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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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Career Cluster(s):
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Government and Public Administration Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Health Science Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
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 Credit Value: 1.0

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
Pre-AP English 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 Mathematics
Health Science 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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