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 * English I Pacing Guide with Standards

o Non-fiction 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 2.03, 2.04, 4.01 o Fiction (short stories, novels, etc) 5.01, 5.02, 2.01, 2.02, 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 4.01, 4.02 o Drama 1.02, 1.03, 4.01, 4.02 o Poetry 1.03, 2.02, 4.01, 4.02 o Grammar 6.01, 6.02, 4.01
 * The following will be studied this semester:**

Semester Timeline ** Week 1- 3 Short stories Week 4-7 //Ellen Foster//
 * Unit I—Fiction**

Week 8-9 Nonfiction from literature book and other sources Week 10- Nonfiction and Midterms
 * Unit 2-Nonfiction**

Week 11-14 //Romeo and Juliet//
 * Unit 3-Drama**

Week15-18 Poetry from literature book and other sources Week 19-End-of-Course Testin the content of your page here.
 * Unit 4-Poetry**

Literature and Writing Pacing Guide Spring 2010**
 * English I -- T. Sanders

Literature: Plot: “The Most Dangerous Game” Setting: “A Christmas Memory” Character: “Thank You M’am” Point of View: “The Cask of Amontillado” Theme: “The Sniper” Major Writing Assignment: Narrative Writing (Short Story) (1 week) NCSCOS Goals: 1.01, 1.02, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 6.01, 6.02
 * Unit One: Fiction: The Elements of Fiction and The Short Story (4 weeks)

Unit Two: The “Novel” and Nonfiction (2 weeks) Novel: The House on Mango Street Nonfiction: “Can Animals Think?” Magazine Article Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Autobiography “I Have a Dream” Speech “Teaching Chess and Life” Personal Essay “Poe’s Final Days” Biography “Rabies Death Theory” Letter “A Country Divided” Informational Texts The Diary of a Young Girl Diary Major Writing Assignment: Nonfiction Project NCSCOS Goals: 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 2.01, 2.01, 2.03, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 6.01, 5.02, 5.03, 6.01, 6.02

Fiction Review (1 week): Irony and Ambiguity: “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Lady or the Tiger” NCSCOS Goals: 1.01, 1.02, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 6.01, 6.02

Midterm Review, Midterm, EOC Practice (1 week) NCSCOS Goals:1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 2.01, 2.01, 2.03, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 6.01, 6.02

Unit Three: Poetry (3 weeks) Poetry: Textbook pgs. 404-476 Major Writing Assignments: Poetry Notebook and Expository Writing (Fiction/Poetry Analysis) (1 week) NCSCOS Goals: 1.01, 1.02, 2.02, 5.01, 5.02, 6.01, 6.02

Unit Four: Drama Literature: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Nonfiction Texts: “Dear Juliet” and “Romeo and Juliet in Bosnia” Major Writing Assignment: Grammar Essay and Persuasion Writing NCSCOS Goals: 1.01, 1.02, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 5.01, 5.02, 6.01, 6.02

EOC Review and Practice (1 week) Fiction: Symbolism and Allegory “The Scarlet Ibis” and “The Golden Kite, The Silver Wind” Nonfiction Texts: “A Defense of the Jury System” and “Weapons of the Spirit” Poetry: select poems in the textbook and on the web NCSCOS Goals:1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 2.01, 2.01, 2.03, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 6.01, 6.02**