AA NINTH GRADE ENGLISH

This course includes the study of  composition (writing), literature, spelling and vocabulary development, grammar, research, and study skills.  The course objectives directly correlate to district and state reading and writing standards (see course outline).  As a AA course, it is fast-paced, challenging, and requires students to be responsible and actively participate.

COURSE OUTLINE

Grade Level: 9th                                                   Course #: EN 27
Course Name: AA English                                  # Of Credits: One (1)

Course Objectives:
1. Students will use the writing process.
2. Students will compose a persuasive essay.
3. Students will compose a limited research paper.
4. Students will read a variety of literature and analyze for elements of fiction.
5 Students should know and be able to acquire and use new vocabulary in relevant contexts.
6. Students should know and be able to employ strategies to comprehend text.
7. Students should know and be able to identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the purpose, structures, and elements
of literature.
8. Students should know and be able to recognize and apply knowledge of historical and cultural aspects of American,
British, and world literature.
9. Students should know and be able to identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the purpose, structures, and elements
of expository text.
10. Students should know and be able to identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the purpose, structures, and elements
of functional text.
11. Students should know and be able to explain basic elements of argument in text and their relationship to the author’s
purpose and use of persuasive strategies.

Course Content

Reading:                                                        Writing:

AIMS Test Prep                                              AIMS Test Prep
Comprehension Strategies                           Business Letter
Drama, Romeo and Juliet                            Daily Oral Language
Epic, The Odyssey                                        Editing
Expository Text                                               Expository Writing 
Fluency                                                            Grammar 
Functional Text                                                Literary Analysis 
Historical and Cultural Aspects                     Paragraph Writing 
Literary Elements                                            Personal Narrative 
Non-fiction, Farewell to Manzanar                Persuasive Essay 
Non-fiction, Into Thin Air                                Poetry 
Non-fiction, Red Scarf Girl                             Research Paper/Researched Essay 
Novel, Animal Farm                                       Revising 
Novel, Bless the Beasts and Children        Six Traits of Writing 
Novel, Bless Me, Ultima                               Spelling 
Novel, Cold Sassy Tree                                Step Up to Writing 
Novel, The Giver                                             Terra Nova Test Preparation 
Novel, Great Expectations                             Thinking Maps 
Novel, I Am the Cheese                                 Timed Writing 
Novel, Oliver Twist                                           Vocabulary 
Novel, Out of the Dust                                     Writing Process
Persuasive Text 
Poetry                                                                   
Short Story
Terra Nova Test Preparation
Thinking Maps
Vocabulary


Testing:
• District Test (Writing/Communication: Persuasive Essay)
• Terra Nova (Reading Fiction/Non-fiction, Vocabulary, Language Mechanics, Spelling)

*Selection of reading and writing materials is at the sole discretion of the teacher as long as the materials fit within MPS policies and curriculum. Reading and writing materials are subject to change throughout the semester.