Graduation Requirement: This course satisfies the 9th grade English graduation requirement.
Course Number: 101A/101B
Offered: Every year
Required for grade 9
Prerequisite: None
Two Quarters - 1 Credit
Credit Group: English
NCAA Approved Course
English 9 is a survey course studying basic writing, grammar, reading and speaking skills. First/second quarter units studied include analyzing literary elements through short stories and choice books, and students will research Greek Mythology to develop an oral presentation. Third/fourth quarter focuses literacy skills through the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Students will also continue independent reading.