AIM HIGH SCHOOL

ENGLISH 9B
TEACHER | Sam Ford

E | samuel.ford@sno.wednet.edu

P | 360-563-3412

English 1(9) is the first of seven required English classes offered by the Snohomish School District. English 1 is intended primarily for students in their first year of high school. In this course, students concentrate on reading, writing, and communication in order to develop the language skills they will need for college and careers and helps students refine the skills necessary for the development of academic literacy. These skills are developed through the active reading of literary and informational texts, academic language development of text-embedded vocabulary, oral language practice, and writing of informational, argumentative, synthetic, and narrative pieces. Students practice critical thinking, comprehension, and application skills through thematic units centered on topics such as plot and conflict, themes and symbols, argument and persuasion, and drama. This course expands upon proficiencies in the fundamentals of reading and writing with a focus on comprehension and mastery of syntax and grammar