Curriculum Map 1 : August-October (mid)

State Standards(OAS):

 This is an elective class that addresses multiple Lang. Arts standards at various grade levels. The standards can be accessed by the link below.

Oklahoma State Standards by grade level: h ttp://sde.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/OASELA-Final%20Version_0.pdf 

Units Covered: 

-Autobiographies/Biographies (I am Dreaming to Come to America)

-Genres

-Short Stories:

* The Standard of Living

*The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse

-Novel: Tuck Everlasting

Unit Objectives:

-Compare and contrast autobiographies/biographies

-Be able to identify the various genres in writing and tell the characteristics of each.

-Use short stories and novels to focus on vocabulary, comprehension, and literary elements.

Ongoing:

*Reader Response Journals

*ACT vocabulary practice

*Author Studies

Curriculum Map 2 : October (mid)-December

State Standards(OAS):

 This is an elective class that addresses multiple Lang. Arts standards at various grade levels. The standards can be accessed by the link below.

Oklahoma State Standards by grade level: h ttp://sde.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/OASELA-Final%20Version_0.pdf 

Units Covered: 

-Story Elements

-Plot Charts

-Short Stories:

* Theft

*The Other Side of the Hedge

-Novel: Murder on the Orient Express

Unit Objectives:

-Be able to recognize the various story elements in literature.

-Be able to use the plot chart to organize the story elements and give text examples for each one.

-Use short stories and novels to focus on vocabulary, comprehension, and literary elements.

Ongoing:

*Reader Response Journals

*ACT vocabulary practice

*Author Studies

Curriculum Map 3 : January-March (mid)

State Standards(OAS):

 This is an elective class that addresses multiple Lang. Arts standards at various grade levels. The standards can be accessed by the link below.

Oklahoma State Standards by grade level: h ttp://sde.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/OASELA-Final%20Version_0.pdf 

Units Covered: 

-Figurative Language

-Short Stories:

* The Garden Party

*The Man of the House

-Novel: Winterdance (While reading, follow the actual “Iditarod” race---starts in March.)

Unit Objectives:

-Be able to identify the plot parts in the novol above, compare and contrast the characters in the story, and address themes in the text.

-Be able to identify the various forms of figurative language and use them in pieces of writing.

-Use short stories and novels to focus on vocabulary, comprehension, and literary elements.

Ongoing:

*Reader Response Journals

*ACT vocabulary practice

*Author Studies

Curriculum Map 4 : March (mid)-May

State Standards(OAS):

 This is an elective class that addresses multiple Lang. Arts standards at various grade levels. The standards can be accessed by the link below.

Oklahoma State Standards by grade level: h ttp://sde.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/OASELA-Final%20Version_0.pdf 

Units Covered: 

-Character Archetypes

-Short Stories:

* A String of Beads

​* The Schartz Metterklume Method

-Novel: Rocket Boys

Unit Objectives:

-Recognize archetypes in the reading material from these reading selections.

-Be able to give examples of each archetype from books or movies. Apply these archetypes when develpoing characters in written stories.

-Use short stories and novels to focus on vocabulary, comprehension, and literary elements.

Ongoing:

*Reader Response Journals

*ACT vocabulary practice

*Author Studies