Grade Nine English is a full year course where the emphasis will be placed on reading and writing strategies for various genres of texts, literary analysis, and preparation for the ELPA (English Language Proficiency Assessment) which will be written in January 2012. This is a requirement for graduation.
Semester One
Multi Genre Unit (a study of short fiction, poetry, nonfiction all relating to a specific theme)
Novel Study (Book Club)
Poetry Unit
Writing Workshop will be conducted throughout the year with two scheduled days of writing per week. Throughout the year the students will be writing quick writes, journals, narrative essay, expository essay, persuasive essay, and literary essay. Mechanics and Usage will be addressed as a part of this writing workshop model as well.
Semester Two
Speeches- (Research, expository essay, delivery of speech)
Drama- Shakespeare (The study of a full- length Shakespeare play)
Short Fiction & Nonfiction
Writing Workshop
Marks (Semester One)
Multi Genre Unit Test 10%
Narrative Essay 5%
Book Club (Reader Responses) 10%
Book Club Project 15%
Poetry Test 10%
Poetic Analysis 5%
Assignments (Quick writes, etc) 30%
Exam 15%
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