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Ninth Grade
Unit 3: Honesty vs. Deception
Focus: Media Literacy (with additional short literature tied to theme)
 Dates: October 20, 2014- October 31, 2014
Essential Question (If multiple options, pick the essential questions you wish to use):
 How does media show culture and values?
 What creative techniques are used to attract attention?
 What values, lifestyles, and points of view are represented in or omitted from the message?
 How might different people understand this message?
 Who created the message and why?
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Unit 4: Personal Values
Genre Focus: Informative Nonfiction (with additional short literature tied to theme)
 Dates: November 3, 2014- November 31, 2014
Essential Question (If multiple options, pick the essential questions you wish to use):
 How do writers convey purpose, position, and meaning in their work?
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Unit 5: Hopes, Dreams, and Plans
Genre Focus: Persuasive Nonfiction (with additional short literature tied to theme)
 Dates: December 1, 2014- December 18, 2014
Essential Question (If multiple options, pick the essential questions you wish to use):
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How do writers influence the social, political, and philosophical ideas of the time in which they live?
Indicators covered in this quarter:
9-10.RL.3.1: Analyze and evaluate how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a work of literature, order events within it (e.g., parallel episodes),
and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
9-10.RL.3.2: Analyze how the author creates such effects as suspense or humor through differences in the points of view of the characters and the reader
(e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony).
9-10.RN.2.1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what a text says explicitly as well as inferences and interpretations drawn
from text.
9-10.RN.2.2: Analyze in detail the development of two or more central ideas over the course of a text, including how they interact and build on one another
to provide a complex analysis.
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9-10.RN.2.3: Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are
introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.
9-10.RN.3.1: Students are expected to build upon and continue applying concepts learned previously. (See pacing guide for full description)
9-10.RN.3.2: Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text.
9-10.RN.3.3: Determine an author’s perspective or purpose in a text, and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that perspective or purpose.
9-10.RN.4.1: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and
sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
9-10.RN.4.2: Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person’s life story in both print and multimedia), determining which
details are emphasized in each account.
9-10.RV.2.1: Use context to determine or clarify the meanings of words and phrases.
9-10.RV.2.3: Analyze nuances in the meanings of words with similar denotations.
9-10.RV.3.2: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a nonfiction text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings;
evaluate the effectiveness of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).
9-10.W.3.1 Write arguments in a variety of forms. (See pacing guide for full description)
9-10.W.3.2: Write informative compositions on a variety of topics (See pacing guide for full description)
9-10.W.6.1d: Phrases and Clauses- Students are expected to build upon and continue applying conventions learned previously. (See pacing guide for full
description of previously taught standard)
9-10.W.6.1e: Usage -Identifying and using parallelism in all writing to present items in a series and items juxtaposed for emphasis.
9-10.SL.2.2: Examine, analyze, and reflect on ideas and support or refute points under discussion, by providing specific evidence from materials under study
and other resources.
9-10.SL.3.2: Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted
evidence.
9-10.ML.2.1: Analyze how media include or exclude information from visual and verbal messages to achieve a desired result.
9-10.ML.2.2: Analyze and interpret the changing role of the media over time in focusing the public's attention on events and in forming their opinions on
issues.
Suggested Texts from Prentice Hall for Units 3,4, and 5
 “The Cask of Amontillado” (for Unit 3)
o Pg. 61
o Standards: RL.3.1 and RL.3.2
 “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe (for Unit 3 or 4)
o Pg. 639
o Standards: RL.3.1 and RL.3.2
 “The Necklace” (for Units 3,4, or 5)
o Pg. 295
o Standards: RL.3.2
 “Understanding Comics” (Unit 3)
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o pg. 172
o Standards: ML.1, RN.3.1
“from Silent Spring” (Units 4 and 5)
o pg. 153
o Standards: RN.4.1
“Single Room, Earth View” (Unit 4)
o pg. 437
o Standards: RN.2.2, RN.2.3
“The News” (Units 3 and 5)
o pg. 426
o Standards: ML.2.1 and RN.4.1, RN.2.2
”Arthur Ashe Remembered” (Unit 4)
o pg. 460
o Standards: RN.3.2, RN.2.1, RN.2.3
FDR’s 1st Inaugural Address (Unit 5)
o pg. 503
o Standards: RN.3.3, RN.2.3, RN.3.2
“Libraries Face Sad Chapter” (Unit 4)
o pg. 483
o Standards: RN.2.2, RN.2.3, RN.2.1
“I Have A Dream” (Unit 5)
o Pg. 495
o Standards: RN.3.3, RN.2.3, RN.3.2, RN.4.2
“Back to Work: FDR and the WPA” (Unit 5)
o pg. 507
o Standards: RN.3.1
Suggested Texts from Spring Board
From Springboard Level 4:
 SB “Film 101” and “Hollywood Outsider: Tim Burton” (Unit 3 or 4)
o Pg. 143-150
o Standards: RN.2.2, RN.2.3, RN.2.2, ML.2.1
 SB“Jim Crow: Shorthand for Separation” (Unit 4)
o pg. 346
o Standards: RN.2.2, RN.2.3
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SB “Audience Analysis” (Unit 3, 4, or 5)
o pg. 355
o Standards: ML.1, ML.2.2, W.3.1, W.3.2
SB “Grammar Handbook” (All Units)
o pg. 413
o Standards: W.6.1d, W.6.1e
SB “As If: Marketing to Older Students” and Using Rhetoric and Persuading an Audience (Unit 5)
o pg. 65-76
o Standards: W.3.1, RN.3.3, RN.4.1
Supplemental Texts (Links to Articles and other online texts):
o Unit 3:
o Activities to Promote Media Literacy- http://www.teachthought.com/trending/50-activities-to-promote-digital-media-literacy-in-students/
o NCTE Lessons on Media Literacy- http://www.ncte.org/lessons/media-literacy
o Lesson Plan for Examining Gender/Race Roles in Media- http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/comic-makeoversexamining-race-207.html
o Seabiscuit Excerpt: http://www.questia.com/magazine/1G1-20886773/four-good-legs-between-us-racing-horse-named-seabiscuit-includes
o Article “How the media took sides in the Stuebenville Case”: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/03/18/1732701/media-steubenville/
o Article: “Do We Shape Media or Does Media Shape Us?” http://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/do-we-shape-media-or-does-media-shapeus-sports-case-study
o Article: “The Way Media Shapes Our Understanding of Professional Athletes” http://www.celticstown.com/2012/10/20/on-ray-allen-rajonrondo-and-the-way-the-media-shapes-our-understanding-of-professional-athletes/
o Units 3,4, and 5:
o “An Inconvenient Truth” Documentary. http://documentaries-plus.blogspot.com/2013/12/an-inconvenient-truth.html (ML.2.1, RN.2.2, RN.3.3,
RN.4.1)
o Lit Lesson Plans with songs for Thesis Statements: http://www.corndancer.com/tunes/tunes_lp019/lp11_chorus.html
Unit 4:
 Unit 4 Article: http://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2012/fall/oochart.pdf
o Article: “How Cultural Differences Affect Cell Phone Usage” http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/27/tech/mobile-culture-usage/
o Article: “In Business, Women Values Ethics More Than Men” http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/15/business/women-work-ethics/
o “How to Identify Your Values” http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_85.htm
o News Website: http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/
Unit 5:
 Article: “The Legacy of Terry Fox’s Dream” http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/the-legacy-of-terry-fox-s-dream-1.866909
 “How Self-Motivated Are You?” http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_57.htm
 Website: Debate Topics- with links to articles for both viewpoints http://www.middleschooldebate.com/topics/topicresearch.htm#gta
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Persuasive Writing- NY Times http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/lesson-plans/language-arts/persuasive-writing/
Article: “Can You Persuade People Not to Buy Stolen Goods?” http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24745784
Article: “Why do we make students sit still in class?” http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/30/living/no-sitting-still-movement-schools/
Potential Novel Options (Available through Alice’s Loaners; excerpt will
need to be used, as Q2 standards are primarily nonfiction):
 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (870 lexiles)
 A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (N/A- drama)
 Animal Farm by George Orwell (1170 lexiles)
 Anthem by Ayn Rand (880 lexiles)
 Gifted Hands by Ben Carson (nonfiction; 950 lexiles)
 Facing the Lion by Joseph Luketon (nonfiction; 750 lexiles)
Other Novel Options (need to be acquired by teacher):
 It’s Our World, Too by Phillip Hoose (840 lexiles)
 The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama (1302 lexiles)
Teacher Resources to Support Indicators/Themes Taught in this Quarter:
Teaching the Themes
http://www.goodcharacter.com/ISOC/Honesty.html (Unit 3)
http://www.wingclips.com/themes/deception (Unit 3)
http://www.goodcharacter.com/ISOC/Integrity.html (Unit 4)
http://www.goodcharacter.com/ISOC/Caring.html (Unit 4)
http://www.goodcharacter.com/ISOC/Diligence.html (Unit 5)
http://www.wingclips.com/themes/goals (Unit 5)
Standards:
Reading Literature
o http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Building-tension-and-suspense-KS2-Literacy-6259572/ (9-10.RL.3.1)
o http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/stephen-cranes-open-boat (RL.3.1) - NEW
o Structure creates mystery-suspense RL.3.1 (RL.3.1) - NEW
o http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/mark-twain-and-american-humor (RL.3.2) - NEW
o http://www.storyboardthat.com/articles/education/literature/types-of-irony (9-10.RL.3.2)
o http://betterlesson.com/lesson/598640/the-tell-tale-heart (RL.3.2) - NEW
Reading Nonfiction
o https://learnzillion.com/lessons/2015-cite-textual-evidence-to-support-inferences-drawn-from-the-text( 9-10.RN.2.1)
o https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-about-textual-evidence(9-10.RN.2.1)
o RL 2.1 Citing Textual Evidence Lesson.pdf (9-10.RN.2.1)
o http://www.shmoop.com/video/playlists/tag-DFA8FF259FD94547B4657398CAD04397 (RN.2.1) - NEW
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http://secondarysolutionsblog.com/attacking-the-common-core-standards-informational-texts-part-four-determining-the-central-idea-providing-an-objectivesummary/ (9-10.RN.2.2)
http://users.dhp.com/~laflemm/reso/mainIdea.htm (9-10.RN.2.2)
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/introducing-essay-twain-douglass-and-american-non-fiction (RN.2.2, RN.3.2 and RN.3.3) - NEW
http://www.shmoop.com/video/playlists/tag-F7A18EE25C314E5888CA6E185B416E7E (RN.2.2) – NEW
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/battling-liberty-tecumseh-patrick-72.html?tab=1#tabs (RN.2.2 and RN.3.3) - NEW
http://www.shmoop.com/common-core-standards/ccss-ela-literacy-ri-9-10-3.html (9-10.RN.2.3)
http://edsitement.neh.gov/curriculum-unit/courage-freedom-frederick-douglasss-1845-autobiography (RN.2.3 and RN.3.3) - NEW
http://www.shmoop.com/common-core-standards/ccss-ela-literacy-ri-9-10-5.html (9-10.RN.3.2)
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/copyright-infringement-debate-over-855.html (9-10.RN.3.2)
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/argument-persuasion-propaganda-analyzing-829.html (RN.3.3) - NEW
http://mcl.as.uky.edu/glossary-rhetorical-terms (RN.3.3) - NEW
http://mediasmarts.ca/sites/default/files/pdfs/lesson-plan/Lesson_Hoax.pdf (RN.4.1) - NEW
http://mediasmarts.ca/lessonplan/don%E2%80%99t-drink-and-drive-assessing-effectiveness-anti-drinking-campaigns-lesson (RN.4.1 and RN.4.2) – NEW
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/building-vietnam-scavenger-hunts-821.html (RN.4.2) – NEW
Reading Vocabulary
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http://rpdp.net/files/ccss/ELA/ELA_9-10_Curr_Res/Language%209-10/Language%20Standard%205%20%289-10%29.pdf (RV.2.3) – NEW
https://www.csun.edu/~bashforth/098_PDF/06Sep15Connotation_Denotation.pdf (9-10.RV.2.3 and RV.3.1)
o www.shmoop.com/common-core-standards/ccss-ela-literacy-l-9-10-5.html (9-10.RV.2.3)
o http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/word-matrix-30071.html (RV.2.3) – NEW
o http://www.storyboardthat.com/articles/education/grammar/denotation-vs-connotation (RV.2.3) – NEW
o http://www.vocabulary.co.il/context-and-definitions/ (RV.2.1)
o http://www.elacommoncorelessonplans.com/language-standards/difference-denotation-connotation.html (9-10.RV.2.3 and RV.3.1)
o http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/word-matrix-30071.html (RV.2.1)
o http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceLesson/Preview/48551 (RV.2.1) – NEW
o http://www.teachertrap.com/2013/01/strategies-for-using-context-clues.html (RV.2.1)
o http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/connotations.htm (RV.3.1 and 3.2)
o http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/catlinclassroom/lessonplans/cq-b.html (RV.3.2) – NEW
o http://my.hrw.com/content/hmof/language_arts/hmhcollections/resources/gr6/iwb_9780544089631/notebooks/ms_110_wrd_choice.pdfv (RV.3.2) – NEW
Writing
o https://learnzillion.com/courses/58?collection_id=1084#collection_1086 (11-12.W.3.1) – NEW
o http://www.fountainheadpress.com/contentresources/eng_thesesclaims.pdf (11-12.W.3.1) – NEW
o http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/unitplan.jsp?id=65 (W.3.1) – NEW
o http://writingfix.com/genres/informative.htm#demo (W.3.2) – NEW
o http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/imagine-that-playing-with-311.html (W.3.2) – NEW
o http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/news/index.htm (W.3.2) – NEW
o http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2002/10/24/angling-for-a-story/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 (W.3.2) – NEW
o http://www.daedalus.com/lists10_narrative.asp (9-10.W.4)
o http://learnzillion.com/lessons/2073-revise-by-varying-sentence-patterns (W.4)
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http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/essay-30063.html (W.4) – NEW
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/689/1/ (W.4) – NEW
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource_topic/writing_processes (9-10.W.4)
http://www.time4writing.com/teaching-writing/students-the-writing-process/ (9-10.W.4)
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2004/12/10/knowing-write-from-wrong/ (9-10.W.4) – NEW
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/exercises/5/ (W.6.1d) – NEW
http://www.time4writing.com/sentence-writing/simple-complex-compound-sentences/ (W.6.1e)
Grammar- Types of Sentences Activities.pdf (W.6.1e)
http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Category.aspx?CategoryID=5666 (W.6.1e) – NEW
http://www.wilbers.com/part36.htm – NEW
Speaking and Listening
o http://educationalaspirations.com/tag/collaborative-classroom/ (SL.2.2)
o http://www.spannj.org/pti/Collaborative_teaming_and_PBS.pdf (SL.2.2)
o http://www.edutopia.org/stw-collaborative-learning-resources (SL.2.2)
o http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/pros-cons-discussion-819.html (SL.2.2) – NEW
o http://englishonline.tki.org.nz/English-Online/Teacher-needs/Teaching-learning-sequences/Archived-English-Online-units/English-Units-Years-9-10/As-far-as-theeye-can-see (SL.3.2) – NEW
Media Literacy
o http://mediasmarts.ca/sites/default/files/pdfs/lesson-plan/Lesson_Hoax.pdf (ML.2.1) - NEW
o www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/persuading-readers-with-endorsement-1112.html?tab=4#tabs (ML.2.1) - NEW
o http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/media/#close (ML.2.2) – NEW
o http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/empire/educators/ (ML.2.1 and RN.4.2) – NEW
o http://englishonline.tki.org.nz/English-Online/Teacher-needs/Teaching-learning-sequences/Archived-English-Online-units/English-Units-Years-9-10/As-far-as-theeye-can-see (ML.2.1 and RN.4.2) – NEW
ELA Websites for Continual Use:
www.thinkcerca.com
www.adlit.org
www.readworks.org
www.newsela.com
http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/
http://www.activelylearn.com/
www.readtheory.org
http://www.uen.org/7-12interactives/lang_arts.shtml
http://www.myeasybee.com/blog/the-best-free-vocabulary-graphic-organizers/
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/graphic-organizers-reading-comprehension
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www.betterlesson.com (must register)
www.sharemylesson.com
http://www.shmoop.com/video/
http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php
DOE Resources
http://www.doe.in.gov/standards/englishlanguage-arts
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