"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings ."

- William Blake

english 1-2 C

This is the College Prep English for Ninth Grade. The curriculum is aligned with CA Content Standards for English.

Highlights of our curriculum include:

Building a strong foundation for essay writing

Developing comprehension skills

Developing critical thinking/ analytical skills

Building a vocabulary of literary terms needed to evaluate literature accurately

Encouraging active readers

Units

For further information about our curriculum, please click here

Reading Expectations

Students are expected to read a minimum of 40 pages per week outside of class. The independent reading selection is chosen by the student from a list of acceptable texts. This list is expansive, vast, and constantly growing. See the MMHS Library for suggestions.