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PUC Preparatory School
Syllabus | Assignments Revised: Mar. 14, 2011
Course Description
As the first step in the Prep English sequence, English 9 introduces students to various literary genres and reviews and builds English language skills (reading, writing, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling, and vocabulary development).
Course Objectives
The NAD Curriculum Guide for Language Arts Grades 9-12 identifies five strands of study for the English curriculum: reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing. In reflection of these areas of study, the Prep English 9 curriculum provides students with opportunities to:
* Read selected literary texts for understanding and significance;
* Participate in the whole process of writing: generating ideas, organizing, drafting, revising, re-drafting, proofreading, and sharing the final draft;
* Write with increasing maturity and complexity--demonstrating a logical progression and coherence of ideas;
* Develop a personal writing style and voice, varying it according to the requirements of the subject and audience;
* Incorporate appropriate spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and syntax in all public work;
* Listen thoughtfully and respectfully to others;
* Present their own ideas verbally in a cogent and persuasive manner;
* Use/view multi-media resources and develop ability to make judgements about value; and
* Better understand Christ and His redemptive power and grace as revealed in language and literature.
Texts
Students should own, have access to, or rent from Prep these textbooks:
* Bible,
* Glencoe Literature: The Reader's Choice (English 9 anthology),
* Other individually bound works of literature as assigned,
* For home: Access to a current (less than 10 years old) dictionary such as The American Heritage Dictionary, Webster's New World Dictionary, or The Random House Dictionary. A scholarly online dictionary is fine.
