Tenth Grade English

Curriculum Pacing Guide

2nd quarter (2
nd
9 week grading period)
Second Quarter
Bell Ringers
!ook at the "
rd
quarter grammar #or $ell ringers #or this section% This is also a good time
to pull in some reading o$&ecti'es into (our $ell ringers (ha'e the students work with
#igurati'e language) etc)% E*cellent $ell ringers are also included with the te*t$ook+ check
the supplemental materials that come with the te*ts%
!iterature ,ocus -merican Romantics (./001./20)
3tudents should read the #ollowing selections in Glencoe Literature, The Readers Choice (RC)
45ature6 7 43el#1Reliance6
4To the ,ringed Generation6
48ld 9ronsides6
#rom Walden
4Ci'il :iso$edience6
4The :e'il and Tom ;alker6
4The Ra'en6
4The Pit and Pendulum6
4The <inister=s Black >eil6
#rom Moby Dick
The Scarlet Letter (this is not in the te*t$ook)
The #ocus o# the students= reading should $e $ased on the -la$ama Course o# 3tud( standards #or
the tenth grade and standardi?ed tests such as the -la$ama @igh 3chool Graduation E*am
Reading standards and -CT% 5otice that the standards are listed in a separate column on the
pacing guide%
The literar( terms #ocus and the academic 'oca$ular( #ocus should $e addressed thoroughl(
while reading the a$o'e selections%
-n outside reading no'el should $e assigned to students #rom the $oard1appro'ed reading list #or
the tenth grade% This no'el should coincide with the themes) time period) or literar( de'ice $eing
taught #or the quarter%
3upplementar( materials are a'aila$le #or each o# the selections 'ia C:% Ase these to help teach
the standards and terms and to plan appropriate lessons that will engage students in the learning
process%
Grammar ,ocus
The #ollowing units should $e co'ered and can $e #ound in the Glencoe Writers Choice
Grammar and Comosition (WC)
Prepositional Phrases
-ppositi'es and -ppositi'e Phrases
>er$als
<ain Clauses
3u$ordinate Clauses
Binds o# Clauses
3entence 3tructure
3entence ,ragments and Run1on 3entences
Colons and 3emicolons
Comms
:ash
Parentheses
Cuotation <arks
9talics and Anderlining
-postrophe and @(phen
The #ocus o# the students= learning should $e $ased on the -la$ama Course o# 3tud( standards
#or the tenth grade and standardi?ed tests such as the -la$ama @igh 3chool Graduation E*am
!anguage standards and -CT% 5otice that the standards are listed in a separate column on the
pacing guide%
The grammar terms #ocus should $e addressed thoroughl( while teaching the a$o'e units%
3upplementar( materials are a'aila$le #or each o# the units 'ia C:% Ase these to help teach the
standards and terms and to plan appropriate lessons that will engage students in the learning
process%
;riting ,ocus
The #ollowing units should $e co'ered and can $e #ound in the Glencoe Writers Choice
Grammar and Comosition (WC)
5arrating a Personal E*perience
:e'eloping a ,ictional 5arrati'e
8rgani?ing a ,ictional 5arrati'e
Asing :ialogue
Theme and -necdote
The Plot 3ummar(
-nal(?ing Con#lict
5arrati'e ;riting Pro&ect
The #ocus o# the students= learning should $e $ased on the -la$ama Course o# 3tud( standards
#or the tenth grade and standardi?ed tests such as the -la$ama @igh 3chool Graduation E*am
standards) the -la$ama :irect -ssessment o# ;riting) and -CT% 5otice that the standards are
listed in a separate column on the pacing guide%
3upplementar( materials are a'aila$le #or each o# the units 'ia C:% Ase these to help teach the
standards and terms and to plan appropriate lessons that will engage students in the learning
process%
>oca$ular(
>oca$ular( knowledge is essential to reading comprehension% Building rele'ant $ackground
in#ormation and 'oca$ular( should $e a pre1reading acti'it( #or e'er( readingDliterature lesson
#or all genres #iction including short stories) no'els) poetr() drama) as well as non#iction% 9n
addition) students $ene#it #rom a regular and more structured spelling and 'oca$ular( program%
Ase the #ollowing Glencoe supplementar( materials to help (ou incorporate 'oca$ular( into (our
teaching o# literature (5ote Ase these materials to teach these 'oca$ular( words in conte*t)
E!e'eled >oca$ular( :e'elopment -dapted
E!e'eled >oca$ular( :e'elopment E!!
E!e'eled >oca$ular( :e'elopment Enriched
E!e'eled >oca$ular( :e'elopment Grade !e'el
,or @onorsDPre1-P classes) use !ocabulary "o#er "lus $or the %e# S&T #or (our grade le'el%