Tea Area High School

Pacing Guide Composition 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

Writeargumentstosupport
claimsinananalysisoftopics,
usingvalidreasoningand
relevantandsufficientevidence.

August29
September2

Aug.29

TimedWritingReflection
BuildStudentPortfolios

9.W.1

Aug.30

GrammarReview
SentenceStructure

9.L.1
Demonstratecommandofthe
conventionsofstandard
Englishgrammarandusage
whenwriting.

Aug.31

GrammarReview
SentenceStructure

9.L.1

Sept.1

GrammarReview
SentenceStructure

9.L.1

Sept.2

NoSchool

September59

Sept.5

NoSchool

Sept.6

GrammarReview
SentenceStructureQuiz
Punctuation

9.L.1

Sept.7

GrammarReview
Punctuation

9.L.1

Sept.8

GrammarReview
Punctuation

9.L.1

Sept.9

GrammarReview
PunctuationQuiz
Parallelism

9.L.1

September
1216

Sept.12

GrammarReview
Parallelism

9.L.1

Sept.13

GrammarReview

9.L.1

Unit1:
11
days,
1test

Parallelism

Sept.14

GrammarReview
ParallelismQuiz
Review

9.L.1

Sept.15

GrammarTest

9.L.1

Sept.16

WritingCitizenship
ElectronicWriting

9.W.6
Usetechnology,includingthe
internet,toproduce,publish,
andupdateindividualorshared
writingproducts

September
1923

Sept.19

WritingCitizenship
ElectronicWriting

9.W.6

Sept.20

WritingCitizenship
ElectronicWriting

9.W.6

Sept.21

WritingCitizenship
MLAFormat

9.L.3
Writeandeditworksothatit
conformstotheguidelinesset
intheMLAstylemanual

Sept.22

WritingCitizenship
MLAFormat

9.L.3

Sept.23

Homecoming

September
2630

Sept.26

WritingCitizenship
MLAFormat

9.L.3

Sept.27

WritingCitizenship
Review

9.L.3

Sept.28

WritingCitizenshipTest

9.W.6
9.L.3

Sept.29

InformativeWriting
Lecture/BrainstormingHandout

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

Sept.30

InformativeWriting
Lecture/TopicOrganizerHandout

9.W.2

October37

Oct.3

InformativeWriting

9.W.2

Unit2:
8days,
1test

Unit3:
9days,
1
paper

Outline/Sharewithpeers

10

Oct.4

InformativeWriting
RoughDraft/InclassWriting

9.W.2

Oct.5

InformativeWriting
RoughDraft/InclassWriting

9.W.2

Oct.6

InformativeWriting
RoughDraft/InclassWriting

9.W.2

Oct.7

InformativeWriting
PeerEditSession

9.W.2
9.W.5
Developandstrengthenwriting
asneededbyplanning,
revising,editing,rewriting,or
tryinganewapproach.

October1014

Oct.10

NoSchool

Oct.11

InformativeWriting
PeerEditSession

9.W.2
9.W.5

Oct.12

InformativeWriting
FinalDraft/InclassWriting

9.W.2
9.W.5

Oct.13

ArgumentativeWriting
Lecture/ReadGettysburgAddress

9.W.1
Writeargumentstosupport
claimsinananalysisoftopics,
usingvalidreasoningand
relevantandsufficient
evidence.

Oct.14

ArgumentativeWriting
Lecture/GettysburgAddress/Diction
Handout

9.W.1

October1721

Oct.17

ArgumentativeWriting
Lecture/EssayRequirements/Prompt

9.W.1

Oct.18

ArgumentativeWriting
InclassResearch

9.W.1

Oct.19

ArgumentativeWriting
InclassResearch

9.W.1

Oct.20

ArgumentativeWriting
InclassWritingRoughDraft

9.W.1

Oct.21

ArgumentativeWriting
InclassWritingRoughDraft

9.W.1

October2428

Oct.24

ArgumentativeWriting

9.W.1

Unit4:
11
days,
1paper,
1test

PeerEditSession

9.W.5

Oct.25

ArgumentativeWriting
PeerEditSession

9.W.1
9.W.5

Oct.26

ArgumentativeWriting
InclassWritingFinalDraft
Review

9.W.1

Oct.27

ArgumentativeWritingTest

9.W.1
9.W.3

Oct.28

EarlyDismissalEndof1st
Quarter
Builtinday
StudentPortfolios

9.W.1

Unit5:
11
days,
1paper

Endof1stQuarter
1paper,3tests
11

12

October31
November4

Oct.31

NarrativeWriting
Lecture
SettingHandout

9.W.3
Writenarrativestodevelopreal
orimaginedexperiencesor
eventsusingeffective
technique,wellchosendetails,
andwellstructured,event
sequences.

Nov.1

NarrativeWriting
Lecture
BrainstormingHandout

9.W.3

Nov.2

NarrativeWriting
BrainstormDiscussion
StoryboardHandout

9.W.3

Nov.3

NarrativeWriting
ReviewStoryboards
QuoteIt!Handout

9.W.3

Nov.4

NarrativeWriting
QuoteIt!Discussion
InclassWritingRoughDraft

9.W.3

November711

Nov.7

NarrativeWriting
InclassWritingRoughDraft

9.W.3

Nov.8

NarrativeWriting
InclassWritingRoughDraft

9.W.3

Nov.9

NarrativeWriting
PeerEditSession

9.W.3
9.W.5

13

14

15

Nov.10

NarrativeWriting
PeerEditSession

9.W.3
9.W.5

Nov.11

NoSchool

November1418

Nov.14

NarrativeWriting
InclassWritingFinalDraft

9.W.3
9.W.5

Nov.15

StudentPortfolios
Gather,reflect,andrevise

Nov.16

DescriptiveWriting
Lecture
DetailsHandout

9.W.3

Nov.17

DescriptiveWriting
Lecture
ContinueDetailsHandout

9.W.3

Nov.18

DescriptiveWriting
Lecture
ImageryHandout

9.W.3

November2125

Nov.21

EarlyDismissalConferences
DescriptiveWriting
Lecture
SensoryDetails

9.W.3

Nov.22

DescriptiveWriting
Lecture
ConnotativeandDenotativeMeanings

9.W.3

Nov.
2325

NoSchoolThanksgivingBreak

November28
December2

Nov.28

DescriptiveWriting
GivingDeadWordstheBoot!

9.W.3

Nov.29

DescriptiveWriting
DescriptiveWritingTraitsPosters

9.W.3

Nov.30

DescriptiveWriting
DescriptiveWritingTraitsPosters

9.W.3

Dec.1

DescriptiveWriting
TimedWritingTest

9.W.3

Dec.2

ResearchWriting
Lecture
ChooseTopic

9.W.8
Gatherrelevantinformation
frommultiplesourcesand
integrateinformationintothe
text.

Unit6:
9days,
1test

Unit7:
18
days,
1paper

16

17

18

19

Dec.5

ResearchWriting
HowtoWriteaThesis

9.W.8

Dec.6

ResearchWriting
SourceHandout
SourceResearch

9.W.8

Dec.7

ResearchWriting
SourceResearch

9.W.8

Dec.8

ResearchWriting
SourceResearch

9.W.8

Dec.9

ResearchWriting
Lecture/ResearchHandout
Research

9.W.8

Dec.12

ResearchWriting
Research

9.W.8

Dec.13

ResearchWriting
Research

9.W.8

Dec.14

ResearchWriting
Research

9.W.8

Dec.15

ResearchWriting
Research

9.W.8

Dec.16

ResearchWriting
Research

9.W.8

Dec.19

Poetry
DiscussPoems
CreatePoem

9.L.S
Demonstrateunderstandingof
figurativelanguage,word
relationships,andword
meanings.

Dec.20

Poetry
FinishPoem/OkayedbyTeacher
BeginCard

9.L.S

Dec.21

Poetry
ContinueCards

9.L.S

Dec.22

Poetry
FinishCards

9.L.S

Dec.23
Jan.2

NoSchoolWinterBreak

Jan.3

ResearchWriting
Outline

9.W.8

Commu
nity
Service:
4days

20

Jan.4

ResearchWriting
Outline/OkayedbyTeacher
InclassWritingRoughDraft

9.W.8

Jan.5

ResearchWriting
InclassWritingRoughDraft

9.W.8

Jan.6

ResearchWriting
InclassWritingRoughDraft

9.W.8

Jan.9

ResearchWriting
PeerEditSession

9.W.8

Jan.10

ResearchWriting
PeerEditSession

9.W.8

Jan.11

ResearchWriting
FinalDraftsDue
Review

9.W.8

Jan.12

SemesterTest

Jan.13

EarlyDismissalEndof2nd
Quarter
SemesterTest

Endof2ndquarter
3papers,1test
1SemesterFinal