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Honors English 9
This ninth-grade ELA college-preparatory class is centered around the study of vocabulary, reading comprehension, reading analysis, grammar, and composition. This course will introduce students to a range of novels, short stories, informational text/articles, prose, and poetry from a diverse set of authors and genres. Writing will focus on multi-paragraph essays within the modes of narrative, informational, argumentative, and persuasive composition. By the end of this year you will be better able to think, write, listen, and speak more critically and analytically.
Course Outcomes/Goals:
To improve and develop skills in reading and writing through thoughtful analysis of literature
To gain personal and educational growth through the reading of complex texts
To improve skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening
To prepare students for the assessment of State and Common Core State Standards
To write multi-paragraph essays in various modes
Classroom Discussion is the foundation upon which each unit is based; coming prepared to class is paramount to successful engagement.
Curriculum Standards & Texts:
Curriculum Standards & Texts:
University High School is recognized for its use of the 40 Books Program, a program in which students read a book a month for each of their four school years. These texts were selected to reflect a diverse range of genres, topics, and authors. Each text will be the foundation for an exploration of concepts and practice of skills.
There is a rigorous expectation for students self-accountability as it pertains to maintaining consistency with their reading. I will provide structure and suggestions for student pacing as we read through these books together this year, students are expected to self-monitor, and self-advocate if they need additional help while reading.
Our texts this year are:
(Summer Reading: June, July, August): Ender’s Game, and The Hobbit
September: Long Way Down
October: Great Expectations
November: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
December: Writing Unit and Final
January: Of Mice and Men
February: The Odyssey
March: The Crucible
April: Goodbye, Antoura
May: 100 Best Loved Poems
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