Grade 9 English I Course Outline (1.0 Credit)
- To expose students to a variety of literary genres to further their appreciation of literature.
- To develop students’ vocabulary-building skills through the use of context clues and word origin/structure analysis.
- To help students recognize and understand the use of a variety of literary elements (terms and techniques).
- To enable students to respond to literature in a way that reflects intelligent and thoughtful analysis.
- To provide a wide range of learning opportunities, including daily and longer-term projects, in order that students of all ability levels may be able to reach their respective potentials and be successful.
- To foster a classroom atmosphere that emphasizes the importance of respect for others’ opinions, beliefs and ways of being
Objectives:
- The student will review and practice grammar and punctuation.
- The student will develop vocabulary.The student will practice different types of essay writing.
- The student will read critically, informatively, and for pleasure.
- The student will give informal book talks and make a formal research presentation.
- The student will listen to teacher lecture and readings
Reading literature and informational texts:
- vocabulary
- poetry
- short stories
- drama: Macbeth, Oedipus Rex and Antigone
- novel: Things Fall Apart
- non-fiction essays and memoirs
Writing:
- sentence structure
- comparison essay
- research-based essay
- Hyper text activity
Speaking and Listening:
- presentations
- listening comprehension activity
Language Usage:
- writing and editing strategies
- parts of speech
Course Outline
Introduction
- Introduction
- Course Description
- Pretest
- Assignment: Pretest
- Understanding Plagiarism
- Units and Assessments
- MLA Formatting
- MLA Formatting MSWord 2007
- MLA Documentation updates
- MLA Citation
- MLA Incorporating Sources
- Writing about Literature
Vocabulary: Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes
- Vocabulary #1
- Quiz: Vocabulary #1 Quiz
- Vocabulary #2
- Worksheet: Vocabulary #2 Worksheet
- Vocabulary #3
- Vocabulary Review
Parts of Speech: Nouns & Verbs
- Traditional Grammar
- Verb
- Worksheet: Verbs Practice
- Noun
- Worksheet: Nouns Practice
- Essay: Nouns & Verbs Practice
- Possessive Nouns
- Using Possessive Nouns
- Worksheet: Possessive Noun Practice
- Types of Nouns
- Concrete Nouns
- Countable Nouns
- Collective Nouns
- Essay: Types of Nouns Practice
- Shows Action
- Past/Present/Future
- Present Tense
- Auxiliary
- Quiz: Noun Quiz
- Worksheet: Verb Tenses
Vocabulary: Homonyms
- Homonyms
- Homonym Examples
- More Examples
- Assignment: Homonyms Writing Practice
- Worksheet: Homonyms Worksheet
Parts of Speech: Pronoun
- Personal Pronouns
- Possessive Personal
- Essay: Personal & Possessive Pronoun Practice
- Demonstrative Pronouns
- Interrogative Pronouns
- Relative Pronouns
- Indefinite Pronouns
- Reflexive Pronouns
- Quiz: Pronoun Quiz
Parts of Speech: Adjectives & Adverbs
- Adjective
- Assignment: Adjectives Practice
- Possessive Adjectives
- Demonstrative Adjectives
- Assignment: Demonstrative Adjectives
- Interrogative Adjectives
- Adverb
- Conjunctive Adverbs
- Words that Modify
- Worksheet: Adverbs Worksheet
- Infinitive Phrases
- Intensifiers
- Kinds of Adverbs
- Adverb Positions
- Misplaced Modifiers
- Special Cases
- Relative Adverbs
- Quiz: Adjectives Quiz
Parts of Speech: Preposition & Conjunctions
- Prepositions
- Worksheet: Prepositions
- Shows Relationships
- Common Prepositions
- Order of Adverbs
- Co-ordinating Conjunctions
- Worksheet: Conjunctions
- Subordinating Conjunctions
- Correlative Conjunctions
- Interjection
- Examples
- More Examples
- Quiz: Prepositions Quiz
Parts of Speech: Review
- Review
- Quiz: Parts of Speech Quiz
Short Stories
- Introduction
- Handout: Short Story Terms
- Handout: Conflict
- Handout: Plot
- The Most Dangerous Game
- Handout: “Most Dangerous Game” setting
- Handout: “Most Dangerous Game” study questions
- Assignment: “Most Dangerous Game” setting
- Assignment: “Most Dangerous Game” study questions
- Assignment: “The Most Dangerous Game” Storyboard Project
- The Interlopers
- Handout: “The Interlopers” study questions
- Assignment: “The Interlopers” study questions
- Cask of Amontillado
- Handout: “Cask of Amontillado” study questions
- Assignment: “Cask of Amontillado” study questions
- Final Project
- Essay: Short Story Essay
- Handout: Final Essay Tips
Vocabulary: Word Origins
- Internet Activity
- Assignment: Word Origins
Sentences: Construction
- Construct Sentences
- Complete Sentence
- Simple Subject & Simple Predicate
- Worksheet: Subject Predicate
- Simple Subject
- Predicate
- Quiz: Construct a Sentence Quiz
Sentences: Objects & Complements
- Objects
- Subject Complements
- Object Complements
- Review
- Quiz: Objects & Complements
Sentences: Parallel Structures
- Parallel Structure
- Worksheet: Parallelism
- Two-part Conjunctions
- Sentence Level
- Quiz: Parallel Structure Quiz
Sentences: Capitalization
- Capitalization
- Rules to Remember
- Capitalization Rules
- Quiz: Capitalization Quiz
Sentences: Punctuation Marks
- Overview
- Periods
- Question Marks
- Exclamation Points
- Commas
- Worksheet: Commas
- Semicolons
- Worksheet: Semicolons
- Colons
- Worksheet: Colons
- Quotation Marks
- Worksheet: Quotations
- Underlining
- Assignment: Underline/Italicized Practice
- Dashes
- Hyphens
- Apostrophes
- Worksheet: Apostrophe
- Ellipsis
- Brackets
- Quiz: Punctuation Quiz
Sentences: Clauses
- Definition
- Coordinate clauses:
- Coordinating conjunctions
- Subordinate clauses
- Define and Classify
- Handout: Clauses Practice
- Assignment: Clauses Practice
- Relative Clauses
- Independent Clauses
- Dependent Clauses
- Quiz: Clause Quiz
Sentences: Using Modifiers
- Misplaced Modifiers
- Dangling Modifier
- Squinting Modifier
- Worksheet: Modifiers
- Quiz: Modifier Quiz
Writing: Descriptive Essay
- Descriptive Essay
- Brief Guide
- Essay: Descriptive: Creating a Monster
- Assignment: Descriptive Writing
Writing: Parallelism
- Parallel Structure
- Faulty Parallelism
- Sentence “lost” parallel structure
Reading and Writing: Persuasion
- Introduction
- “I Have a Dream”
- “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
- Handout: “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
- Assignment: “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
- Assignment: Persuasive Speech
To Kill A Mockingbird
- Introduction
- Historical Event Links
- Assignment: Civil Rights Movement
- Chapter Summaries
- Persuasive Argument
- Assignment: To Kill A Mockingbird
- Assignment Choice
- Handout: To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Rubrics
- Essay: To Kill a Mockingbird
- Midtest
- Assignment: Midtest
Vocabulary: Context Clues
- Internet Activity
- Assignment: Context Clues
Poetry
- Unit Objectives
- Five Elements of Poetry
- What is a Poem Made of?
- Parts of Poetry
- New in an Old Way?
- How to be a Poet
- Poetry Links
- Poetry Journal
- Assignment: Poetry Journal
- Sample Journal
- Essay Writing
- Essay: Compare/Contrast Poetry
Lord of the Flies
- Online Book and Assignments
- Handout: Study Questions
- Handout: Static and Dynamic Chartacters
- Handout: Literary Analysis
- Assignment: Lord of the Flies
- Assignment: Static and Dynamic Characters
- Assignment: Literary Analysis
- Characters
- Symbolism
- Vocabulary
- Summary: Chapters 5-8
- Summary: Chapters 9-12
Vocabulary: Concrete Words
- Internet Activity
- Assignment: Concrete Words
Writing: Hyper Text Assignment
- Hypertext Assignment
- What is a Hypertext
- Assignment: Hypertext
Romeo & Juliet
- Romeo & Juliet
- Synopsis & Source
- Handout: Romeo & Juliet Introductory Presentation
- Lesson Outline
- Handout: Study Questions
- The Prologue
- Literary Terms
- Online Text
- Handout: Act I Interpretation
- Handout: Act III Interpretation
- Handout: Act III: Character Study
- Assignment: Act I Interpretation
- Assignment: Act III Interpretation
- Assignment: Act III Character study
- Essay: Romeo & Juliet Character/Vocabulary Assignment
- Interpretation
- Plot Summary
- My Favorite Lines
- Pyramus and Thisbe Comparison
- Essay: Comparison Essay
- Post-test
- Assignment: Post-test
Course Survey
- Course Survey
- Handout: Course Survey
- Assignment: Course Survey
