Ninth grade is a critical transition year for students. Pre-AP English 9 is a challenging course that allows students to learn and use Advanced Placement strategies in writing and reading. Pre-AP English 9 is the first year in a two-year preparatory course of studey to prepare students fro Advanced Placement Language and Literature. Pre-AP English 9 goes beyond the normal expectations of the regular classroom to much higher goals using higher-order thinking skills, rigorous training in writing, and in-depth analysis of fiction and non-fiction works.
Major Works:
The Boys in the Boat (This is normally our summer reading, but it was not assigned for the 2020-21 school year.)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Odyssey
Romeo and Juliet
Fahrenheit 451
Supply List:
one 1 1/2" three-ring binder
wide-ruled notebook paper
10 sheet protectors
blue/black pens and/or pencils
highlighter
