Mrs. Thomas's 9th Lit/Comp and Tools for college success

Class Overview

This course focuses on the study of literary genres. Students develop an understanding that theme is what relates literature to life and that themes are recurring in the literary world. Students will employ strong, thorough, and explicit textual evidence in their literary analyses, argumentative writing, and technical research. Instruction in language conventions will occur within the context of reading, writing, and speaking, rather than in isolation. Students demonstrate an understanding of listening, speaking, and writing skills for a variety of purposes. Students will expand their vocabulary and knowledge of figurative language.