English 9 Honors

Avon Lake 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



First Quarter: Fiction, Expository Essay, Grammar                                  

Standards/Learning Goals:


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

Standards/Learning Goals:


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, Poetry, Narrative, Grammar

Standards/Learning Goals:


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

Standards/Learning Goals:


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