English IA Course Plan
Quarter One
How
to Succeed in High School Workbook
Chapter
13—The Parts of a Sentence—subjects, verbs, complements, fragments, etc.
Chapter
9—Writing Complete Sentences—fragments, run-ons
Chapter
10—Writing Effective Sentences—sentence combining, style, etc.
Chapter
11—Understanding Paragraph Structure—topic sentence, body, clincher sentence,
unity, coherence, elaboration
Common
Core Standards: L 9-10.1, L 9-10.2, L 9-10.4, L 9-10.5, L 9-10.6
Quarter Two
Chapter
1—Descriptive Paragraph Writing—describe a place, describe a person, describe
yourself. CCS W 9-10.3, W 9-10.4, W
9-10.5, W 9-10.10
Personal
Experience Speech—3-5 minute informative speech—organization, outlining,
controlling stage fright, delivery techniques.
CCS W 9-10.3, W 9-10.4, W 9-10.5, W 9-10.10, SL 9-10.1, SL 9-10.4, SL
9-10.6,
Chapter
17—Using Verbs Correctly—types, principal parts, tenses, agreement, etc.
Chapter
18—Using Pronouns Correctly—types, forms, cases, agreement, etc.
CCS:
L 9-10.1, L 9-10.2
Textbook
exercises, worksheets, writing assignments, and board work comprise the types
of work the students complete.
Quarter Three
Romeo
and Juliet
Common
Core Standards: RL 9-10.1, RL 9-10.2, RL 9-10.3, RL 9-10.4, RL 9-10.5, RL
9-10.6, RL 9-10.7, RL 9-10.9, RL 9.10
Quarter Four
Literature—Short
Stories possibly including, but not limited to:
The Most Dangerous Game, The Sound of Thunder,
Poison, The Interlopers, Harrison Bergeron, The Necklace, The Cask of
Amontillado, The Gift, American History, A Warm Clear Day in Dallas, Student
Reactions to a President’s Death, The Lady or The Tiger?
Common
Core Standards: RL 9-10.1, RL 9-10.2, RL 9-10.3, RL 9-10.4, RL 9-10.5, RL
9-10.6, RL 9-10.9, RL 9.10, W 9-10.3, W 9-10.4, W 9-10.5, W 9-10.10
