English Language Arts 9
2015 ­ 2016 Ms. Suzanne Williamson Course Information Language is the basis of all communication and the primary instrument of thought. The aim of English language arts is to enable each student to understand and appreciate language, and to use it confidently and competently in a variety of situations for communication, personal satisfaction and learning. The ELA 9 curriculum can be found at: ​
http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/english/programs.aspx​
. Course Agenda September ➔ Parts of Speech ➔ Topic Sentences ➔ Punctuation ➔ Editing Practice October ➔ Business Letter Format ➔ Envelope Format ➔ Thesis Statements ➔ Transitions ➔ Essays ➔ Lamb to the Slaughter ➔ Time of the Wolves November ➔ Antarctica ➔ Sir Ernest Shackleton ➔ Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World ➔ Public Speaking ➔ The Highwayman December ➔ Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World novel ➔ Literary Analysis January ➔ World of Poetry ➔ Figurative Language ➔ This is a Photograph of Me ➔ Sound of Silence ➔ Piano Man ➔ Concrete Poems ➔ Bull Durham Credo ➔ English Sonnets ➔ No Matter What ➔ A Close Match February ➔ The Most Dangerous Game ➔ The Lottery ➔ The Taste of Melon ➔ The Legend of Sleepy Hollow March ➔ Miracle in the Andes ➔ Story Elements ➔ Story Planning April ➔ Miracle in the Andes ➔ I am Alive ​
documentary ➔ Alive​
movie ➔ Researching Skills May ➔ Public Speaking ➔ Business Letter Review ➔ Essay & Short Story Review ➔ Reading Strategies Review ➔ The Child, The Future ➔ Eggs in Egg Crate ➔ Transformation Mask ➔ The Execution ➔ ELA P.A.T. ­ Part A Final Exam June ➔ Implicit & Explicit Information ➔ Figurative Language Review ➔ Reading Strategies Review ➔ Reading Comprehension ➔ ELA P.A.T. ­ Part B Final Exam English Language Arts 9
2015 ­ 2016 Ms. Suzanne Williamson Course Evaluation Creation (60%) Writing Writing ­ 20% Mechanics ­ 20% Representation Representation ­ 20% Reading (30%) Provincial Achievement Tests (10%) ●
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Part A (Writing) ­ 5% ○ Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Part B (Comprehension) ­ 5% ○ Thursday, June 23, 2016 Course Materials Required Daily ●
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Required Occasionally Binder with Lined Paper Pen/Pencil ●
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Pencil Crayons Glue Stick Scissors Class Website & Instructor Contact Information Assignments, resource material, and video clips will be posted on the class website. Any short stories and poems we study will be provided on the website. The website will also have the due dates for all assignments. The address is: ​
www.suzannewilliamson.net If you have any questions, you can reach me at the school (403­782­3812), via email (​
[email protected]​
), or on my cell (587­877­2490). Please get a hold of me if you are stuck on an assignment as I am more than willing to assist you! Power School You will each be given login information for PowerSchool. Please make sure that you check it regularly. Any missing assignments will have a “missing indicator” listed, and any assignments handed in but not yet marked will have a “check mark.” If you are missing an assignment, go to the class website and print it off. Remember, ​
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are responsible for completing any work missed while absent.