#666 ENGLISH-9 NCAA Approved
Grade: 9           Required         Year Long       Credit: 1



Prerequisite:

None

Purpose:

This course is designed to provide essential skills that will foster successful communication.

Description:

This course focuses on the study of the elements of literature across a variety of genres. Additional study includes understanding and identifying literary devices and terminology. Utilizing literature selections as the focus, students will improve their writing skills, practicing standard conventions by producing compositions and personal writings as a means to both learn and communicate what has been learned.

Requirements:

Grades will be assigned based on daily activities, homework, projects, quizzes, essays, and tests. The final exam will be worth 10% of the student’s grade.