English 9 Semester 1
5 Credits
Books:
W = Elements of Writing
L = Elements of Literature (third course)
READ
ASSIGNMENT
8W
Reader’s Response 1 & 2
9W
Reader’s Response 1
10W
Reader’s Response 2
11W
Reader’s Response 2
12W
Writing and Thinking 1 & 4
27-28W
Create a web about a sport or hobby that you enjoy.
Journal
Complete 2 journal entries
Complete by the end of Week 1
30-31W
Exercise 6 Select one topic from the list to complete.
32-33W
Exercise 8 1–3 Write down the source of your information.
34-35W
Exercise 10 1-4
36-38W
Select three examples from the movie article. For each give a brief description of how it is
written for a particular audience. Think about word choice, sentence structure and length.
40-43W
Analyzing the Order of Details 1-3
45-48W
Exercise 12
Journal
Complete 2 journal entries
Complete by the end of Week 2
51-55W
Exercise 13 Complete your own revision of the Paragraph.
56-57W
Exercise 14
79-83W
Exercise 4 1-5
31L
Style: Powerful Verbs 1-3, Write a comparison of the verbs. Try It Out 1-4
116-119W
Prepare an outline for ‘Why I Like Elena’ on page 117
32-33L
Put this information into outline form. Make certain to include all the bold words and give
approximately 3 details for each.
45L
How to Own a Word 1-10
Journal
Complete 2 journal entries
Complete by the end of Week 3
46-71L, 74L
Who’s in Charge? Write a 1 page article.
75L
Try It Out 2. Use the verbs in your article from page 74L.
167-170W
Reader’s Response 1, Writer’s Craft 3 & 5.
334-335W
Write a brief (less than ½ page) set of notes about these Basic Elements.
90-99L, 101L
Shaping Interpretations 4 & 5. Select five images that Collier describes. After each list three
or four words that she uses to create the image.
Write a 1-2 pages breakdown of this story according to its Basic Elements (see your notes).
Journal
Complete 2 journal entries
Complete by the end of Week 4
102L
Resolving Conflicts 3. Prepare the two charts with a minimum of 5 actions for each.
103L
Try It Out 1-3
104-108L
Write a 1 page comparison of “Marigold” and “Black Boy.” Compare writing styles, location,
topic, experience and effect on the reader.
109L, 165W
In his biography, Richard Wright mentions some of the things he overcame in order to survive.
Write a poem about his story. Read page 165W for some ideas, but use any poem form you
like.
132-141L
Shaping Interpretations 3. Extending the Text 6 & 7.
163L
How to Own a Word 1-10
166-179L
Shaping Interpretations 2-4. Extending the Text 6.
Journal
Complete 2 journal entries
Complete by the end of Week 5
180L
Horse’s Journal 2.
181L
Try It Out 1
183-185L
Write a 1 page description of Salvador’s neighborhood. Give the place a name. Describe the
buildings, streets, signs, etc. Where do the children play, the parents’ work and the people
live?
406-409W
Exercise 1 1-10
200L
Try It Out
Journal
Complete 2 journal entries
Complete by the end of Week 6
202-207, 209L Shaping Interpretations 2 & 3.
210L
Turn of the Century 4. Write 1 page about finding an early 1900’s time capsule.
218-219L
Decide which point of view is used to write the Darron cartoon. Then write the same story
using the other two points of view.
244-246, 248L Finding Common Ground. 1-2. Minimum 2 pages long. Explain why you chose this fairy
tale. Decorate the pages of your fairy tale.
Journal
Complete 2 journal entries
Complete by the end of Week 7
264-275L
Shaping Interpretations 3 & 5. Reviewing the Text a & b.
276L
“I am” Poem.
277L
Try It Out 1.
289L
How to Own a Word 1-4.
290-297, 299L Shaping Interpretations 2. Connecting with the Text 7.
Journal
Complete 2 journal entries
Complete by the end of Week 8
464-467W
Exercise 2 1-20.
469-470W
Exercise 6.
470-471W
Exercise 7.
472-473W
Exercise 8 1-10.
477-481W
Exercise 13 1-10.
Evaluation
Begin Working on evaluation
Journal
Complete 2 journal entries
Complete by the end of Week 9
482-484W
Exercise 18 1-8.
485-486W
Exercise 19 1-10.
486-487W
Exercise 21 1-10.
491-492W
Exercise 25 1-10.
Evaluation
Continue Working on evaluation
Journal
Complete 2 journal entries
Complete by the end of Week 10
495-496W
Exercise 28 1-5.
301L
Style: All for a Good Clause 1-3. Try It Out 1.
302-308L
Most Native American boarding schools were established with good intentions, but brought
anguish to the people they intended to help. Write a page about how good intentions can cause
pain to other people. Use examples from the story or from your own life.
328-330L
The first story is fictional, the second story is non-fiction, but they are both about living with
344-346L
life choices. Write a one paragraph comparison about an element that appears in both stories.
421-425W
Exercise 3 1-10.
Evaluation
Continue Working on evaluation
Journal
Complete 2 journal entries
Complete by the end of Week 11
426-431W
Exercise 6 1-5.
431W
Review A
432-434W
Exercise 8 1-5.
435-436W
Exercise 9
Evaluation
Complete and turn in Evaluation
Journal
Complete 2 journal entries
Complete by the end of Week 12
436-439W
Review B
446-450L
Reviewing the Text. Connecting with the Text 4. Good Words 3.
Short Story
Begin working on Short Story
Journal
Complete 2 journal entries
Complete by the end of Week 13
452-453L
Check It Out. Give at least 5 examples of fallacies and emotional appeals. Identify the
sources.
454-458L
Shaping Interpretations 2. Reviewing the Text a & b.
460-465L
Shaping Interpretations 3.
Short Story
Continue working on Short Story
Journal
Complete 2 journal entries
Complete by the end of Week 14
460-465L
Write a 2 pages about growing up homeless. Where would you eat, sleep, play or go to
school? Would you work? What if someone in your family was hurt? Think of the everyday
activities of your life. How would they be the same or different if you were homeless?
467L
How to Own a Word
468-472L
Shaping Interpretations 4. Extending the Text 5.
473L
Try It Out 1 & 2. How to Own a Word 1-5.
Short Story
Continue working on Short Story
Journal
Complete Final 2 Journal Entries
Complete by the end of Week 15
Short Story
Complete Short Story by week 17
Oral
Give your oral presentation week 17
Test
Take the test week 18
STANDARDS
All papers should be typewritten in 12pt. plain font with 1” margins. Spell and grammar check all work.
WRITER’S JOURNAL
Write in your journal at least five days a week for about 10 minutes a day
1. Read pages 516-517L for some guidance with this assignment
2. Use a bound or spiral bound notebook or journal
3. Each entry should be around half of a page or a full page hand written.
4. Write freely and use your imagination. This is a collection of your works, ideas and feelings. Some topics
might include
a. Experiences, observations, quotes and sayings
b. Feelings, opinions, ideas and questions
c. Songs and Poems
5. Decorate your journal
EVALUATION – 3 – 5 pages paper
Prepare a persuasive evaluation of a movie or television show
1. Select any movie or television show that is at least one hour long
2. Select one of the following topics as the focus of your evaluation
a. Violence (example: encouraging violence by glorifying death and destruction)
b. American culture (example: increasing problems with poverty and homelessness)
c. Relationships (example: changing attitudes about raising children in single family households)
3. Develop a well structured paper using the material you have learned in this course. (332-337L and 478483L in particular)
a. You will give a brief explanation of why you chose your selection. Why did it appeal to you? What
did it mean to you?
ORAL PRESENTATION
Prepare an oral presentation of the material from your Evaluation paper
1. 2-4 minutes long
2. Use visual materials to make your point with the audience
3. The goal of your presentation is to draw in and interest the audience with your voice, inflection, and tone.
Make the audience feel why you like this particular piece so much
4. Make an appointment to present your material at the Outside Independent Study program
WRITE A SHORT - SHORT STORY – 2 – 4 pages
Create a short story of your choosing.
1. Fully develop your characters (130-131L)
2. Use the writing techniques that you’ve learned this course (250-255L in particular)
GRAMMAR TEST 1
1. Review the grammar that you have studied in this course
2. Take the test in your independent study class