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Course Title: English 9 – Genre Analysis Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 101111 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): Completion of English 8 Open To Grades: 9
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Description: In this course, emphasis is placed on various genres of literature including the short story, Shakespearean
drama, poetry, and the novel. The writing emphasis will include literary analysis, timed writings, and a research project.
These units will be accompanied by appropriate SAT vocabulary including literary terms. The student will review
grammar and basic usage. Grammar will include parts of speech, punctuation, sentence structure and style. All students
completing a ninth grade English course are required to take the end of course Keystone Literature Exam as mandated
by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The Keystone Exam score is not calculated in the student’s final course
grade.

Course Title: Honors English 9 – Advanced Genre Analysis Credit Value: 1.0

and Intro to Literary Criticism
Course Number: 101211 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): Completion of English 8 with a 90% or higher Open To Grades: 9
and teacher recommendation or completion of
English 8 Compacted/Extended with 80% or
higher and teacher recommendation
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Hospitality and Tourism
Architecture and Construction Human Services
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Information Technology
Business Management and Administration Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
Education and Training Manufacturing
Finance Marketing
Government and Public Administration Science, Technology, Engineering and
Health Science Mathematics
Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Description: Critical arguments regarding various genres of literature including poetry, Shakespearean drama, the
novel, and the short story are emphasized. The writing emphasis will include literary analysis, timed writings,
reflection/response, descriptive paragraphs, syntactically parallel paragraphs and essays, and a research project.
Literary analysis involves the investigation of a piece of literature through the author’s use of literary elements such as
plot, character, setting and theme. These units will be accompanied by SAT vocabulary including literary terms. The
student will be expected to correctly use and evaluate grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and style. All students
completing a ninth grade English course are required to take the end of course Keystone Literature Exam as mandated
by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The Keystone Exam score is not calculated in the student’s final course
grade.

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