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Adult High School Diploma (AHSD) Program


Syllabus for English I (9th Grade) Course

Based on the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, click on the following link to review the standard course objectives and competency goals for this course: English I . Click on this link to see how this course fits in the overall high school Graduation Requirements for the State of North Carolina. The following is an outline for this course and the list of "Deliverables" which must be turned in to your instructor for grading:


Basic Course Outline

Deliverables
English Skills IX
English Literature IX
[Novels]
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Odyssey
A Tale of Two Cities
[Plays]
Romeo and Juliet
[Short Stories]
The Locket
The Masque of Red Death
Writing IX


 Complete following assignments
  1. Complete all English Skills IX lessons/tests
  2. Complete lessons/tests for one of the novels
  3. Complete lessons/tests for the play
  4. Complete lessons/tests for one of the short stories
  5. Complete all Writing IX lessons/tests, if assigned

Prepare and provide to your instructor as a part of your "Writing" lessons for grading
  1. 800 – 1500 word autobiographical essay
  2. 250 – 500 word original fable of your own
  3. 250 - 500 word description of a process to do something
  4. 250 - 500 word report on any consumer product
  5. 250 - 500 word analysis of the novels completed above. With the analysis, show how this story could fit in today's society.
  6. 250 - 500 word analysis of the play or the short stories completed above. With the analysis, show how this story could fit in today's society
  7. Prepare a glossary of 25 new words identified during this course including the Word, its Definition, and the Origin of the word