TEACHER ELEMENTS

STUDENT ELEMENTS

GRADE 9

GRADE 9

THE TEACHER SHALL:

THE STUDENT SHOULD:

REVIEW, RETEACH, AND REASSESS PAST CONCEPTS.

NEW CONCEPTS

NEW CONCEPTS

Teach ways to avoid shifts in sentences.

Avoid shifts from active to passive voice in compound sentences.

Avoid shifts in verb tenses within the same sentence.

Avoid contractions in formal writing. Avoid shifts in subjects within the same sentence.

Teach the use of effective diction in composition writing.

Avoid the use of jargon and trite expressions in formal writing.

Avoid the use of slang and informal English in formal writing.

Select words with regard to their clarity, preciseness, and connotations.

Provide opportunities for students to write many types of compositions in correct final form.

Write an informal outline (before writing the composition) and a formal outline (while writing the composition) which includes the purpose (to inform, to persuade, to inspire, or to entertain), thematic statement, introduction, body, and conclusion. Demonstrate competency in pre-writing, drafting, revising, and proofreading skills in writing an essay.

Write a narrative composition.

Write a descriptive composition.

Write a contrastive composition.

Write a persuasive composition.

Write a mini-research paper containing internal documentation and works cited; demonstrate in the paper the use of three blended sources.

Explain and demonstrate the use of the Reader's Guide, reference materials, periodical/vertical files, computerized searches, and indices.

Utilize the Reader's Guide, reference materials, periodical/vertical files, computerized searches, and indices.

Help students to set up a document in which they will record their high school activities, honors, interests, courses, grades, and experiences.

Keep a written record of his/her high school activities, honors, interests, courses, grades, and experiences in preparation for the development of a personal essay in Grade 11.