Unit One: Five Paragraph Essay on “My Dog Skip” 9/8-9/25
Unit Two: The Odyssey 9/28-10/23
Unit Three: The Autobiography 10/26-11/20
Unit Four: “Facing Limits” Survival Narrative 11/30-12/18
Unit Five: “The House on Mango Street” 1/4-1/28
Unit One: My Dog Skip and the 5 Paragraph Essay
Book/Film Study: My Dog Skip
Essay Topic (Through full writing process): How does Skip transform the lives of three characters in the story?
Product: Five strong paragraphs with Introduction, Thesis, Body and Conclusion with effective transitions between each paragraph. Beginning grasp of MLA format needed.
Unit Two: The Odyssey Layered Curriculum
Unit Three: “Writing the Autobiography”
Reading: Resource packet created by Katie Leatherwood, Summit HS, and
Textbook reading “Black Boy” by Richard Wright
Textbook reading “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros
“ A New Life” by Billy Smith, CCHS Student featured in ‘torches n’ pitchforks, Fall ‘08’
Writing: 6 life chapters typed through entire writing process, bound by the print shop
Additional Skills Assessed:
Literary Terms
Etymology of Greek and Latin Roots Part 1
Reading Strategies: Reading for Information
SAT Vocab
Unit Four: “Facing Limits”
Reading:
Textbook reading “To Build a Fire” by Jack London
Textbook reading, from “Into Thin Air” by John Krakauer
Textbook reading, “The Summit: Next Stop for those on Everest” by John Krakauer
Textbook reading “The Sharks” by Denise Levertov
Sections from, SAS survival handbook by “Lofty” Wiseman
Film: Episode 1 through 3, Television series “Jerhico”
Writing: Imaginative Narrative-Post Apocalyptic Stories
Survival story 2 pages typed through entire writing process
Additional Skills Assessed:
Literary Terms
Etymology of Greek and Latin Roots Part Two
Reading Strategies: Charts, Maps, Graphs, Reading to Complete a Task, Reading for Information.
SAT Vocab
Unit Five: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Writing: Human Rights and Cultural personal narratives
Product: Portfolio of 5 written vignettes through entire writing process
Literary Analysis-Elements of Fiction:
Voice
Characterization
Conflict
Theme
Group Comprehension Strategies
Word Origins
District Writing Assessment
ASSESSMENT (With Grade Percentages)
GRADING POLICY
A 90-100%
B 80-89%
C 70-79%
D 60-69%
F below 60%
Assessment 85% (Based on Meeting or Exceeding State Standards)
Summative Assessments 50%
Essay Final Drafts, Tests
Executed by State Standards and the CCHS Curriculum Must Teach List
Formative Assessments 35%
Application/Practice/Writing Process/Comprehension
Participation/Attendance (Workplace Skills) 15%
Daily work and skills that reinforce success on both Assessments and future workplace performance, such as:
Attendance
Effort/Participation
Timeliness for Assignments and Assessments
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