American Literature Pacing Calendar

Unit Topic Priority Standards Length of Unit

1 Gothic fiction - Scarlet Letter, Poe, etc. R1, R2, R3, W1, W2, SL1, L1 7 weeks
2 Drama/Allegory - The Crucible R1, R2, R3, W1, W2, SL1, L1 3 weeks
3 Satire - Huckleberry Finn R1, R2, R3, W1, W2, SL1, L1 6 weeks
4 Research-based argument R3, W1, W2, W3, SL2, L1 8 weeks
5 Modern novel - Great Gatsby R1, W1, W2, SL1, L1, L2 4 weeks
6
Coming-of-age - The Things They Carried, The
Chosen, Joy Luck Club, Ironman, The Catcher in the
Rye, A Separate Peace
R1, SL1, W1, W2, L1 4 weeks
7 Shakespeare - Macbeth R1, W1, W2, SL1, L1, L2 4 weeks