Topic outline

  • General

    English 9 Q4

    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 Q4 Moodle Course File

  • Week One



    • To Kill a Mockingbird 1

      "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

    • Introduction


    • STANDARDS: Week 1 Page

    • To Kill a Mockingbird


    • EXPLORE: More Historical Context URL

    • READ: TKM Reading & Vocab for Chs 1-7 Page

    • STUDY: Vocabulary TKaM Chs 1-7 Page

    • Comma Splices


    • READ: Commas and Comma Splices Page

    • Root Words


    • READ: Root Words III Page

    • READ: Introduction to To Kill a Mockingbird Page

  • Week 2


  • Week 3



    • Cat reading
      "Remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."

    • Introduction


    • STANDARDS: Week 3 Page

    • To Kill a Mockingbird


    • EXPLORE: Maycomb and Monroeville Page

    • READ: TKaM Reading & Vocab for Chs 8-14 Page

    • STUDY: Vocabulary TKaM Chs 8-14 Page

    • Run on Sentences


    • READ: Run-on Sentences Page

  • Week 4



    • Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson

      "But there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal...That institution, gentlemen, is a court."

    • Introduction


    • STANDARDS: Week 4 Page

    • To Kill a Mockingbird


    • READ: TKaM Reading & Vocab for Chs 15 - 22 Page

    • STUDY: Vocabulary TKaM Chs 15 - 22 Page

    • Root Words

  • Week 5



    • Boo Radley on the Finch's Porch

      "Atticus was right.  One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.  Just standing on the Radley porch was enough."

    • Introduction


    • STANDARDS: Week 5 Page

    • Just Walk On By


    • WATCH: What would MLK say? Page

    • READ: Introduction to 'Just Walk on By' Page

    • READ: Just Walk on By File

    • STUDY: Just Walk on By Vocabulary File

    • LISTEN: Reading & Explanation of "Just Walk on By" Book

    • To Kill a Mockingbird


    • READ: TKaM Reading & Vocab for Chs 23-end Page

    • STUDY: Vocabulary TKaM Chs 23 - end Page

    • LISTEN: Reading & Explanation of Final Chapters of TKaM Book

    • Commonly Confused Words


    • READ: Commonly Confused Words III Page

  • Week 6



    • Essay

      "Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected." - Steve Jobs

    • Introduction


    • STANDARDS: Week 6 Page

    • Vocabulary


    • REVIEW: Million Dollar Quiz! Practice for Chapters 1 - 7 Vocab File

    • REVIEW: Hangman! Practice for Chapters 8 - 14 Vocab File

    • REVIEW: Chutes & Ladders: Practice for Chapters 15 - end Vocab File

    • Essay

  • Week 7



    • Similes and Metaphors

      "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." -Benjamin Franklin

    • Introduction


    • STANDARDS: Week 7 Page

    • Essay


    • REVIEW: MLA Checklist URL

    • Teen Drivers


    • READ: Teen Drivers File

    • Figurative Language


    • READ: Twitter Page

    • Lord of the Flies Chapters 1 - 2


    • INTRODUCTION: Page

    • READ: Introduction to Lord of the Flies Page

    • PRACTICE: LotF Vocabulary Games Page

    • READ: Conflict Page

    • READ: Character Page

    • Lord of the Flies Chapters 3 - 6


    • INTRODUCTION: Page

    • READ: LotF Reading & Vocab for Chs 3-6 Page

    • PRACTICE: LotF Vocabulary Game Page

    • READ: Irony on the Island Page

  • Week 8



    • Semicolon

      "Proofread carefully to see if you any words out." - Unknown

    • Introduction


    • Essay


    • Colons and Semicolons


    • Lord of the Flies Chapters 7 - 9


    • INTRODUCTION: Page

    • READ: LotF Reading & Vocab for Chs 7-9 Page

    • READ: Clarifying Chapter 8 Page

  • Week 9



    • The Lottery

      "Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use the stones." - Shirley Jackson, "The Lottery"

    • Introduction


    • STANDARDS: Week 9 Page

    • The Lottery


    • READ: Plot and Theme Book

    • READ: The Lottery Page

    • Commas


    • READ: Commas in a List Page

    • E-Portfolio


    • Lord of the Flies Chapters 10 -12


    • INTRODUCTION: Page

    • READ: LotF Reading & Vocab for Chs 10-12 Page

    • READ: Power as a Tool for Good or Evil Page

  • Topic 10



    • Finish Line

      "If you set a goal for yourself and are able to achieve it, you have won your race. Your goal can be to come in first, to improve your performance, or just to finish the race - it's up to you." - Dave Scott

    • Introduction


    • STANDARDS: Week 10 Page

    • Review


    • REVIEW: Grammar and Commonly Confused Words Page

    • Final Exams


    • WATCH: Mad World, Lord of the Flies Page

    • READ: Author's Intent Page