• ENGLISH 9 CP

    Credits: 5 Grade: 9

    This course develops students’ critical reading and writing skills through the workshop model. Students will explore the study of literary genres such as the short story, dystopian novels, drama, flash fiction, fan-fiction, and nonfiction, as they sharpen their recognition of various literary elements and devices. Students will analyze literature from diverse authors. Students will explore narrative, literary analysis, expository and argumentative writing. There will be opportunities to study a variety of independent reading choices, as well as participate in book clubs and whole class novels.

    Current unit: Dystopian book clubs/Narrative Writing

    Syllabus

    Essential Question(s):

    How do narrative techniques aid in developing real or imagined experiences?

    How can a writer draw a conclusion or reflect upon an experience?

    Why is it necessary to write and share stories?

    Work(s) of study: Ray Bradbury short stories

    “Ready Player One,” by Ernest Cline

    “Red Queen” by Victoria Aveyard

    “The Running Man” by Stephen King

    “All These Things I’ve Done” by Gabrielle Zevin

    “V for Vendetta” by Alan Moore and David Lloyd