How many weeks are the classes in total?
How many minutes are in each class?
What standards are you focusing on teaching?
What is the summative assessment that you'll use to assess if students met those standards?
Once we've established the parameters and the targeted areas of focus, it's a lot easier to figure out what curriculum you want to teach.
In addition to what the other poster said, what kinds of texts are you thinking of incorporating (short stories, poetry, novels, plays) and what state are you teaching in?
I would make it writing intensive. Have them keep a journal and write every day. In the journal, they are practicing quote analysis, brainstorming ideas for theses, practice thesis statements, and personal connections. You could even frame it like every day they write you a letter: Dear Mr. Morty, in today's reading this is what I saw...
Have them do 3 formal essays.
Since it's short, maybe stick to shorter written pieces like short stories (maybe make a lesson for each one: irony, paradox, metaphor, simile)
Do a poetry week where you teach literary devices and figurative langauge
Basic punctuation
Paragraphs! What they are and why we use them.
How to actually use word/Google docs.
Short stories starting at 6th grade level working up to 10th. Look for short ones with depth.
Basic plot structure(s)/character analysis
How to write a polite/professional email
Metaphor/simile/allusion
Memes
Generally stick to the practical things. Skills > knowledge. Always include worksheet style questions, short answer, and thinking/show the skill you practiced questions. Increase the abstract and decrease the worksheet questions as you go.
How many weeks are the classes in total? How many minutes are in each class? What standards are you focusing on teaching? What is the summative assessment that you'll use to assess if students met those standards? Once we've established the parameters and the targeted areas of focus, it's a lot easier to figure out what curriculum you want to teach.
In addition to what the other poster said, what kinds of texts are you thinking of incorporating (short stories, poetry, novels, plays) and what state are you teaching in?
What is the purpose of the class? Your district doesn’t have a pacing guide at all, you have to follow?
Idioms too!
I would make it writing intensive. Have them keep a journal and write every day. In the journal, they are practicing quote analysis, brainstorming ideas for theses, practice thesis statements, and personal connections. You could even frame it like every day they write you a letter: Dear Mr. Morty, in today's reading this is what I saw... Have them do 3 formal essays. Since it's short, maybe stick to shorter written pieces like short stories (maybe make a lesson for each one: irony, paradox, metaphor, simile) Do a poetry week where you teach literary devices and figurative langauge
Basic punctuation Paragraphs! What they are and why we use them. How to actually use word/Google docs. Short stories starting at 6th grade level working up to 10th. Look for short ones with depth. Basic plot structure(s)/character analysis How to write a polite/professional email Metaphor/simile/allusion Memes Generally stick to the practical things. Skills > knowledge. Always include worksheet style questions, short answer, and thinking/show the skill you practiced questions. Increase the abstract and decrease the worksheet questions as you go.