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9 th -Grade Concept Requirements & Suggested Texts (continued)<br />

Concepts & Reading Requirements<br />

Universality: Search for Identity<br />

Requirement: All students will read a novel to<br />

connect search for identity and the epic<br />

journey.<br />

Universality: Historical and cultural<br />

contexts enhance understanding.<br />

Requirements: All students will read a<br />

Shakespearean tragedy set in Ancient or<br />

Medieval times.<br />

Systems: Genre: poetry<br />

Requirement: All students will read a variety<br />

of ancient poetic forms.<br />

Teachers should select texts appropriate for their students.<br />

The following texts are currently under consideration by<br />

grade-level teachers across the division.<br />

Western<br />

• Great Expectations (Dickens)<br />

• Seedfolks* (Fleischman)<br />

• Ender’s Game (Card)<br />

• When the Legends Die (Borland)<br />

Eastern<br />

• Short stories and excerpts from the World Literature text<br />

Western<br />

• Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare)<br />

• Julius Caesar (Shakespeare)<br />

Western:<br />

• Hymns<br />

• Psalms<br />

• Latin & Greek poetry<br />

Eastern<br />

• Tanka<br />

• Selections from The Rubaiyat<br />

• Selections from The Qur’an<br />

* See appendix J for parameters for use.<br />

© <strong>Albemarle</strong> <strong>County</strong> Public Schools, May 2006 59

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