English 9
Avon Lake City Schools
Curriculum Framework
English 9
Course Overview:
English 9 engages students in a wide variety of experiences in literature, composition, and grammar. In literature, the students read poems, short stories and a full length Shakespearean play to understand and appreciate their content and artistry. In composition, students develop their skills in creative writing and expository prose. Exercises in grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary are included. Students are required to achieve a passing grade in both semesters of English 9 to graduate. Students must purchase additional ancillary materials. This class meets one period daily for &frac(1/2); unit of credit each semester. FEE: $6
Textbook (Title and Publishing Company): Elements of Literature, Third Course (Holt)
Novls/Plays:
- Animal Farm or Lord of the Flies
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Romeo & Juliet
Assessments:
- Written and objective tests/quizzes
- Midterm
- Final exam
Content/Topics/Learning Goals
Subject to Pacing and Schedules
1st Quarter - Fiction, Grammar, Argument
Fiction: Animal Farm or Lord of the Flies
- Textual evidence
- Theme
- Character development
- Plot and point of view
- Literary devices
- Author’s choices
- Vocabulary development
- Supplemental readings (non-fiction)
- Writing: Response to literature
Grammar: Parts of Speech
- Conventions of standard English
Writing: Argument
- Thesis statements
- Sentence, paragraph and essay development
- Claims and counterclaims
- MLA style
- Informational text
- Use of technology to develop, revise and present
2nd Quarter - Fiction, Nonfiction, Expository Writing, Grammar
Fiction: Fiction
- Textual evidence
- Theme
- Character development
- Plot and point of view
- Literary devices
- Author’s choices
- Vocabulary development
- Supplemental readings (non-fiction)
- Writing: Response to literature
Nonfiction: Short Nonfiction
- Textual evidence
- Summary and text development
- Theme
- Vocabulary development
- Structure/organization
- Evaluation of a text
- Analysis of multiple perspectives
Writing: Expository
- Informative techniques
- Thesis statements
- Sentence, paragraph and essay development
- Precise words and details
- Appropriate conclusion
Grammar: Parts of Sentence
- Conventions of standard English grammar (continued)
3rd Quarter - Poetry, Informative Essay/Research, Fiction
Poetry
- Figurative language
- Poetic devices
- Theme
- Vocabulary development
Informative Essay
- Thesis statements
- Sentence, paragraph and essay development
- MLA style
- Research
- Informational text
- Use technology to develop, revise and present
Fiction: To Kill a Mockingbird
- Textual evidence
- Theme
- Character development
- Plot and point of view
- Literary devices
- Author’s choices
- Vocabulary development
- Supplemental readings (non-fiction)
- Writing: response to literature
4th Quarter - Drama (Shakespeare), Argument, Grammar
Drama: Romeo & Juliet
- Textual evidence
- Theme
- Character development
- Plot and point of view
- Literary devices
- Author’s choices
- Allusions
- Vocabulary development
Writing: Argument
- Thesis statements
- Sentence, paragraph and essay development
- Claims and counterclaims
- MLA style
- Informational text
- Use of technology to develop, revise and present
Grammar: Usage, Punctuation
- Conventions of standard English grammar (continued)
- Conventions of punctuation
Last Updated: September, 2023
