9th Grade ELAR:
Agency, Power, and Justice
Agency, Power, and Justice
In this pivotal first year of high school, students transition into deep, critical analysis of how individuals interact with societal structures. The 9th-grade journey centers on the concepts of agency—the power to act—and justice. By exploring classical epics alongside modern dramas and Shakespearean tragedies, students investigate how fate, culture, and political systems shape human destiny. This course emphasizes the development of a unique writer’s voice through a diverse mix of creative playwriting, media studies, and traditional fiction analysis, encouraging students to see themselves as active participants in the world's narrative.
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Curriculum Highlights
Creative Expression: Introduction to playwriting, creative writing, and book studies to foster original storytelling.
Writing for Media: Practical application in modern communication, including news, theater, and podcast scripting.
Textual Analysis: Mastery of fiction analysis, poetry, and structured summarizing of complex classical works.
Technical Growth: Advanced sentence parsing, technical grammar, and evidence-based multi-paragraph writing.
Creative Expression: Introduction to playwriting, creative writing, and book studies to foster original storytelling.
Writing for Media: Practical application in modern communication, including news, theater, and podcast scripting.
Textual Analysis: Mastery of fiction analysis, poetry, and structured summarizing of complex classical works.
Technical Growth: Advanced sentence parsing, technical grammar, and evidence-based multi-paragraph writing.
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The Core Literature
Students engage with sophisticated, world-class texts that challenge their perspective on history and justice:
The Odyssey by Homer
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang
Students engage with sophisticated, world-class texts that challenge their perspective on history and justice:
The Odyssey by Homer
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang
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Standards & Alignment
Aligned with 9th Grade CCSS, our standards focus on:
High School Readiness: Mastering rigorous literary analysis and complex syntax.
Media Literacy: Analyzing how information is constructed across digital and traditional platforms.
Structural Synthesis: Comparing how classical themes of "fate" are reimagined in modern literature.
Argumentative Writing: Citing sophisticated textual evidence to support claims in academic and media formats.
Aligned with 9th Grade CCSS, our standards focus on:
High School Readiness: Mastering rigorous literary analysis and complex syntax.
Media Literacy: Analyzing how information is constructed across digital and traditional platforms.
Structural Synthesis: Comparing how classical themes of "fate" are reimagined in modern literature.
Argumentative Writing: Citing sophisticated textual evidence to support claims in academic and media formats.
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