Jubilee English 9: Creative Composition
Creative Composition for homeschoolers entering the ninth grade level provides instruction into the practical mechanics of reading and writing. This course focuses on language arts, including skills in areas such as vocabulary, logic and reasoning, narratives, descriptive writing, essay writing, and final paper composition. Homeschoolers will delight in classic works of literature, while being encouraged to discuss and respond to new concepts and stories. This homeschool study course includes several 20th century American selections and other classics, such as A Raisin in the Sun, Beowulf, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and Of Mice and Men. Creative Composition also explores the poetry of Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, and John Keats.
1: Literature: A Raisin in the Sun / Language Arts: Reading to Remember
2: Literature: A Raisin in the Sun / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 1
3: Literature: A Raisin in the Sun / Language Arts: Verbs
4: Literature: A Raisin in the Sun / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 2
5: Literature: A Raisin in the Sun / Language Arts: Paragraphs and Word Pictures
6: Literature: The Old Man and the Sea / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 3
7: Literature: The Old Man and the Sea / Language Arts: Nouns
8: Literature: The Old Man and the Sea / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 4
9: Literature: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn / Language Arts: Outlining
10: Literature: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 5
11: Literature: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn/ Language Arts: Sentence Transitions
12: Literature: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 6
13: Literature: Of Mice and Men / Language Arts: Adjectives
14: Literature: Of Mice and Men / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 7
15: Literature: Of Mice and Men / Language Arts: Adverbs
16: Literature: Robinson Crusoe / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 8
17: Literature: Robinson Crusoe / Language Arts: Prepositions and Conjunctions
18: Literature: Robinson Crusoe / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 9
19: Literature: Robinson Crusoe / Language Arts: Basics of Logic and Reasoning
20: Literature: Poetry of Emily Dickinson / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 10
21: Literature: Poetry of Emily Dickinson / Language Arts: Writing Narratives
22: Literature: Poetry of John Keats / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 11
23: Literature: Poetry of Walt Whitman / Language Arts: Reading Narratives
24: Literature: Poetry of Langston Hughes / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 12
25: Literature: Poetry of Robert Frost / Language Arts: Reading Poetry
26: Literature: Julius Caesar / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 13
27: Literature: Julius Caesar / Language Arts: Descriptive Writing
28: Literature: Julius Caesar / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 14
29: Literature: Julius Caesar / Language Arts: Essay Writing
30: Literature: Beowulf / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 15
31: Literature: Beowulf / Language Arts: Essay Writing II
32: Literature: Beowulf / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 16
33: Literature: The Red Badge of Courage / Language Arts: Starting Your Final Paper
34: Literature: The Red Badge of Courage / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 17
35: Literature: The Red Badge of Courage / Language Arts: Writing Your Final Paper
36: Literature: The Red Badge of Courage / Language Arts: Vocabulary Final Exam