English 9 Honors
Avon Lake City Schools
Curriculum Framework
English 9 Honors
Course Overview:
Students in English 9H will be expected to meet the goals for the 9th grade curriculum and the sophomore level composition course. Because this is an accelerated course, students will be expected to read literature that is more challenging and to work independently. Students will be eligible for this course based on their scores from a pre-qualifying exam and a teacher recommendation. Students who plan to take future honors and AP® courses are advised to take English 9 Honors. Summer reading is required. Prerequisites: students must have an A or B average in 8th grade Language Arts and the recommendation from a Language Arts faculty member. This class meets one period daily for ½ unit of credit each semester. FEE: $16
Textbook:
- Elements of Literature, Third Course (Holt)
Novels/Plays:
- The Book Thief (Summer Reading)
- Lord of the Flies
- Independent Novel (Student Choice)
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Romeo & Juliet
Assessments:
- Written and objective tests/quizzes
- Midterm
- Final exam
Content/Topics/Learning Goals
Subject to Pacing and Schedules
First Quarter: Fiction, Expository Essay, Grammar
Fiction: The Book Thief and Lord of the Flies
- Textual evidence
- Theme
- Symbolism
- Character development
- Plot and point of view
- Literary devices
- Author’s choices
- Vocabulary development
- Supplemental readings (non-fiction)
- Structure/organization
- Writing: literary analysis
Writing: Expository
- Thesis statements
- Sentence, paragraph and essay development
- Line of Reasoning
- Transitions
- MLA style
- Informational text
- Use technology to develop, revise and present
Grammar: Parts of Speech
- Conventions of standard English
Second Quarter: Non-Fiction, Argument Essay, Grammar:
Non-Fiction: Student Choice
- Ethos, Logos, Pathos
- SOAPStone: (Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone)
- Textual evidence
- Theme
- Modes of composition
- Rhetorical devices
- Author’s choices
- Vocabulary development
- Supplemental readings (non-fiction)
- Writing: argument
Writing: Argument
- Thesis statements
- Sentence, paragraph and essay development
- Claims and counterclaims
- Line of reasoning
- Informational text
- Presentation skills and use of digital media
- Supporting textual evidence
- Quote integration
- MLA style
Grammar: Part of the Sentence
- Command of conventions of standard English
- PSAT/SAT/ACT style questions
Third Quarter
Fiction: To Kill a Mockingbird
- Textual evidence
- Theme
- Symbolism
- Character development
- Plot and point of view
- Literary devices
- Analysis of multiple perspectives
- Author’s choices
- Vocabulary development
- Supplemental readings (non-fiction)
- Writing: Literary analysis
Writing: Narrative and Expository Writing
- Thesis statements
- Sentence, paragraph and essay development
- Transitions
- Line of reasoning
- Supporting textual evidence
- Informational text
- Presentation skills and use of digital media
- Quote integration
- MLA style
Poetry
- Figurative language
- Poetic devices
- Theme
- Vocabulary development
Grammar: Phrases/Clauses
- Conventions of standard English
Fourth Quarter: Fiction, Drama (Shakespeare), Expository Writing, Research
Drama: Romeo and Juliet
- Textual evidence
- Theme
- Character development
- Plot and point of view
- Literary devices
- Author’s choices
- Vocabulary development
- Supplemental readings (non-fiction)
Writing: Expository/Research
- Thesis statements
- Sentence, paragraph and essay development
- Informational text
- Presentation skills and use of digital media
- Supporting textual evidence
- Thesis statements
- Sentence, paragraph and essay development
- MLA style
- Informational text
- Use of technology to develop, revise and present
Grammar: Punctuation/Usage
- Conventions of standard English
