Language Arts/English Curriculum Frameworks - Albemarle County ...
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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 />
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