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2025-26 Honors English 9 Applications are now closed for incoming 9th grade students from Kastner. Deadline: April 4th by 11:59pm
2025-26 Honors English 9 Applications are now closed for incoming 9th grade students from Kastner. Deadline: April 4th by 11:59pm
If you are tranferring from a school or district outside of Kastner or CUSD, please contact your CW Counselor for instructions on Honors!
If you are tranferring from a school or district outside of Kastner or CUSD, please contact your CW Counselor for instructions on Honors!
Summer Homework 2025:
Summer Homework 2025:
If admitted to honors, you must READ the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel by the first day of school in August!
If admitted to honors, you must READ the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel by the first day of school in August!
Books can be checked out in the Kastner Library before the end of school, or you can purchase a copy.
You will need a physical copy of the book for the start of school.
Books can be checked out in the Kastner Library before the end of school, or you can purchase a copy.
You will need a physical copy of the book for the start of school.
You are welcome to take notes on it or write in the book if it is your personal copy. You can expect to be tested on the novel. *It's different than the movie!
You are welcome to take notes on it or write in the book if it is your personal copy. You can expect to be tested on the novel. *It's different than the movie!
Course Description:
This course is designed to meet the needs of the accelerated freshman. Sophisticated levels of literary forms and types as well as style and structure are emphasized in addition to advanced essay writing skills. Curriculum covers a combination of the English 9 and 10 courses which guides the student through the process of literary analysis, vocabulary development, and critical thinking skills. The writing process and language skills are emphasized.
What do we do in this class?
What do we do in this class?
Ideas:
Survival
Humanity and Savagery
Storytelling
Family and Relationships
Artificial Intelligence
Sensorship
Greek gods
Fate versus Free Will
What is a hero?
Impulsivity
And more!
Activities:
Research
Debate
Presentations
Large & Small Group Discussion
Creative Projects
Posters
Multimedia
Essays
Skills:
The writing process
Wrting tips and grammar
Word choice (Rhetoric)
The art of persuasion (Rhetorical Appeals & Devices)
MLA Format
MLA Citation
Presentation Confidence
Artistic Interpretation
Annotation
Current Syllabus
Current Syllabus
Scroll through the full document below or click the buttons below to review the full document and corresponding Syllabus Contract. Digital version available below. Hard copies available in class.
What did we do in class?
What did we do in class?
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