English 9
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In this course students will explore the many aspects of ninth grade language arts. These aspects include writing, literature, grammar, listening and speaking, elements of research, and cultural literacy. This course is designed to provide the opportunity for students to incorporate prior knowledge, utilize the reading process, read frequently, respond to reading and understand a variety of reading materials. To enhance their learning experiences, students are encouraged to reflect on the material read and to use the higher order thinking skills of analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating to make relevant connections. They will also review the three modes or writing in this course, and understand how to evaluate them using the Pennsylvania Domains Scoring Guide. In addition to this, students will read literature in all forms, and learn all literary devices that are used. Sentence structure, punctuation, word origins, idioms, and cultural literacy are also stressed in this course.
Additional Resources Needed
Textbooks
Textbooks
Elements of Literature: Second Course
By: Kylene Beers, Probst
Publisher: Holt Rinehart & Winston (Sep 2002)
ISBN 0-03-067279-1
Holt Handbook: Second Course
By: John E. Warriner
Publisher: Hardcover - Holt Rinehart & Winston (Jun 2003)
ISBN 0-03-066144-7
Various Trade Books
ROMEO AND JULIET: Parallel text Copyright 1999 The Perfection Form Company
1000North Second Avenue
Logan, Iowa 51546
Media
VHS/DVD ROMEO AND JULIET
I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS by Maya Angelou
THE HOBBIT by J.R.R. Tolkien
Technology Needs
RealPlayer (free download)
Microsoft Word (word processing software)
Microsoft PowerPoint (automated presentation software)
Content Topics
Unit 1
Drama
Unit 2
Novel
Unit 3
Short Stories
Unit 4
Poetry
Unit 5
Grammar
Unit 6
Elements of Speech
Unit 7
Non Fiction
Unit 8
Writing
Unit 9
Research
Assessments
- Electronic Journal
- Grammar Exercises
- Various Writing Assignments
- Oral Presentations
- Quizzes
- Unit Tests
- Research Paper
