Grade 10 – ELA Pacing Guide Timeline

Recommended Order of Completion:

Unit 2: Romanticism, Transcendentalism, and Realism

Unit 3: Contemporary Realistic Fiction

Unit 1: American Post World War II, Drama

Unit 5: Survival (group-made unit, see following page)

Unit 4: Harlem Renaissance, Post World War II, Drama

Reasoning:

  1. Units 2 & 3 provide basic introductory reading assignments, with a focus on the student as an active participant in the reading/listening process for the noted texts. For this reason, the units may be used interchangeably as the procedures and outcomes should be similar, varying only in materials and texts used.
  1. Unit 1 begins higher level order analysis. At this point, students will begin analyzing texts using compare/contrast procedures. Engaging students in the utilization of this level of thinking requires a basis set forth by the formerly introduced units.
  1. As Unit 1 introduces the concept of the powers of the individual and the individual as a member of an established community, it provides a good segue into Unit 5 (group-made unit). Unit 5 addresses the concept of the individual versus different elements, therefore putting the individual at a crossroads with society / the community versus the individual as a part of the society / community. Completion in the aforementioned order provides organization and continuity of ideas.
  1. Unit 4 focuses on the highest level of analysis, forcing students to examine concepts that are not easily tangible. As Units 1 & 5 focus on the individual’s interaction with his/her society / community, Unit 4draws on those ideas while also incorporating many negative societal issues the individual must face. The more one-dimensional concepts presented in Units 1 & 5 lendthemselves to the notions presented in Unit 4.

Timing (Estimate)

Each unit framework includes:

  • Big Ideas/Themes/Essential Questions
  • Literary Genre: Focus/Anchor Texts
  • Linking Texts/Media
  • Genre Study and Literary Analysis
  • Reading, Listening, and Viewing
  • Writing, Speaking, and Expressing
  • Ongoing Literacy Development

Unit 2 – 2 months

Unit 3 – 2 months

Unit 1 – 1.5 months

Unit 5 – 1.5 months

Unit 4 – 1.5 months

Unit 5: Survival

Focus/Big Ideas

Interdependence, cause and effect, peace, authority, man vs. man, loyalty, friendship, cooperation, order, power, relationships, acceptance/rejection, survival of the fittest, courage, man vs. society, man vs. nature, survival, exploration, organization

Genre/Period

Novel, 20th century literature, short story, political document, nonfiction, literary criticism, multimedia clip, feature video, political speech, historical document, scientific text