Mr. Companion's English 9 ClassesCourse Outline |
Parents and students
please take the time to examine this outline in preparation for Mr. Companion's
English 9 course. If you have any questions or concerns please visit
Mr. Companion's web site as noted above where you will find a link for
on-line interim reports posted once per term; there is also a link to Mr.
Companion's school district e mail.
Units of Study: A) Literature |
Units of Study: B) Language Arts/Grammar |
| Elements of the Short Story | Parts of Speech: Nouns, Verbs, Modifiers etc... |
| Study of the Modern Novel | Sentence Structure and English Usage |
| Elements of Drama: Intro. to Shakespeare | Review of Paragraphing and Composition |
| Elements of Poetry | Expository, Narrative, Descriptive Writing |
| Study of Non-Fiction | Punctuation Skills |
| Silent Sustained Reading (SSR) Daily | Reading: Word Attack Skills; Vocabulary |
Grading and Evaluation: |
| Formative: Homework, Classwork, Projects 60% (of term) |
| Summative: Tests, Quizzes, Major Essays 40% (of term) |
| Composition Final: 15% (overall) |
| Objective Final : 15% (overall) |
Students are asked to follow Mr. Companion's directions at all times, to come to class on time and with required materials (pens, pencils, binder with paper and dividers, pencil crayons, scissors, glue, eraser) ready to work. Failure to observe these rules could result in detention and/or poor performance in English 9. All assignments must be submitted by the announced due dates. Parents are encouraged to examine their children's quality of work from time to time and to check interim reports on-line when posted.
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Parents
please sign the bottom, detach and return to Mr. Companion:
Parents Signature:_____________________________________
Student's Name (please print):____________________________
e mail address: _______________________________________