9th/10th Literature & Composition
Pre-Requisite: This class is taught at the college-preparatory high school level. Students in grades 9 and above are welcome. Course Description: This college-preparatory course will introduce the foundational elements of writing and literature by studying conflict, character, theme, point of view, structure, and tone. The first semester will focus on genres: short stories, poetry, and plays. Students will learn how to craft a well-developed essay with cited evidence in MLA format. They will progress to longer essays. Class time will be centered on reading together, answering comprehension questions in group discussion, and limited lecture for new literary concepts. We will also be incorporating vocabulary from assigned readings. Satisfactory completion of all assignments related to this course will earn the student 1 Carnegie Unit in English (designed to satisfy required GADOE rigor course 23.06100, but may also count as 23.06200). Minimum Class Size: 6 Tuition: $450/semester due on the first class day of each term. This includes the administrative cost to MAS and all materials besides your textbooks. Required Course Texts: Fundamentals of Literature Grade 9 Student Text 2nd Edition by Beth Harris BJU Press. ISBN: 9781628564365. Available used on Amazon. BJU Press English Student Text Grade 9, Third Edition (Updated Copyright) ISBN-13: 9781606822395. Additional Required Texts (NOTE: Any version of the following texts is acceptable). The Pearl by John Steinbeck Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Animal Farm by George Orwell The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway |
