Throughout the year, you will learn that writing is more than completing assignments; it is a tool for thinking, learning, communicating, and creating change. During this course, you will investigate meaningful questions, write for authentic audiences, and publish work you can be proud of and answer the question: How can writing inform, persuade, entertain, and inspire others?
Write with purpose by creating engaging pieces that inform, persuade, entertain, and inspire a variety of audiences.
Investigate meaningful questions by researching topics, evaluating evidence, and thinking critically about information from multiple sources.
Grow through the writing process by planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing polished work using feedback from others.
Communicate ideas effectively by collaborating with others, participating in discussions, and presenting writing with confidence.
Use writing to understand yourself and the world by exploring personal experiences, historical events, global issues, and topics you are passionate about.
Students begin the year by discovering their voices as writers. Through personal narratives, memoirs, and storytelling, students learn that everyone has a story worth telling.
Personal Narrative
Memoir
Snapshot Essay
Story Slam
The 9th Grade Stories of Kreiva
A collection of students writing to share with our community.
Students become researchers and informational writers by investigating people, places, cultures and ideas.
World Explorer Magazine
EQ: How can writing inspire others to explore and appreciate the people, places, and cultures of our world?
Students research a country or region and create a travel-style feature article that inspires readers to appreciate the people, places, and cultures of our world.
Curiosity Project
EQ: How can research and writing help us become experts and teach others about a topic we care about?
Students choose a topic they are passionate about and write a five-paragraph research paper using multiple reliable sources.