English 9
Supplies
Daily Agenda
Each student will need their own:
Binder (may be shared w/ other classes)
Folder
Dividers
Pens
Pencils
1 pack college ruled paper
1 composition book
Highlighters
Sticky notes
*Optional items to be donated to your student's English teacher for classroom use:
Sticky notes (any size)
1 pack of college-lined paper
1 pack of 12 colored pencils
1 pack of markers thin or fat
1 pack of sharpened #2 pencils
1 pack of blue or black pens
Multi-colored highlighters
Large Expo markers (any color)
1 box of Kleenex
Flair pens & black Sharpies
Glue sticks
*Optional items will be turned into your student’s English teacher during the first week of school. If you are able to contribute and are so inclined, please know we are so grateful. This will allow us to spend more of our budget on new books for students! 😀
Course Description: English 9
English 9 is a 1.0 credit, year-long class. Students will be exposed to the five main threads of language arts: reading, writing, research, speaking, and listening. Students will learn about pre-, during-, and post-reading strategies for increasingly complex texts. They will also be asked to write about a variety of topics while utilizing a multitude of writing techniques. Additionally, and embedded within all assignments, students will be asked to think critically while applying levels of Bloom's taxonomy to texts and scenarios.
Skills: Skills addressed and reinforced in English 9 are:
literal and interpretive reading skills
informal and formal composition skills
literary analysis, formal research, narrative, and persuasive writing
cooperative group work
critical reading and writing
research process
technology application
public speaking--individually and within a group.
Books:
Common Texts: Of Mice and Men, Lord of the Flies, Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, To Kill a Mockingbird, Into the Heights, as well as various short stories and poetry. There are also opportunities for choice texts throughout the course.
Opt-Out Procedure: Should any student feel uncomfortable reading a text, said student may choose to "opt out" of its reading. The student may request an alternate text without loss of credit. I will work with the student to provide an alternate reading and an appropriate class arrangement for them to complete a similar reading to that which the class is reading.
Technology: See Google Classroom for the technology information.