Honors English 9 - Semesters 1 & 2

2 Semesters (semester 1 is offered during the fall and semester 2 is offered in spring)

Take an epic journey to refine your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. You will dive into literary and informational texts to discover the tools authors use to achieve their purpose and voyage through classic and contemporary works to reach new limits of comprehension. 

Topics for the Honors course include:

• Writing an autobiographical account

• Incorporating figurative language into writing

• Demonstrating understanding of diction’s impact on mood and tone

• Crafting a persuasive speech

• Utilizing rhetorical devices and appeals in persuasive writing

• Crafting a satirical work

• Utilizing text structures and features to convey information to an audience

• Creating an informational document to achieve a purpose

• Writing a prologue

• Writing sonnets

• Incorporating literary elements into written work

• Creating a modern adaptation of a classical, mythical, or religious text