English 9 Adv (Period 2)

English 9 (Honors) instruction focuses on the central themes of maturation, diversity, and the development of compassion, empathy, and respect for others. The curriculum teaches the skills of reading, writing, discussion, language use, and vocabulary development through the study of literature. Core readings include novels, plays, short stories, and poetry. Students will be asked to explore additional works of literature from an extended list of titles. Writing modes targeted are expository and fictional or personal narrative.

Honors English serves as both an introduction to the high school English curriculum as well as an opportunity for students to critically explore their own maturation process through the lens of literature. The rigors of the course are intended to be commensurate with the preparation students need for success later in high school, in college and in the working world. Students are being trained to be excellent critical thinkers, readers, textual analysts, writers, and creative, cogent producers of argument. The course will demand both high quantity and quality of effective writing for a range of audiences and purposes.

Students are required to do 60 minutes of daily reading as homework and document on a reading log that requires parent signature.