Ninth+Grade+English+Common+Process+Writing+Assignments

**__ Ninth Grade English Common Process Writing Assignments __**
 * Mary D. Bradford High School **

** First Half of Semester ** Important considerations: You are encouraged to employ an inquiry-based approach to your teaching and student learning. This means that the essay topics are suggestions which represent the bare minimum in terms of depth of thought and analytical thinking. The curriculum is a work in progress. If the following essay topics do not pique the students' interests, they may choose a topic of their own; however, be sure to determine that the essay topic is at the same level of complexity or beyond the ones listed below. Related Works—Short Stories (“The Most Dangerous Game,” “Thank You Ma’am,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” and “The Scarlet Ibis”) Format—Persuasive Essay Areas of Focus—TSM Format, Avoiding Plagiarism, Citations, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Capitalization, “Using the Right Word,” Fragments, and Run-ons Topic—Using a thesis blueprint and specific textual evidence from two or more short stories, support or refute one of the following statements: 1) Although a person's intentions may seem good, there may be ulterior motives.
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2) Although the underdog appears to be weak, s/he is actually the stronger character.

3) Sometimes you have to be mean to be nice.

Be sure to include MLA citations and a properly formatted works cited page.

Related Work—//Romeo and Juliet// Format—Persuasive Essay Areas of Focus—Plot Development Analysis, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, S-V Agreement, and Pronoun Agreement Topic—Using a thesis blueprint and specific textual evidence from //Romeo and Juliet//, convince a fellow reader of which single character is most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Be sure to include MLA citations and a properly formatted works cited page.
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** Second Half of Semester ** Related Work—//The Odyssey// Format—Persuasive Essay Areas of Focus—Character Analysis, Conjunctions, Interjections, and Reinforce Usage Topic—Using a thesis blueprint and specific textual evidence from //The Odyssey//, argue that Odysseus’ external conflicts actually stem from internal conflicts. Be sure to include MLA citations and a properly formatted works cited page.
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Related Work—WKCE Format—Persuasive Letter Areas of Focus—Introduce Resources/Databases, Website Evaluation, Reinforce Usage Topic—Write a persuasive letter to the principal of your middle school telling them how middle school could be changed to better prepare students for high school. Illustrate examples from your experiences, and show support with research-based arguments. Some possible areas to explore using the Badgerlink Online catalog could include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) 12 months of school 2) Dress codes 3) Four-day school weeks 4) Class offerings 5) More challenging classes
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