BISD CurriculumEnglish Language Arts – 9th Grade
Literature Textbook – Language of Literature (LL)
Grammar Textbook – Barrett Kendall (BK)
Helpful Internet Sites – See Appendix
Week of August 21ST – August 25TH
FALL SEMESTERWeek / Skills / Objectives / TEKS / Literary Selections/ Enrichment* / Reading/ Critical Thinking/ Literary Devices ** / Grammar
(Choose From) / Writing/ Research / Listening/ Speaking
(Choose From) / Viewing/ Representing
(Choose From) / Assessment ***
1
Key Question (required)
What is the role of a student, and how does school affect the student’s life? / Beginning of the School Year Protocol - Following Directions
TLW (required)
Listen to, Understand & Follow All Manner of Guidelines and Regulations Associated with the Role of a Student.
TEKS
1B
6E
7A – C, J
14A – C / Student Code of Conduct Handbook
Emergency Card (Nurse’s Station)
Classroom Rules Handout or Syllabus
All Other Forms of Administrative Handouts
Assigning of Textbooks / “Using a Dictionary to Determine Precise Meanings”
(LLVocabulary Copymaster #59)
(Appendix)
“Using Reference Materials”
(LLVocabulary Copymasters #25 & #68)
(Appendix)
Become an Active Reader
(LL 6 - 7) / “Diagnostic: Parts of Speech” (LL Grammar Copymaster #61)
(Appendix)
Parts of Speech
(BK L38-L136):
Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Interjections
Possible Homework for Above – See the various Appendixes
LL Daily Language Skill Builder Transparency #1
(Appendix) / Fill Out All Manner of Administrative Forms
Student Autobiographies (Focus on loss of innocence, coming of age, or overcoming obstacles)
“Strategies for Proofreading” (LLWriting Transparency #4)
(Appendix) / Read Alouds (Local Newspapers And Other Periodicals)
Active Listening (Read Alouds) / Class Discussions over BK Fine Art Transparencies
(The teacher will need to order this resource at the beginning of the school year through the designated individual for textbooks.) / Tiered Prompts
Explanation of the Structure and Purpose of the Tiered Prompts and Their Rubrics
LL Short Story Formal Assessment
None Available
Grammar Formal Assessment
Choose from the various parts of speech handouts (BK Language Skills Practice).
* Any selection (listed here or not) may be used so long as it covers the required objectives/skills.
** Choose as many of the items listed as possible for teaching the required objectives/skills using the chosen literary selection(s).
*** Students will choose one from the three tiered prompt options as well as complete the necessary short story and grammar formal assessments.
BISD CurriculumEnglish Language Arts – 9th Grade
Literature Textbook – Language of Literature (LL)
Grammar Textbook – Barrett Kendall (BK)
Helpful Internet Sites – See Appendix
Week of August 28TH – September 1ST
FALL SEMESTERWeek / Skills / Objectives / TEKS / Literary Selections/ Enrichment* / Reading/ Critical Thinking/ Literary Devices ** / Grammar
(Choose From) / Writing/ Research
(Choose From) / Listening/ Speaking
(Choose From) / Viewing/ Representing
(Choose From) / Assessment ***
2
Key Question (required)
How do authors use certain literary devices, such as characteri-zation, to further the themes in their stories? / Text Structures – the Communi-cation Process
TLW (required)
Understand & Recognize Author’s Purpose
TEKS
1A-C
2A-B
3A-D
4A-G
7A-J
8A-D
9A-B
11A-H
14C
18A
19A
21B–D / “Marigolds”
(LL 74 – 84)
“Two Kinds”
(LL 88 – 99)
“The Necklace” (LL 26 – 34)
“Where Have You Gone Charming Billy?”
(LL 62 – 70)
“I Like a Look of Agony”
(LL 70)
“What Is Poverty?” by Jo Goodwin Parker
(Appendix)
“The Ransom of Red Chief” by O Henry (Appendix) / Imagery
Symbol / Symbolism
Character Analysis
Plot
Setting
Conflict
Narrative
Irony
Theme
Text Structures
“Using a Dictionary to Determine Precise Meanings”
(LLVocabulary Copymaster #59)
(Appendix)
“Using Reference Materials”
(LLVocabulary Copymasters #25 & #68)
(Appendix)
Become an Active Reader
(LL 6 - 7) / Continue Working on Parts of Speech
(BK L38-L136):
Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Interjections
Possible Homework for Above – See the various Appendixes
LL Daily Language Skill Builder Transparency #2
(Appendix) / “Elements of a Short Story” (BK Composition Skills Practice)
(Appendix)
“Writing a Short Story: Sketching Characters/ Creating a Setting” (BK Composition Skills Practice)
(Appendix) / Song
Poem
Musical Score
Read Alouds (Literary Selections, Local Newspapers, And Other Periodicals)
Active Listening (Literary Selections, Performances, and Local Newscasts) / Poster
Exhibit
Mime
Puppet Show
One Act Play
Sculpture
Dance
Class Discussions over BK Fine Art Transparencies / Tiered Prompts
A. Illustrate the author’s purpose in the story of your choice by creating a poster, exhibit, collage, or sculpture symbolizing the theme of the story.
B. Analyze the author’s purpose in the story of your choice by making that purpose the focal point of a poem, song, orOne Act Play, or short story.
C. Analyze and examine the author’s purpose in the story of your choice by writing a two-page character analysis, choreographing a dance, or composing a musical score.
LL Short Story Formal Assessment
1. “Marigolds”
(CD Appendix)
2. “Two Kinds”
(CD Appendix)
3. “The Necklace”
(CD Appendix)
4. “Where Have You Gone
CharmingBilly?”
(CD Appendix)
Grammar Formal Assessment
Choose from the various parts of speech handouts (BK Language Skills Practice).
* Any selection (listed here or not) may be used so long as it covers the required objectives/skills.
** Choose as many of the items listed as possible for teaching the required objectives/skills using the chosen literary selection(s).
*** Students will choose one from the three tiered prompt options as well as complete the necessary short story and grammar formal assessments.
BISD CurriculumEnglish Language Arts – 9th Grade
Literature Textbook – Language of Literature (LL)
Grammar Textbook – Barrett Kendall (BK)
Helpful Internet Sites – See Appendix
Week of September 4TH – September 8TH
Week / Skills / Objectives / TEKS / Literary Selections/ Enrichment* / Reading/ Critical Thinking/ Literary Devices ** / Grammar(Choose From) / Writing/ Research
(Choose From) / Listening/ Speaking
(Choose From) / Viewing/ Representing
(Choose From) / Assessment ***
3
Key Question (required)
To what extent does the use of appearance vs. reality play a role in creating irony in the selected stories? / Narrative Writing – Personal Communica-tion Skills
TLW (required)
Recognize how textual structures are used to further the author’s purpose.
TEKS
1A – C
2A – B
3A – D
4A – G
5A – B
6A – F
7A – J
8A – D
10A – C
11A – H
13A – E
15A – E / “The Most Dangerous Game”
(LL 38 – 57)
“The Gift of the Magi”
(LL 151 – 157)
“Luxury”
(LL 158)
“The Possibility of Evil”
(LL 172 – 181)
“Priscilla and the Wimp”by Richard Peck
(Appendix )
“Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin
(Appendix ) / Conflict
Irony
Plot
Narrative
Dialogue
CharacterAnalysis
Theme
Setting
Protagonist
Antagonist
Appearance vs.
Reality / Continue Working on Parts of Speech
(BK L38-L136):
Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Interjections
Possible Homework for Above – See the various Appendixes
LLDaily Language Skill Builder Transparency #3
(Appendix) / Developing the Skills of Narration
(BK C173 – 183)
“Strategies for Finding a Subject”
(BK Composition Skills Practice)
(Appendix)
“Choosing and Limiting a Subject”
(BK Composition Skills Practice)
(Appendix)
“Writing Narrative Paragraphs”
(BK Composition Skills Practice)
(Appendix)
Use of Dictionary,
Thesaurus, Computer, And/Or Other Reference Materials / Joke Telling
Song
Poem
Musical Score
Listening and
Evaluating the Speaker, Singer, or Poet
Performing a One Act Play, Song, or Poem
Listening to the Reading Aloud of a Student’s Two-Page Critique of the Story of the Learner’s Choice
Read Alouds (Literary Selections, Local Newspapers, And Other Periodicals)
Active Listening (Literary Selections, Performances, and Local Newscasts) / Poster
Exhibit
Mime
Puppet Show
One Act Play
Sculpture
Dance
Cartoon
Class Discussions over BK Fine Art Transparencies / Tiered Prompts
A – Illustrate irony found within any one of the selected works using subtitles in a cartoon.
B – Evaluate ironies experienced in your own life and compare and contrast them with those found in any of the selected works.
C – Produce/create a play, poem, song, etc. with elements of appearance vs. reality or irony found within any one of the selected works.
LL Short Story Formal Assessment
1. “The Most Dangerous
Game”(CD Appendix)
2. “The Gift of the Magi”
(CD Appendix)
3. “The Possibility of Evil”
(CD Appendix)
Grammar Formal Assessment
Choose from the various parts of speech handouts (BK Language Skills Practice).
* Any selection (listed here or not) may be used so long as it covers the required objectives/skills.
** Choose as many of the items listed as possible for teaching the required objectives/skills using the chosen literary selection(s).
*** Students will choose one from the three tiered prompt options as well as complete the necessary short story and grammar formal assessments.
BISD CurriculumEnglish Language Arts – 9th Grade
Literature Textbook – Language of Literature (LL)
Grammar Textbook – Barrett Kendall (BK)
Helpful Internet Sites – See Appendix
Week of September 11TH – September 15TH
Week / Skills / Objectives / TEKS / Literary Selections/ Enrichment* / Reading/ Critical Thinking/ Literary Devices ** / Grammar(Choose From) / Writing/ Research
(Choose From) / Listening/ Speaking
(Choose From) / Viewing/ Representing
(Choose From) / Assessment ***
4
Key Question (required)
What are some literary techniques and devices used by authors when attempting to persuade an audience, and how do they affect the overall meaning of the work? / Historical Influences on the Commu-nication Process
TLW (required)
Examine narratives that use engaging techniques from varied historical and contemporary reading sources.
TEKS
8B
14A – D
15A – E
16A – F
17A – D
18A – B / “I Have a Dream”
(LL439 – 444)
“Glory & Hope”
(LL 445 – 447)
“The United States vs. Susan B. Anthony
(LL 453 – 462)
“The Gettysburg Address” by
Abraham Lincoln
(Appendix)
“Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Appendix)
Research Report Writing
(LL 974 – 980 & 1161 - 1166) / Main Idea
Biography
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Allusion
Hyperbole
Understatement
Considering Purpose, Audience, and Occasion
Anaphora
(Repetition of the first word or words at the beginning of consecutive sentences:
“I have a dream…
I have a dream…
I have a dream…”) / Continue Working on Parts of Speech
(BK L38-L136):
Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Interjections
Possible Homework for Above – See the various Appendixes
LLDaily Language Skill Builder Transparency #4
(Appendix) / Write a short biographical essay based on information researched on any or all historical figures mentioned or alluded to in any or all literary selections.
“Research Report”
(LLWriting Copymaster #36)
(Appendix)
Identifying Writing Variables
(LLWriting Transparency #2)
(Appendix)
Use of Dictionary,
Thesaurus, Computer, And/Or Other Reference Materials / Persuasive Speaking
Song
Poem
Musical Score
Listener’s Appreciation of a Taped Version of Any One of the Suggested Literary Selections
Listener’s Evaluation of Any One of the Suggested Literary Selections, Using a Rubric Provided by the Teacher / Poster
Exhibit
Mime
Puppet Show
One Act Play
Sculpture
Dance
Timeline
Class Discussion over Historical Photographs and/or Depictions of Historical Personalities and/or Events
Class Discussions over BK Fine Art Transparencies / Tiered Prompts
A. Write and recite a speech to convince someone into buying you a car, an X-box, or some other item that you truly desire.
B. Write and recite a speech that convinces the class to vote for you forclass president.
C. Write and recite a speech that persuades the class to trust you with all their money.
LLShort Story Formal Assessment
1. “I Have a Dream”/ “Glory
& Hope” (CD Appendix)
2. “The United States vs.
Susan B. Anthony”
(CD Appendix)
Grammar Formal Assessment
Choose from the various parts of speech handouts (BK Language Skills Practice).
* Any selection (listed here or not) may be used so long as it covers the required objectives/skills.
** Choose as many of the items listed as possible for teaching the required objectives/skills using the chosen literary selection(s).
*** Students will choose one from the three tiered prompt options as well as complete the necessary short story and grammar formal assessments.
BISD CurriculumEnglish Language Arts – 9th Grade
Literature Textbook – Language of Literature (LL)
Grammar Textbook – Barrett Kendall (BK)
Helpful Internet Sites – See Appendix
Week of September 18TH – September 22ND
Week / Skills / Objectives / TEKS / Literary Selections/ Enrichment* / Reading/ Critical Thinking/ Literary Devices ** / Grammar(Choose From) / Writing/ Research
(Choose From) / Listening/ Speaking
(Choose From) / Viewing/ Representing
(Choose From) / Assessment ***
5
Key Question (required)
Which literary clues tell you what the outcome of the story might be? How? / Audience and Author’s Purpose
TLW (required)
Use clues from description, narration, and dialogue to draw accurate conclusions from text and visuals.
TEKS
6A – F
8C
19A – C
20A – F
21A – I / “Brothers Are the Same”
(LL359 – 370)
“Through the Tunnel”
(LL373 – 384)
“The Seven Ages of Man”
(LL348 – 349) / Protagonist
Antagonist
Narrative
Drama
Setting
Plot
Symbol / Symbolism
Dramatic Monologue
Soliloquy
Blank Verse
Iambic Pentameter
Inferences
Connotation
Character Analysis / Continue Working on Parts of Speech
(BK L38-L136):
Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Interjections
Possible Homework for Above – See the various Appendixes
LLDaily Language Skill Builder Transparency #5
(Appendix) / “Writing a Short Story: The Narrator” (BK Composition Skills Practice)
(Appendix)
Writing a Short Story: Using Dialogue” (BK Composition Skills Practice)
(Appendix)
Use of Dictionary,
Thesaurus, Computer, And/Or Other Reference Materials / Read aloud of Analysis Essay
Listener’s Evaluation of a Student’s Analysis Essay Using a Rubric Provided by the Teacher / Poster
Collage
Presentation
Poem
Class Discussions over BK Fine Art Transparencies / Tiered Prompts
A. Create a poster or collage that illustrates the outcome of the selected story using clues found within the description, narration, dialogue, and visuals accompanying the stories to draw accurate conclusions from the text.
B. Compare and contrast “Brothers are the Same”and “Through the Tunnel” using clues found within the description, narration, dialogue, and visuals accompanying the stories to draw accurate conclusions from the text.
C. Write a sonnet with the same theme as Shakespeare’s “Seven Ages of Man” in blank verse using iambic pentameter.
LLShort Story Formal Assessment
1. “Brothers Are the Same”
(CD Appendix)
2. “Through the Tunnel”
(CD Appendix)
3. “The Seven Ages of Man”
(CD Appendix)
Grammar Formal Assessment
Choose from the various parts of speech handouts (BK Language Skills Practice).
* Any selection (listed here or not) may be used so long as it covers the required objectives/skills.
** Choose as many of the items listed as possible for teaching the required objectives/skills using the chosen literary selection(s).
*** Students will choose one from the three tiered prompt options as well as complete the necessary short story and grammar formal assessments.
BISD CurriculumEnglish Language Arts – 9th Grade
Literature Textbook – Language of Literature (LL)
Grammar Textbook – Barrett Kendall (BK)
Helpful Internet Sites – See Appendix
Week of September 25TH – September 29TH
Week / Skills / Objectives / TEKS / Literary Selections/ Enrichment* / Reading/ Critical Thinking/ Literary Devices ** / Grammar(Choose From) / Writing/ Research
(Choose From) / Listening/ Speaking
(Choose From) / Viewing/ Representing
(Choose From) / Assessment ***
6
Key Question (required)
What are some things a person can infer based on textual evidence and connota-tion? / Inference and Connotation
TLW (required)
Use note taking, semantic mapping, and textual clues to recall the text.
TEKS
7E, H – J
9A
11A, G – H
15A
16A, C – D
21D / from“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”
(LL480 – 487)
“Caged Bird”
(LL488 – 489)
“Trifles”
(LL770 – 783) / Biography
Autobiography
Point of View
Allusion
Irony
Character Analysis
Inference
Symbol / Symbolism
Metaphor
Dimeter
Free Verse
Imagery
See Paired Activity and Review Symbol
(LL784) / Finish Working on Parts of Speech
(BK L38-L136):
Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Interjections
Possible Homework for Above – See the various Appendixes
LLDaily Language Skill Builder Transparency #6
(Appendix) / Activity “Inquiry & Research”
(LL 491)
Peer Evaluation And Edit of Each Other’s Tiered Prompt Work Using a Rubric Supplied by the Teacher / Read Aloud
Activity # 1 under “Activities & Explorations”
(LL 491) / Flow Chart
Timeline
Outline
Venn Diagram
Cluster Diagram
Circle Graphs
Movie Maker Video
Power Point Presentation
Activity # 2 under “Activities & Explorations” on LL 491
Student Evaluationof Semantic Mapping/Graphic Organizers Using a Rubric Provided by the Teacher
Class Discussions over BK Fine Art Transparencies / Tiered Prompts
A. Illustrate various inferences and connotations found in the stories and/or poem using semantic maps/graphic organizers, such as a Venn Diagram, Timeline,Flow Chart, Cluster Diagram, Outline, etc.
B. Use student notes to analyze how Maya Angelou’s titles in both the short story and poem match the body of the works, and defend it in a short paragraph including textual evidence.
C. Write, produce, and edit a Movie Maker film or create a Power Point presentation (each a minimum of 3 minutes long) analyzing allusions in the body of each of the works, with an emphasis on textual evidence that furthers the theme of freedom and slavery.
LL Short Story Formal Assessment
1. from “I Know Why the Caged
Bird Sings” (CD Appendix)
2. “Trifles” (CD Appendix)
Grammar Formal Assessment
1. Parts of Speech Test
(BK L140 – L141)
2. “Determining Parts of
Speech” (BK Language
Skills Practice)
(CD Appendix)
3. “Finding Parts of Speech”
(BK Language Skills Practice)
(CD Appendix)
* Any selection (listed here or not) may be used so long as it covers the required objectives/skills.
** Choose as many of the items listed as possible for teaching the required objectives/skills using the chosen literary selection(s).
*** Students will choose one from the three tiered prompt options as well as complete the necessary short story and grammar formal assessments.
BISD CurriculumEnglish Language Arts – 9th Grade
Literature Textbook – Language of Literature (LL)
Grammar Textbook – Barrett Kendall (BK)
Helpful Internet Sites – See Appendix
Week of October 2ND – October 6TH
Week / Skills / Objectives / TEKS / Literary Selections/ Enrichment* / Reading/ Critical Thinking/ Literary Devices ** / Grammar(Choose From) / Writing/ Research
(Choose From) / Listening/ Speaking
(Choose From) / Viewing/ Representing
(Choose From) / Assessment ***
7
Key Question (required)
What are some of the literary elements used by authors, like Edgar Allan Poe, to help create a particular mood? / Total Recall
TLW (required)
Recognize flashback and foreshadow-ing cues, and use these devices in original writing.
TEKS
1A – C
2A – E
3A – D
4A – G
5A – B
6A – F
7A, C, D-E, J
11H
15A – E / “Annabel Lee” (LL198 – 200)
“The Bells”
(LL201 – 203)
“The Cask of Amontillado”
(LL207 – 215)
“The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe
(Appendix)
“The Pit and the Pendulum” by Edgar Allan Poe
(Appendix)
“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe
(Appendix)
“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe
(Appendix)
Research Report Writing
(LL 974 – 980 & 1161 - 1166) / Rhyme
Assonance
Alliteration
End Rhyme
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Inference
Point of View
Metaphor
Simile
Suspense
Horror
Irony
Mood
Tone / Italics
(BK 543 – 547)
Quotation Marks
(BK 548 – 565)
Possible Homework for Above – See the various Appendixes
LLDaily Language Skill Builder Transparency #7
(Appendix) / Write a short biographical essay based on information researched on Edgar Allan Poe.
Use of Dictionary,
Thesaurus, Computer, And/Or Other Reference Materials
“Research Report”
(LLWriting Copymaster #36)
(Appendix) / Recitation of Any One of the Suggested Literary Selections
Listener’s Appreciation of a Taped Version of Any One of the Suggested Literary Selections
Listener’s Evaluation of Any One of the Suggested Literary Selections, Using a Rubric Provided by the Teacher / Timeline
Flow Chart
Venn Diagram
Cluster Diagram
Circle Graphs
Puppet Show
One Act Play
Student Evaluation of Any One of the Above Semantic Mapping and/or Performances Using a Rubric Provided by the Teacher
Class Discussions over BK Fine Art Transparencies / Tiered Prompts
A. Create a Game, Flow Chart, Timeline, Venn Diagram, a Cluster Diagram, or a Circle Graph that examines the flashback and foreshadowing in the stories and poem.
B. Analyze how certain elements of foreshadow and flashback further the sinister feel of the stories, and then write your own scary story or poem using one or both of these elements.
C. Write, produce, and edit a scary movie, puppet show, or one act play that includes elements of flashback and foreshadowing. You may recreate Poe’s work or create your own original work.
LLShort Story Formal Assessment
1. “Annabel Lee” / “The Bells”
(CD Appendix)
2. “The Cask of Amontillado”
(CD Appendix)
Grammar Formal Assessment
1. Italics and Quotation Marks
Pretest (BK 540 – 541)
2. Check Point (BK 566 – 567)
* Any selection (listed here or not) may be used so long as it covers the required objectives/skills.