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

Course Number: 101111 Term(s) Full Year

Offered:

Prerequisite(s): Completion of English 8 Open To 9

Grades:

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 and Intro to Credit Value: 1.0

Literary Criticism

Course Number: 101211 Term(s) Full Year

Offered:

Prerequisite(s): Completion of English 8 with a 90% or higher and teacher Open To 9

recommendation or completion of Pre-AP English with 80% Grades:

or higher and teacher recommendation

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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