9 Grade Literature and Composition – Pacing Guide 2011-2012

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9 th Grade Literature and Composition – Pacing Guide 2011-2012 

Of the many themes found in literature, this guide focuses on four. While the chart places these themes during specific times of the school year and with individual works of 

literature, this organization should not be considered a limitation. Works of literature, of course, contain many themes, and, when a piece is studied, students should be guided to 

explore all possible themes. Themes should be posted on classroom walls, so that they can be emphasized and then revisited when teachable moments occur. It should also be 

noted that, except for the required The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and The Odyssey, all other listed works are suggestions. Clearly, not all of the readings can be examined in the 

allotted time frames, and student readiness should be the criteria upon which the teacher determines the breadth of materials to be used. Finally, for a broader selection of longer 

works of literature, teachers should reference the Bibb County novel list that is organized by grade level. Having students choose their own novels from the library would also be 

another way to support students’ achievement of the Georgia Performance Standards. 

August/January September/February October/March November/December 

April/May 

Suggested Theme The Journey Inward Justice/Injustice Individual in Society Hero Cycle 

Reading 

(Lesson on themes 

should be given at 

the beginning of 

each new semester) 

Writing 

(Reference the 

Bibb County 

Required Writing 

Document) 

Conventions 

(to be taught within 

the context of 

reading, writing, and 

speaking) 

(Suggested) 

A Separate Peace 

(or Great Expectations or The Chosen) 

(novels) 

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 

(memoir) 

“Marigolds” (ss) 

“Where Have You Gone Charming 

Billy” (ss) 

“Caged Bird” (poem) 

“An Interview” by G. Plimpton 

(interview) 

“The Road Not Taken” (poem) 

“Young” (poem) 

“Hanging Fire” (poem) 

“Sympathy” by Dunbar (poem) 

“The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant” 

(ss) 

1. Timed writing- persuasive (system 

wide) 

2. Interview (assume character or 

preparing for proposal 

3. “About Me” or “School Service” 

Flyer 

4. Synthesizing 2 per week in journaling 

or test essay question 

ELA9C1a 

ELA9C2 a-d 

LSV Socratic Seminar 

Literature Circles 

ELA9LSV2 

(Suggested) 

To Kill a Mockingbird (novel) 

“The Most Dangerous Game” (ss) 

“Harlem” (poem by Hughes) 

“The Possibility of Evil” (ss) 

Black Boy (autobiography 

excerpt) 

Trifles (play) 

The Devil and Daniel Webster 

(play) 

“I Have a Dream” (speech) 

“Glory and Hope” (speech) 

“Only Daughter” (essay) 

5. Timed writing – persuasive 

(include anecdote, ex. New 

ending to a literary work.) 

6. Proposal with presentation 

7. Synthesizing; journal 

writing 

(Proposal sample will be linked 

in following pages) 

ELA9C1b 

ELA9C2 a-d 

ELA9LSV1 

Proposal 

ELA9LSV2 

C/C Most Dangerous Game/To 

Kill a Mockingbird 

Socratic Seminar 

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (play) [Required] 

(Suggested) 

“The Scarlet Ibis” (ss) 

“The Sniper” (ss) 

“The Necklace” (ss) 

“Theme for English B” (poem) 

8. Compare/Contrast (expository) Synthesizing R 

& J multiple versions of the work 

9. Persuasive – R&J Blame essay 

10. Newsletter – cover event of R&J 

11. Synthesizing 

ELA9C1c 

ELA9C2 a-d 

C/C R&J Play with Videos 

Zefferelli/Luhrman/Westside Story/”Romeo and 

Juliet Are Palestinian and Jewish” 


The Odyssey (epic poem) [Required] 

(Suggested) 

“Siren’s Song” (poem) 

“Penelope” (poem) 

“Ithaka” (poem) 

“Ulysses” Tennyson (poem) 

“Curiosity” Reed (poem) 

12. Expository – culminating activity 

on work not already read 

ELA9C1a-c 

ELA9C2 a-d 

Rocket Video – 

Summary/Analysis/Quiz 

Socratic Seminar

9 th Grade Literature and Composition Samples Lessons/Tasks/Culminating Assessments 

1. 9 th grade ELA Culminating Assessments for each standard are listed at the end of most GPS. A sample list of standards and their 

assessments for a fiction unit is listed below. Required writing pieces have been incorporated as well. This sample can be adjusted as needed 

for each unit. 

ELA9RL1 sample task: study guide for a work of fiction 

ELA9RL2 sample task: timed writing for a work of fiction on theme. (also ELARL4, ELA9W1) 

ELA9RL2d: timed writing to compare and contrast the presentation of a theme across genres. (also ELARL4, BCSD Expository Writing: 

Synthesizing Writing Activity) 

ELA9RL1, ELA9RL2: Analysis of literary devices in short stories (also ELA9W1, BCSD Expository Writing) 

ELA9RL1,ELA9RL2, RLA9RL3: Expository Journal Writing (BCSD Expository Writing) 

ELA9RL3: Choose a work or works and have students complete a web quest to relate the work(s) to the literary period and /or historical setting. 

ELA9RL4 sample task: The student composes an original piece of literature that follows the structure of a given literary work. (see also ELA9RL2 

and ELA9RL2d) 

ELA9RL5: Students identify words with whose meanings they are unfamiliar and use context clues and reference materials to determine the 

meanings in the passage. 

ELA9RC1 sample task: Students read a novel and in small groups create a product that reflects the tone and underlying meaning(s) of the work. 

(also ELA9RL1) 

RLA9RC2 and ELARC4 sample task: After reading a work of fiction that includes a theme related to an issue relevant to today’s world, students 

engage in a discussion format. (also ELA9RL2) 

ELA9RC3 sample task: The student composes an essay that defines and explains a new word that has entered the lexicon in the past twenty years. 

(also ELA9RL5, BCSD Expository Writing) 

ELA9W1 sample task: The student writes a new ending to a literary work. (also ELA9RL1, BCSD Narrative Genre) 

ELA9W2, ELA9W3 sample task: The students conduct and present the findings of original, primary research. (also ELA9LSV1, ELA9LSV2, 

BCSD Technical Writing) 

ELA9W4 sample task: The student composes an essay that compares and contrasts different entities or ideas. (also ELA9RL1, ELA9RL2, BSCD 

Expository Writing) 

ELA9W4: Bibb system-wide timed persuasive writing (also ELA9W1, ELA9W2, BSCD Persuasive Writing) 

ELA9C1, ELA9C2: Conventions are assessed within the context of the other strands. 

ELA9LSV1 sample task: The student engages in a Socratic seminar or other discussion format. (also ELA9RL1, ELA9RL2, ELA9RL3, ELA9RC2) 

ELA9LSV2 sample task: The student compares and contrasts multiple versions of a text. (also ELA9RL1, ELA9RL2, ELA9RL3, ELA9RL4, 

ELA9W1, ELA9W2, ELA9W3, BCSD Expository Writing: Synthesizing Writing Activity) 

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9 th Grade Literature and Composition Samples Lessons/Tasks/Culminating Assessments (cont.) 

2. A collection of sample lessons are found on the GeorgiaStandards.org website. 

https://www.georgiastandards.org/Standards/Georgia%20Performance%20Standards/Grade-9.pdf 

3. Links to Lessons that address the 9 th Grade ELA Pacing Guide themes/works are organized below: 

The Journey Inward 

Spend a Day in My Shoes: Exploring the Role of Perspective in Narrative (To Kill a Mockingbird) 

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=265 

Teaching Plot Structure through Short Stories (Plot Pyramid) 


Justice/Injustice 

“I Have a Dream” (speech) 

http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Literature/LIT0004.html 

Exploring the Power of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Words through Diamante Poetry 


“The Possibility of Evil” 

http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/EASTDET/Plans/HS-theme.htm 

“The Necklace” 

http://www.charlottemattison.com/thenecklace.htm 

Writing Technical Instructions 


The Individual in Society 

Shakespeare (Iambic pentameter) 

http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Literature/LIT0002.html 

Intro. To Shakespeare Lesson 


Star-Crossed Lovers Online: Romeo and Juliet for a Digital Age (Showing Understanding) 


Tragic Love: Introducing Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (Tragedy defined, plot, Themes) 


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Links to Lessons that address the 9 th Grade ELA Pacing Guide themes/works (cont.) 

Hero Cycle 

Preparing for the Journey: An Introduction to the Hero Myth (Intro. To The Odyssey) 


Heroes Are Made of This: Studying the Character of Heroes 


Weaving the Old into the New: Pairing The Odyssey with Contemporary Works 

(characteristics of an epic and more) 


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9 th Grade Literature and Composition Samples Lessons/Tasks/Culminating Assessments (cont.) 

4. Links to lessons that are applicable to all themes/works/standards 

Fiction/Non-Fiction 

Analyzing Characters in 3 different Stories 


Analyzing Character Using Headstone Activity 


Transferring from One Genre to Brochures 


Creating Character Blogs 


Creative Outlining/ Writing About Short Stories 


Critical Reading: Comparing 2 Stories 


Before, During, and After Reading Activities 


Setting, Character, POV, Atmosphere, Theme 


Focus on First Lines: Increasing Comprehension through Prediction Strategies 


Graffiti Wall: Discussing and Responding to Literature Using Graphics 


In Literature, Interpretation is the Thing (Critical Analysis) 


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Links to lessons that are applicable to all themes/works/standards (Fiction/Non-fiction cont.) 

Literary Scrapbooks Online: An Electronic Reader-Response Project 


Name That Chapter! Discussing Summary and Interpretation Using Chapter Titles 


Teaching Plot Structure through Short Stories (Plot Pyramid) 


Word Maps: Developing Critical and Analytical Thinking About Literary Characters (characterization) 


Literature Circles 

http://litsite.alaska.edu/workbooks/circlereading.html 


http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/SocraticSeminars/overview.htm 

Novel News: Broadcast Coverage of Character, Conflict, Resolution, and Setting 


Short Story Fair: Responding to Short Stories in Multiple Media and Genres 


Drama 

Create a Resume for a Character in a Play 


Choral Reading to Explore Theme and Character in Drama 


Happily Ever After? Exploring Character, Conflict, and Plot in Dramatic Tragedy 


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Links to lessons that are applicable to all themes/works/standards (cont.) 

Poetry 

Poetry Analysis: Historical Connection, Analysis, and Writing 


Introduction to Poetry Through Concrete Poems 


Exploring the Sonnet 


Is a Sentence a Poem? (Poetry Analysis and Writing) 


Onomatopoeia: A Figurative Language Mini-lesson 


Poetry: Sound and Sense (Poetic Devices) 


Sonic Patterns: Exploring Poetic Techniques Through Close Reading (“Those Winter Sundays) 


Writing 

Persuasive Letter Writing/Audience 


Comparing a Literary Work to Its Video Version 


Literary Parodies: Exploring a Writer’s Style through Imitation 


Technical Writing Sample 

http://schools.bibb.k12.ga.us/166120912102150480/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=71758 

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5. Links to Activities that support all standards/themes/units 

Before Reading Activities 

Webquest Resources 

http://webquest.org/search/index.php 

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html 

http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/ 

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/webquests/index.html 

http://www.teachersfirst.com/summer/webquest/quest-a.shtml 

Graphic Organizers 

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ 

http://edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm 

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/ 

http://www.region15.org/curriculum/graphicorg.html 

http://www.k111.k12.il.us/LAFAYETTE/FOURBLOCKS/graphic_organizers.htm 

Anticipation Guides 

http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/reading/Reading%20Strategies/anticipation%20guide.htm 

http://www.adlit.org/strategies/19712 

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/dailylp/dailylp/dailylp067.shtml 

teachingtoday.glencoe.com/userfiles/file/anticipation_guide.pdf 

During Reading Activities 

DR-TA Prediction Guide (Directed Reading-Thinking Activities) 

http://www.learningpt.org/literacy/adolescent/strategies/drta.php 

Guided Reading Procedure 

http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/Pubs/burns.html 

arslpedconsultant.com/documents/Handouts%20Classroom%20Intervention/Guided%20Reading% 

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/strats/guided/guided.html 

Jot Charts 

http://www.justreadnow.com/strategies/jot.htm 

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Links to Activities to support all standards/themes/units (cont.) 

Pattern Guides 

http://www.smasd.org/pssa/html/reading/rihand14.htm 

Venn Diagram 

http://buckeyevalley.schoolwires.com/731610627134223540/lib/731610627134223540/BiographyVennDiagramTemplate_landscape.doc 

QAR (Question-Answer Relationship) 

http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Reading/Reading%20strategies/QAR.htm 

Guide-O-Rama 

www5.esc13.net/science/docs/Guide-O-Rama. 

hercules.gcsu.edu/~cbader/5210SPED/guideorama.htm 

Marginal Gloss 

http://www.assistivetechnology.vcu.edu/2006/07/marginal_gloss_i_can_read_it_i.html 

Reflection Activities 

Trip Cards 

http://www.pdp.salford.ac.uk/resources/pdpmaterials/1 

Exit Cards 

http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/mathcatch/mainpages/assess_tools/exit_cards1.html 

Text Lookbacks 

http://www.interventioncentral.org/htmdocs/interventions/rdngcompr/txtlkbk.php 

Post Graphic Organizers 

http://www.k111.k12.il.us/LAFAYETTE/FOURBLOCKS/graphic_organizers.htm 

Revised June 22, 2009, 1:50pm 

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