East Penn School District
Secondary Curriculum
A Planned Course Statement
for
9th Grade English, CP
Course #
109
Department:
Grade(s)
9
English
Length of Period (mins.)
Periods per Cycle:
40
6
Type of Offering:
Total Clock Hours:
120
Length of Course (yrs.)
1.0
required
Credit:
Adopted:
1.0
6/2006
Developed by:
Diane Sherwood
Joseph F. Pirro
Stuart Speicher
elective
Description of Course
Course Title:
9th Grade English, CP - # 109
Description:
This course is developed to foster student literary skills by reading, analyzing, and
responding in various ways to essays, drama, short and long fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Reading materials range from classic to contemporary literature, some required
and some teacher selected pieces. Grammar, usage, and mechanics are reviewed
and reinforced in addition to the introduction of new concepts. Skills in thinking,
listening, speaking, and writing will be developed.
Goals:
Write a coherent five-paragraph essay containing transition elements and sentence
variety and correct grammar
Define and apply essential elements of fiction and non-fiction
Follow the research process to complete a three to five page research paper on a
teacher-selected topic. MLA guidelines will be followed.
Requirements:
Romeo and Juliet
Of Mice and Men
Optional book reports
Research paper
Text:
Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes, Prentice Hall, 2005
Grammar and Composition Handbook Level 9, Glencoe/McGraw Hill, 2002
Vocabulary Power Plus, Book 1, Prestwick House, 2004
Key to Levels of Achievement (Listed with each learning objective)
Awareness (A):
Students are introduced to concepts, forms, and patterns.
Learning (L):
Students are involved in a sequence of steps and practice
activities, which involved further development and allow
evaluation of process.
Understanding (U):
Students demonstrate ability to apply acquired concepts and
skills to individual assignments and projects on an independent
level.
Reinforcement (R):
Students maintain and broaden understanding of concepts and
skills to accomplish tasks at a greater level of sophistication.
Course Objectives –
Unit
Num
Content
Evaluation
Page 1
Standard
Students will identify the
following terms/concepts:
characterization, climax, comic
relief, conflict, contrast, drama,
foreshadowing, irony, plot,
setting, style, theme, tone,
tragedy and tragic flaw, prose,
blank verse, soliloquy, aside,
couplet.
Students will discuss the
historical aspects of the
Elizabethan period and the play
L
Timeless Voices, Timeless
Themes
Romeo and Juliet in Timeless
Voices
Videotape: Romeo and Juliet
Recording of the play
Literary terms handbook in the
text
Short quizzes
Writing assignments
Major tests
Packet activities
Oral interpretation of scenes
Semester exams
1.1.11.D
1.1.11 G
1.1.11 H
1.3.11 A-F
1.4.11 A
1.5.11 A-F
1.6.11 A, C
L
Teacher prepared outline and /or
lecture
1.1.11 B
1.6.11 A
1.6.11 C
1.7.11 A-C
3
Students will be given facts about
the life of William Shakespeare
and the Globe Theatre.
L
Teacher prepared outline, lecture,
and/or student fact gathering
SHORT STORY
4
Students will recognize the
following literary terms:
characterization (tone, inference,
mood), climax, figurative
language, flashback, imagery,
irony, narrative, plot, point of
view, prose, satire, setting, style,
symbolism and theme.
U
NON-FICTION
5
Students will recognize the
following literary terms:
characterization (tone, inference),
climax, figurative language,
flashback, imagery, irony,
narrative, plot, point of view,
prose, satire, setting, style,
symbolism and theme.
U
Timeless Voices, Timeless
Themes
“The Most Dangerous Game”
“The Interlopers”
“The Scarlet Ibis”
“The Machine that Won the War”,
Isaac Asimov
Other teacher-chosen options
Timeless Voices, Timeless
Themes
“New Directions”
“The Rug Merchant”
“Go Deep to the Sewer” or “The
Talk”
“from Rosa Parks: My Story” or
“Arthur Ashe Remembered”
“from Tuesdays with Morrie”
“I Have a Dream” or “The New
Frontier”
Other teacher-chosen options
Short quizzes
Major tests
Packet activities
Projects
Semester exams
Short quizzes
Writing assignments
Major tests
Packet activities
Projects
Semester exams
Short quizzes
Writing assignments
Tests
Application of literary terms
Semester exams
Short quizzes
Writing assignments
Tests
Application of literary terms
Semester exams
1.1.11 A-H
1.3.11 A-D,
1.3.11 F
1.4.11.A
1.5.11 A-F
1.6.11 A, C
DRAMA
1
9th Grade English, CP
Objective
Level
2
1.1.11 B
1.4.11 A
1.6.11 A, C
1.7.11 A-C
1.1.11 A-H
1.3.11 A-D
1.3.11 F
1.4.11 A
1.5.11 A-F
1.6.11 A
1.6.11 C
Course Objectives –
Unit
Num
9th Grade English, CP
Objective
Level
6
Students will read and understand
essential content of informational
texts and documents.
7
Students will analyze the
structure of informational
materials explaining how authors
used these to achieve their
purpose.
POETRY
8
NOVEL
9
Students will recognize the
following terms and their
application: alliteration, allusion,
assonance, meter, consonance,
hyperbole, imagery, irony,
metaphor, onomatopoeia,
persona, personification, rhyme,
rhythm, satire, simile, stanza,
symbolism and tone.
Students will recognize and
define the following terms:
characterization, climax, conflict,
figurative vs. literal language,
foreshadowing, irony, point of
view, plot, setting, stereotyping,
style, theme and tone, imager,
personification, and metaphor /
simile.
L,U
L,U
Content
Timeless Voices, Timeless
Themes
“New Directions”
“The Rug Merchant”
“Go Deep to the Sewer” or “The
Talk”
“from Rosa Parks: My Story” or
“Arthur Ashe Remembered”
“from Tuesdays with Morrie”
“I Have a Dream” or “The New
Frontier”
Timeless Voices, Timeless
Themes
“New Directions”
“The Rug Merchant”
“Go Deep to the Sewer” or “The
Talk”
“from Rosa Parks: My Story” or
“Arthur Ashe Remembered”
“from Tuesdays with Morrie”
“I Have a Dream” or “The New
Frontier”
Poems:
“The Road Not Taken”
“Caged Bird”
“Sympathy”
“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”
“To Be of Use”
Other teacher-chosen options
Of Mice and Men
Additional options: Tuesdays with
Morrie
Evaluation
Page 2
Standard
Short quizzes
Writing assignments
Tests
Application of literary terms
Semester exams
1.1.11 A-H
1.3.11 A-D,
1.3.11 F
1.4.11.A
1.5.11 A-F
1.6.11 A, C
Short quizzes
Writing assignments
Tests
Application of literary terms
Semester exams
1.1.11 A-H
1.3.11 A-D,
1.3.11 F
1.4.11.A
1.5.11 A-F
1.6.11 A, C
Tests
Instruction assignments
Apply poetry terms
Student written poems
Projects
Semester exams
1.1.11 A-H
1.3.11 A
1.3.11 C
1.3.11 D
1.3.11 F
1.4.11 A
1.5.11.A-F
1.6.11 A
1.6.11 C
1.1.11 A-H
1.4.11 A
1.5.11 A-F
1.6.11 A
1.6.11 C
Test
Writing assignments
Application of literary terms
Semester exams
Course Objectives –
Unit
WRITING
Num
Content
Evaluation
10
Students will use consistency of
tenses in all types of sentences.
U
Write original sentences of the
types listed in objectives
11
Students will learn to use
sentence variety, simple,
compound, complex, compoundcomplex.
L
Write sentences of the types listed
in objectives
12
Students will write a unified and
coherent five-paragraph essay
containing an introductory
paragraph, thesis statement,
central idea, topic sentences,
supporting details and conclusion.
Students will learn to use
transitional elements in a fiveparagraph composition.
L
Write essays according to state
released and teacher generated
prompts
L
Write essays according to state
released and teacher generated
prompts
14
Students will use various methods
of book reporting
U
Write essays according to state
released and teacher generated
prompts
15
Students will prepare a three to
five page research paper using the
MLA guidelines for
documentation using five sources.
A works cited page is required.
L
Notes from similar sources,
combine and document into a
paper
Create a works cited page
Note cards
Library for Internet sources, CD
ROMS, and book references
Writing assignments
Rewrites
Essay test questions
Book reports
16
Students will learn to prepare
various oral reports for
presentation.
R
Class discussion
Collaborative work
Presentations
Lectures
Oral reading
13
SPEAKING
9th Grade English, CP
Objective
Level
Page 3
Standard
Writing assignments
Rewrites
Essay test questions
Book reports
Semester exams
Writing assignments
Rewrites
Essay test questions
Book reports
Semester exams
Writing assignments
Rewrites
Essay test questions
Book reports
Semester exams
1.4.11 A-C
1.5.11 A-F
Writing assignments
Rewrites
Essay test questions
Book reports
Writing assignments
Rewrites
Essay test questions
Book reports
1.4.11 A-C
1.5.11 C
1.6.11 F
1.4.11 A-C
1.5.11 A-F
1.2.11 A
1.4.11 A-C
1.5.11 A-F
1.6.11 F
1.1.11 A-F
1.2.11 A-C
1.4.11 A-C
1.6.11 F
1.8.11 A-C
1.1.11 A
1.1.11 B
1.1.11 D
1.2.11 A-C
1.4.11 A-C
1.6.11 F
1.7.11 A-C
1.8.11 A-C
1.1.11 D
1.2.11 A-C
1.6.11 C-E
1.8.11 A-C
Course Objectives –
Unit
VOCABULARY
GRAMMAR
Num
9th Grade English, CP
Objective
Level
Content
17
Students will learn to define and
use (in writing) unit words.
U
Vocabulary text
18
Students will learn to differentiate
and use (in writing) the
derivatives of the unit words.
U
Vocabulary text
19
Students will demonstrate
knowledge of synonyms and
antonyms for the unit words.
U
Vocabulary text
20
Students will identify and correct
problems of subject verb and
pronoun antecedent agreement.
L
Grammar text
Worksheets
Textbook exercises and review
with teacher
21
Students will identify and
correctly use prepositional,
appositive, infinitive, participial
and gerund phrases in writing.
L
Grammar text
Worksheets
Textbook exercises and review
with teacher
22
Students will recognize and
correctly use noun, adjective,
adverb, independent and
subordinate clauses.
U
Grammar text
Worksheets
Textbook exercises and review
with teacher
23
Students will identify and correct
sentence fragments and run-on
sentences.
U
Grammar text
Worksheets
Textbook exercises and review
with teacher
Evaluation
Tests
Quizzes
Exercises in text
Writing assignments
Tests
Quizzes
Exercises in text
Writing assignments
Tests
Quizzes
Exercises in text
Writing assignments
Tests
Quizzes
Response to worksheets
Assignments from texts
Writing assignments
Rewrites
Tests
Quizzes
Response to worksheets
Assignments from texts
Writing assignments
Rewrites
Tests
Quizzes
Response to worksheets
Assignments from texts
Writing assignments
Rewrites
Tests
Quizzes
Response to worksheets
Assignments from texts
Writing assignments
Rewrites
Page 4
Standard
1.1.11 C
1.1.11 F
1.1.11 C
1.1.11 F
1.7.11 B
1.1.11 C
1.1.11 F
1.5.11.D-F
1.5.11 D-F
1.5.11 D-F
1.5.11 D-F
Course Objectives –
Unit
LISTENING
Num
9th Grade English, CP
Objective
Level
Content
24
Students will demonstrate the
correct use of punctuation.
U
Grammar text
Worksheets
Textbook exercises and review
with teacher
25
Students will identify and label
complements.
U
Grammar text
Worksheets
Textbook exercises and review
with teacher
26
Students will learn and practice
successful listening skills and
techniques.
U
Class discussion
Group work
Evaluation
Tests
Quizzes
Response to worksheets
Assignments from texts
Writing assignments
Rewrites
Tests
Quizzes
Response to worksheets
Assignments from texts
Writing assignments
Rewrites
Tests
Quizzes
Response to worksheets
Assignments from texts
Writing assignments
Rewrites
Page 5
Standard
1.5.11 D-F
1.5.11 D-F
1.6.11