6 a, b, c, and e
S.5 a, b, c and e
Vocabulary
Read a Novel
That Was Then This Is Now
S.1 d, e and f
S. 4 a
S. 6 a, b, c, d and e
Vocabulary
Read a Novel:
That Was Then This Is Now
S.1 d, e and f
S. 4 a
S. 6 a, b, c, d and e
Vocabulary
Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
S. 1 a, b and g
S.4 a and e
S.5 f
S. 6 b, c, and e
Basic English I Reading
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Identify plot in novel-R
Explain historical context-R
Analyze main idea-R
Identify perspectives, place, people
and events-R
Review setting, point of view and
style-R
Increase comprehension skills by
revisiting ways of understanding
novel-R
Read and respond to stories-R
Identify common themes in classic
story-R
Vocabulary quizzes over terminology
Comprehension checks
Response questions
Objective test over novel
Relationship between text and
students
"The Real Dracula" Outside source
movie
Vocabulary quizzes
Class participation
Comprehension checks
"The Gift of the Magi"
McDougal/Littell
Identify sequence of events and ideasR
Review plot, setting, theme and
character-R
Read and respond to mythology-R
Identify Greek gods-R
Identify sequence of events (jumbled
summary)-R
Identify author's purpose and
historical context-R
Review relevant literary terms-R
Identify theme-R
Identify sequence of events (jumbled
summary)-R
Identify author's purpose and
historical context-R
Review relevant literary terms-R
Identify theme-R
Identify meanings of different terms:
simile, metaphor, alliteration,
onomatopoeia, figurative language,
imagery and personification-R
Identify poetry terms within text-R
Vocabulary quizzes
Greek gods quiz
Comprehension checks
Poetry Packets: Outside source
Chapter quizzes
Vocabulary quizzes
Comprehension checks
Objective test at end of novel
That Was Then This Is Now
Chapter quizzes
Vocabulary quizzes
Comprehension checks
Objective test at end of novel
That Was Then This Is Now
Class participation
Small group response
Terminology quizzes
Have students write short poems using
terminology
McDougal/Littell
Outside sources
Movie
"I Survived a Twister" Outside source
Morgan County School District Re-3
Month
May
Content and Essential
Questions
Mythology: The Odyssey
S. 1 d and f
S. 4 a
S. 6 a and c
S. Vocabulary
Basic English I Reading
Skills
Identify historical and cultural
context-R
Connect text with students-R
Determine meaning of vocabulary-R
Read and respond to text-R
Check for comprehension-R
Introduce vocabulary-R
Assessment
Class participation
Quizzes
Comprehension check
Resources
McDougal/Littell
Outside sources
Movie