1 Credit Required – Grade 9
Length: One Year
This course will follow the standards outlined in the college & career readiness standards. It will focus on reading, writing, and speaking. Students read a variety of texts including short stories, poetry, novels, biographies, magazine and newspaper articles, nonfiction resources, and drama. Writing assignments include essays, stories and poetry - with an emphasis on the writing process - planning, editing, and revision. Students learn to teach each other through small and large group activities and discussion. Classes read a Shakespearean play, give a variety of speeches, create book reports, and complete research projects.
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