Holly.Hoover@cobbk12.org Aimee.Gotreaux@cobbk12.org 9th Grade Literature Holly.Hoover@cobbk12.org Aimee.Gotreaux@cobbk12.org

Course Description This course is a thematic study of a variety of literature from various countries. We will be studying short stories, novels, poetry, memoirs, nonfiction essays, speeches, and a play. Students will respond to literature by writing pieces that are narrative, informative, or argumentative.

Assessment Weekly Vocabulary Quizzes Formal Writing Persuasive Compare and Contrast Synthesis Collaborative projects and presentations Oral Presentations Reading quizzes and Tests

Grading Scale Writing (Narrative, Literary Analysis, Research, Argumentative, Informative, Explanatory) 30%   Reading (Literature, Non-Fiction Texts) Language (Conventions, Vocabulary) 10% Listening/ Speaking (Collaboration, Presentation) EOC 20% A 90-100 B 80-89 C 74-79 D 70-73 F 69-50

Homework/Late Work Late homework will be accepted, but points will be deducted each day that it is late (10% off of the total for each day an assignment is late). No assignment will be accepted for a grade after five days. Students will only be allowed to make up work, tests, and quizzes with an excused absence.

What to Bring! You should have with you daily: (a) 3-ring binder (3 dividers required) (b) loose-leaf paper (college rule) (c) blue or black ink pen, pencil, and highlighter (d) USB flash drive (recommended for saving computer files) (e) agenda that the school provides

Want to Help? The following donations to the classroom will be appreciated: hand sanitizer, Kleenex, college ruled paper, markers, construction paper, highlighters.

Novels of Study Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Unwind by Neil Schusterman

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