Subject

English

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Grade

9th

Course Syllabus

Prof. Charlotte Grace Morley

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Ninth Grade English Language Arts is a course study which engages students in a varied exploration of humanities through the modes of reading, writing, grammar and usage, and speaking and listening. While studying long and short works of fiction and nonfiction, poetry, and drama, students will think and discuss critically and constructively while becoming familiar with literary elements and techniques. Students will write creative pieces of fiction and poetry in addition to expository papers using a process of writing. These writings will establish knowledge of standard grammar and usage as well as a sense of audience. Students will engage in speaking and exercise listening skills through active discussion and oral presentations.

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Course Description

Semester 1- Learning Intentions

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Reading comprehension

• discuss the impact of visual elements and structure in a fiction text and incorporate these features into their own writing.
• analyze and synthesize a range of non-fiction texts, to determine the different viewpoints, exploring the points of agreement and disagreement and explaining how social, cultural and historical contextual factors inform viewpoints.

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Writing

• analyze how different features such as 'voice' can be used together to enhance meaning to write a short narrative.
• use standard English across a range of registers as they explore a character in role.

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Speaking/Listening

• work effectively as a group to develop and present their ideas to the rest of the class, adapting their speech as appropriate for the audience and making a choice about the level of support being used.
• make notes and use them to support spoken communication, with effective organization, and be able to evaluate self and others.

Grammar

• analyze the use of different types of sentence structures and the choice of text structure for effect in a fiction text.
• use writing conventions effectively

Semester 2- Learning Intentions

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Reading comprehension

• analyze the structure of a text, the use of linguistic and literary techniques to explore points of agreement and disagreement in their own and other’s analysis, and use in their own writing.
• discuss the impact of explicit information on the reader and trace the development of ideas, viewpoints and purposes through a text and relate these to other texts read.

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Writing

• read a range of texts and practise writing confidently in similar types of texts using appropriate spelling strategies as necessary.
• Use a range of organizational features and textual evidence to support the intended purpose and audience, with correct spelling and punctuation.

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Speaking/Listening

• evaluate talk and give constructive feedback in a sustained discussion.
• adapt their communication for impact, plan and deliver a presentation, and analyse the meaning and impact of variations in communication

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Grammar

• analyze how a writer combines different features for effect in a text, analyzing the different layers of meaning, and applying combinations of features in their own writing.
• analyze the different language features that determine register and style and use them in their own writing.

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Resources

Class Rules

Assessments

Standardized Tests

-Bimester exams.

-Quizzes

-Oral Presentations.

-Debate.

-Forum.

-Plan Lector activities.

-Essays.

-Writing.

-Performances.

-Compositions.

-PBL.

-Worksheet.

-Assessment menu.

-Writing portfolio.

-Listening activities.

-Vocabulary test.

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• Classroom Library. Reading Plan books.
• IXL
• NEWSELA

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• -The Plan Lector book needs to be brought to the lesson. It can be used at any moment.
• -Materials need to be on the desk for the beginning of the lesson.
• -A good disposition to work and to read is paramount.
• -Students are held accountable for taking notes during the lesson.
• -Respect and responsibility are two main core values in the class.
• -A (digital) dictionary is needed for the lessons.
• -Late work, after 5 school days, is penalized.
• -The Classroom library can be used at any time during the lesson but these books cannot be taken home.
• -The books of the plan lector are being used year after year by the students. Therefore, to keep the book complete, it is mandatory to return the plan lector after reading it in order to receive the next book of the plan lector.