English 9

WHRO is presently revising this course to meet the current Virginia Standards of Learning and to align with contemporary online learning pedagogies. The previous version of this course is available below to help meet instructional and curricular needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Updated content will be available in the future once our redesign process is complete.

Instructor Information

• Course Outline
• Assignment Checklist

Course Information

• Course Overview

Developmental Module

• Developmental Module

Module 1: Tools for Success

• Module Overview
• Topic 1: The Characteristics of Genre
• Topic 2: Active Reading
• Topic 3: The Writing Process
• Module Summary
• Module Assessment (Essay)

Module 2: Short Story

• Module Overview
• Topic 1: Elements of Plot and Conflict
• Topic 2: Characters
• Topic 3: Tone, Mood, and Point of View
• Topic 4: Irony
• Topic 5: Theme
• Topic 6: Grammar - Parts of Speech and Subject-Verb Agreement
• Module Summary
• Module Assessment (Short Story)

Module 3: MLA

• Module Overview
• Topic 1: Search Engines and Keyword Searches
• Topic 2: Website Evaluation
• Topic 3: Note-taking, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
• Topic 4: Plagiarism
• Topic 5: Thesis Statement and Outlining
• Topic 6: MLA Style
• Topic 7: Grammar - Active vs. Passive Voice
• Module Summary
• Module Assessment (Essay)

Module 4: The Novel - Animal Farm

• Module Overview
• Topic 1: Animal Farm: George Orwell, Communism, and the Russian Revolution
• Topic 2: Allegory in Animal Farm (Chapters 1 and 2)
• Topic 3: Satire in Animal Farm (Chapters 3 and 4)
• Topic 4: Propaganda in Animal Farm (Chapters 5 and 6)
• Topic 5: Characterization in Animal Farm (Chapters 7 and 8)
• Topic 6: Irony in Animal Farm (Chapters 9 and 10)
• Topic 7: Grammar - Direct and Indirect Objects
• Module Summary
• Module Assessment (Collaborative Presentation)

Module 5: Poetry

• Module Overview
• Topic 1: What is Poetry?
• Topic 2: Figurative Language: Imagery, Simile, Metaphor, and Personification
• Topic 3: Figurative Language: Allusions and Hyperbole
• Topic 4: Figurative Language: Apostrophe and Symbolism
• Topic 5: Rhythm and Rhyme
• Topic 6: Sound Devices
• Topic 7: Grammar - Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives
• Module Summary
• Module Assessment (Poetry Analysis and Composition)

Module 6: Writing a Research Paper

• Module Overview
• Topic 1: Research Writing Topic - Prewriting
• Topic 2: Research Writing Topic - Organizing
• Topic 3: Research Writing Topic - Drafting
• Topic 4: Research Writing Topic - Revising and Editing
• Topic 5: Research Writing Topic - Publishing
• Module Summary
• Module Assessment (Literary Magazine)

Module 7: The Epic - the Odyssey

• Module Overview
• Topic 1: Greek Foundations
• Topic 2: Flashback and Point of View in the Odyssey
• Topic 3: Homeric Simile and Imagery in the Odyssey
• Topic 4: Homeric Epithet and Irony in the Odyssey
• Topic 5: Characterization in the Odyssey
• Topic 6: Grammar - Clauses
• Module Summary
• Module Assessment (Travel Blog)

Module 8: Drama - Romeo and Juliet

• Module Overview
• Topic 1: How to Read Drama
• Topic 2: Act I
• Topic 3: Act II
• Topic 4: Act III
• Topic 5: Act IV
• Topic 6: Act V
• Topic 7: Grammar - Coordinating Conjunctions
• Module Summary
• Module Assessment (Soliloquy Performance)

Module 9: Nonfiction

• Module Overview
• Topic 1: Narrative
• Topic 2: Descriptive
• Topic 3: Expository
• Topic 4: Persuasive
• Topic 5: Media Literacy
• Topic 6: Grammar - Parallel Structure
• Module Summary
• Module Assessment (Biographical Blog)

Module 10: Course Culminating Assignment - Genre Project Design

• Course Culminating Assignment