Literature 9

1) Students will be exposed to elements of the novel and the short story:

2) Student will be exposed to poetry at this level primarily for appreciation and enjoyment. However, students must be introduced to those concepts listed bellow.

3) Students will learn the difference between fiction and nonfiction.

4) Students will study as a class the following literary selections: To kill A mockingbird by Harper Lee; The Education of little tree bye forest carter; and excerpts from the Odyssey by Homer.

5) Students will study and be able to identify Greek and roman myths and mythological figures, and use this knowledge to understand the origin and meaning of new words.

6) Students will do an in-depth study of the following; Short Stories: " The Necklace" by de Maupassant, " The Scarlet ibis" by Hurston," "The secret of life of Walter Mitty" by Thurber; Poems;" The base stealer' by Francis," a Dream Deferred' and Mother to Son by Hughes; Historically Significant Speeches by Martin Luther king.

7) Student will learn about Shakespeare and his time and will read the drama Romeo and Juliet. Students will talk about themes in the play will learn the techniques of reading a Shakespearean drama. Student will compare and contrast the ways in which media genres represent the same literary text, specifically using the text of Romeo and Juliet.

8) In addition to the above reading, students will read at least three full-length literary works of three hundred pages or more per year.

9) Student will extend will extend ideas presented in the listed text through analysis, evaluation, and elaboration.

10) Student will support their own ideas observations and analysis with specific effective textual evidence.

11) Students will analyze the way in which a work of literature is related to the themes and issues of its historical period.