9th Grade English

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9th Grade English Objective

Short Story
Students will demonstrate listening, writing, and reading, through a variety of short stories.
• Speaking
 Speak with clarity and purpose to compare two characters or themes.
 Use standard language and grammar.
• Writing
 Use the six traits of writing (content, organization, conventions, voice, sentence
fluency, word choice).
 Create a thesis statement to guide and frame writing.
 Use conventions of standard written English.
 Develop and support ideas with specific details and examples.
• Listening
 Use listening skills in practical settings.
 Adapt listening skills for specific purposes.
• Reading Comprehension
 Read for literal, interpretive, and evaluative comprehension.
 Demonstrate the ability to analyze the text through identifying and applying
knowledge of characterization, point of view, setting, and conflict.

A Need for Change – Speeches for Reform


Students will demonstrate persuasive speaking skills dealing with a current topic of reform.
• Research
 Locate, consult, and cite information from reliable sources about a relevant, current,
and debatable topic, e.g. school policies, skateboarding bans, etc.
 Prepare a Works Cited page using MLA format.
• Speaking
 Speak with clarity and purpose to persuade the class on a currently debated.
 Speak with appropriate expression, smoothness, pace, volume, eye contact, posture,
and gestures.
 Use standard language and grammar.
• Listening
 Use listening skills in practical settings.
 Adapt listening skills for specific purposes.
• Reading
 Read non-fiction resources to inform research.
 Read for literal, interpretive, and evaluative comprehension.
 Demonstrate the ability to analyze an audience and create arguments geared towards
changing thought processes.

To Kill a Mockingbird
Students will demonstrate speaking, reading, and research skills while studying To Kill a
Mockingbird.
• Research
 Locate, consult, and cite information from reliable sources about a relevant reform
topic, e.g. Civil Rights Movement. Prepare a Works Cited page using MLA format.

• Speaking
 Speak with clarity and purpose to inform the class about the research mini-topic.
 Speak with appropriate expression, smoothness, pace, volume, eye contact,
posture, and gestures.
 Use standard language and grammar.
• Listening
 Use listening skills in practical settings.
 Adapt listening skills for specific purposes.
• Reading
 Read non-fiction resources to inform research.
 Read for literal, interpretive, and evaluative comprehension.
 Demonstrate the ability to analyze a novel through identifying and applying
knowledge of characterization, point of view, conflict and setting.
 Evaluate Harper Lee’s purpose for writing To Kill a Mockingbird.

Animal Farm
Students will demonstrate speaking, listening, writing, reading, and research skills while
studying Animal Farm.
• Research
 Locate, consult, and cite information from reliable sources about a relevant type
of government.
 Prepare a Works Cited page using MLA format.
• Speaking
 Speak with clarity and purpose to inform the class about the Utopian Society.
 Speak with appropriate expression, smoothness, pace, volume, eye contact,
posture, and gestures.
 Use standard language and grammar.
• Writing
 Use the six traits of writing (content, organization, conventions, voice, sentence
fluency, word choice)
 Create a thesis statement to guide and frame writing.
 Use conventions of standard written English.
 Develop ideas and content with specific details and examples.
 Explore ideas and personal reactions to the novel through informal and
persuasive writing.
• Listening
 Use listening skills in practical settings.
 Adapt listening skills for specific purposes.
• Reading Comprehension
 Read non-fiction resources to inform research.
 Read for literal, interpretive, and evaluative comprehension.
 Demonstrate the ability to analyze the text through identifying and applying
knowledge of characterization, point of view, setting, and conflict.
 Identify and explain the use of allegory and satire in the novel.
 Evaluate George Orwell’s purpose for writing Animal Farm.
Poetry
Students will demonstrate listening, writing, and reading, through a variety of poetry.
• Speaking
 Recite poetry using effective inflections.
 Read poetry following punctuation correctly.
• Writing
 Create own poetry.
 Use figurative language in writing a poem or song.
• Listening
 Use listening skills in practical settings.
 Adapt listening skills for specific purposes.
• Reading Comprehension
 Read for literal, interpretive, and evaluative comprehension.
 Demonstrate the ability to analyze the text through identifying and applying
knowledge of figurative language, form, and perspective.
• Suggested authors students will be exposed to:
 Langston Hughes
 E.E. Cummings
 Robert Frost
 Carl Sandburg
 Edgar Allan Poe
 Maya Angelou

Mythology
Students will demonstrate speaking, listening, reading, and research skills while studying
Mythology.
• Research
 Locate, consult, and cite information from reliable sources about a mythological
figure.
 Prepare a Works Cited page using MLA format.

Romeo and Juliet


Students will demonstrate speaking, listening, writing, reading, and research skills while
studying Romeo and Juliet.
• Writing
 Use the six traits of writing (content, organization, conventions, voice, sentence
fluency, word choice)
 Create a thesis statement to guide and frame writing.
 Use conventions of standard written English
 Develop ideas and content with specific details and examples
 Explore ideas and personal reactions to the play through formal writing
• Listening
 Use listening skills in practical settings.
 Adapt listening skills for specific purposes.
• Reading
 Use background knowledge from class to enhance the understanding of Romeo
and Juliet’s historical and cultural contexts.
 Read for literal, interpretive, and evaluative comprehension.
 Demonstrate the ability to analyze drama through identifying and applying
knowledge of characterization, plot, point of view, and setting.
 Identify and explain the use of irony in the play.

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