A COURSE SYLLABUS IS AVAILABLE FOR EACH OF THE COURSES OFFERED BELOW:
Ninth grade English courses are all full-year courses providing a balanced program of literature, language and writing. During the year, a battery of aptitude and achievement tests are administered to assess the student's ability in language arts. Every effort is made to help each student master the basic skills, as well as to provide rich experiences in their native language. The following courses are provided in grades nine:
| Course Name | Level | Course Syllabus |
| English 9 | Standard | 0102 |
Ninth grade English emphasizes the review, the continuing expansion, and the practice of basic skills in grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary development, reading, and composition. The students become involved in discussion, in speaking, and in listening as well. Ninth grade English involves poetry, the essay, the short story, and the novel.
Ninth grade English attempts to solidify the basic groundwork in a variety of facts of the language arts to ensure a high degree of satisfaction and success in later school years.
| Course Name | Level | Course Syllabus |
| English 9 | Honors | 0103 |
Ninth grade Honors English begins a study of the basic concepts of literary criticism, vocabulary, rules of usage, and principles of composition. Emphasis centers on the improvement of expository writing through frequent writing assignments based on readings of literature. designed for ninth graders who show proficiency in English, the course covers literature of all types including The Old Man and the Sea, Johnny Tremain, and Romeo and Juliet. The development of a mature appreciation of literature and the ability to express this appreciation in writing is encouraged.
| Course Name | Level | Course Syllabus |
| English 9 | Advanced | 0104 |
Ninth grade Advanced English provides challenging literature and writing
experiences for students who have demonstrated a propensity in the
language arts. Such students should demonstrate self-motivated study
habits, a desire to read mature literature, and the ability to express
ideas clearly in writing. Reading in poetry, drama, short stories,
essays and novels will include such works as Romeo and Juliet, Watership
Down, The Tempest, and The Old Man and the Sea.