Grados acelerados 9.º y 10.º 14 a 16 años ELA 1.er semestre Crédito curricular completo

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This is the first semester of 9th grade Language Arts and is offered each fall. Second semester follows. Because this is a homeschool class, much of the work is done outside of class.  Students will be given weekly assignments that cover reading, writing, and reinforcement of literary concepts.  In a flipped classroom such as this, the reading is done before the class, then discussed, and reinforced with lecture slide show of lessons and clips from award-winning videos.

Topics: 
Reading Comprehension of diverse genres including short stories, novels, poems, drama, essays and speeches. Analyzing literary elements like plot, character development, setting, theme, point of view, tone and style. Identifying and interpreting figurative language, symbolism, and imagery. Annotation practices to actively engage with text and track key details. Examining the author's purpose, audience, and rhetorical strategies in non-fiction texts .
Writing Skills to developing strong thesis statements and supporting arguments with evidence from text. Constructing well-organized essays with clear introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. Practice with citing sources and proper MLA formatting. 

Grammar and Mechanics reviewing basic grammar concepts like subject-verb agreement, pronoun usage, sentence structure, and punctuation and identifying and correcting run-on sentences and sentence fragments,  and building on the fundamentals understanding different types of clauses (independent and dependent), and basic sentence diagramming;  misplaced modifiers and parallel structure. Emphasis on precise vocabulary and diction to enhance writing clarity.

This semester includes a journey into the Odyssey and A Midsummer Night's Dream 
by Shakespeare,  memorizing a monologue or dialogue; Poetry and creating a poetry portfolio; Big Six Research skills and a research paper. 

Literature under consideration: Twenty Leagues Under the Sea, The Miracle Worker, A Long Walk to Water, The Hobbit, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Good Earth, Fahrenheit 451, A Christmas Carol.
Short stories: "The Tell-Tale Heart, "A Rose for Emily" 
The Odyssey and A Midsummer Night's Dream
Poetry: "I'm Nobody! Who are you?"
"My Honest Poem" Rudy Francisco
Others by Billy Collins
Essay: "A Modest Proposal" Jonathan Swift
"The Weight of Glory" C.S. Lewis 
Film: Literary elements paired with a story, novel, or poem

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
Frequency: Twice weekly meetings with me (synchronous learning), independent/paced activities for parents to oversee.
Focus Areas:
Literature analysis
Writing (narrative, analytical, argumentative)
Grammar and vocabulary
Research and speaking/listening skills
Assessment: Mix of discussions, written assignments, quizzes, memorization and a culminating project.