9th Grade Who Am I? – Unit 1 What factors shape our public and private identities? – Lexile Range 1080-1305 Ongoing KCAStandards Reading Literary/Informational Writing Speaking & Listening Language/Conventions – 1 cite textual evidence /draw inferences 4 clear and consistent writing 1 prepare and participate 1, 2 conventions review – – – – 4 determine meanings of words and phrases 5 writing process to progressions and – – • Refer 10 range of reading 6 technology to produce address student needs – – — 9 draw evidence to support goal is to meet these by – 10 range of writing the end of 9th grade. – 4, 5, 6 Vocabulary – Acquisition and Use Key Ideas & Details 3 narrative 1 prepare and participate 2.a - use semicolon to link Unit Focus KCAStandards – – • two + closely related 1 cite textual evidence/draw inferences – independent clauses 2 determine central ideas/themes/summarize – 2.b - use colon to • 3 analyze characters – introduce list or quotation (and to link independent clauses) apostrophes to indicate • possessive nouns (especially with irregular plural nouns) Major Text Advanced Honors/Comprehensive Ramp Up – Amy Tan Ayn Rand short story selections (from textbook) Joy Luck Club Anthem – – or or Maxine Hong George Orwell The Woman Warrior Animal Farm – – Kingston plot (Freytag’s setting point of view protagonist antagonist analysis Terminology Pyramid) internal conflict external conflict theme/universal idea inference allegory Narrative consider (resources available at ) Writing This I Believe • – Introduce thesis statement and literary analysis • Research Annotated Bibliography students will create an annotated bibliography for reading each six weeks (on-going 9th 12th grade) • – – Students may begin working toward a school-based service learning project by exploring the needs of their school and generating ideas for Authentic Community • Connection service possibilities. They may consider what makes them a member of their school community and how belonging to their school affects their identity. Ramp Up students will participate in an ongoing Cross Age Tutoring Project. •
9th Grade – Who Am I? Unit 1 – What factors shape our public and private identities? Lexile Range 1080-1305 Ongoing KCAStandards Reading – Literary/Informational Writing Speaking & Listening Language/Conventions 1 – cite textual evidence /draw inferences 4 – determine meanings of words and phrases 10 – range of reading 4 – clear and consistent writing 5 – writing process 6 – technology to produce 9 – draw evidence to support 10 – range of writing 1 – prepare and participate 1, 2 – conventions review • Refer to progressions and address student needs — goal is to meet these by the end of 9th grade. 4, 5, 6 – Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Unit Focus KCAStandards Key Ideas & Details 1 – cite textual evidence/draw inferences 2 – determine central ideas/themes/summarize 3 – analyze characters 3 – narrative 1 – prepare and participate • 2.a - use semicolon to link two + closely related independent clauses • 2.b - use colon to introduce list or quotation (and to link independent clauses) • apostrophes to indicate possessive nouns (especially with irregular plural nouns) Major Text Advanced Honors/Comprehensive Ramp – Up Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan or The Woman Warrior – Maxine Hong Kingston Anthem – Ayn Rand or Animal Farm – George Orwell short story selections (from textbook) Terminology plot (Freytag’s Pyramid) setting point of view protagonist antagonist analysis internal conflict external conflict theme/universal idea inference allegory Writing • Narrative – consider This I Believe (resources available at ) • Introduce thesis statement and literary analysis Research • Annotated Bibliography – students will create an annotated bibliography for reading each six weeks (on-going 9th – 12th grade) Authentic Community Connection • Students may begin working toward a school-based service learning project by exploring the needs of their school and generating ideas for service possibilities. They may consider what makes them a member of their school community and how belonging to their school affects their identity. • Ramp Up students will participate in an ongoing Cross Age Tutoring Project.
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