Grade 9 Unit Overview Text Recommended Anchor Text Unit Focus Content and Standards Complexity* Time of Year Readily Theme development, significance of Fahrenheit 451, The influence of accessible to literary devices, and and Beginning of author’s style Ray Bradbury moderately purpose conveyed through language, tone, literature year complex and rhetoric Analyze specific structures and literary “How Laughter elements that create humorous effects in a Moderately Works,” Humor Middle of year Marshall Brain complex variety of print and non-print sources and Hope and Evaluate the effectiveness of an “Hope, Despair, author’s Moderately remembrance message through analysis of diction, tone, Memory,” complex to very Middle of year Elie Wiesel during times of rhetoric, and the author’s purpose complex tragedy Romeo and Juliet, Analysis of language and motifs, author’s Conflict, William Shakespeare development of complex characters and choice, and Very complex Middle of year external and internal conflicts and themes consequences Examine the symbolic meaning of texts, analyze character and theme development, The Odyssey, Physical and Very complex write an argumentative essay, write and End of year Homer (Page mental journeys present personal narratives 124) Grade 10 Unit Overview Text Recommended Anchor Text Unit Focus Content and Standards Complexity* Time of Year Examine how argument is created, evaluate is “What Rhetoric?” Readily the impact of occasion and audience on the Beginning of Rhetoric accessible use of rhetorical appeals in a variety of texts year and media Character development, comparing and “Henrietta’s Coordinate with Medical ethics and Readily contrasting points of view, conducting and Dance,” Biology and Rebecca Skloot family legacy accessible using research to build an argument Civics The Metamorphosis, Character and theme development, Moderately (Page Magical realism symbolism, elements and characteristics of Middle of year Franz Kafka complex a genre 190) Development of complex characters with Things Fall Apart, Culture, Moderately conflicting motivations and different points Chinua Achebe globalization, and Middle of year complex of view, theme, style, and use of rhetoric language The Tragedy of Character development through interactions, William Macbeth, influence of character development on Ambition and Shakespeare Very complex theme, depiction of themes in various End of year failure mediums, effect of text structure
Grade 9 Unit Overview Anchor Text Unit Focus Text Complexity* Content and Standards Recommended Time of Year Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury The influence of literature Readily accessible to moderately complex Theme development, significance of literary devices, and author’s style and purpose conveyed through language, tone, and rhetoric Beginning of year “How Laughter Works,” Marshall Brain Humor Moderately complex Analyze specific structures and literary elements that create humorous effects in a variety of print and non-print sources Middle of year “Hope, Despair, and Memory,” Elie Wiesel Hope and remembrance during times of tragedy Moderately complex to very complex Evaluate the effectiveness of an author’s message through analysis of diction, tone, rhetoric, and the author’s purpose Middle of year Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare Conflict, choice, and consequences Very complex Analysis of author’s language and motifs, development of complex characters and external and internal conflicts and themes Middle of year The Odyssey, Homer (Page 124) Physical and mental journeys Very complex Examine the symbolic meaning of texts, analyze character and theme development, write an argumentative essay, write and present personal narratives End of year Grade 10 Unit Overview Anchor Text Unit Focus Text Complexity* Content and Standards Recommended Time of Year “What is Rhetoric?” Rhetoric Readily accessible Examine how argument is created, evaluate the impact of occasion and audience on the use of rhetorical appeals in a variety of texts and media Beginning of year “Henrietta’s Dance,” Rebecca Skloot Medical ethics and family legacy Readily accessible Character development, comparing and contrasting points of view, conducting and using research to build an argument Coordinate with Biology and Civics The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka (Page 190) Magical realism Moderately complex Character and theme development, symbolism, elements and characteristics of a genre Middle of year Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe Culture, globalization, and language Moderately complex Development of complex characters with conflicting motivations and different points of view, theme, style, and use of rhetoric Middle of year The Tragedy of Macbeth, William Shakespeare Ambition and failure Very complex Character development through interactions, influence of character development on theme, depiction of themes in various mediums, effect of text structure End of year