Distance Learning Courses | Grades 9–12

English 9: Writing & Grammar 9 / Fundamentals of Literature

Course Description — Writing & Grammar 9 (first semseter)

This course emphasizes grammar skills, beginning with sentence patterns and going on to the eight parts of speech, phrases, and clauses. It reviews spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Students practice these skills by completing several writing assignments, including definition, comparison and contrast, personal experience, research essay, poetry, personal response to literature, devotional, and letter writing.

Recommended Viewing Schedule

five 30-minute lessons per week for one semester; 79 lessons total

Course Description—Fundamentals of Literature (second semester)

In this course, students learn the fundamentals of literature—conflict, character, theme, structure, point of view, and moral tone—by studying American, British, and world authors in genres: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama.

Recommended Viewing Schedule

five 30-minute lessons per week for one semester; 85 lessons total

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Other Ninth Grade Classes

Bible 9 | Geography | Algebra 1 | Physical Science

Student Texts

cover image of Writing and Grammar Student text Review the eight parts of speech, five basic sentence patterns, usage, and mechanics. Introduce relative pronouns, pronoun reference problems, indicative/imperative mood. Dictionary skills, library skills, study skills, and the writing process are part of the year’s work. Literature selections provide students the opportunity to analyze real texts. Writing projects include paragraphs of comparison/contrast and personal experience, a research essay, poetry and devotional writing, a personal response to literature.
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cover image of Fundamentals of Literature Student text Teach the process of literary analysis that enables your students to interpret and evaluate what they read in light of biblical truth. Readings offer instruction in six literary elements: conflict, character, theme, structure,point of view, and moral tone. Included is an English translation of Rostand’s drama Cyrano de Bergerac.The updated Student Text includes three new selections, as well as brief introductions for each selection, reading-check questions, and author biographies.
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* Grade kits include a optional Bible and foreign language elective.

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Meet the Instructor

Mrs. Sherri Vick, BS

Mrs. Sherri VickSherri Vick previously taught various elementary and junior high grades. "I like to look at the picture as a whole—to relate one subject to another so that the child can see how God’s plan fits together. I want the child to want to learn, so the lessons have to be fun. Hands-on is the best way, so I don’t want the student to just watch, but participate too! One of my goals is that, after watching the lessons, your child will continue in the things he has learned and develop lifelong learning skills that he can use both now and in the future."