Tea Area High School

Pacing Guide Honors English I

20162017
Week

TimeNeeded

Date

Unit/Lesson

Standard

Pacing

August2526

Aug.25

Firstdayofschool
Student
Welcome/Expectations/Handouts

NA

1day

Aug,26

TimedWriting
Respondtowritingprompt

9.W.1

2days

August29
September2

Aug.29

TimedWritingReflection
BuildStudentPortfolios

Aug.30

20time
Introduction/Requirements/Instructions
BeginBlog

Writeargumentstosupport
claimsinananalysisoftopics,
usingvalidreasoningand
relevantandsufficientevidence.

9.W.1
9.W.7

3days

Conductshortaswellasmore
sustainedresearchprojectsto
answeraquestionorsolvea
problem,usingmultiplesources
todemonstrateunderstandingof
thesubject.

Aug.31

20time
Finishconstructingblog

9.W.7

Sept.1

20time
Blogentry#1
TopicAssignment

9.W.7

Sept.2

NoSchool

September59

Sept.5

NoSchool

Sept.6

ToKillaMockingbird
AssignmentChecks
PlotDiscussion

9.RL.1
Citestrongandthorough
textualevidencetosupport
analysisofwhatthetextsays

Unit1:
7days
1
project,

Sept.7

ToKillaMockingbird
ConflictDiscussion

9.RL.1
9.RL.5
Analyzeanauthorschoices
concerninghowtostructurea
text

Sept.8

ToKillaMockingbird
Characterdiscussion
AtticusFinchQuotes

9.RL.1
9.RL.3
Analyzehowcomplex
charactersdevelopoverthe

courseofatext,interactwith
characters,andadvancethe
plot

Sept.9

20time
Blogentry#2
Conductresearchontopic

9.W.7

September
1216

Sept.12

ToKillaMockingbird
FinalProject

9.RL.2
Determineathemeorcentral
ideaofatextandanalyzein
detailitsdevelopmentoverthe
courseofthetext

Sept.13

ToKillaMockingbird
FinalProject

9.RL.2

Sept.14

ToKillaMockingbird
FinalProject

9.RL.2

Sept.15

ToKillaMockingbird
FinalProject

9.RL.2

Sept.16

20time
Blogentry#3
Conductresearch

9.W.7

September
1923

Sept.19

GrammarReview
SentenceStructure

9.L.1
Demonstratecommandofthe
conventionsofstandard
Englishgrammarandusage
whenwriting(parallelstructure)

Unit2:
6days,
1test

Sept.20

GrammarReview
SentenceStructure
Parallelism

9.L.1

Sept.21

GrammarReview
SentenceStructure
Parallelism

9.L.1

Sept.22

WritingCitizenship
MLA/Format/ElectronicWriting

9.L.3
Writeandeditworksothatit
conformstotheguidelinesset
intheMLAstylemanual

Sept.23

Homecoming

September
2630

Sept.26

WritingCitizenship
MLAFormat/ElectronicWriting

9.L.3

Sept.27

WritingCitizenship
Testovergrammarandcitizenship

9.L.1
9.L.3

Sept.28

InformativeWriting
Lecture/BrainstormingHandout

9.W.2
Writeinformativetextsto
examineandconveycomplex
ideas,concepts,and
informationclearlyand
accuratelythrougheffective
selection,organization,and
analysisofcontent.

Sept.29

BuiltindayforChallengeDay

Sept.30

20time
BlogEntry#4
ConductResearch

9.W.7

October37

Oct.3

InformativeWriting
Lecture/BrainstormingHandout

9.W.2

Oct.4

InformativeWriting
Outline/Shareoutlineswithpeers

9.W.2

Oct.5

InformativeWriting
RoughDraft/Inclasswriting

9.W.2

Oct.6

InformativeWriting
RoughDraft/Inclasswriting

9.W.2

Oct.7

20time

October1014

Oct.10

NoSchool

Oct.11

InformativeWriting
PeerEditSession

9.W.2

Oct.12

InformativeWriting
FinalDraftInclasswriting

9.W.2

Oct.13

ArgumentativeWriting
Lecture/ReadGettysburgAddress

Oct.14

20time
BlogEntry#5
ConductResearch

9.W.7

October1721

Oct.17

ArgumentativeWriting
Lecture/GettysburgAddress/Diction
Handout

9.W.1

Oct.18

ArgumentativeWriting
Lecture/EssayRequirements/Prompt

9.W.1

9.W.1
Writeargumentstosupport
claimsinananalysisoftopics,
usingvalidreasoningand
relevantandsufficientevidence.

Unit3:
7days,
1paper

Unit4:
9days,
1paper

10

Oct.19

ArgumentativeWriting
Inclassresearch

9.W.1

Oct.20

ArgumentativeWriting
Inclassresearch
BeginRoughDraft

9.W.1

Oct.21

20time
BlogEntry#6
ConductResearch

9.W.7

October2428

Oct.24

ArgumentativeWriting
InClassWriting

9.W.1

Oct.25

ArgumentativeWriting
InClassWriting
PeerEdit

9.W.1

Oct.26

ArgumentativeWriting
InClassWritingFinalDraft

9.W.1

Oct.27

Review
InformativeandArgumentativeWriting

9.W.1

EarlyDismissalEndof1st
Quarter
Builtinday
20time
BlogEntry#7/ConductResearch

9.W.7

Unit
Test:
2days,
1test

Oct.28

Endof1stQuarter
2papers,1project,1test
11

October31
November4

Oct.31

Test
InformativeandArgumentativeWriting

9.W.1

Nov.1

NarrativeWriting
Lecture
SettingHandout

9.W.3
Writenarrativestodevelopreal
orimaginedexperiencesor
eventsusingeffective
technique,wellchosendetail,
andwellstructuredevent
sequences.

Unit5:
8days,
1paper

Nov.2

NarrativeWriting
Lecture
BrainstormingHandout

9.W.3

Nov.3

NarrativeWriting
BrainstormDiscussion
StoryboardHandout

9.W.3

Nov.4

20time

9.W.7

BlogEntry#8
ConductResearch

12

13

14

November711

Nov.7

NarrativeWriting
ReviewStoryboards
QuoteIt!Handout

9.W.3

Nov.8

NarrativeWriting
RoughDraftInclasswriting

9.W.3

Nov.9

NarrativeWriting
InClassWriting

9.W.3

Nov.10

NarrativeWriting
PeerEdit

9.W.3

Nov.11

NoSchool
20Time
BlogEntry#9/ConductResearch

9.W.7

November1418

Nov.14

NarrativeWriting
InClassWritingFinalDraft

9.W.3

Nov.15

DescriptiveWriting
Lecture
DetailsHandout

9.W.3

Nov.16

DescriptiveWriting
Lecture
ContinueDetailsHandout

9.W.3

Nov.17

DescriptiveWriting
Lecture
ImageryHandout

9.W.3

Nov.18

20time
BlogEntry#10
RollOutPlanofAction

9.W.3

November2125

Nov.21

EarlyDismissalConferences
DescriptiveWriting
Lecture
SensoryDetails

9.W.3

Nov.22

DescriptiveWriting
Lecture
ConnotativeandDenotativeMeanings
20TimeP
odcast

9.W.3

Nov.
2325

NoSchoolThanksgivingBreak

Unit6:
7days,
1test

15

16

17

November28
December2

Nov.28

DescriptiveWriting
GivingDeadWordstheBoot!

9.W.3

Nov.29

DescriptiveWriting
TimedWritingTest

9.W.3

Nov.30

StudentPortfolios
Gatherandreflect

9.SL.4
Presentinformation,findings,
andsupportingevidence
clearly,concisely,andlogically.

Dec.1

CrimeSceneActivity
InvestigateandSolve

9.SL.1
Initiateandparticipate
effectivelyinarangeof
collaborativediscussion,
buildingonothersideasand
expressingtheirownclearly
andpersuasively

Dec.2

CrimeSceneActivity
WrapupandDiscussion

Dec.5

20time
Propaganda

9.W.7

Dec.6

ResearchWriting
Choosetopic
ThesisStatement

9.W.7

Dec.7

ResearchWriting
SourceResearch

9.W.8
Gatherrelevantinformation
frommultiplesourcesand
integrateinformationintothe
text

Unit7:
15
days,
1
paper

Dec.8

ResearchWriting
SourceResearch

9.W.8

Dec.9

20time
PublicServiceAnnouncement

9.W.7

Dec.12

ResearchWriting
Research

9.W.8

Dec.13

ResearchWriting
Research

9.W.8

Dec.14

ResearchWriting
Research

9.W.8

Dec.15

ResearchWriting
RoughDraft

9.W.7
9.W.8


18

19

20

20time
FinalBooklet

9.W.7

Dec.19

ResearchWriting
RoughDraft

9.W.7
9.W.8

Dec.20

ResearchWriting
InclassWritingRoughDraft

9.W.7
9.W.8

Dec.21

ResearchWriting
RoughDraft

9.W.7
9.W.8

Dec.22

ResearchWriting
PeerEdit/RoughDraft

9.W.7
9.W.8

Dec.23
Jan.2

NoSchoolWinterBreak
Workon20TimeBooklet

9.W.7

Jan.3

ResearchWriting
PeerEdit
Discuss20TimePresentations

9.W.7
9.W.8

Jan.4

ResearchWriting
FinalDraftDue

9.W.7
9.W.8

Jan.5

StudentPortfolios
20TimeBooklets

9.W.7

Jan.6

20Time
PrepareforPresentations

9.W.7

Jan.9

20TimePresentations

9.SL.2
Integratemultiplesourcesof
informationpresented
9.SL.3
Evaluateaspeakerspointof
view,reasoning,anduseof
evidenceandrhetoric
9.SL.4

Jan.10

20TimePresentations

9.SL.2
9.SL.3
9.SL.4

Jan.11

20TimePresentations

9.SL.2
9.SL.3
9.SL.4

4days,
Semes
ter
Final

Jan.12

20TimePresentations

9.SL.2
9.SL.3

Dec.16

Week
17

9.SL.4

Jan.13

EarlyDismissalEndof2nd
Quarter
SemesterTest

Endof2ndquarter
3papers,1test
1SemesterFinal

9.SL.2
9.SL.3
9.SL.4