9th-Grade English ELA Curriculum | Coming-of-Age Literature | Full Year Editable

UPDATED FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR: Full-Year Curriculum! Diverse Authors! Discussion-Based!

This MEGA-BUNDLE has everything you'll need to teach a year-long 9th-grade English course on Coming-of-Age Literature. The focus of this course is coming-of-age novels, plays, and poems written by diverse authors from around the globe. How have teenagers from different parts of the world grappled with ethical dilemmas? With complex social dynamics? With the struggle to achieve a sense of independence alongside a feeling of social belonging? Because this course focuses on the issues faced by modern-day teenagers, students inevitably experience the course as immediately relevant and profoundly engaging! 

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The curriculum features 8 UNITS that focus on CANONICAL literary texts written by DIVERSE authors. Each text-focused unit comes with reading quizzes, higher-order discussion questions, vocabulary lists, literary device exercises, writing assignments, and more. Every page of every print-and-go lesson is fully EDITABLE so that you can customize the materials to meet the needs of your students!

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Here are the 8 units featured in this course on coming-of-age literature from around the world:

1. The Coming-of-Age Novel (United States)

• J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

2. Friendship & Ethics: Doing What's Right (Afghanistan)

• Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

3. Love vs. Duty: Teenage Romance and Generational Conflict (England)

• William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

4. Poetry Unit: Formalist Analysis (Various)

• Sensory Imagery in Poetry

• Figurative Language Stations

• Figurative Language in Poetry

5. Coming of Age in a Revolution (Iran & Austria)

• Marjane Satrapi, The Complete Persepolis

6. Poetry Unit: Thematic Analysis (Various)

• Ethical Dilemmas in Poetry

• Family Dynamics in Poetry

7. The Feminist Bildungsroman: Finding One's Voice (U.S.)

• Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

8. New Immigrant Literature (Post-1965 U.S.)

• Gene Luen Yan, American Born Chinese

Writing Instruction Tools

• Introducing Quotations: How to Properly Embed Textual Evidence

• How to Write an Analytical Essay

Discussion Tools

• Discussion-Based Teaching Toolkit: Socratic Seminar Rubrics

Statement on Diversity: This curriculum was designed to be inclusive and intersectional with respect to race, class, gender, and nationality. The curriculum includes books by authors who identify as Afghan, British, Iranian, African-American, and Asian-American. By studying literary texts written by diverse authors, students will develop an understanding of different national cultures around the world while deepening their appreciation for the diverse fabric of the U.S. 

Genre Analysis: In addition to surveying a national literary tradition, this curriculum equips students with the terminologies and techniques for analyzing a wide range of literary genres. The curriculum includes unit plans for 3 novels, 1 play, 2 graphic novels, and 50+ poems. The abundance of text options is intended to let you pick and choose which texts will make the most sense for your class!

Mix & Match: Again, this curriculum features a total of 8 units, each of which runs for 3-4 weeks and centers on a core text such as a novel, play, graphic novel, or set of poems. While the curriculum does not include a day-by-day calendar for the entire year, each unit does come with its own pacing guide. As a result, you will have the freedom to re-order and/or skip any units to keep pace with your school's calendar and schedule. Feel free to sprinkle in the writing lessons whenever you see fit!

Rigor & Fun: This curriculum was designed by a 20-year teacher with a Ph.D. in English. In addition to publishing award-winning academic articles, I have taught more than a dozen courses in 9th-grade English. My goal as a curriculum designer is to help students become attached to the thrill of reading, discussing, and writing about complex literary texts. In short, to make intellectual inquiry feel exciting and fun!

Previews: Because I believe that teachers should be able to see exactly what they'll be getting before they make a purchase, the previews for my units provide direct access to sample pages from every section of the unit. Click on the previews for individual units to see exactly what you’ll get!

Savings: If purchased separately, these teaching resources would cost almost $200. This bundle, which also includes a syllabus, is being made available for just $99 — saving you almost 50%!

If you have any questions about this bundle, please don't hesitate to get in touch via the email address below. I'm eager to do everything I can to make sure you have an amazing experience with teaching coming-of-age literature from around the world! 

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Happy teaching!

Adam Jernigan, Ph.D.

adamjernigan@gmail.com

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