Download Theme: Search for Structure

SMUSD Humanities Pacing Guide
Standards
Core Literature
WS 1 Unit 1.1
Proficiency
Prompt(s)
HSS – Describe how
the search for structure
influences the
development of
society. OR
Describe how the
search for structure
influences the
development of moral
and ethical principles in
society.
(teacher choice)
HSS: 10.1 –
Students relate the
moral and ethical
principles in ancient
Greek and Roman
philosophy to the
development of
Western Political
thought.
Chapters
1, 2, 3.1, 3.3
Primary Sources &
Non-Fiction
Hammurabi‟s Code
Rig Veda
Ancient art (cave art) (to
be used towards „writing
required‟)
Writing Required
Intro use of notecards
(HSS/ELA)
Document analysis
essay (HSS)
Proficiency essay
(HSS)
ELA:
R.C. 2.1, 2.3, 2.5
ELA:
Word 1.1, 1.2
W.S. 1.1, 1.4, 1.7
L.R.A. 3.3, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9
W.A. 2.2, 2.3
L.C. 1.1, 1.3
(parts of speech,
sub/predicate, simple
sentence, sent. frags.,
comma after intro phrase,
capitalization
ELA – Write an
essay in which you
describe three
literary elements and
“The Most Dangerous
their purpose in a
Game”
particular story. OR
 foreshadowing,
character development, Choose three short
stories you have
figurative language,
read during this unit
plot map
and write an essay in
“The Happy Man’s
Shirt”
which you explain for
 symbolism & allegory each of these stories
“Cask of
a character‟s conflict
Amontillado”
and his or her
 POV, narrator
change as a result of
credibility
this conflict.
”Scarlet Ibis”
(Novel shows up in 1.2) (teacher/student
choice)
Various short stories
from the anthology that
teach the standards.
Assessments: ELA and HSS Benchmarks
Proficiency Essay
(ELA)(Included in
Mahara Portfolio)
Series of multiple
paragraph responses
on each short story
focusing on literary
elements and conflict
in preparation for
proficiency essay
(ELA) (informal
pages)
Take one of the
informal pages
(above) and turn into
a formal paper (ELA)
(formal paper)
SMUSD Humanities Pacing Guide
Standards
Core Literature
HSS: 10.1 –
Shared Essay
W.S. 1.2, 1.5
L.R.A. 3.1, 3.3, 3.5,
3.6, 3.7
Chapters
5, 6
Primary Sources &
Non-Fiction
“Plato‟s Allegory of the
Cave”,
“Republic”
“12 Tables”
Aristotle‟s Politics
Pericles‟ funeral
oration
Odyssey excerpts
“Cyclops” “Return
to Ithaca” and
Antigone
Document analysis
essay (HSS)
Bibliography skill
(HSS)
Proficiency essay
(SHARED)
(optional)
Oedipus Rex
How does a
common code of
ethics or moral
principles
contribute to the
structure of
society?
Auto/Biographical
narrative (ELA)
Describe an incident
and explain how that
incident shaped you
or someone you
know. (Process
paper) (Included in
Mahara Portfolio)
Shared Essay
Response to lit.
(ELA) (Formal
Paper)
W.A. 2.1, 2.2
L.C. 1.1, 1.3 (revision,
editing, cont, commas
in a series, pronoun
case, intro indep
clauses/compound
sentences,
semicolon, transition
phrases)
Writing Required
(students can use any
material from whole
semester)
ELA:
R.C. 2.3, 2.5, 2.8
W.S. 1.7
Word 1.1, 1.2
Proficiency
Prompt(s)
How do common
ethical or moral rules
contribute to the
structure of society?
Students relate the
moral and ethical
principles in ancient
Greek and Roman
philosophy to the
development of
Western Political
thought.
ELA:
WS 1 Unit 1.2
Assessments: Proficiency essay (SHARED), HSS Benchmark Final, ELA Benchmark Final
Proficiency essay
(SHARED)
SMUSD Humanities Pacing Guide
Standards
Core Literature
HSS: 10.1 –
Students relate the
moral and ethical
principles in ancient
Greek and Roman
philosophy to the
development of
Western Political
thought.
ELA:
Word 1.1, 1.2
W.A. 2.3, 2.4
WS 1 Unit 2.1
Political Speeches
(Such as, Obama‟s
inaugural address,
FDR‟s Day of
Infamy speech)
W.S. 1.3
L.R.A. 3.8
Non-fiction
(editorials, opinions)
L.C. 1.1, 1.3
(adverb clauses with
and without comma,
faulty parallelism,
verb tense
consistency)
Suggestions:
“Address to
Congress”
(See Holt pgs A28A30 for more
suggestions)
R.C. 2.3, 2.5, 2.8
The Examination
(optional excerpts:
pp. 77-124)
Proficiency
Prompt(s)
Chapters
How does the search
for truth shape an
individual/culture/soc
iety?
3.2, 3.4, 4.4, 6.3, 7.2,
10.1, and section on
world religions in
HSS text.
Choose a topic with
opposing viewpoints.
Research two
articles (one for, one
against). Choose a
side and write a
persuasive response
following your
teacher‟s structure
and guidelines.
Assessments: HSS and ELA Benchmark Exams
Primary Sources &
Non-Fiction
Ta Hsueh
10 Commandments
Sermon on the Mt.
Torah
Qur‟an
Buddhist Koans
Rig Veda
Tao Te Ching
(excerpts)
Writing Required
Document Analysis
Essay (HSS)
Proficiency essay
(HSS)
Response to
literature (ELA)
(Formal Paper)
Proficiency essay
(not nec. In-class
timed) (ELA)
(Included in Mahara
Portfolio)
Series of multiple
paragraph responses
on authors‟ purpose
in numerous
nonfiction pieces
(Informal)
Take one of the
informal responses
and turn into a
formal paper on
author‟s purpose
SMUSD Humanities Pacing Guide
Standards
WS 1 Unit 2.2
Core Literature
HSS:
Transitional between
10.1 and 10.2 (there is
a 1000-year gap in
the standards)
Proficiency
Prompt(s)
Chapters
How does the
interaction between
different cultures affect
societies?
Choose a nonwestern culture from
Asia, Africa, or the
Americas (Chapter
12, 15, 16, 18) or
jigsaw.
Primary Sources &
Non-Fiction
95 Theses
The Prince
Writing Required
Proficiency essay
(HSS)
Document analysis
essay (HSS)
Art research project
SHARED
DO 17, 19
ELA:
Intro to Poetry
Word 1.1, 1.2
Romeo and Juliet
R.C. 2.2, 2.4
L.R.A. 3.1, 3.5, 3.10
W.S. 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9
W.A. 2.2, 2.3
L.C. 1.3 (indefinite
pronoun/pronoun
antecedent
agreement; subject/
verb agreement,
prepositional
phrases)
“Your Laughter”
“How Do I Love
Thee”
“R & J in Bosnia”
“Dear Juliet”
Suggestions:
Teacher can also
find texts with
themes of
parent/child
conflict, feuding
factions, forbidden
love, etc.
Write an essay in
which you compare
works that express a
universal theme and
provide evidence to
support the ideas.
Possible options
include:
Compare theme
between 2 passages
or
Use short stories to
compare theme
or
Compare theme
between R+J and
another text.
Assessments: HSS and ELA Benchmark Exams
Proficiency essay
(ELA)
Art research project
SHARED (Process
paper)(Included in
Mahara Portfolio)
Series of multiple
paragraph responses
that provide practice
for the proficiency
essay prompt
(universal theme)
(Informal pages)
Analysis of a Poem
(ELA) (Formal
Paper)(Included in
Mahara Portfolio)
SMUSD Humanities Pacing Guide
Standards
Core Literature
HSS: 10.2 –
WS 1 Unit 2. 3
Proficiency
Prompt(s)
How does conflict
lead to new
understanding?
The enlightenment and
the Glorious Revolution
of England, and their
enduring effects
worldwide on the
political expectations
for self-government
and individual liberty.
Chapters
20, 21, 22.1, 22.2,
22.3
SHARED
(can be any/all
information/text from
entire semester)
Primary Sources &
Non-Fiction
Discourse on Method –
Descartes
Hobbes and Locke
Rousseau – The Social
Contract
Wollstonecraft-Vindication of the Rights
of Women
Declaration of
Independence
Writing Required
Persuasive Essay
(HSS)
Document analysis
essay (HSS)
Research Project
completed (HSS)
Proficiency essay
(SHARED)
Magna Carta
ELA:
Word 1.1, 1.2
W.A. 2.2, 2.5
L.R.A. 3.3, 3.6, 3.7
R.C. 2.1, 2.8
L.C. 1.1, 1.3 (review of
year‟s skills)
Finish Romeo &
Juliet
CAHSEE/CST examples
of workplace documents.
Use Holt Ch. 12
(Consumer and
Workplace Documents)as
a starting point.
(Teachers may
supplement with other
documents)
SHARED
How does conflict
lead to new
understanding?
Assessments: SHARED proficiency essay, HSS/ELA final benchmarks
Response to literature
for Romeo and Juliet
(ELA)
(Formal Paper)
Business letter (ELA)
(Formal)
Proficiency essay
(SHARED)
(Included in Mahara
Portfolio)
Series of multiple
paragraph responses
on the following
(Informal pages):
Conflict
Workplace
docs (Ch. 12
Holt)
R&J
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