9th ELA

Advanced Learners Extensions

Teachers will select two extensions and one supplemental activity for each unit. The activities may be selected from this list of ideas or may be teacher produced. If teachers have additional ideas they would like to add to this list of extensions and supplemental please contact the 9th grade ELA Lead.

Supplemental (paired/outside) Texts

Extended Learning Activity

1. Socratic Seminar regarding the impact/effect that the person’s infuence has had on the world. 2. Debate an issue (SIRS or NYT Room for Debate) 1. Research a social issue and create a PSA about the issue 2. Research an aspect of the Human Rights Declaration and complete a PSA about the selected issues

Research and Inquiry Integration

Project Based Learning Question

1. Service project 2. This I Believe

Outside Project

1. Make a documentary flm about someone whose ingenuity/expression infuenced the world.

Supplemental Assignments

1. Mini or full research project with oral presentation about someone whose ingenuity/expression infuenced the world.

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