Year 9 English

Core Program

This course covers the key subject area of English, including Essay and Genre Writing.

Our term courses are scheduled in line with public school term dates. There are 4 terms per year and usually 10 lessons per term, with one lesson each week. You can commence our courses at any time, however a new term starts in late January, April, July and October.

Our English course enable students to:

  • Improve English skills such as comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, genre and essay writing by using imaginative, interpretive and critical thinking to analyse and compose a variety of texts.

Program schedules are designed to allow maximum flexibility for students.

Course Structure
  • English (including Essay & Genre Writing)
  • 4 terms in a year, 10 weeks in a term
  • 1.5 hour lessons per week, during term
  • Can be combined with Science (English + Science: 2.5 hour lessons per week)
  • Can be combined with Maths (English + Maths: 3 hour lessons per week)
  • Students attend lessons at their allocated time schedule
  • Small class group based
  • Experienced educators
Course Outline

Year 9 ENGLISH

Term 1
Week 1 — Creative Writing
Week 2 — Character Building
Week 3 — Emotive Language
Week 4 — Persuasive Language
Week 5 — Language Conventions
Week 6 — Style
Week 7 — Analysing Poems
Week 8 — Term Test
Week 9 — Structuring and Evidence
Week 10 — Irony

Term 2
Week 1 — Texts and culture
Week 2 — Representations of culture
Week 3 — Conflict and culture
Week 4 — Language and identity
Week 5 — Cultural Connections
Week 6 — Organizing writing
Week 7 — Clear and concise writing
Week 8 — End of Term Test
Week 9 — Editing and revising
Week 10 — Term 2 Review

Term 3
Week 1 – Understanding Literature
Week 2 – Comprehending Texts
Week 3 – Review of Essay writing, and Irony
Week 4 – Comparing and Contrasting Texts
Week 5 – Analysing and Evaluating Texts
Week 6 – Successful Creative Writing
Week 7 – Genre Writing: Drama
Week 8 – End-of-Term Test
Week 9 – Genre Writing: Speech
Week 10 – Figurative Language

Term 4
Week 1 – Non-Fiction Genre
Week 2 – Life Writing
Week 3 – Memoirs
Week 4 – Travel Writing
Week 5 – Feature Articles
Week 6 – Critical Writing
Week 7 – Film Adaptations
Week 8 – Term Test
Week 9 – Precise Writing
Week 10 – Term 4 Review

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