Syllabus for English 9 CP2

Syllabus for English 9 CP2
Mr. James Cook
Unit 1 Short Stories / Narrative writing (September)
  • What are the essential elements of a short story?
  • How do authors use literary elements to explore the relationship between individuals and their surroundings?
Readings
“All Summer in A Day” by Ray Bradbury
“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell
“The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst
“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
“Uncle Marcos” by Isabel Allende
“The Man to Send Rain Clouds” by Leslie Marmon Silko
Summative Assessment
short story test, short story open response(s), short story of your own

Unit 2 The Novella / Expository Writing (October)
  • How are literary elements found in short fiction applied to longer works?
  • How does society affect people’s ability to achieve their dreams?
Readings
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Non-fiction about achieving dreams and obstacles to achieving dreams
Summative Assessment
Of Mice and Men test and expository essay (pre-writing, first draft, self/peer assessment, final draft, and reflection)

Unit 3 Drama / Personal Writing (November)
  • How is reading a play different from reading other forms of fiction?
  • How have race, ethnicity, class, and gender affected people’s ability to achieve “The American Dream” in the past and present?
Readings
A Raisin in the Sun and “To Be Young Black and Gifted” by Lorraine Hansberry
“Harlem” by Langston Hughes and other poems
Summative Assessment
A Raisin in the Sun test and autobiography project

Unit 4 Research Writing (December)
  • How can research better help us understand social injustices in the past and present?
Readings
Research into social justice issues
Summative Assessment
Annotated bibliography and presentation

Unit 5 Non-Fiction / Research-based Argument Writing (January)
  • How can we persuade people to take action on important social justice issues by writing and delivering vivid, emotionally moving, well-researched, well-reasoned, well-organized arguments?
Readings
“I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr.
Other persuasive speeches that address social issues
Summative Assessment
Original persuasive speech about a social issue

Unit 6 The Novel / Expository Writing (February – March)
  • How can gender, class, race and social status influence one’s perspective on social issues?
Readings
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Non-fiction about the Scottsboro Boys and the Murder of Emmett Till
Summative Assessment
Expository essay, Notice & Note Signpost project

Unit 7 Shakespeare / Expository / Narrative Writing (April – May)
  • Why do we continue to read and perform Shakespeare in the 21st century?
  • How do forces beyond our control affect our lives? How does desire affect our thinking?
Readings
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Summative Assessment
Quote test, essay, scene performance

Unit 8 Narrative Poetry / Lyrical Poetry / Songs (June)
  • How is narrative poetry different from reading other forms of storytelling?
  • How do poets use poetic techniques to respond to their surroundings?
Readings
The Odyssey by Homer
Other narrative poems, lyrical poems, and songs
Summative Assessments
poetry & song project (writing about poetry and writing poetry)

Ongoing throughout the school year:
Vocabulary Study
Grammar & Usage Study
Active Reader Notes & Responses
Constructed Response Writing

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