Topic outline

  • English 9

    English 9 Q2

    In this course, we will study novels, plays, poetry, and articles as a means of improving critical thinking, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and written expression. Through written, audio, and video recordings, students share their reactions to the characters, themes, and issues of the works studied. Grammar, vocabulary, symbolism, plot points, and character development are among the language and literary techniques which students will study in this course. Throughout the course, students will make connections between the themes and characters of literature, and the events and interactions of their own lives.


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    • English 9 Q2 Moodle Course File

  • Week 1

    Thesis Statements: Giving the Essay Focus

    • Focus by Patrick mcr

    • Introduction

    • STANDARDS: Week 1 Page

    • Thesis Statements

    • WATCH: Thesis Statements URL

    • Aid to Africa: Summarizing

    • WATCH: Summary Page

    • A Separate Peace

    • WATCH: Aid to Africa and Summary Examples Page
    • WATCH: A Separate Peace Movie Trailer Page

    • Grammar

    • WATCH: Week 1 Grammar: Pronoun Problems URL
    • STUDY: Pronon Agreement Handout Page
    • STUDY: Accept vs. Except handout Page
    • PRACTICE: Accept vs. Except. Page

  • Week 2

    Outlining: Giving Essays Structure


    • Restoration... Hagia Sophia scaffolding by annpar

    • Introduction

    • STANDARDS: Week 2 Page

    • Outlines

    • PRINT: Sample Outline Template and Sample Outline Page
    • WATCH: Week 2 Composition Instruction URL

    • Aid to Africa: Research and Citations

    • WATCH: Research on the Internet Page
    • WATCH: Bibliographies Page
    • WATCH: Annotated Bibliographies Page

    • A Separate Peace

    • READ: Chapters 1-2 of A Separate Peace

    • Point of View

    • WATCH: Week 2 Grammar Instruction: Point of View URL
    • WATCH: Usage Video: Fewer/Less URL

  • Week 3

    Introductions

  • Week 4

    Body Paragraphs

    • schools of fish 2 copy by Geoff Spiby

    • Introduction

    • STANDARDS: Week 4 Page

    • Body Paragraphs

    • WATCH: Buiding Depth and Detail Instruction URL
    • PRINT: Body Paragraph Outline and Example Page
    • WATCH: Writing the Body Paragraph Video Page

    • Aid to Africa: Writing Formal Letters

    • WATCH: Writing Formal Letters Page

    • A Separate Peace

    • READ: A Separate Peace Chapters 5-6

    • Punctuation & Commonly Confused Words

    • WATCH: Punctuation Instruction URL
    • WATCH: Week 4 Usage Instruction: Woman/Women/Among/Between URL

  • Week 5

    Writing Effective Conclusions

    • Disney - Cinderella Castle After the Storm by Express Monorail

    • Introduction

    • STANDARDS: Week 5 Page

    • Conclusion Paragraphs

    • READ: How to Write a Conclusion Page
    • READ: How to write an effective conclusion Page
    • WATCH: Conclusion Checklist Video Page
    • REVIEW: Essay Organization Page

    • A Separate Peace

    • INSTRUCTIONS: Group Project Page
    • WATCH: Types of Characters Page
    • READ: A Separate Peace Chapters 7-8

    • Review

    • REVIEW: Capitalization Page
    • REVIEW: Commas vs. Semicolons Page

    • Apostrophes

    • WATCH: Week 15 Apostrophes Instruction URL
    • PRINT: Apostrophe Handout Page
    • PRACTICE: Apostrophe practice quiz Page
    • MORE PRACTICE: Apostrophes Page

  • Week 6

    Revising the Final Essay

    • Pens on Parade

    • Introduction

    • STANDARDS: Week 6 Page

    • Revising an Essay

    • PRINT: Week 6 Revision Quiz Information Page
    • PRINT: Essay Scoring Guide Page

    • Strengthening Sentences 

    • READ: Eliminating Words URL

    • Finishing the Essay & Peer Editing

    • A Separate Peace

    • WATCH: Coming of Age Page
    • READ: A Separate Peace Chapters 9-10

  • Week 7

    Submitting the Final Essay

    • T.S Eliot by Chantal Bennett & A Winsome Portrait

      Most editors are failed writers - but so are most writers. ~T.S. Eliot

    • Introduction

    • MLA Formatting

    • READ/PRINT: MLA Style Guide URL
    • WATCH: MLA Formatting Page
    • EXPLORE: Sample MLA Paper URL

    • The Essay

    • A Separate Peace

    • WATCH: Theme Page

    • READ: A Separate Peace Chapters 11-13

  • Week 8


    • finish line by pzphotog

    • Introduction

    • STANDARDS: Week 8 Page

    • Grammar and Composition Test

    • READ: how to prepare for essay exam Page
    • REVIEW: Using the Correct Words Page
    • REVIEW: Essay Organization Page
    • PRINT: Study Guide Page
    • CONTRIBUTE: to Class Study Guide Page

  • Week 9

    • Day 262: A Separate Peace

    • Introduction

    • STANDARDS: Week 9 Page

    • A Separate Peace

    • REVIEW: Elements of Fiction URL
    • READ: BEFORE OPENING YOUR TEST Page

    • Informational Text

    • READ: "Teacher, Leave Those Kids Alone" URL

    • Hyphens and Dashes

  • Week 10


    • William Shakespeare
      "All the world is a stage,/And all the men and woman merely players..." - Shakespeare

    • Introduction

    • STANDARDS: Week 10 Page

    • Shakespeare

    • READ: Have You Ever Heard Of URL

    • Sonnets

    • Watch: What is a Sonnet? Page
    • READ: Sonnet 18 URL
    • READ: Sonnet 116 URL