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Eng IV AP Pacing Guide
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Two-week summary of major instructional content and skills • 36 instructional weeks
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Week(s)Unit / TextMajor ContentMajor Skills and Assessments
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Weeks 1–2Unit 1: Seamus HeaneyHeaney 1; Heaney 2; College Essay (9 days)What constitutes a poetry collection, as distinct from an anthology? SWBAT identify poetic techniques and evaluate their effectiveness. Students will improve their proficiency in capturing the tone of a poem through effective recitations; SW review & critique "college essays that worked" to identify common strengths to incorporate into their own college essays. SW participate in small group brainstorming to develop plans/rough outlines for their college essays; Assessments/Review: College Essay
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Weeks 3–4Unit 1: Seamus HeaneyHeaney 3; Heaney 4; Heaney 5 (9 days)SW review & critique "college essays that worked" to identify common strengths to incorporate into their own college essays; SW participate in small group brainstorming to develop plans/rough outlines for their college essays; What constitutes a poetry collection, as distinct from an anthology? SWBAT identify poetic techniques and evaluate their effectiveness. Students will improve their proficiency in capturing the tone of a poem through effective recitations
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Weeks 5–6Unit 1: Seamus HeaneyHeaney 6; Heaney 7; Literary Analysis (11 days)What constitutes a poetry collection, as distinct from an anthology? SWBAT identify poetic techniques and evaluate their effectiveness. Students will improve their proficiency in capturing the tone of a poem through effective recitations; Create a defensible thesis using textual evidence. Model effective introduction
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Weeks 7–8Unit 1: Seamus Heaney / Unit 2: Short StoriesLyrical Analysis; Guests of the Nation; Astronomer's Wife (10 days)Identify and discuss poetic/literary qualities of various song lyrics; to recognize and evaluate the development of theme through structure; to recognize and evaluate characterization techniques and the effect of foil characters on theme etc
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Weeks 9–10Unit 2: Short StoriesShiloh; A Rose for Emily; A Worn Path (12 days)to recognize and evaluate the influence of setting on a short story; to recognize and evaluate the influence of point of view on a short story; to recognize and evaluate the development of theme through character, imagery, and allusion in a short story
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Weeks 11–12Unit 2: Short StoriesAraby; The Black Cat; Masque of the Red Death (12 days)to recognize and evaluate the influence of language and style on a short story; to recognize and evaluate the development of theme through irony and symbol in a short story; to recognize and evaluate the development of theme throughfree indirect discourse in a short story
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Weeks 13–14Unit 2: Short StoriesClose reading practice (9 days)To select and articulte the significance of authorial choices related to syntax and diction in select passsages
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Weeks 15–16Unit 3: Flannery O'ConnorThe Life You Save; Good Counrty People (8 days)Evaluate the story’s thematic concerns: grace, moral corruption, free will, and the possibility of redemption; Analyze how O’Connor uses irony, symbolism, and characterization to critique assumptions about morality and identity
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Weeks 17–18Unit 3: Flannery O'ConnorA Good Man; Everything that Rises (8 days)Analyze how O’Connor uses irony, characterization, and symbolism to explore morality, grace, and violence; Analyze how O’Connor uses symbolism, irony, and characterization to explore themes of faith, innocence, and misunderstanding
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Weeks 19–20Unit 3: Flannery O'Connor / Unit 4: Midterm ReviewThe River; Review Midterm Material (9 days)Evaluate Harry/Bevel’s search for meaning and how adults in the story shape (and distort) his understanding of religion; Evaluate effectiveness of stragies in question responses; Assessments/Review: Review Midterm Material
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Weeks 21–22Unit 5: The RoadThe Road part 1; The Road part 2 (10 days)To foster a deep appreciation for post-apocalyptic literature by examining themes of survival, morality, and human connection in The Road; Evaluate how themes of morality, hope, and survival develop across the text
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Weeks 23–24Unit 5: The RoadThe Road part 3; The Road part 4 (10 days)Explain the significance of the phrase “carrying the fire” as it first appears; Explain how McCarthy’s style reinforces the theme
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Weeks 25–26Unit 5: The RoadThe Road part 5; Senior trip (11 days)Evaluate how themes of morality, hope, and survival develop across the text. with concluding statement; Have fun, make new friends
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Weeks 27–28Unit 6: Shakespeare SonnetsShakespeare Sonnets 29; Shakespeare Sonnets 73; Shakespeare Sonnets 116 (9 days)develop an appreciation and understanding of Shakespeare’s sonnets by analyzing their structure, themes, and language, and by exploring how poetic devices convey emotion and meaning
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Weeks 29–30Unit 6: Shakespeare SonnetsShakespeare Sonnets 129; Shakespeare Sonnets 90; Shakespeare Sonnets 18 (9 days)develop an appreciation and understanding of Shakespeare’s sonnets by analyzing their structure, themes, and language, and by exploring how poetic devices convey emotion and meaning
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Weeks 31–32Unit 6: Shakespeare SonnetsShakespeare Sonnets recitation; Lyrical Analysis (9 days)demonstratean appreciation and understanding of Shakespeare’s sonnets by analyzing their structure, themes, and language, and by exploring how poetic devices convey emotion and meaning; Identify and discuss poetic/literary qualities of various song lyrics
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Weeks 33–34Unit 7: HamletHamlet ACt I; Hamlet ACt II; Hamlet Act III (11 days)Develop students’ ability to analyze complex characters, themes, and conflicts in Shakespearean drama; Strengthen students’ ability to analyze character development as motivations shift and conflicts intensify; Summarize the major events of Act III, including the “To be or not to be” soliloquy, the nunnery scene, the play-within-a-play, and the confrontation with Gertrude
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Weeks 35–36Unit 7: HamletHamlet Act IV; Hamlet Act V; Hamlet Conclusion (9 days)Build students’ capacity to interpret complex motivations and evaluate shifting alliances; Deepen understanding of tragedy as a dramatic form, including catharsis, fatal flaws, and the consequences of character choices; 4. Synthesize insights from the film and text into a comparative analysis, supporting claims with textual/film evidence
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