Grade 10 (English 3 & 4): Year-long Plan

First Quarter

Period Instruction

English 3

Focus Text

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Supplemental Text
Informational Text
Standard
Writing
Standard
Research
Component
Assessments

"The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe

"Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln -- taught in conjuction with American History
R 1, 2, 5, 6 RI 5
Narrative: Students will write a narrative using one of the following prompts: How I Learned the Alphabet, My Family's Reading Habits, Times that I Read, The First Book I Remember Reading

Third Quarter

Second Quarter

9-10.W.3
Students research theories about reading and examine how people read non-alphabetical text, such as
Chinese, and how the deaf and/or blind are able to read English.
Summative: Students will create a portfolio for each essay they write during the school year. This quarter they'll include their narrative
Formative: Objective summaries of texts, rubric for grading essays, note-taking, quick writes, participation in discussions,
completion of graphic organizers, written responses to text-based questions, and rubric-graded presentations made to the class
Period Instruction
English 3
Focus Text
To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
Supplemental Text Caged Bird by Maya Angelou, Night by Elie Weisel
Informational Text Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Standard R 1, 2, 5, 6 RI 5
Argumentative/Persuasive: Students will write a persuasive essay using one of the following prompts: Is Racism Still Alive in America? Which group is most misunderstood in America?
Writing
Standard 9-10.W.1
Research
Students will research judicial cases in which people were believed to receive an unfair ruling.
Component
Summative: Students will create a portfolio for each essay they write during the school year. This quarter they'll include their persuasive essay
Assessments
Formative: Objective summaries of texts, rubric for grading essays, note-taking, quick writes, participation in discussions,
completion of graphic organizers, written responses to text-based questions, and rubric-graded presentations made to the class
AIMS Retakes: 10/28 through 10/30. Sophomores won't test, but if any Juniors repeating, please consider.
NOTES
Final Exams: 12/17 and 12/18
Period Instruction
English 4
The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Focus Text
Supplemental Text n/a
Informational Text
Standard R 1, 2, 5, 6 RI 5
Explanatory Essay: Students will write an explanatory essay conveying societal outlooks and punishments during Shakespearean era
Writing
Standard 9-10.W.2
Research
Students will research societal outlook for crimes/sins committed in Macbeth.
Component
Summative: Students will create a portfolio for each essay they write during the school year. This quarter they'll include their explanatory essay
Assessments
Formative: Objective summaries of texts, rubric for grading essays, note-taking, quick writes, participation in discussions,
completion of graphic organizers, written responses to text-based questions, and rubric-graded presentations made to the class
AIMS: February 23-25
NOTES

rth Quarter

Period Instruction
Focus Text
Supplemental Text
Informational Text
Standard
Writing
Standard
Research
Component

English 4
Continue with The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare;
"Sonnet 73 ('That time of year thou mayst in me behold')" by William Shakespeare, "I Am Offering This Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca
9.RL.7 & 10.RL.10
Students will write lyrical, sonnets, and free verse poetry

10.RL.10
Students will research contemporary poetry to understand forms of each.