ENGLISH 9
LAIR OF LEARNING
LAIR OF LEARNING
Click on the image to the left to download or view the PDF version of the course outline. All students have a copy of this outline emailed home in the first week of class.
Click on the document to the right to access the instructions, self-assessment sheet, and requirements for the Grade 9 Shark Tank Project.
Watch some of the pitch examples below to see what the Shark Tank project is based off of:
Thesis Statement Choices
How to Write a Thesis Statement
Essay Introduction Assignment
Essay Introduction Rubric
Structured Body Paragraph Practice
Open Body Paragraph Practice
Essay Conclusions
Any of the following novels or short stories may be studied within the course.
The Veldt
The Parsley Garden
Dr. Heidigger's Experiment
The Witch
The Wish
There Will Come Soft Rains
Barney
The Television Drama
The Most Dangerous Game
The Sea Devil
A Mountain Journey
The Fun They Had
Indigenous teenager Cole Harper is called back to his reserve, Wounded Sky First Nation, after receiving a mysterious message from a friend.
Cole fights a battle within himself when he is banished to a remote Alaskan island to find the legendary "spirit bear." When his body fails him, he must reckon with his mind to try and survive.
Teenager Jacob Portman follows his grandfather's cryptic clues after his death to a mysterious island where he discovers an abandoned orphanage and a time loop containing children with unique abilities, known as "peculiars".
The fates of four young lovers from Athens, a group of amateur actors, and the fairy king and queen become entangled in an enchanted forest after Oberon's mischievous servant, Puck, uses a magical love potion
The students of English 9 go above and beyond every year to show off their learning. Below are some examples of this year's wildest work.