Aimee Sharifi

Curriculum Map

AUGUST 2014
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First Day of School:

Introductions
Read Syllabus

11 Poetry Unit:

Figurative
language:
Group activity
where members
write a
collaborative poem
using figurative
18 Poetry Unit:
Portfolio Item #1:
Rewrite the bio
poem and present
them somehow on
a sheet of paper.
Decorating is
encouraged.
25 Poetry Unit: Poet
#3: William
Shakespeare
-Biography
-history of
Shakespeares
writing
1

Classroom
Procedures
Rules, Expectations,
icebreakers if there
is time

Poetry Unit:
Frontloading
Introduction to
Poetry

7 Poetry Unit: Create

a bio poem by the
end of class period

12 Poetry Unit: How to 13 Poetry Unit: How to 14 Poetry Unit:

read a poem:
-Mother to Son By
Langston Hughes

read a poem:
Continued
-I heard a fly buzzwhen I died by
Emily Dickinson

19 Poetry Unit:

20 Poetry: Poet #1:

26 Poetry Unit: Work

27 Poetry Unit: Poet

Portfolio Item #2:

Writing an Ode
Find an object

day: GET CAUGHT

UP ON ALL
PORTFOLIO ITEMS
-For those students
done, they can
begin decorating
their individual

Edgar Allan Poe

-The Raven
-Shortened version
of Tell-tale Heart

#4: T.S. Eliot

-The Lovesong of
J. Alfred Prufrock

Sonnets:
Shakespeares
Sonnet 18
-form of a sonnet
-analyze poem

Poetry Unit: Forms

of common poems:
Choose a form and
write a short poem
for homework.

15 Poetry Unit:

Introduction to the
Portfolio Project:
Students will
decorate folders
and keep them as
their own personal
portfolio for poems
21 Poetry Unit:
22 Poetry Unit: Poet
Portfolio Item #3:
#2: Emily
Dickinson
Write a poem either
about a fear or
-Biography of
confronting a fear
author
-abstract poetry

28 Poetry Unit: T.S.

Eliot continued:
-Specific stanzas
from The
Wasteland

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Poetry Unit:
Portfolio Item #4:
-write a poem in
any form about any
topic (as long as
school appropriate)

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SEPTEMBER 2014
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Labor Day- NO
SCHOOL

Unit #2: To Kill A

Mockingbird
Frontloading: write
a short personal
narrative about an
impactful event
that occurred

15 TKAM
-Life in the 1930s
-The Great
Depression

22 TKAM: Character

Maps:
-Create a character
map based on the
character Scout

Poetry Unit: Group

activity: a poem
will be chosen. All
verbs, nouns, and
adjectives will be
blank. Each person
in a group will add
their own words to
the poem.
9 TKAM:History of
slavery:
-facts on slavery
-living conditions
-history of slavery
and equal rights
-Underground
16 TKAM: Group
Activity:
-Students will be
given a short story
scenario and a
budget, they must
ration out the food
and money they
have left
23 TKAM
-Reading Log #3

29 TKAM: Discuss how 30 TKAM: Boo Radley:

the story is being
told from different
perspectives
-younger Scout and
older Scout
Reading Log #7

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

5 ALL PORTFOLIOS
6
Work Day for
students:
ARE DUE TODAY
-they can include
classwork in
portfolios
-finish writing and
decorate individual
pages for each
10 TKAM:
11 TKAM: Frederick
12 TKAM: Harper Lee: 13
Underground
Douglas:
-Biography
Railroad Songs:
-biography
-Background on To
-in groups, pick a
-read certain parts
Kill A Mockingbird
message youd like
of Narrative of the
to send and create
-Begin first chapter
life of Frederick
a rhyme scheme in
in class
Douglass
the song
Poetry Unit: Poet
#5: Maya Angelou
-read and analyze
Caged Bird poem

17 Late Start: District

PLC
TKAM: In class
reading
Reading Log #1

24 TKAM

18 TKAM: Reading Log 19 TKAM

#2
-history of lynching

25 TKAM

-Reading Log #4

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-Scottsboro boys
-famous trials

26 TKAM

-Reading Log #5

-Reading Log #6
Discuss the book
so far as a class,
any questions or
clarifications
needed will be
provided

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12

-How is Boo Radley

introduced?
-What is the
significance of the
knothole?
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FALL RECESS- NO
SCHOOL

13 TKAM:

FALL RECESS- NO
SCHOOL

14 TKAM:

-Reading Log #9

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

TKAM: Perception:
After viewing Boo
in a certain way,
according to Miss
Maudie he may
actually be crazy
now
-Discuss
FALL RECESS- NO
SCHOOL

15 Late Start: District

PLC
TKAM: In Class
Reading Day
Reading Log #11

-Reading Log #10

FRIDAY

4
TKAM: Reading Log 3 TKAM:-What they
#8:
believe happened
to Jems pants?
-Discuss the setting
in the novel,
-Activity that ties in
Maycomb
the knothole and
what would the
-How are people
students do in
classified and who
Boos shoes?
are the Ewells?
10 FALL RECESS- NO
11
FALL RECESS- NO
SCHOOL
SCHOOL

16 TKAM:

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23 TKAM: Literary

24 TKAM: Literary

27 TKAM: Literary

28 TKAM: Literary

29 The Great Gatsby:

30 Gatsby:

31 -TKAM Papers are

Analysis
-Second and third
body paragraph
due

Analysis
-Conclusion due

Frontloading
-Life in the 1920s
-Fashion in the
1920s

Analysis
-Introduction
paragraph and
thesis due today

Frontloading
-Prohibition Era
-The Great
Depression

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25

22 TKAM: Literary

Analysis
-What is a literary
analysis paper?
-What are the
components
needed?

19

#12

21 TKAM: Literary

Analysis
-Choose a prompt
provided.
-Start outlining
your essay

SUNDAY

17 TKAM: Reading Log 18

Story Map: Partner

Activity

20 TKAM: Sequence

Map activity
-Discuss the end of
the book
-Complex character
activity

SATURDAY

Analysis
-First body
paragraph due
-Outline is due

due at the end of

class
-Typing day for last
minute editing and
revising

NOVEMBER 2014
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5 Gatsby: Reading
6 Gatsby: Reading
7 Gatsby: Reading
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Gatsby: Reading
Log #1
Log #2
Log #3
Log #4
-Discuss the
-What is the
-Character Map
-What seems off
symbolism
difference between
activity for Gatsby
about Gatsbys
East Egg and West
and how others
story of his life?
-Point of view and
Egg?
perceive him
perspective activity
-What does Gatsby
to determine the
-How does Nick
-How does
tell Jordan Baker
perspective the
describe Gatsby?
perception alter a
during his party?
10 Gatsby: Reading
11 Veterans Day- NO
12 Gatsby: Reading
13 Gatsby: Reading
14 Gatsby: Reading
15
Log #5
SCHOOL
Log #6
Log #7
Log #8
-What does Gatsby
-What does Gatsby
-Facebook profile
-Why does Tom
ask Nick to do?
want Daisy to do?
activity: create a
Buchanan seem so
profile for Gatsbys
eager to go out to
-What is Nicks
-What is Gatsbys
life from his
the city with his
concern with how
real story of his life,
perspective, and
wife and Gatsby?
Gatsby is expecting
and why did he lie
create one for his
of Daisy?
to people about it?
-What is going on in
actual life story.
17 Gatsby: Reading
18 Gatsby: Character 19 Gatsby: Gossip
20 Gatsby: Reading
21 Gatsby: Reading
22
Log #8
Map
Log #9
Log #10
-What is the
-What is the
-Daisy character
significance of
-Why did Wilson
-What is the
confusion about the
map
gossip in this story?
shoot Gatsby?
significance of the
person who hit
green light in the
-Why would she
-Why do people
-Class discussion:
Myrtle?
story?
continue to stay
care about social
did Gatsby deserve
with Tom? What are
status and
to die that way?
-How does Nicks
her motives for
perception of
vision of America
24 Gatsby: Character 25 Gatsby: Character 26 Gatsby: Character 27 Thanksgiving
28 Thanksgiving
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Analysis
Analysis
Analysis
Recess- NO
Recess- NO
SCHOOL
SCHOOL
-Choose one
-Introduction and
-Body paragraphs
character and
thesis due
due
analyze him/her in
a short essay
1

Gatsby: Author bio

-F. Scott Fitzgerald
biography
-history of the
novel
-Begin first chapter

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DECEMBER 2014
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Gatsby: Character
Analysis
-Entire paper due!!

Unit: Shakespeare
Frontloading:
-What makes a love
story?
-What are the parts
of a love story?

Shakespeare:
Romeo and Juliet
-Act I Scene 3-5

Shakespeare:
Romeo and Juliet
-Act II Scene 1

15 Shakespeare:

Romeo and Juliet

-Act III Skim
through Scene 1-5

16 Shakespeare:

Romeo and Juliet

-Act IV Scene 1-3

Shakespeare:
-History of England
-History of
Shakespearean
writing

11 Shakespeare:

12 Shakespeare:

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17 Semester Exams

18 Semester Exams

19 NO SCHOOL

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21

Shakespeare:
Romeo and Juliet
-Act IV Scene 4-5

Shakespeare:
Romeo and Juliet
-Act V Scene 1-3

26 Winter Recess: NO

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Romeo and Juliet

-Act II Scene 2-3

23 Winter Recess: NO

24 Winter Recess: NO

29 Winter Recess: NO

30 Winter Recess: NO

31 Winter Recess: NO

SCHOOL

SCHOOL

SCHOOL

Shakespeare:
Romeo and Juliet
-Act I Scene 1 and 2

10 Shakespeare:

22 Winter Recess: NO
SCHOOL

Shakespeare:
-Author biography

SCHOOL

SCHOOL

Romeo and Juliet

-Act II Scene 4

25 Winter Recess: NO
SCHOOL

Romeo and Juliet

-Act II Scene 5

SCHOOL

10

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JANUARY 2015
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Classes Resume
Shakespeare:
Romeo and Juliet
-Watch the movie
of Romeo and Juliet
to refresh
memories

12 Shakespeare:

Hamlet
-Act I Scene 1
-How is the setting
described?

19 MLK/Civil Rights

Day: NO SCHOOL

26 Shakespeare:

Hamlet
-Act IV Scene 1

Shakespeare:
Romeo and Juliet
-Finish the film

Shakespeare:
Romeo and Juliet
-Family tree with
the Capulets and
Montagues

13 Shakespeare:

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Winter Recess: NO
SCHOOL

Winter Recess: NO
SCHOOL

Shakespeare:
Romeo and Juliet
-How does Romeos
love change from
the masquerade
throughout the
entire play?

Shakespeare:
Romeo and Juliet
Classroom Debate:
-Did Romeo really
love Juliet? Provide
evidence

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14 Shakespeare:
Hamlet
Hamlet
-Act I Scene 2: How
-Act I Scene 3-5
is Hamlet perceived
by the audience
when he talks
about wanting to
die so
20 Shakespeare:
21 Late Start: District
Hamlet
PLC
-Act III Scene 1
Shakespeare:
Hamlet
-Act III Scene 1

15 Shakespeare:

16 Shakespeare:

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22 Shakespeare:

23 Shakespeare:

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27 Shakespeare:

29 Shakespeare:

30 Shakespeare:

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Hamlet
-Act IV Scene 2-3

28 Shakespeare:

Hamlet
-Act IV Scene 4

Hamlet
-Act II Scene 1

Hamlet
-Act III Scene 2-3

Hamlet
-Act IV Scene 5

Hamlet
-Act II Scene 2

Hamlet
-Act III Scene 4

Hamlet
-Act IV Scene 6-7

FEBRUARY 2015
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Shakespeare:
Hamlet
-Act V Scene 1

10 Shakespeare:
Shakespeare:
Hamlet
Hamlet
-How to cite
-Essay first two
quotations and
body paragraphs
paraphrases from a
due
play, or any text for
that matter

Shakespeare:
Hamlet
-Act V Scene 2

Shakespeare:
Hamlet
-Choose one
character, besides
Hamlet, and
compare and
contrast the
character to
11 Shakespeare:
Hamlet
-Third body
paragraph and
conclusion due

16 Presidents Day: NO 17 Unit: Writing Essays 18 Late Start: District

SCHOOL

23 Unit: Writing

Essays:
Argumentative
-Outlines are due

PLC
Unit: Writing
Essays:
Argumentative
-Creating a thesis

-Argumentative
writing
-When is it needed
and the basics to
creating an
argument

24 Unit: Writing

Essays:
Argumentative
-Introduction and
thesis due

25 Unit: Writing

Essays:
Argumentative
-Draft of first body
paragraph due

6 Shakespeare:
Shakespeare:
Hamlet
Hamlet
-Essay question: Do
-Short Essay
you feel the ending
-Introduction and
of Hamlet was
thesis due
inevitable because
he was unable to
control his feelings
12 Shakespeare:
13 Shakespeare:
Hamlet
Hamlet
-Revising and
-Final essay due
editing day
-Final thoughts and
discussions on
Hamlet
19 Unit: Writing

20 Unit: Writing

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26 Unit: Writing

27 Unit: Writing

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Essays:
Argumentative
-Choosing a prompt
and begin outlining

Essays:
Argumentative
-draft of second
body paragraph
due

Essays:
Argumentative
-Research Day
-Gather research
for essay

Essays:
Argumentative
-draft of third bod
paragraph is due

MARCH 2015
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13 Unit: Writing

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20 Spring Recess: NO

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27 Unit: Writing

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Unit: Writing
Essays:
Argumentative
-creating a works
cited page
-citing quotes

Unit: Writing
Essays: Persuasive
-Propaganda
-Examples of
propaganda

Unit: Writing
Essays:
Argumentative
-Typing Day

Unit: Writing
Essays:
Argumentative
-Revise and Edit
-Typing day

10 Unit: Writing

11 Unit: Writing

16 Spring Recess: NO

17 Spring Recess: NO

18 Spring Recess: NO

23 Unit: Writing

24 Unit: Writing

25 Unit: Writing

30 Cesar Chavez Day:

31

SCHOOL

Essays: Persuasive
-Draft of the body
paragraphs due

NO SCHOOL

Essays: Persuasive
-example of
persuasive writing
-reasons for
persuasive writing
SCHOOL

Essays: Persuasive
-draft of the
conclusion due

Essays: Persuasive
-Choose a prompt
and
brainstorm/researc
h the topic

SCHOOL

Essays: Persuasive
-Editing and
revising
-Peer editing

Unit: Writing
Essays:
Argumentative
-Final Draft is due

12 Unit: Writing

Essays: Persuasive
-Persuasive writing
styles
-Creating a
persuasive thesis
statement
19 Spring Recess: NO
SCHOOL

26 Unit: Writing

Essays: Persuasive
-Typing Day

Unit: Writing
Essays:
Argumentative
-What did you
struggle with while
creating your
essays?
Essays: Persuasive
-draft of the
introduction due

SCHOOL

Essays: Persuasive
-Essay due

APRIL 2015
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10 Unit: Creative

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16 Unit: Creative

17 Unit: Creative

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24 Unit: Creative

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Unit: Creative
Writing: Personal
Narrative
-Read Charlotte
Perkins Gillmans
The Yellow
Wallpaper

7 Unit: Creative
8 Unit: Creative
Unit: Creative
Writing: Personal
Writing: Personal
Writing: Personal
Narrative
Narrative
Narrative
-What is the
-Choose an essay
-Create a story
structure of a
prompt
map or sequence
personal narrative?
map to outline the
-Brainstorm activity
story
-What are the
requirements?
13 Unit: Creative
14 Unit: Creative
15 Unit: Creative
Writing: Personal
Writing: Personal
Writing: Personal
Narrative
Narrative
Narrative
-Draft of
-Draft of body
-draft of conclusion
introduction due
paragraphs due
due

Unit: Creative
Writing: Personal
Narrative
-look at passages
from To Kill A
Mockingbird
-What is a personal
narrative?
Unit: Creative
Writing: Personal
Narrative
-Create a visual of
some kind for your
story

Writing: Personal
Narrative
-Editing and
revising day
-Peer editing

20 Unit: Creative

21 Unit: Creative

22 Unit: Creative

23 Unit: Creative

27 Unit: Creative

28 Unit: Creative

29 Unit: Creative

30 Unit: Creative

Writing: Personal
Narrative
-Personal narrative
due along with
illustration

Writing: Short
Stories
-discuss how those
two short stories
are different:
themes, structure,
etc.

Writing: Personal
Narrative
-Volunteers read
stories out loud

Writing: Short
Stories
-introduce and
explain basic story
formats
-different parts of a
story

Writing: Short
Stories
-Introduction to
writing short
stories

Writing: Short
Stories
-How to create
complex characters

Writing: Short
Stories
-Tell-Tale Heart by
Edgar Allan Poe

Writing: Short
Stories
-Outline a story
-Sequence map

End of Third Term

-Spend time
organizing
portfolios of work
over the entire
school year

Writing: Personal
Narrative
-Start drafting

Writing: Personal
Narrative
-Typing day

Writing: Short
Stories
-read Arent You
Happy For Me? By
Richard Bausch

MAY 2015
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Unit: Creative
Writing: Short
Stories
-Draft of first half of
short story due

Unit: Multigenre
Paper
-Frontloading
-different examples
of writing in
different genres

10

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Unit: Creative
Writing: Short
Stories
-rough draft of
entire short story
due

11 Unit: Multigenre

Paper
-Postsecret
introduction
-create your own
postcard

18 Unit: Multigenre
Paper
-Fifth genre

Unit: Creative
Writing: Short
Stories
-revising, peer
editing day

12 Unit: Multigenre

Paper
-Explanation of
multigenre paper
and portfolio
-decorate portfolios

19 Unit: Multigenre

Paper
-Editing/revising
day
-Decorate portfolios

Unit: Creative
Writing: Short
Stories
-typing day

13 Unit: Multigenre
Paper
-Second genre

20 Last Day of School

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Graduation Day
Unit: Multigenre
Paper
-Turn in portfolios
-Share for
enrichment points

Unit: Creative
Writing: Short
Stories
-Final copies of
short stories due at
the end of class
period

14 Unit: Multigenre
Paper
-Third genre

15 Senior Final Exams

- Unit: Multigenre
Paper
-Fourth genre

21 Graduation Day

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