JUNIOR ENGLISH PACING GUIDE

Standards in blue bold denote recognized “Power Standards,” or standards recognized as the essential standards students must know by the completion of that unit/time frame.

Month 1:

Standards:

  • Students analyze and recognize works of American literature representing a variety of genres and traditions. (R3.5)
  • Students trace the development of American literature from the colonial period forward. (R3.5a)
  • Students differentiate between explicit and implicit assumptions of a text. (R2.5)
  • Students make inferences about the explicit and implicit assumptions of a text. (R2.5)
  • Students determine the philosophies and beliefs an author holds about a subject. (R2.5)
  • Students define archetype and recognize archetypes drawn from myth and tradition used in literature, film, political speech or religious writing. (R3.6)
  • Students explain how authors use archetypes to achieve desired effects. (R3.6)
  • Students write expository and persuasive essays that demonstrate an understanding of the elements of discourse. (W 1.1)

Month 2:

Standards:

  • Students analyze and recognize works of American literature representing a variety of genres and traditions. (R3.5)
  • Students trace the development of American literature from the colonial period forward. (R3.5a)
  • Students differentiate between explicit and implicit assumptions of a text. (R2.5)
  • Students make inferences about the explicit and implicit assumptions of a text. (R2.5)
  • Students determine the philosophies and beliefs an author holds about a subject. (R2.5)
  • Students define archetype and recognize archetypes drawn from myth and tradition used in literature, film, political speech or religious writing. (R3.6)
  • Students explain how authors use archetypes to achieve desired effects. (R3.6)
  • Students write expository and persuasive essays that demonstrate an understanding of the elements of discourse. (W 1.1)

**BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT #1 (2.5) given to student LP 2**

Please note: Month 1 and 2 share the same standards. These standards may be addressed in any order within these two months.

Month 3:

Standards:

  • Students analyze and recognize works of American literature representing a variety of genres and traditions. (R3.5)
  • Students trace the development of American literature from the colonial period forward (R3.5a)
  • Students understand and can explain the relationships in analogies. (R1.3)
  • Students differentiate between the author’s friendly or hostile audiences. (R 2.6)
  • Students identify the author’s avenue(s) of appeal. (R 2.6)
  • Students critique the effects of logical fallacies. (R 2.6)
  • Students critique the effective appeal(s) used by the author. (R 2.6)
  • Students assess the effectiveness of rhetorical devices. (R2.1)
  • Students write expository and persuasive essays that demonstrate an understanding of the elements of discourse. (W 1.1)
  • Students explain how repetition, syntax, and word choice affects meaning, clarity, and purpose. (R2.2) (L&S 1.11)
  • Students analyze the four types of proposition used in an argument and understand their similarities and differences and patterns of organization. (L&S 1.13)
  • Students know the difference between persuasive language, reasoning and truth. (L&S 1.13)
  • Students evaluate the effectiveness of techniques used to target a particular audience. (L&S 1.14)

Month 4:

Standards:

  • Students analyze and recognize works of American literature representing a variety of genres and traditions. (R3.5)
  • Students trace the development of American literature from the colonial period forward (R3.5a)
  • Students understand and can explain the relationships in analogies. (R1.3)
  • Students differentiate between the author’s friendly or hostile audiences. (R 2.6)
  • Students identify the author’s avenue(s) of appeal. (R 2.6)
  • Students critique the effects of logical fallacies. (R 2.6)
  • Students critique the effective appeal(s) used by the author. (R 2.6)
  • Students assess the effectiveness of rhetorical devices. (R2.1)
  • Students write expository and persuasive essays that demonstrate an understanding of the elements of discourse. (W 1.1)
  • Students explain how repetition, syntax, and word choice affects meaning, clarity, and purpose. (R2.2) (L&S 1.11)
  • Students analyze the four types of proposition used in an argument and understand their similarities and differences and patterns of organization. (L&S 1.13)
  • Students know the difference between persuasive language, reasoning and truth. (L&S 1.13)
  • Students evaluate the effectiveness of techniques used to target a particular audience. (L&S 1.14)

Month 5:

Standards:

  • Students analyze and recognize works of American literature representing a variety of genres and traditions. (R3.5)
  • Students trace the development of American literature from the colonial period forward (R3.5a)
  • Students understand and can explain the relationships in analogies. (R1.3)
  • Students differentiate between the author’s friendly or hostile audiences. (R 2.6)
  • Students identify the author’s avenue(s) of appeal. (R 2.6)
  • Students critique the effects of logical fallacies. (R 2.6)
  • Students critique the effective appeal(s) used by the author. (R 2.6)
  • Students assess the effectiveness of rhetorical devices. (R2.1)
  • Students write expository and persuasive essays that demonstrate an understanding of the elements of discourse. (W 1.1)
  • Students explain how repetition, syntax, and word choice affects meaning, clarity, and purpose. (R2.2) (L&S 1.11)
  • Students analyze the four types of proposition used in an argument and understand their similarities and differences and patterns of organization. (L&S 1.13)
  • Students know the difference between persuasive language, reasoning and truth. (L&S 1.13)
  • Students evaluate the effectiveness of techniques used to target a particular audience. (L&S 1.14)

**BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT #2 (R 2.6) given to student LP 5**

Please note: Month 3, 4 and 5 share the same standards. These standards may be addressed in any order within these three months.

Month 6:

Standards:

  • Students analyze and recognize works of American literature representing a variety of genres and traditions. (R3.5)
  • Students trace the development of American literature from the colonial period forward. (R3.5a)
  • Students identify and explain the organization of the text and how it affects clarity. (R 2.2)
  • Make warranted and reasonable assertions about the author’s arguments by using elements of the text to defend and clarify interpretations. (R 2.4)
  • Students will analyze how the philosophical, political, religious, ethical and social ideas of their times influences writers and shaped the characters, plots, settings, and themes of their work. (R3.7c)
  • Students write expository and persuasive essays that demonstrate an understanding of the elements of discourse. (W 1.1)
  • Structure ideas and arguments in a sustained, persuasive, and sophisticated way and support them with precise and relevant examples. (W 1.3)
  • Write a historical investigation paper. (W2.4)

Month 7:

Standards:

  • Students analyze and recognize works of American literature representing a variety of genres and traditions. (R3.5)
  • Students trace the development of American literature from the colonial period forward. (R3.5a)
  • Students identify and explain the organization of the text and how it affects clarity. (R 2.2)
  • Make warranted and reasonable assertions about the author’s arguments by using elements of the text to defend and clarify interpretations. (R 2.4)
  • Students will analyze how the philosophical, political, religious, ethical and social ideas of their times influences writers and shaped the characters, plots, settings, and themes of their work. (R3.7c)
  • Students write expository and persuasive essays that demonstrate an understanding of the elements of discourse. (W 1.1)
  • Structure ideas and arguments in a sustained, persuasive, and sophisticated way and support them with precise and relevant examples. (W 1.3)
  • Write a historical investigation paper. (W2.4)

**BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT #3 (R2.4) given to student LP 7**

Please note: Month 6 and 7 share the same standards. These standards may be addressed in any order within these two months.

Month 8:

Standards:

  • Students analyze and recognize works of American literature representing a variety of genres and traditions. (R3.5)
  • Students trace the development of American literature from the colonial period forward (R3.5a)
  • Students will analyze how the philosophical, political, religious, ethical and social ideas of their times influences writers and shaped the characters, plots, settings, and themes of their work. (R3.7c)
  • Students assess the validity of factual information in expository text through confirmation of various sources (R 2.3).
  • Students will analyze how the philosophical, political, religious, ethical and social ideas of their times influence writers and shape the characters, plots, settings, and themes of their work. (R 3.0)
  • Students write expository and persuasive essays that demonstrate an understanding of the elements of discourse. (W 1.1)
  • Students write persuasive arguments that demonstrate sophistication and the use of precise, relevant evidence. (W 1.3)
  • Students use analogy, visual aids, and/or calls to action in order to enhance meaning. (W1.4)
  • Write a historical investigation paper. (W2.4)

Month 9:

Standards:

  • Students analyze and recognize works of American literature representing a variety of genres and traditions. (R3.5)
  • Students trace the development of American literature from the colonial period forward (R3.5a)
  • Students will analyze how the philosophical, political, religious, ethical and social ideas of their times influences writers and shaped the characters, plots, settings, and themes of their work. (R3.7c)
  • Students assess the validity of factual information in expository text through confirmation of various sources (R 2.3).
  • Students write expository and persuasive essays that demonstrate an understanding of the elements of discourse. (W 1.1)
  • Students write persuasive arguments that demonstrate sophistication and the use of precise, relevant evidence. (W 1.3)
  • Students use analogy, visual aids, and/or calls to action in order to enhance meaning. (W1.4)
  • Write a historical investigation paper. (W2.4)

**BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT #4 (R 3.0) given to student LP 9**

Month 10:

Standards:

  • Students analyze and recognize works of American literature representing a variety of genres and traditions. (R3.5)
  • Students trace the development of American literature from the colonial period forward (R3.5a)
  • Students will analyze how the philosophical, political, religious, ethical and social ideas of their times influences writers and shaped the characters, plots, settings, and themes of their work. (R3.7c)
  • Students assess the validity of factual information in expository text through confirmation of various sources (R 2.3).
  • Students write expository and persuasive essays that demonstrate an understanding of the elements of discourse. (W 1.1)
  • Students write persuasive arguments that demonstrate sophistication and the use of precise, relevant evidence. (W 1.3)
  • Students use analogy, visual aids, and/or calls to action in order to enhance meaning. (W1.4)
  • Write a historical investigation paper. (W2.4)

Please note: Month 8, 9 and 10 share the same standards. These standards may be addressed in any order within these three months.

Please note: Regarding the identified Power Standards, standards overlap, or span more than one month. This is the nature of English. For standards identified more than once, it is expected that students continue mastering these standards.