9th Grade English

Students are expected to acquire supplementary reading/vocabulary materials in all English courses. 

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ENGLISH 9

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Grade Level: 9

In Grade 9, students understand the importance of aesthetic decisions by the author and note how choices of syntax and diction shape and clarify meaning. Standards are organized under types of literacy (critical, digital, language, and research) to reflect the applications of literacy in a rapidly changing world. This format represents an effort to show that successful communication requires multifaceted receptive and expressive skills emphasizing the literature of varied times and places. Both ninth grade standards emphasize world literature to give students a broad and deep foundation. Students learn and practice active listening, read a variety of workplace and literary texts, learn and practice essential digital skills, utilize a process to create and modify written work, implement conventions of language and usage, and utilize context to decipher word meanings all through reading, listening, writing, and speaking.

ENGLISH 9, ADVANCED LEVEL (+.50 GRADE WEIGHT) 

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Grade Level: 9

Recommendations: 

1. A score of 25 or higher on self-assessment rubric

2. 85 average in prior English course

Students enrolling in English 9 Advanced Level are those who anticipate enrolling in AP programs as juniors or seniors. 

In addition to the regular course of study, English 9, Advanced Level emphasizes critical thinking skills, literary analysis, formal essay writing, both timed and untimed, as well as group discussions and presentations. Students are also introduced to timed multiple choice simulations of adapted Advanced Placement testing instruments. Traditional and contemporary literary works are evaluated. This course moves at a rapid pace and is geared towards above-average readers, competent writers, and well-motivated, independent learners. It is aligned with The College Board Advanced Placement standards and assessments in ways that are appropriate expectations and challenges for ninth grade students. 

ENGLISH 9, PRE-IB (+.50 GRADE WEIGHT)

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Grade Level: 9

Recommendation: A score of 25 or higher on the self-assessment rubric

Corequisites:  Pre-IB World History and Pre-IB 9 CREW 

What character was the biggest influence on Guy Montag’s hero’s journey in Fahrenheit 451? Which film adaptation, Luhrmann’s or Zefferelli’s, best captures the tone of Shakespeare’s balcony scene? Should Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird still be taught in Alabama high schools today? If answering these questions sounds at all intriguing in your study of literature, please come join us in the Pre-IB English 9 classroom.

You will learn to develop your ideas both in class discussions and in writing. You will develop strong skills in time management and organization, writing and literary analysis, ACT grammar and vocabulary, and discussion and public speaking. The goal of this fast-paced, highly-motivated environment is to help college-bound students cultivate a variety of skills in preparation for advanced coursework throughout high school and beyond.