Tenth Grade English

Curriculum Pacing Guide

One quarter = 9 weeks
First Quarter
Class Structure: In a 90-minute l!ck" #!u ha$e a chance t! change things u% and gi$e #!ur
students multi%le acti$ities& '!r e(am%le" #!u can s%end )0 minutes !n grammar and )0 minutes
!n literature e$er# da#& The remaining hal* h!ur can e used *!r writing" $!caular#" !r an
e(tended literature *!cus&
+eading,-iterature
Summer +eading
Summer reading is required *!r .P" /!n!rs,Pre-.P" and C!llege Pre% classes& It is highl#
rec!mmended *!r all English classes& 0e %re%ared t! assess students1 summer reading& There are
numer!us wa#s that this can e acc!m%lished: e$aluati!n !* student-%r!duced n!te cards *r!m
reading" sh!rt qui22es" literature circle discussi!ns" and essa#s which gi$e students the
!%%!rtunit# t! c!m%are and c!ntrast characters" %l!ts" themes" etc&
0ell +ingers:
0ell ringers this quarter sh!uld *!cus !n %unctuati!n and grammar that the students are likel# t!
see !n the graduati!n e(am& Check the item s%eci*icati!ns at the state de%artment3s we site and
create ellringers that mimic the questi!ns the students will see !n the graduati!n e(am 4!r use
the sam%le questi!ns %r!$ided # the state5& 0e sure t! e(%lain wh# the c!rrect answer is c!rrect
and the wr!ng answers are wr!ng& This is an e(cellent wa# t! *amiliari2e #!ur students with the
graduati!n e(am and the wa# the# will e tested !n the !6ecti$es&
-iterature '!cus 0eginnings t! 7800
Students sh!uld read the *!ll!wing selecti!ns in Glencoe Literature, The Readers Choice (RC):
9/!w the :!rld was ;ade< 4%g==-=>5
*r!m The Way to Rainy Mountain (p=?-)=5
*r!m The Life of Olaudah Equiano (p >>-?)5
*r!m !arrati"e of the Capti"ity and Restoration of Mary Ro#landson
(%?@-805
9Sinners in the /ands !* an .ngr# G!d< 4%88-9)5
9A%!n the 0urning !* !ur /!use< 4%8@5
9T! ;# Bear and -!$ing /usand< 4%8C5
9S%eech t! the Dirginia C!n$enti!n< 4%70>-7775
9Beclarati!n !* Inde%endence< 4%7==-77?5
9The Crisis" E!& 7< 4%7==-7=85
The *!cus !* the students3 reading sh!uld e ased !n the .laama C!urse !* Stud# standards *!r
the tenth grade and standardi2ed tests such as the .laama /igh Sch!!l Graduati!n E(am
+eading standards and .CT& E!tice that the standards are listed in a se%arate c!lumn !n the
%acing guide&
The literar# terms *!cus and the academic $!caular# *!cus sh!uld e addressed th!r!ughl#
while reading the a!$e selecti!ns&
.n !utside reading n!$el sh!uld e assigned t! students *r!m the !ard-a%%r!$ed reading list *!r
the tenth grade& This n!$el sh!uld c!incide with the themes" time %eri!d" !r literar# de$ice eing
taught *!r the quarter&
Su%%lementar# materials are a$ailale *!r each !* the selecti!ns $ia CB& Ase these t! hel% teach
the standards and terms and t! %lan a%%r!%riate less!ns that will engage students in the learning
%r!cess&
Grammar '!cus
The *!ll!wing units sh!uld e c!$ered and can e *!und in the Glencoe Writers Choice
Gra$$ar and Co$position (WC):
E!uns
Pr!n!uns
Ders
.d6ecti$es
.d$ers
Pre%!siti!ns
C!n6uncti!ns
Inter6ecti!ns and C!n6uncti$e .d$ers
Sim%le Su6ects F Predicates
C!m%!und Su6ects F Predicates
Order !* Su6ect F Predicates
C!m%lements
Ca%itali2ati!n
End ;arks
The *!cus !* the students3 learning sh!uld e ased !n the .laama C!urse !* Stud# standards
*!r the tenth grade and standardi2ed tests such as the .laama /igh Sch!!l Graduati!n E(am
-anguage standards and .CT& E!tice that the standards are listed in a se%arate c!lumn !n the
%acing guide&
The grammar terms *!cus sh!uld e addressed th!r!ughl# while teaching the a!$e units&
Su%%lementar# materials are a$ailale *!r each !* the units $ia CB& Ase these t! hel% teach the
standards and terms and t! %lan a%%r!%riate less!ns that will engage students in the learning
%r!cess&
:riting '!cus
The writing *!r this quarter sh!uld re$!l$e ar!und %ersuasi!n and %ersuasi$e writing
techniques& Students sh!uld als! s%end s!me time w!rking with timed writing and %re%aring *!r
timed writing tests 4.B.:5& Gi$e them sam%le %r!m%ts 4these can easil# e *!und !n the
internet5 t! w!rk with and gi$e them s!me ti%s !n !rgani2ing their ideas quickl# 4the# are gi$en
scratch %a%er5& G!u can s%end this quarter %racticing %ersuasi$e writing %r!m%ts in additi!n t!
the *!ll!wing writing assignments *r!m Glencoe Writers Choice Gra$$ar and Co$position
(WC)%&
Persuasi$e :riting
E$idence in Persuasi$e :riting
Presenting an O%ini!n
:riting a Pr!duct E$aluati!n
:riting a -etter !* C!m%laint
Creating an .d
Persuasi$e :riting Pr!6ect
D!caular#
D!caular# kn!wledge is essential t! reading c!m%rehensi!n& 0uilding rele$ant ackgr!und
in*!rmati!n and $!caular# sh!uld e a %re-reading acti$it# *!r e$er# reading,literature less!n
*!r all genres: *icti!n including sh!rt st!ries" n!$els" %!etr#" drama" as well as n!n*icti!n& In
additi!n" students ene*it *r!m a regular and m!re structured s%elling and $!caular# %r!gram&
Ase the *!ll!wing Glenc!e su%%lementar# materials t! hel% #!u inc!r%!rate $!caular# int! #!ur
teaching !* literature 4E!te: Ase these materials t! teach these $!caular# w!rds in c!nte(t5:
H -e$eled D!caular# Be$el!%ment .da%ted
H -e$eled D!caular# Be$el!%ment E--
H -e$eled D!caular# Be$el!%ment Enriched
H -e$eled D!caular# Be$el!%ment Grade -e$el
'!r /!n!rs,Pre-.P classes" use &oca'ulary (o#er (lus for the !e# )T *!r #!ur grade le$el
reading c!m%rehensi!n&