Curriculum Calendar

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Pacing Guide/Curriculum Guide/Materials

Unit 1 Writing Freedom: Words that Shaped a Nation

Unit 2 The Individual and Society: Fitting in, or Standing Out?

Unit 3 Power, Protest, and Change: A Spirit of Reform

Unit 4 Grit and Grandeur: The Importance of Place

Unit 5 Facing our Fears: Victims and Victors

Unit 6 Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Tales: The American Short Story

The curriculum includes guided close reading of texts, collaborative and project based learning experiences based on the reading materials and standards, research and writing opportunities, comparison of the text to multimedia presentations of The Crucible and Of Mice and Men, micro standard quizzes based on texts, unit assessments, and unit writing assessments. Along with the AZ 11-12 ELA standards, the ACT Reading, English, & Writing standards will be taught with each unit to prepare students for the ACT test in the spring.