ENGLISH 9 COURSE OUTLINE

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A year-long speech-centered English course designed to help students find and develop their “voice” both as a speaker and as a writer. The course is divided as follows:

(TEACHER NOTE: Look at 4th Quarter Requirements. They need to begin the assignments NOW to achieve the 4th Quarter goals.)

IT IS IMPORTANT TO USE THE INTERNET FOR MANY OF THE LISTED ASSIGNMENT IDEAS. THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO APPROACH WRITING...PICK SOMETHING FUN AND INTERESTING FOR YOUR STUDENT! :-)


1st Quarter
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Literature, poetry
Non-Fiction writing: Personal narratives
Timed writing
Prose readings and memorization
Vocabulary from Caged Bird

2nd Quarter
LITERATURE: SHORT STORIES
(TEACHER NOTE: pick on each story below as you need
them. Also, use Wikipedia to access more information
as you see fit...just search each story title.)

Vocabulary from short stories

"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker

"The Lottery: by Shirley Jackson

The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant

Two Kinds by Amy Tan


Non-Fiction writing:
Cause-Effect essays
(Cause-Effect Topics)

Timed writing

Narrative poetry interp
Prose/poetry interp



3rd Quarter

ROMEO AND JULIET

Vocabulary from Romeo and Juliet

Non-Fiction writing:
Compare-Contrast essays

Timed writing

Microphone speech
Informative speech



4th Quarter
READING --

Read TWO books during the year from the list attached.

LEARNING VOCABULARY -- KEEP A NOTEBOOK OF WORDS YOU DO NOT KNOW AS YOU READ THE BOOK. THERE MUST BE AT LEAST 20 WORDS PER BOOK TO BE DISCUSSED.