Grade 9 - English
Language Arts Honors 9B - Semester 2 (Credit: 0.50)Like semester A, semester B of English 9 Honors consists of integrated units focused on a theme or mode of study. Literature study in semester B focuses on the analysis of different forms of literature and on comparative studies of world literature and literature delivered in different media. As in Semester A, Honors assignments in this semester require students to take a more analytical or active approach to many of the assignments and activities in the course. Honors students will write more often and more deeply about topics and also reflect more critically on the processes they use to read and write. Writing and informational text lessons guide students through the stages of research and demonstrate how to evaluate, integrate, and share the information gathered during research.
Required Novels (choose one per semester):
Romeo and Juliet (Semester A)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Semester B)
Optional Novels (Choose 1 per Semester)
The Old Man and the Sea
House on Mango Street
Fahrenheit 451
The Odyssey
Ender’s Game
Speak of Mice and Men
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