Curriculum Map

Unit
Month Weeks

Ninth Grade Language Arts

2011-2012

1
August September 4 weeks

2
September-October 3 weeks

3
October November 4 weeks

4
November-December 4 weeks

5
December 2 weeks

Short constructed response test; Analysis essay, group/individual presentation; Galileo test of literary terms

Write a story with voice, style, description, varied sentences, and correct usage of grammar, revision, and editing; Galileo assessments; Genre/style imitations; Digital storytelling

Annotated evaluative bibliography; Multi Genre research project; I-search project; Novel background/setting/ author context research project; Identify main idea

Write an expository essay with a welldefined thesis, logical organization, developed ideas, attention to audience needs, and correct grammar usage; Galileo assessment

Assessments

Formal or informal speech; Audience members provide feedback and ask clarifying questions

Instructional Resources

Holt Reinhart Winston Elements of Literature 9th grade edition, (Elements of Literature) novels and plays

Model texts, Elements of Literature, Elements of Language, thesaurus, dictionary

Library databases, websites, Elements of Literature

Elements of Language

Elements of Language

Comments/ Notes

Can be combined with or taught after Unit 2

Can be combined with or taught before Unit 1

Can be combined with or taught after Unit 4

Can be combined with or taught before Unit 3

Can be taught any time during semester 1 independently or in conjunction with any other semester 1 unit(s)

*Unit Names & Titles: Unit 1: Elements of Stories Unit 2: Writing Engaging Narratives Unit 3: Locating and Evaluating Sources
Department of Assessment, Curriculum, and Instruction

Unit 4: Expository Writing: Getting Your Point Across With Clarity Unit 5: Talk It Up! Speaking to an Audience
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Curriculum Map

Ninth Grade Language Arts

2011-2012

Unit
Month Weeks

6
January 4 weeks

7
February - March 3 weeks

8
March-May 5 weeks

9
April - May 3 weeks

Socratic Seminar; Analysis project based on a reading and the historical time period; Comparative author study

Creation of products featuring different appeals; Collection and analysis of arguments; Create a series of ads utilizing appeals and rhetorical strategies; Galileo

Assessments

Create a persuasive essay, convert to persuasive speech delivered using visual aides; audience provides feedback and questions

Project that identifies a problem, proposes and evaluates possible solution(s), and culminates in metacognitive

Instructional Resources

Literary data basis, online resources, novels, short stories, biographies

Elements of Literature, Elements of Language, online resources, advertisements

Elements of Language, Library databases, online resources

Online databases, current events

Comments/ Notes

Can be combined with or taught after Unit 7

Can be combined with or taught before Unit 6

Can be combined with or taught after Unit 9

Can be taught with or before Unit 8

*Unit Names & Titles: Unit 6: Getting to Know the Writer Unit 7: Understanding Persuasion Unit 8: Persuade Me!
Department of Assessment, Curriculum, and Instruction

Unit 9: Using Inquiry to Solve Problems

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