Literature and Grammar Syllabus

Ninth grade Literature and Grammar Syllabus

9th grade English is an introduction to literature class, so the students are introduced to the basics of reading and analyzing different texts and media; non fiction, fiction, poetry, drama, as well as video, Internet sites and artwork. The students will build on these skills as they progress to study World Literature (10th grade), American Literature (11th grade) and British Literature (12th grade). Students will also learn literary element terms, how to recognize them in different works and they will write their own texts in response to what we read in class. The students learn to recognize and correct basic grammatical errors.

In order to pass 9th grade English, students must:

 Have a passing grade in the class  Have a Level 3 or 4 on the English End of Course  Have a complete writing folder with all items of the high school products list o 5 hours of service learning on a social issue is required as well

In addition to summer reading, and the required class reading, students are required to bring a book to class every day to read during independent reading. The book is their choice. Too often students forget that reading is supposed to be fun.

Below are some suggestions:

 Toxin by Robin Cook, a fiction book about e.coli poisoning in fast food restaurants  Fast Food Nation, a non fiction book about e.coli poisoning in fast food restaurants  Terrier and Lioness series by Tamora Pierce (fantasy)  Timeline by Michael Crichton  Dresden Files and Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher  House of Night series by P.C and Kristin Cast  Monster by Walter Dean Meyers, a fiction book about a 16 year old boy in prison for murder  Speak by Laurie Anderson, a fiction book about the troubles a girl faces freshman year  Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, nonfiction about his troubles climbing Mount Everest  A Civil Action by Jonathon Harr, a non fiction book about water contamination in a Massachusetts town  The Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey, a non fiction book about the great white sharks off of San Francisco Ninth Grade Syllabus Mrs. Kara Gaspari Review of Summer Reading ------Unit 2 Author in Review- Wayson Choy- page 182 “The Most Dangerous Game”- page 215 “Gift of the Magi”- page 246 “The Man to Send Rain Clouds”- page 268 “Old Man of the Temple”- page 274 “The Necklace”- page 294 “The Invalids Story”- page 333 Writing Workshop-284 Grammar Lessons (parts of speech review) ------Unit 3 Author in Review -Rebecca Walker- 390 “The News” 426 “Single Room, Earth View”-427 “Go Deep to the Seven” -525 “The Talk” -522 Reading Informational Materials -446 Writing Workshop 466 Grammar Lessons (Sentence, Phrases, Clauses) ------Novel – The Lord of the Flies ------Unit 5 Romeo and Juliet Writing Workshop – 874 Grammar Lessons (Principal Part of Verbs) ------Unit 6 “The Odyssey” Writing Workshop -1134 Grammar Lessons (Spelling) ------Unit 4 Author in Review- Pat Mora- 550 “There is no Word for Goodbye”- 614 “Blackberry Eating” – 615 “Daily”-616 ** Poetry Project- to be discussed- Grammar Lessons (Capitalization and Punctuation)