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Greetings ninth grade students and families. On this site you will find an abundance of resources related to the work for this course. In-class activities, homework assignments, PowerPoint presentations, videos, and supplemental information have been made available to you here. As the foundational high school ELA course, emphasis will be placed on finding, evaluating, and explaining in-text evidence. We will also focus on themes, main ideas, character analysis, persuasive writing, and basic grammar and mechanics. An overview of the high school anchor standards in reading, writing, speaking/listening, and language are provided below. For a more detailed description of the ninth grade Common Core Standards addressed in this course, please visit the Michigan Department of Education here. |