Course: Language Arts 9 - AB Ed copy 1

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  Welcome Language Arts 9 Course Outline Page
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Writing Conventions
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  Writing Conventions Unit Page
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  WC1: Punctuation Workshop Page
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  Commas Quiz
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  Apostrophes Quiz
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  Quotation Marks Quiz
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  Inside Punctuation Quiz
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  WC2: Parts of Speech Workshop Page
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  Verbs Quiz
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  Pronouns Quiz
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  Prepositional Phrases Quiz
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  Conjunctions Quiz
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  Subordination Quiz
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  Apposition Quiz
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  WC3: Sentences Workshop Page
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  Sentence Structure Quiz
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  Sentence Variety Quiz
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  WC4: Word Choice Workshop Page
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  Commonly Confused Words Quiz
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  Overused Words Quiz
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  Parallel Structure Quiz
Unit 1 ~ Short Stories I
Short Stories I
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  Lesson 1-1 What is a Short Story? Page
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  Page 2: Theme in Short Stories
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  Page 3 Determining Theme
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  Assignment 1-1 Submission Page
  
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  Page 4 Reading Autobiography
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  Assignment 1-1-S3 Submission Page
  
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  Lesson 1-2 Reading Strategies Page
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  Page 2 More Reading Strategies
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  Page 3 The Animal People Choose a Leader
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  Assignment 1-2 Submission Page
  
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  Lesson 1-3 Understanding Narrators Page
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  Page 2 Plausibility
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  Page 3 Self-Assessment Lesson 1-3
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  Assignment 1-3 Submission Page
  
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  Lesson 1-4 Point of View Page
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  Page 2 Points of View
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  Page 3 Other Perspectives
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  Assignment 1-4 Submission Page
  
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  Lesson 1-5 Short Story Elements Page
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  Page 2 Plot Diagram
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  Page 3 Notice and Note
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  Page 4 Reading the Story
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  Page 5 Setting and Conflict
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  Page 6 Character
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  Page 7 Other Media
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  Lesson 1-6 Planning a Short Story Page
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  Page 2 More Story Planning
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Unit 2 ~ Essays
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  Lesson 2-1 Essays Page
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  Page 2 Purpose of Non-Fiction
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  Page 3 Formal and Informal Writing
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  Page 4 Paragraph Writing
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  Page 5 Narrative Writing
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  Page 6 Descriptive Writing
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  Lesson 2-2 Introduction to Essay Writing Page
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  Page 2 What is an Essay?
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  Page 3 Essay Structure
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  Page 4 Hooks
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  Page 5 Thesis Statements
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  Lesson 2-3 Characteristics of Essays Page
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  Page 2 CUE: Developing Coherence
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  CUE: Coherence in Paragraphs Quiz
  
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  Page 3 Cue: Developing Unity
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  Page 4 CUE: Developing Emphasis
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  Lesson 2-4 Planning a Persuasive Essay Page
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  Page 2 Logical Fallacies
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  Page 3 Student Example
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  Page 4 Understanding Bias
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  Page 5 Emotional Language
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  Page 6 Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
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  Page 7 Planning a Persuasive Essay
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Unit 3 ~ Poetry
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  Lesson 3-1 Figurative Language Page
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  Page 2 Figurative Language
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  Page 3 Analogy and Hyperbole
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  Page 4 Contrast
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  Page 5 Irony
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  Lesson 3-2 Sound in Poetry Page
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  Page 2 Repetition
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  Page 3 Rhythm in Poetry
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  Page 4 Rhyme in Poetry
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  Page 5 Sound Devices
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  Page 6 Tone
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  Page 7 Sound Devices in Poetry
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  Page 8 Finding Themes in Poetry
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  Lesson 3-3 Analyzing Poetry Page
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  Page 2 Sensory Details
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  Page 3 Mood in Poetry
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  Page 4 Annotating Poetry
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  Page 5 "Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening"
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  Lesson 3-4 Poetic Form and Structure Page
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  Page 2 Pattern Poetry
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  Page 3 Free Verse
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  Page 4 Modern Poetry
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  Page 5 Performed Poetry
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  Lesson 3-5 Theme in Poetry Page
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  Page 2 Identifying Theme in Poetry
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  Page 3 Analyzing a Poem for Theme
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  Page 4 Example: Identifying Theme in "Hockey Poem"
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- Midterm Exam Resources
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  Midterm Exam Preparation Page
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  Page 2 Midterm Exam Format
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  Page 3 Answering Individual Multiple-Choice Items
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  Page 4 Answering Reading Comprehension Multiple-Choice
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  Page 5 Self-Assessment: Midterm Reading Response
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  Page 6 Written Responses
Unit 4 ~ Research
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  Coming Soon: Novel Study Page
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  Coming Soon: Novel Study: Active Reading Page
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  Lesson 4-1 Research Step One Page
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  Page 2 Jargon
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  Page 3 The Writing Process
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  Page 4 Step One: Brainstorm
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  Page 5 Narrow Your Topic
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  Lesson 4-2 Research Step Two: Investigate Page
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  Page 2 Starting Your Research
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  Page 3 Evaluating Research
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  Page 4 The CRAAP Test
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  Page 5 Conducting Research
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  Page 6 Citing Sources
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  Page 7 Step Three: Pre-write: Organize Your Research
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  Lesson 4-3 Writing the Research Report Page
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  Page 2 Recognizing Infographics
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  Page 3 Infographics
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  Page 4 Graphing Information
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  Page 5 Infographics Continued
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  Page 6 Publishing Your Report
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Unit 5 ~ Short Stories II
Short Stories II
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  Lesson 5-1 Reading Graphic Stories Page
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  Page 2 Sequencing Graphic Stories
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  Page 3 Gutter, Icon, and Graphic Weight
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  Page 4 Text
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  Page 5 Emotion and Frames
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  Page 6 Visual Design Principles
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  Page 7 Self-Assessment: Reading Cartoons
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  Page 8 "The History of the Grey Cup" Reading
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  Lesson 5-2 Writing Graphic Stories Page
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  Page 2 Animated Graphic Stories
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  Lesson 5-3 Evaluating Character Page
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  Page 2 Analyzing a short story
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  Lesson 5-4 The Role of Humour Page
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  Page 2 Identifying Humour
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  Lesson 5-5 Planning Another Short Story Page
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  Page 2 More Story Planning
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  Lesson 5-6 Recognizing Irony Page
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  Page 2 "The Perfect World of Ewan McLachlan"
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  Lesson 5-7 Short Story Wrap Up Page
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  Page 2 Working through the writing process
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Unit 6 ~ Novel Study
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  page 2: Reading Strategies
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  page 3: Active Reading
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  Page 4 Setting
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  Lesson 6-3 Page
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Unit 7 ~ Film Study
Film Study
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  Lesson 7-1 Film Study Page
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  Page 2 Introduction to Film Study
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  Page 3 Preparing for Film Study
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  Page 4 Introduction to cinematic techniques
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  Lesson 7-2 Cinematic Techniques Page
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  Page 2 Cinematic Techniques Explained
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  Lesson 7-3 Independent Film Study Page
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  Page 2 Active Viewing Strategies
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  Page 3 Character Transformation
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  Lesson 7-4 Film Review Page
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  Page 2 Writing a Film Review
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  Page 3 Elements of a Film Review
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  Lesson 7-5 Film Study Final Lesson Page
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  Page 2 Effective Cover Letters
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  Page 3 Addressing Envelopes
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  Page 4 Final Assignment
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