Topic outline
- Welcome to English 9
Welcome to English 9
English 9
Step 1: Watch the introductory video (left). You can also update your profile at this point (just click your name in the top-right).
Step 2: Read the Course Outline and make sure you understand the course requirements. Ask your teacher if you have any questions. Step 3: Make a schedule and get started on the course ASAP! Remember, that regular progress is the key.
- Unit 1 - True Stories of Adventure
Unit 1 - True Stories of Adventure
Now that you have had a chance to look over the course to get a sense of what you will be learning and doing, it is time to dive in to the first unit.
What is it that makes adventure stories so compelling?
- Unit 2 - Love Letters from Distant Lands
Unit 2 - Love Letters from Distant Lands
In this unit you will be looking at how the form of the letter can be used as a quick and efficient communication tool, but can also be employed to tell stories, sing songs and write poems.
Letters as literature have a lot going for them. After all, who doesn't love getting a letter?
- Unit 3A - Spy or Be Spied On (Complete 3A or 3B)
Unit 3A - Spy or Be Spied On (Complete 3A or 3B)
Spy stories go back farther than written literature itself. This integrated novel study is organized around Little Brother, a young adult novel by Canadian author Cory Doctorow which is set in the US in the near future. You must complete one integrated novel study for English 9.
- Unit 3B - Stories Wrapped in Stories
Unit 3B - Stories Wrapped in Stories
Here we will see how storytellers turn their narrative lens back upon themselves. This integrated novel study is organized around Salman Rushdie's young adult novel Haroun and the Sea of Stories. You must complete one integrated novel study for English 9.
- Unit 4 - Graphic Details
Unit 4 - Graphic Details
Here you will be learning how text and visuals can work together to communicate more effectively than either one can do alone.
You should have completed all of the activities for Unit 4 before beginning this test.
- Unit 5 - Independent Studies
Unit 5 - Independent Studies
In this unit, you will choose a novel to study independently.