Ms. La Fontaine's ELA 9 Class
Since English 9 implements the common core standards, it is a rigorous curriculum that will challenge students to their potential through authentic and connected knowledge, skills, and interventions. The students will learn lifetime skills in communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity.
Students will be writing responses to literature that convey a clear and consistent position in response to a given prompt that demonstrates an awareness of audience and purpose while using proper English conventions.
Core novels
We will be reading various short stories (fiction/nonfiction) and poems from studysync, a digital textbook
Students will be writing responses to literature that convey a clear and consistent position in response to a given prompt that demonstrates an awareness of audience and purpose while using proper English conventions.
- For larger written assignments, students will be asked to submit finished essays to turnitin.com
- click link: turnitin.com/ or click the icon
Core novels
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Night by Elie Wiesel
- Odyssey by Homer
- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
We will be reading various short stories (fiction/nonfiction) and poems from studysync, a digital textbook
- Use the online version or download the studysyn app to a mobile device
- Click the studysync icon or click the link to access digital textbook: connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/login.do
- Watch video to see what studysync is all about