English 9H |
The English 9H curriculum is built around differing writing techniques and genres. All texts and assignments will be based around the genre/technique of study.
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English 9H |
The English 9H curriculum is built around differing writing techniques and genres. All texts and assignments will be based around the genre/technique of study.
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Narrative WritingEssential Question: How do I use the power of language to relate to myself? To communicate my identity and ideas?
Timeline: 10 weeks
Texts (to be updated throughout unit):
Student Selected Book Club Book Various Short Stories Poetry Summative Assessments:
Writing-Multi Scene Story, Revised Timed Write Reading-BC Reading Journal, MC Test, Quizzes, AoW Reflections Speaking/Listening: Book Club Meetings, Slam Poem Presentation Language: Verbal Advantage Informational TextsEssential Question:
How do I use language to inform? How do authors organize information with texts? Timeline: 7 weeks
Texts(to be updated throughout unit):
They Say I Say Various Articles Infographics Of Mice and Men Summative Assessments:
Writing- Article Evaluation, Extended Definition Essay, Revised Timed Write Reading- Independent Reading Plan, OMM Reading Journal, MC Test, AoW Reflections Speaking/Listening: Socratic Seminar (SEMESTER FINAL) Language- Verbal Advantage |
Standards/Objectives:
W.9-10.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. W.9-10.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. W.9-10.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. W.9-10.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically. Standards:
W.9-10.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. W.9-10.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. W.9-10.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. W.9-10.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically. W.9-10.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. |
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Multi-Genre/ResearchEssential Question: How do I change the single story so I can relate to people different than me? How can we make bridges across different groups?
Timeline: 8 weeks
Texts(to be updated throughout):
Romeo and Juliet Book Club Various Articles Summative Assessments:
Writing: Multi-genre project(SEMESTER FINAL), Revised Timed Write Reading: BC Reading Journals, MC Test, AoW Reflections, Finish Independent Reading Plan Speaking/Listening: Book Club Meetings Language: Verbal Advantage |
Standards:
W.9-10.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. W.9-10.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. W.9-10.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically. W.9-10.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. |