At the ninth grade level, the Utah Core focuses on reading and writing experiences that are developmentally appropriate: vocabulary instruction that compares connotation with denotation and identifies word meanings using sentence structure (grammar), reading instruction that focuses on inference and…
A narrated slide show/video explaining the six-trait writing system
Introduction to the unit 3 assignment to write a descriptive essay
Introduction to the unit 4 assignment, writing explications for two poems
Introduction to the unit 3 assignment, the elaboration exercise. Note that the audio mistakenly says unit 1 - it means the book you read for unit 3.
Introduction to the unit 3 assignment on complex sentences
Introduction to the unit 3 assignment, the connotations exercise
Introduction to the unit 3 assignment on diction
Introduction to the unit 4 assignment on poetic devices
Introduction to the unit 4 assignment on revising three of your poems
Directions for unit 3 reading & responding assignment