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ENGLISH-K12-CLASS-9 |
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Grade 9 English I Course Outline (1.0 Credit) |
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To expose students to a variety of literary genres to further their appreciation of literature. |
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To develop students’ vocabulary-building skills through the use of context clues and word origin/structure analysis. |
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To help students recognize and understand the use of a variety of literary elements (terms and techniques). |
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To enable students to respond to literature in a way that reflects intelligent and thoughtful analysis. |
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To provide a wide range of learning opportunities, including daily and longer-term projects, in order that students of all ability levels may be able to reach their respective potentials and be successful. |
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To foster a classroom atmosphere that emphasizes the importance of respect for others’ opinions, beliefs and ways of being |
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Objectives: |
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The student will review and practice grammar and punctuation. |
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The student will develop vocabulary.The student will practice different types of essay writing. |
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The student will read critically, informatively, and for pleasure. |
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The student will give informal book talks and make a formal research presentation. |
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The student will listen to teacher lecture and readings |
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Reading literature and informational texts: |
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vocabulary |
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poetry |
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short stories |
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drama: Macbeth, Oedipus Rex and Antigone |
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novel: Things Fall Apart |
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non-fiction essays and memoirs |
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Writing: |
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sentence structure |
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comparison essay |
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research-based essay |
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Hyper text activity |
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Speaking and Listening: |
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presentations |
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listening comprehension activity |
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Language Usage: |
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writing and editing strategies |
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parts of speech |
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Course Outline |
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Introduction |
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Course Description |
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Pretest |
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Assignment: Pretest |
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Understanding Plagiarism |
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Units and Assessments |
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MLA Formatting |
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MLA Formatting MSWord 2007 |
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MLA Documentation updates |
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MLA Citation |
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MLA Incorporating Sources |
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Writing about Literature |
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Vocabulary: Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes |
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Parts of Speech: Nouns & Verbs |
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Vocabulary: Homonyms |
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Parts of Speech: Pronoun |
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Parts of Speech: Adjectives & Adverbs |
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Parts of Speech: Preposition & Conjunctions |
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Parts of Speech: Review |
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Vocabulary: Word Origins |
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Sentences: Construction |
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Sentences: Objects & Complements |
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Sentences: Parallel Structures |
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Sentences: Capitalization |
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Sentences: Punctuation Marks |
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Sentences: Clauses |
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Sentences: Using Modifiers |
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Writing: Descriptive Essay |
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Writing: Parallelism |
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Reading and Writing: Persuasion |
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To Kill A Mockingbird |
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Vocabulary: Context Clues |
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Lord of the Flies |
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Vocabulary: Concrete Words |
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Writing: Hyper Text Assignment |
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Romeo & Juliet |
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Course Survey |