B. Davis: CHS English I Pacing Guide
*Formative and Summative assessments appear in bold text.
Unit
Schedule
The Novel: T.K.A.M.
Unit
Weeks 1-4
Aug.
13-17
Aug.
20-24
Reading
Nouns
Unit Intro, “The Monkey’s Paw”,
Review
Pronouns, On-Demand
“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”,
Review
Verb, Literary Letters
“The Gift of the Magi”, “The Man to
Send Rain Clouds”, “Blues Ain’t No
Mockin’ Bird”, Reviews
Unit review
Aug.
27-31
Schedule
Weeks 5-14
Literary Elements
Aug.
6-10
Writing
Adjectives
Writing
Sep. 414
Adverbs, Conjunctions,
Journal Entries
Sep.
17-28
Prepositions, Interjections,
Journal Entries
Oct. 819
Oct.
22Nov.2
Unit Multiple-Choice Test, Unit
Constructed-Response Test
SOAR + TREE, On-Demand
Usage & Mechanics,
Journal Entries
Reading
Vocabulary
Allusion, Antagonist,
Protagonist, Archetype,
Foil, Fable, Connotation,
Denotation, Situational
Irony, Idiom, Symbol,
Setting, Plot, Exposition,
Rising Action, Climax,
Falling Action, Resolution,
Denouement,
Characterization, Conflict,
Theme, Mood, Style,
Tone, Point of View,
Omniscient,
Foreshadowing
Usage & Mechanics,
Journal Entries
Concepts/Skills
Key Ideas and Details
CC.9-10.R.L.1
Craft and Structure
CC.9-10.R.L.2
Text Types and Purposes
CC.9-10.W.2 (a-f)
CC.9-10.SL.1 (a-d)
CC-9-10.L.5 (a-b)
Comprehension and
Collaboration
Vocabulary Acquisition
and Use
Reading Vocab Terms
Vocab Quizzes
Vocabulary
Standards
Concepts/Skills
TKAM Intro, Ch. 1-3
Ch. 4-9
Ch. 10-15, Part I Review & Quiz
Ch. 16-24
Antagonist, Protagonist,
Archetype, Foil, Tragedy,
Plot, Theme, Setting,
Characterization, Conflict,
Mood, Style, Tone, Verbal
Irony, Point of View,
Foreshadowing, Symbol,
Idiom
Chapter Vocab Terms
Vocab Quizzes
Nov. 616
Standards
Ch. 25-31, Unit M-C Test, Unit C-R Test
CC.9-10.R.L.2
Key Ideas and Details
CC.9-10.R.L.3
Craft and Structure
CC.9-10.W.2 (a-f)
CC.9-10.SL.2
CC.9-10.L.4 (a-d)
Text Types and Purposes
Comprehension and
Collaboration
Vocabulary Acquisition
and Use
Unit
Schedule
Unit
Weeks 15-18
Poetry
Nov.
21-23
Poetry Intro
Language Usage
Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou,
Common
Dec.
3-7
Language Usage , Poem
Analysis
Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost, E.E.
Cummings
Dec.
10-19
Language Usage
Billy Collins, Shel Silverstein, Unit M-C &
C-R Tests
Schedule
Jan.
7-11
Weeks 19-23
Usage & Mechanics
Reading
Nov.
26-30
Jan.
3-4
Epic Poetry: The Odyssey
Writing
Jan.
14-18
Jan. 28
–
Feb. 1
Feb.
4-8
Writing
SOAR + TREE, MLA
Formatting
MLA Formatting
MLA Formatting
Poem Analysis
MLA Formatting
Reading
Unit Intro
Part 1, p. 950-987, Review
Part 2, p. 993-1117, Review
Film Version: The Odyssey,
Compare/Contrast Sheets
Unit Review, Finish Analyses,
Unit M-C Test
Vocabulary
Figurative Language,
Allusion, Alliteration,
Metaphor, Simile,
Hyperbole,
Personification, Symbol,
Onomatopoeia,
Understatement, Rhyme,
Meter, Stanza, Couplet,
Fixed Form, Free Verse,
Iambic Pentameter,
Imagery
Reading Vocab
Standards
CC.9-10.RL.4
CC.9-10.RI.2
CC.9-10.W.1 (a-e)
CC.9-10.W.2 (a-f)
CC.9-10.L.3
CC.9-10.W.8
Concepts/Skills
Craft and Structure
Key Ideas and Details
Research to Build and
Present Knowledge
Knowledge of Language
Presentation of
Knowledge and Ideas
Vocabulary Acquisition
and Use
Vocab Quizzes
Vocabulary
Allusion, Metaphor,
Simile, Hyperbole,
Personification, Symbol,
Rhyme, Meter, Stanza,
Couplet, Blank Verse,
Figurative Language,
Imagery, Epic,
Denouement, Myth,
Protagonist, Antagonist,
Tragedy, Theme, Plot
Elements,
Reading Vocab
Vocab Quizzes
Standards
CC.9-10.RL.4
CC.9-10.RI.2
CC.9-10.W.1 (a-e)
CC.9-10.W.2 (a-f)
CC.9-10.L.3
CC.9-10.W.8
Concepts/Skills
Craft and Structure
Key Ideas and Details
Research to Build and
Present Knowledge
Knowledge of Language
Presentation of
Knowledge and Ideas
Vocabulary Acquisition
and Use
Unit
Schedule
Feb.
11-15
Weeks 24-29
Drama: Romeo & Juliet / Our
Town
Unit
SOAR + TREE, ACT Prep
Reading
Intro, Act I, Review
Feb.
18-22
ACT Prep
Act II, Review
Feb.
25Mar.1
ACT Prep
Act III, Review
March
4-8
ACT Prep
March
11-15
Play analysis
Act IV, Act V, Review
Vocabulary
Allusion, Metaphor,
Simile, Hyperbole,
Personification, Symbol,
Rhyme, Meter, Stanza,
Couplet, Blank Verse,
Figurative Language,
Iambic Pentameter,
Imagery, Denouement,
Protagonist, Antagonist,
Tragedy, Theme, Aside,
Soliloquy, Monologue,
Dialogue, Tone, Dramatic
Irony, Drama, Pun
Our Town
Reading Vocab
March
18-22
Schedule
March
25-29
Weeks 30-36
April
8-12
Literary Nonfiction
Writing
April
15-19
ACT Prep
Writing
Our Town, Unit M-C, C-R Tests
Reading
SOAR + TREE, Review
Unit Intro, “Before Hip-Hop Was HipHop”, Review
SOAR + TREE, Review
“On Summer”, “Go Deep to the Sewer”,
Review
SOAR + TREE, Review
“I Have A Dream”, “Gettysburg
Address”, Review
April
22-26
SOAR + TREE, Review, MLA
“Letter On Thomas Jefferson”, TBA
April
29 –
May 3
Research Paper
From Salvador, Review
May
6-10
SOAR + TREE, Review
From The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Review
May
13-17
Flexibility for EOC TESTING Schedules, etc., Final Exam
Standards
Concepts/Skills
CC.9-10.RL.3
Craft and Structure
CC.9-10.RL.5
Key Ideas and Details
CC.9-10.RL.9
Integration of Knowledge
and Ideas
CC.9-10.RI.1
Text Types and Purposes
CC.9-10.W.2 (a-f)
CC.9-10.SL.1 (a-d)
CC.9-10.L.6
Comprehension and
Collaboration
Vocabulary Acquisition
and Use
Vocab Quizzes
Vocabulary
Standards
Concepts/Skills
Craft and Structure
Allusion, Connotation,
Denotation, Mood, Style,
Tone, Theme, Point-ofView, Irony, Idiom, Cliché,
Autobiography,
Biography, Hook, Memoir,
Nonfiction, Supporting
Details, Technical Writing,
Thesis Statement
Reading Vocab
Vocab Quizzes
CC.9-10.RL.4
CC.9-10.RL.3
CC.9-10.W.3 (a-E)
CC.9-10.SL.3
CC.9-10.L.1
Key Ideas and Details
Research to Build and
Present Knowledge
Presentation of
Knowledge and Ideas
Comprehension and
Collaboration
Vocabulary Acquisition
and Use