Welcome to English 9! Please view Daily Lessons for class PowerPoints and agenda. Please view the Superheroes webpage for resources.
Units of Study (order and texts subject to change)
Unit 1: Voice
Reading: Short stories and articles
Writing: Reader Response
Unit 2: Hero’s Journey
Reading: The Odyssey by Homer
Writing: This I Believe Essay
Unit 3: Morality
Reading: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, The Absolutely True Story of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Writing: Editorial
Unit 4: Humanity
Reading: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Monster by Walter Dean Myers, Night by Elie Wiesel, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Writing: Literary Analysis
Unit 5: Family
Reading: Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Writing: Definition Essay
Unit 6: Passion
Reading: “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare
Writing: Narrative
Units of Study (order and texts subject to change)
Unit 1: Voice
Reading: Short stories and articles
Writing: Reader Response
Unit 2: Hero’s Journey
Reading: The Odyssey by Homer
Writing: This I Believe Essay
Unit 3: Morality
Reading: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, The Absolutely True Story of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Writing: Editorial
Unit 4: Humanity
Reading: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Monster by Walter Dean Myers, Night by Elie Wiesel, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Writing: Literary Analysis
Unit 5: Family
Reading: Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Writing: Definition Essay
Unit 6: Passion
Reading: “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare
Writing: Narrative