Summer Reading | 9th Grade English | 10th Grade English | Creative Writing 

THE LANGUAGE OF LITERATURE - McDougal Littell

Unit One: The Challenge of Change - Syllabus - Grade 10 (1.1) - Mr. Campopiano

Introduction:
==> Read "The Interlopers" - Saki (pp. 8-13) in class
==> Distribute Short Story Elements
==> Read introductory material - (pp. 16-19)

"Harrison Bergeron" - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (pp. 20-26)
==> Copy all Words to Know into notebooks (with definitions)
==> Complete Thinking Through the Literature Questions - (p.27 1-7) complete sentences
==> Complete Vocabulary in Action (p. 28)
==> Read about the author (p. 29) and take three notes (bullets)

"Searching for Summer" - Joan Aiken (pp. 30-37) and "The Sun" a poem (p. 38)
==> Copy all Words to Know into notebooks (w/ definitions)
==> Complete Thinking Through the Literature Questions - (p. 39 1-9)
==> Complete Vocabulary in Action (p. 40)
==> Complete Grammar in Context - Adjectives (p. 41 1-4)
==> Read about the author (p. 41) and take three notes (bullets)

Author Study - Ray Bradbury (pp. 67-70)
==> Read pp. 67-70 and take 15 (minimum) bulleted notes
==> "A Sound of Thunder" (pp. 72-81) - review from gr. 9

"There Will Come Soft Rains" Ray Bradbury- (pp. 86-92)
==> Copy all footnoted vocab. into notebooks (w/ definitions)
==> Complete Thinking Through the Literature Questions - (p. 93 1-7)
==> Complete Grammar in Context - Action Verbs (p. 94)

"The Pedestrian" - Ray Bradbury (pp. 95-100)
==> Copy all footnoted vocab. into notebooks (w/ definitions)
==> Complete Thinking Through the Literature Questions - (p. 101 1-8)
==> Complete activities from pp. 102-103 (teacher directed)

Types of Nonfiction:
==> Read pp. 104-105
==> Copy all bold-faced definitions into notebook from pp. 104-105

"Dial Versus Digital" - Isaac Asimov (pp. 107-109) Expository Essay
==> copy the definition of arbitrary and conservatism (p. 109)
==> Complete Thinking Through the Literature Questions - (p. 110 1-7)
==> Read about the author (p. 111) and take three bulleted notes
==> Activities from page 111 will be explained in class and due on the next block per.

"Once More to the Lake" - E.B.White and "A Letter From E.B.White" (pp. 112-120)
==> Copy Words to Know into notebooks (w/ definitions)
==> Complete Thinking Through the Literature Questions (p. 121 1-8)
==> Complete Vocabulary in Action (p. 122 1-5)
==> Read about the author (p. 123) and take three bulleted notes

"Montgomery Boycott" - Coretta S. King & "Sit-ins" - Margaret Walker (pp. 124-132)
==> Copy Words to Know into notebooks (w/ definitions)
==> Complete Thinking Through the Literature Questions (p. 133 1-8)
==> Complete Vocabulary in Action (p. 134 1-10)
==> Complete Grammar in Context - Adverbs (p. 135 1-5)
==> Read "A Eulogy to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." by Robert Kennedy (p. 136)
==> Complete Writing Option #1 (p. 134) Historic Diary - an entry from Rosa Parks

WRITING WORKSHOP - Opinion Statement (pp. 138-143) teacher directed

From this unit you should be ready for:
==> discussions of the readings
==> quizzes on the readings
==> quizzes on the vocabulary
==> a unit test to include vocabulary, multiple choice, open-response, and essay questions

The standards addressed in this unit include:

Language Strands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Reading & Literature Strands: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Composition Strands: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24