9th Grade Curriculum Map
Mrs. MacFarland
Unit and Area of Interaction
Essential Questions
Content and TEKS
Assessments
Resources
Heroism Unit
What does it mean to be a
Students will explore the concept of
DAILY GRADES: Students
Literature of
(September and
hero? What are the traits
heroism through a multi-genre study and
will engage in weekly warm
Thought To Be
October-
that we admire in heroes?
through reading Homer’s Odyssey.
ups focusing on language
A Hero
Area of
Do heroes still exist
Students will examine sensory image and
skills as well as will do on-
Mythology
Interaction:
today?
characteristics of mythology , archetypes,
going daily activities.
Odyssey
Human
and the epic poem structure. Students will
QUIZ GRADES: Students
CNN Heroes
Ingenuity
also read a biography about a well-known
will take a reading quiz as
influential person in society that the
well as a quiz over
students admire.
archetypes. Students will do
reflective responses on the
topic of heroism as it relates
to To Be a Hero selections as
well as their own biography.
TEST GRADES: Students
will write a literary analysis
essay where they will
analyze archetypes and will
write an original hero story.
Students will write an essay
about the traits they admire
about their biography.
Coming of Age
November
What does it mean to come
of age as a young adult?
What are common
struggles that we all face
growing up?
Students will explore the coming of age
novel A Separate Peace
DAILY GRADES: Students
will engage in weekly warm
ups focusing on language
A Separate
Peace by John
Knowles
skills as well as will do ongoing daily activities.
QUIZ GRADES: Students
will take a reading quiz, will
have a vocabulary
assessment, and a Socratic
seminar.
TEST GRADES: Students
will have an in-class essay
test over the novel.
Coming of Age
Literary Circles
November and
What does it mean to come
of age as a young adult?
What are common
struggles that we all face
In groups of three or four, students will
DAILY GRADES: Students
Students
read a coming of age book and will examine
will engage in weekly warm
choose one:
characteristics of a coming of age novel
ups focusing on language
Literary Circles
9th Grade Curriculum Map
Mrs. MacFarland
Unit and Area of Interaction
December
growing up?
Essential Questions
Content and TEKS
Assessments
Resources
through conflict,characterization, theme,
skills as well as will do on-
Catcher in the
Area of
diction, and setting. Students will embed
going daily activities.
Rye
Interaction
quotes into their own writing and engage in
QUIZ GRADES: Students
Secret Life of
Social and
Socratic seminar discussions.
will do vocabulary activities,
Bees
Health
Socratic seminars, and
Great
Education:
outlines for their essays.
Expectations
Students will have reader
The Chosen
response journals for their
October Sky
literary circle books.
House on Mango
TEST GRADES: Students
Street
will write an essay about how
A Tree Grows in
their character experiences
Brooklyn by
growth in the coming of age
Betty Smith
novel.
Procedural
Texts
(January)
How do we walk through a
process to accomplish an
objective?
Area of
Interaction
Health and
social education
Students will examine the organizational
structure of procedural texts in order to
write their own procedural text on a
subject of interest for them. Students will
find a passion area of theirs to write a
“how to” paper including steps and
sequencing.
DAILY GRADES: Students
Research and
will engage in weekly warm
experience
ups focusing on language
Independent
skills as well as will do on-
Reading
going daily activities.
QUIZ GRADES: Students
will take notes and outline
their procedural how-to
essay.
TEST GRADE: Students will
receive a test grade for
their how-to essay.
The Power of
Debate (midJanuary to
February)
Area of
Interaction:
health and social
education
How do we are argue our
points? How do we develop
a counterargument to lend
credibility to our own
argument? How do we build
a powerful argument
through strong logos,
pathos, and ethos?
Students will research and write an essay
on a controversial topic with a clear claim
supported by strong data and a warrant.
Upon completion of the essay, students will
enjoy debating other students on various
topics.
DAILY GRADES: Students
Research
will engage in weekly warm
Independent
ups focusing on language
Reading
skills as well as will do on-
Close reading of
going daily activities.
current event
QUIZ GRADES: Students
articles
will take notes and outline
their argumentative essay.
Students will receive a quiz
grade for their oral debate.
TEST GRADE: Students will
receive a test grade for
their argumentative essay.
9th Grade Curriculum Map
Mrs. MacFarland
Unit and Area of Interaction
Night- A
glimpse of the
Holocaust
March
Area of
Interaction:
How does our environment
influence us? How do we
relate to others in times
of difficulty? How do we
respond to hatred and
cruelty?
Essential Questions
Content and TEKS
Assessments
Resources
Students will analyze and appreciate the
DAILY GRADES: Students
Night,by Elie
poetic language of a Holocaust memoir
will engage in weekly warm
Wiesel
making inferences and examining the
ups focusing on language
Poetry
cultural and historical context and
skills as well as will do on-
Articles/ essays
synthesizing various texts.
going daily activities.
QUIZ GRADES: Students
Environment
will take a reading quiz, will
Students will
have a vocabulary
gain a new
assessment, and a Socratic
perspective of
seminar.
the survival of a
TEST GRADES: Students
man during the
will write a creative piece of
Holocaust.
writing (vignette) and will do
an in-class essay.
Free Will or
Fate
April
Area of
Do you belief in free will
or fate? How do authors
and artists depict
tragedy?
Students will examine the various aspects
QUIZ GRADES: Students
Shakespeare’s
of Shakespearean language including
will have reading quizzes.
Romeo and
sonnet, monologue, soliloquy, iambic
TEST GRADES: Students will
Juliet
pentameter, etc.
work on a blue book
Interaction
analyzing various ideas and
Health and
aspects of the play.
social education
DAILY GRADES: Students
and human
will engage in weekly warm
ingenuity
ups focusing on language
skills as well as will do ongoing daily activities.
Good vs. Evil
Unit (May)
IB Framework:
Health and
Social Education
How does evil and good
compete in this world?
How do we defend
ourselves against evil?
Students will analyze the work for its
DAILY GRADES: Students
Something
style: diction, plot structure, imagery,
will engage in weekly warm
Wicked This
symbolism, etc.
ups focusing on language
Way Comes by
skills as well as will do on-
Ray Bradbury
going daily activities.
Short stories
QUIZ GRADES: Students
will have vocabulary
assessments, reading
quizzes, and Socratic
seminars.
EXAM GRADE: Students will
write an in-class essay test
about good vs. evil
archetypes. Students will
9th Grade Curriculum Map
Mrs. MacFarland
Unit and Area of Interaction
Essential Questions
Content and TEKS
Assessments
take a multiple choice section
reviewing terms and concepts
taught through the year as
well as will write the essay.
50% of grade will be multiple
choice; 50% will be essay.
Resources