ENGLISH 1, H ENGLISH 1 (Grade 9)

ENGLISH 1, HONORS ENGLISH 1 (Grade 9)
(ENG1000, ENG1001)

This required course offered in the fall of students’ freshman year provides a foundation for all incoming freshmen to meet the challenges within the Language Arts curriculum as well as the other disciplines. Coursework will center on fiction/non-fiction analysis. The principal focus of the literature study will be on reading and writing as they relate to the different literary genres.  Literature coursework will center on analysis of techniques and ideas highlighted in the various genres. Vocabulary skills and word acquisition as well as grammar development will be a focus. The principal focus of composition will center on paragraph structure. Students will develop writing skills as they relate to the texts they will encounter throughout their high school experience and beyond.

The Honors level course will follow the general structure of the 9th grade course; however, additional pieces of challenging literature and writing will be included.  Selections and evaluation will reflect a higher degree of difficulty and sophistication.