South Pasadena High School
September 2026

ELA 9 (Fall 2026)-Period 6

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
30	31 Do Now 8/31: Look at the photo on the slide (the cover of your book) and answer the following questions in complete sentences: Describe the children in the photograph. What can you say about the setting of the photograph? Who do you think took the photograph (and why)? 2:35 PM	1	2	3	4 Do Now 9/4: What is a “single story” according to the TEDTalk we watched on Monday? What is Ronald Takaki’s definition of the “Master Narrative”? How are single stories and the Master Narrative related? 2:35 PM	5
6	7	8	9 Edpuzzle - Elizabeth Acevedo Introducing The Poet X 2:35 PM	10	11 Do Now 9/11: “Sometimes it seems like writing is the only way I keep from hurting” (41). Paraphrase the above quote. What is the deeper meaning of this quote? Why does this quote matter? 2:35 PM	12
13	14	15 Do Now 9/15: What do we know so far about the narrator of Poet X, Xiomara? What is one external conflict (issue with the outside world) Xiomara faces? What is one internal conflict (mental or emotional issue) Xiomara faces? 2:35 PM	16	17 Do Now 9/17: Write a simple sentence (one subject and one predicate) that describes Xiomara’s relationship with her mom. Write a simple sentence that describes your favorite animal. Write a simple sentence that sums up your most impactful day. 2:35 PM Assignment 1--Most Impactful Day 2:35 PM	18	19
20	21 "Poet X" Reading Quiz (Part 1) 1:20 PM Do Now 9/21: On pages 46 and 53, more boys talk to Xiomara about her body. She never tells them this is what she wants. What do you think consent is? Is Xiomara allowed to have control over her own body? Explain your answer please. 2:35 PM Fall 2026 Common Writing Assessment 2:35 PM	22	23	24	25 Do Now 9/25: What are TWO good things that happened this week? What’s one challenge you faced this week? What are you looking forward to this weekend? 2:35 PM	26
27	28	29 Assignment 2--Last Paragraphs of Your Biography 2:35 PM Do Now 9/29: What are some things you want the class to STOP doing? What are some things that you want the class to START doing? What are some things that you want the class to SUSTAIN? 2:35 PM Grammar Quiz #1 2:35 PM	30	1 "Poet X" Reading Quiz (Part 2) 2:35 PM Do Now 10/1: Why is Twin “black and blue” towards the end of part two? What part of Twin’s (Xavier’s) identity is revealed in this section? What is Xiomara caught doing with Aman in part two? How does her mother react to this news? 2:35 PM	2	3

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