Grade 9 - English
English I (Credit: 1.00)Students should enter this course with a foundation in fiction, drama, poetry, mythology, and nonfiction. This course
will provide them with the opportunity to build on that foundation. They will engage in inâ€depth analysis of more
complex literature, view that literature from its historical perspective, and connect it to other arts. They will write
literary analyses, logical arguments, informational/explanatory texts, narratives, and focused research projects. These
writing tasks will be both formal and informal. Additionally, they will engage in speaking and listening activities that
use and incorporate media and technology. As a result of the reading, writing, speaking, and listening students will do
in this course, they will grow their vocabulary and their understanding of how to communicate effectively by making
skillful choices when expressing themselves with language.
English I Fundamentals (Credit: 1.00)English I continues to build on the sequential development and integration of communication skills in four major areas:
reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It most specifically focuses on deepening and furthering students'
understanding in the following ways:
ï‚· Reading reinforces reading comprehension skills by teaching students how to understand and appreciate
poetry, drama, informative nonfiction, and fiction; shows students how to analyze, evaluate, and interpret a
text; reinforces awareness of the elements and structure of narrative prose; guides students through readings
of drama, a novel, and selections from wellâ€known poetry, and short stories.
 Writing furthers students’ understanding of sentence structures; reviews parts of speech and their types,
including inâ€depth studies on verbs (transitive, intransitive, conjugation, tense, voice, mood); develops
students’ understanding of the types and functions of phrases and clauses; teaches language history and
etymology to help students build on knowledge of word structures, including prefixes, roots, and suffixes;
expands on students’ vocabulary skills; reviews spelling skills; gives students the opportunity to develop their
abilities in writing speeches, short essays, poetry, friendly/business letters, and short stories.
ï‚· Speaking offers students experience in delivering a speech; teaches skills that enable students to become
effective speakers and communicators, weaving these skills together throughout the course.
ï‚· Listening teaches effective listening comprehension skills, weaving these together throughout the lessons.
ï‚· Special Topics incorporates research skills, including Internet, library, reference material, and multimedia use;
includes mass media structure and influence.
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