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English Comprehend and Respond Compose and Create. Assess and Reflect (MIR) Crossroads (MIR) Sightlines Language CR 9.1 View, listen to, read, comprehend and respond to a variety of CC 9.1 Create various multimedia, oral and written texts that explore themes AR 9.1 Assess personal Arts texts that address identity, social responsibility and efficacy. CC9.2 Create and present an individual researched inquiry project related to a strengths and needs in ELA Context 1. All that I Am Context 1: Look; Look CR9.2. Use appropriate before during and after strategies to construct theme or topic in ELA and develop goals based on Context 2Exploring Final Closely 300 min meaningFile 201-9 CC 9.3. Select and use appropriate strategiesNorthern to communicate Lights Schoolmeaning, before Divisionassessment #113 Frontiers, Issues: Do the Context 2: Look Back;Grade Look 9 CR9.3. Use pragmatic, textual, syntactic, semantic, and other cues to during and after speaking, writing or representing. AR 9.2. Assess own and Right Thing Closely Themes: construct /confirm meaning CC 9.4 Use pragmatic, textual, syntactical, semantic graphophonic and other Curriculumothers work for Reference clarity, GuideContext 3: Short Stories: Context 3: All units* - Identity CR9.4 View, comprehend and evaluate visual and multimedia texts cues to construct and communicate meaning correctness and impact. Turning points, : Myths: A Context 4: Look Beyond - Community (illustrations, maps, charts, graphs, pamphlets, photos, art video drama.) CC 9.5 Create and present a variety of visual, multimedia presentations to best world of Tales; Context 5: Look Beyond - Social CR9.5. Listen purposefully to understand, analyze, evaluate oral represent information for intended audiences and purposes Context 4: Media Mix: Fast Responsibility information (conversations, discussions, interviews, speeches, direction, CC 9.6, 9.7 Use oral language intentionally to express a range of information Forward (* some selections from each unit train of thought, main points and techniques) and ideas; to interact purposefully in pair, small and large groups in informal Context 5: Exploring Final relate to the Imaginative/ Literary CR 9.6 Read and demonstrate comprehension of traditional and and formal situations. Frontiers, Issues: Do the context) contemporary texts to develop an insightful interpretations and response CC 9.8 Write to describe, narrate, explain, inform, persuade, and interpret Right Thing CR 9.7 Read independently and comprehend a variety of information CC 9.9 Experiment with a variety of text forms (e.g. debates, poetry, précis, texts including expository, historical, news and scientific writing script etc.)and techniques (e.g., tone, persona, point of view, imagery, dialogue, CR9.8 Read to increase fluency (150+ wcpm orally, 215+ wcpm silently) figurative language) Each unit should include outcomes from all three goals. Using the MIR (Major Integrated Resource); there should be one unit each addressing the following 5 contexts: 1. Personal and Philosophical Guided Reading Frustration Levels < 24 - 3/wk 2. Social, Cultural and Historical 3. Imaginative and Literary 4. Communicative 5. Environmental and Technological Per Week Instructional Levels 24-25 - 2-3/month ( min. 5 units/year: 3 Thematic multi-genre, 1 Inquiry (e.g. S.S./ Sci. related), 1 Genre or Author Study) Independent Levels 26+ - 2-3/month Math- Unit 1- Unit 2&3 Unit 4 & 5 Unit 6 & 7 Unit 8 & 9 Unit 8 N9.3 Rational N9.1, N9.2 Understand /operations with powers with SS9.2 Surface area of composite 3-D objects to solve PR9.5 Polynomials SS9.5 Line and rotation symmetry. SP9.1 SP9.2 200 min numbers. integral bases (excluding base 0) whole number problems PR9.6 Addition / subtraction of polynomial SS9.1 Effect of: bias, use of Chose either a Based on Math N9.4 Order of exponents. N9.4 PR 9.1 Problem-solving patterns using linear equations and expressions. language, ethics, cost, time and population or Focus operations, N9.5 N9.6 Approximate square root of positive verify by substitution. PR 9.7 Multiplication/ division of polynomial timing, privacy, cultural sample to including rational numbers that are perfect squares. PR 9.2 PR9.3 Graph / model linear relations; interpolate or expressions. sensitivity, on the collection of answer exponents SS9.3 Similarity of polygons. extrapolate to solve problems SP9.4 Role of probability in society data. questions. SS9.4 Draw / interpret scale diagrams of 2-D shapes. PR 9.4 Illustrate strategies to solve single variable linear SP9.3 Project on the collection, display / analysis of SP9.3 inequalities with rational coefficients. data.

Social Interdependence Dynamic Relationships Power and Authority Resources and Wealth Studies IN9.1 What constitutes a society characteristics / attributes) DR 9.1 Challenges of obtaining information about societies in PA 9.1 Various systems of governance (characteristics, RW 9.1 Perspectives differ regarding acquisition / Roots of IN 9.2 Factors that shape worldviews (time, place, culture, the past. worldview, historical, rule of law, distribution of power). distribution of resources and wealth in societies Society language, religion, gender, economics and education). DR 9.2 Significance of key historical events in societies. PA 9.2 Impact of empire building / territorial expansion RW 9.2 Trade and transportation in the development of IN 9.3 Worldview expressed in daily life of a society. DR 9.3 Relationship of the natural environment in the on indigenous populations. societies. 150 min IN 9.4 Influence of worldview on the choices, decisions, and development of a society PA 9.3 Roles / responsibilities of citizens in contemporary RW 9.3 Technologies of past societies on contemporary interactions in a society. DR9.4 Influence of past societies on contemporary life in Canada. society (math, tools, achievements). Canada FIRST NATIONS and METIS CONTENT AND PERSPECTIVES SHOULD BE INCORPORATED THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM Science Life Science – Reproduction / Human Physical Science – Atoms and Elements Physical Science – Characteristics of Electricity Earth and Space – Exploring our Universe Development AE9.1 Physical and chemical properties of common CE9.1 Static electric charge and current electricity, including EU9.1 Motion and characteristics of astronomical bodies in our solar 150 min RE9.1 Transfer of genetics / impact on society substances (household, commercial, industrial, historical / cultural understanding. system / universe past/present agricultural). CE9.2 Voltage, current, resistance in series/ parallel circuits. EU9.2 Formation and evolution of our solar system / universe. RE 9.2Significanc of cellular reproductive processes AE 9.2 Historical explanations of the structure of matter: CE9.3 Operating principles, costs, efficiencies of devices that EU 9.3 Various cultures, past / present, (FN + M) represent (mitosis, meiosis) Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford and Bohr model of the atom. produce or use electrical energy. astronomical phenomenon. RE9.3 Sexual and asexual reproduction in plants / AE 9.3 Classification of pure substances (elements and CE9.4 Past, current and future methods of small / large scale EU 9.4 Human capabilities for exploring/understanding the universe, animals compounds, nature of the periodic table). electrical energy production/distribution. including technologies that support such exploration. RE 9.4 Human reproduction, reproductive technology / contraception.

Health Understandings, skills and developing confidences: USC Grade Nine Perspective: Promote Health

100 min USC 9. 1 USC 9.2: Comprehensive USC 9.3 Stigma USC 9.4: .Norms / USC 9.5 Promote USC 9.6 Health, economic USC 9.7 Community USC 9.8 Healthy USC 9.9 Personal SEXUAL HEALTH Leadership skills community approach to associated with non- expectations with Healthy food policies and social challenges of supports (RE: tragic living for those with insight, motivation / is required in promoting safety to enhance well curable diseases like romantic in the community. addictions (tobacco, death and suicide) and chronic illness. skills to promote (USC .4,..9, DM, AP) healthy decision being. HIV/AIDS or Hep C. relationships. shopping, alcohol, help promote sexual health. making. gambling, drug). supports. 27/04/2018 Decision Making DM 9.10 The role of health promotion in healthy decision making. Apply decisions. AP 9.12 Make three 8 day action plans that demonstrate health promotion related to above DM 9.9 Health opportunities and challenges to establish personal health promotion goals (apply to each USC topic above) topics

Arts Ed CP: Creative Productive Visual Arts (50 min) CP: Creative Productive Drama (50 min) CP: Creative Productive Music (50 min) CP: Creative Productive Dance (50 min) CP9.10 Create visual art that raises awareness about a topic of CP9.4 How roles are developed and dramatic characters CP9.7 Use voice, instruments, and technologies to express CP9.1 Create dance that express perspectives and raise File 201-9 Northern Lights School Division #113 Grade 9 Curriculum Reference Guide

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