English 9

English 9 students will explore a range of works of literary merit, including the novel, Animal Farm and a Shakespeare play. Over the summer, they also read a text by an Indigenous writer which becomes the first unit of study for the year. Teachers supplement personalized inquiry units stemming from curricular ‘big ideas’ and essential questions with  a range of literary forms - including poetry, short prose and nonfiction - to develop an understanding of setting, symbol, imagery, theme and character development. Students begin the study of literary analysis in earnest, constructing paragraphs which develop a comparison or establish a cause-and-effect relationship. Students are supported in the creation of longer essay formats and personal narrative compositions. This course leads to any of the English 10 options.