ManitobaGrade 9
MB Grade 9 ELA Curriculum
Video lessons and practice for every Grade 9 ELA topic. Aligned to what Manitoba schools teach. Build reading, writing, and communication skills with clear explanations.
MB Grade 9 ELA Curriculum | StudyPugHelp
GO_ID | Outcome | StudyPug Topic |
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ELA.9.A1.1 | Active listening and perspective identification: Listen critically to understand analyze and identify different perspectives and themes from oral information and ideas; build on ideas heard to confirm own opinion |
ELA.9.A1.2 | Inclusive communication and non-verbal cues: Understand and adapt use of supportive non-verbal cues and inclusive social conventions when listening to and receiving the contributions of others; listen attentively appreciating multiple perspectives from diverse audiences |
ELA.9.A1.3a | Language analysis and cultural inclusivity: Analyze language use and adjust interactions to foster inclusivity across contexts; ensure all voices and perspectives are received respected and valued across contexts backgrounds and cultures |
ELA.9.A1.3b | Speaking listening and collaborative learning: Participate in collaborative discussions Socratic seminars book clubs and literature circles; facilitate dialogue build on others' ideas ask probing questions and maintain respectful inclusive communication across diverse perspectives |
ELA.9.A1.4a | Critical questioning and clarification: Ask multifaceted questions and seek or provide clarification and explanation to further explore and critique ideas concepts problems and solutions; clarify verify or challenge ideas and conclusions |
ELA.9.A1.4b | Oral argumentation and public speaking: Develop and deliver persuasive speeches and formal presentations using logical reasoning evidence rhetorical devices and appropriate tone volume and expression; engage in debates defending positions and challenging opposing viewpoints with evidence-based responses |
ELA.9.A1.5 | Grammar syntax and vocabulary expansion: Use the rules and structures of oral language including syntax verb tense word choice and grammar with expanded vocabulary to build and deliver messages that are coherent clear and appropriate according to formal or informal contexts purposes and audiences; self monitor language for effective communication |
ELA.9.A1.6 | Situational language and tone adjustment: Use language appropriate to different situations audiences and purposes; recognize how speaking techniques change according to different situations such as questioning and persuasive talk; demonstrate self-monitoring of language and tone and adjust accordingly |
ELA.9.A2.1 | Sound structure and phonemic analysis: Apply consolidated phonological and phonemic awareness skills to decode complex multisyllabic words and unfamiliar vocabulary; use sound structure knowledge to support spelling and word recognition in academic contexts |
ELA.9.A2.2 | Letter patterns and orthographic knowledge: Apply mastered alphabetic knowledge and letter-sound relationships to support reading fluency and accurate spelling of sophisticated vocabulary including technical and content-specific terms |
ELA.9.A2.3 | Decoding and encoding complex words: Use consolidated phonics knowledge to automatically decode and encode complex words including multisyllabic academic vocabulary; apply phonics skills to support reading comprehension and written expression |
ELA.9.A2.4 | Morphological analysis and technical vocabulary: Analyze and apply word structure knowledge of morphology quickly and accurately to understand and spell unfamiliar topic-specific and technical words |
ELA.9.A2.5 | Vocabulary acquisition and nuanced meaning: Acquire clarify and use a variety of vocabulary in different contexts including figures of speech; identify the subtle difference or associations in the meaning of words with similar definitions; use different sources to find word pronunciations or clarify precise meanings and parts of speech |
ELA.9.A2.6 | Fluency accuracy and prosody: Apply a range of fluency skills and strategies including accuracy expression and appropriate rate to comprehend complex text |
ELA.9.B1.1 | Schema activation and pattern recognition: Identify and explain prior knowledge and recognize patterns across topics and content areas from various sources; assess the relevance and value of prior knowledge in supporting new understanding |
ELA.9.B1.2 | Open-ended questioning and perspective exploration: Create focused open-ended questions to challenge misconceptions and explore multiple perspectives in reading listening and viewing information in an individual or group inquiry |
ELA.9.B1.3a | Interactive text engagement and critical thinking: Engage with a variety of multimodal texts across genres interests and complexities through interactive components to reinforce background knowledge of concepts and encourage critical thinking of texts |
ELA.9.B1.3b | Self-directed reading and reflection: Engage in regular independent reading of self-selected texts across various genres and complexities; respond to reading through journals discussions creative projects and literary response; develop personal reading goals track reading growth and build stamina for sustained reading |
ELA.9.B1.3c | Visual literacy and integrated modes: Analyze visual texts including photographs advertisements infographics and graphic novels; examine how visual elements including color composition line and symbolism convey meaning; explore how text and image work together in graphic narratives and multimodal compositions |
ELA.9.B1.4 | Source evaluation and inference: Analyze information from a variety of multimodal texts considering the source intended audience inferred meaning and implicit bias; cite evidence from multiple texts or sources that support analysis as well as inferences |
ELA.9.B2.1a | Genre features and organizational patterns: Analyze various text cues including genres features and patterns across a range of multimodal texts; explain how effectively they support the intended purpose for diverse audiences |
ELA.9.B2.1b | Detailed analysis and interpretation: Practice close reading techniques analyzing texts at word sentence and passage level; examine author's language choices structure and techniques; support interpretations with specific textual evidence using proper citation; develop sophisticated analytical skills |
ELA.9.B2.1c | Dramatic texts script analysis and performance: Read and analyze dramatic texts identifying plot character stage directions and dialogue; understand how dramatic elements contribute to theme; interpret and perform scripts developing characters through voice movement and expression |
ELA.9.B2.1d | Stylistic analysis and writing techniques: Identify and analyze literary devices including foreshadowing irony symbolism allegory allusion imagery and tone; examine how authors use these techniques to enhance meaning create mood develop themes and achieve stylistic effects; apply understanding of literary terms and concepts |
ELA.9.B2.1e | Poetic devices figurative language and meaning: Analyze poetry for meaning identifying and interpreting figurative language including metaphor simile personification symbolism imagery rhythm and rhyme; examine how poetic devices contribute to mood theme and effect; write original poetry exploring various forms |
ELA.9.B2.2a | Pattern recognition and meaning construction: Use textual cues and prominent organizational patterns of a range of multimodal texts to construct confirm meaning and interpret texts |
ELA.9.B2.3 | Prediction strategies and text evidence: Make predictions using background knowledge and text information; confirm refute or modify predictions by using a range of text evidence before during and after reading |
ELA.9.B2.4a | Personal connections and global understanding: Explain connections between personal experiences a range of multimodal texts and knowledge of world including history events and issues to enhance understanding of texts |
ELA.9.B2.4b | Cross-text analysis and synthesis: Compare and contrast multiple texts examining similar themes across different genres cultures and time periods; analyze how different authors approach similar topics; study literature organized by themes making connections across genres and formats; synthesize insights and understanding from multiple texts |
ELA.9.B2.5 | Comprehension monitoring and strategy integration: Select and integrate multiple strategies including rereading asking clarifying questions inferencing conferring with others paraphrasing consulting references and annotating; apply strategies flexibly to monitor and confirm understanding |
ELA.9.B2.6a | Main idea identification and summarization: Summarize ideas concepts and themes from more complex texts; condense larger sections of text or ideas by grouping related ideas together; distinguish between key ideas and less important information maintaining integrity to author's message |
ELA.9.B2.6b | Extended fiction analysis and literary elements: Read and analyze full-length novels examining themes character development plot structure setting and author's craft; explore how literature reflects human experience society and culture; make connections between texts and synthesize understanding across works |
ELA.9.B2.6c | Short fiction literary techniques and themes: Read and analyze short stories from diverse authors and cultures examining narrative elements including plot conflict character theme setting and point of view; explore how stories reflect and comment on human experience across different perspectives |
ELA.9.B2.7 | Vocabulary application and perspective analysis: Examine and communicate new ideas using discipline specific vocabulary; explain how both personal and external perspectives including historical cultural and societal affect and shape interpretations of texts; apply new knowledge across subjects through a range of strategies; reflect on new insights and understandings |
ELA.9.B3.1a | Diversity equity and representation analysis: Analyze how texts reflect or challenge societal norms around diversity and equity; use direct and inferred evidence to support claims about representation and bias |
ELA.9.B3.1b | Diverse voices and cultural understanding: Explore literature from diverse cultural perspectives including Indigenous voices and multiple cultural traditions; examine how culture shapes narrative perspective theme and meaning; develop cultural awareness empathy and understanding of how identity voice and perspective are expressed through literature |
ELA.9.B3.2a | Bias recognition and evidence evaluation: Differentiate between facts opinions and bias in various texts; analyze how bias can be embedded in word choice tone and imagery; evaluate how well evidence supports findings and whether the evidence presented is reliable and balanced |
ELA.9.B3.2b | Media analysis online literacy and digital ethics: Analyze media messages for purpose audience bias and persuasive techniques; analyze news articles and media coverage examining objectivity perspective and reliability; understand digital citizenship including online safety privacy intellectual property ethical information use and responsible digital communication |
ELA.9.B3.3a | Perspective analysis and credibility assessment: Examine text creator's purpose in selecting a particular point of view; investigate how point of view influences meaning tone bias and theme; compare multiple viewpoints within and across texts; judge the quality of viewpoints by examining the credibility of sources facts and research |
ELA.9.B3.3b | Advanced textual analysis and interpretive frameworks: Analyze rhetorical strategies in speeches essays and arguments; identify and evaluate use of ethos pathos and logos; examine how rhetoric influences audiences and shapes opinions; introduce critical approaches to literature including feminist postcolonial and reader-response theories; practice applying different interpretive lenses to texts |
ELA.9.B3.4 | Comparative response and bias recognition: Compare personal reactions with others including different audiences and societal perspectives; explain how prejudice and bias shape meaning and affect understanding of text purpose or credibility; recognize bias can be subtle including omission tone and selective evidence |
ELA.9.C1.1 | Topic selection and focus development: Select topic based on ideas generated from experiences current events literature and cross-curricular knowledge; focus topic based on purpose format and audience |
ELA.9.C1.2a | Source reliability and bias examination: Select and review information from multiple sources including different authors experts audio and digital online sources; compare sources to assess reliability look for bias and examine different points of view |
ELA.9.C1.2b | Research synthesis academic writing and source documentation: Conduct comprehensive research on topics synthesizing information from multiple credible sources; develop information literacy skills including locating evaluating and using sources; distinguish between credible and unreliable sources; organize findings into coherent research reports with proper citations bibliography and documentation |
ELA.9.C1.3 | Planning tools and research organization: Use strategies and planning tools specific to genre and purpose including mind maps outlines research organizers and interview notes; collect and record information; outline steps for research design create text or prototype share and reflect on plan |
ELA.9.C1.4a | Genre selection and form conventions: Choose form more purposely and understand the conventions of the form including editorials memoirs feature articles and documentaries for a specific message audience and purpose |
ELA.9.C1.4b | Thesis development logical argumentation and rhetoric: Develop argumentative and persuasive essays with clear thesis statements supporting evidence logical organization and counterargument consideration; use persuasive techniques rhetorical strategies ethos pathos logos and formal academic language to influence audiences and present well-reasoned positions |
ELA.9.C1.4c | Expository writing and information synthesis: Write informative and explanatory texts that clearly present information analyze concepts and synthesize ideas; use appropriate text structures definitions examples and evidence; maintain objective tone formal style and proper academic writing conventions including citation formats |
ELA.9.C1.5 | Digital text creation and format selection: Create more complex multimodal texts including videos interactive timelines and digital essays; use varied thinking strategies or maps including flowcharts and storyboards to draft ideas effectively and creatively connecting purpose to format; choose appropriate digital tools based on purpose and audience |
ELA.9.C2.1 | Text structure and transitions: Select and use appropriate organizational structures and transitions including problem-solution and flashbacks to achieve a specific purpose for an audience and to communicate clearly |
ELA.9.C2.2a | Sentence variety and grammatical correctness: Reread and use more complex sentences; expand combine or reduce sentences for meaning interest and style; choose vocabulary purposely to enhance sentence nuance and flow; use more advanced transitions to connect ideas phrases and sentences; apply grammatical correctness to communicate meaning for others |
ELA.9.C2.2b | Advanced grammar syntax and sentence structure: Master complex sentence structures including compound-complex sentences proper use of clauses phrases and modifiers; understand and apply advanced grammar concepts including mood voice and agreement; develop sophisticated editing skills focusing on sentence variety word choice and flow |
ELA.9.C2.3 | Discipline-specific vocabulary and precision: Use clear effective discipline specific words for different purposes genres forms and audiences to convey and enhance meaning |
ELA.9.C2.4a | Tone control and audience adaptation: Demonstrate greater control over voice for different purposes in text; express ideas with more clarity confidence and emotion; adjust voice depending on form genre and audience |
ELA.9.C2.4b | Story development character and voice: Create narrative texts including short stories memoirs and personal narratives using effective plot structure character development dialogue descriptive language and sensory details; experiment with creative writing forms including flash fiction and experimental narrative; develop unique voice and authentic style |
ELA.9.C2.5a | Content revision and structural improvement: Apply understanding of how text organization and clarity of structure affect text meaning; identify the logical progression of ideas and details; revise for word choice and tone; revisit the use of transitional words and phrases; revise for sentence errors including fragments run-ons and grammar; apply rubrics criteria and peer feedback to review; reflect on revisions made to improve text clarity |
ELA.9.C2.5b | Iterative writing collaborative feedback and editing: Apply the complete writing process from prewriting through planning drafting revising editing and publishing; engage in structured revision and editing workshops; provide and receive constructive peer feedback; revise for content organization style and conventions; understand that writing is recursive |
ELA.9.C3.1a | Digital documentation and layout design: Write legibly and neatly; digital documentation and presentation is a greater focus; integrate word processing skills into the text creation process; use formatting tools intentionally including use of headers bullets and paragraph alignment to support meaning improve readability and ensure text clarity for reader |
ELA.9.C3.1b | Formal conventions workplace writing and technical communication: Master academic writing conventions including formal tone objective language third-person perspective and proper citation formats; write technical and workplace documents including resumes cover letters business emails and instructions; understand plagiarism intellectual honesty and appropriate format tone and language for professional contexts |
ELA.9.C3.2 | Morphological analysis and spelling rules: Analyze words and apply knowledge of a range of strategies and rules; understand derivatives including relationship between a word and its base and affixes to confirm conventional spelling; use resources such as digital dictionaries apps or spell check to confirm conventional spelling |
ELA.9.C3.3 | Complex capitalization applications: Apply capitalization rules more consistently and with greater attention to context; differentiate between common and proper nouns; use capitalization in complex dialogue quoted speech specific historical events institutions and brand names in subtitles and secondary titles |
ELA.9.C3.4 | Punctuation for clarity and effect: Apply punctuation correctly including apostrophes for both singular and plural possessives quotation marks for nested dialogue commas after introductory phrases and to set off clauses colons and semi-colons; use punctuation for effect and clarity to communicate meaning clearly for others |
ELA.9.C3.5a | Final production and mode integration: Create final copy of more complex multimodal texts including podcasts blogs and short documentaries; effectively integrate multiple modes for a specific purpose and audience such as persuasive podcast combining script background music and interviews to address a social issue |
ELA.9.C3.5b | Technology integration and multimodal design: Create digital stories and multimedia presentations combining text images audio and video; use technology tools purposefully to enhance meaning and engage audiences; consider design principles accessibility and platform alignment; integrate multiple modes effectively for specific purposes |
ELA.9.D1.1a | Expression tone and volume control: Use tone volume and expression based on audience and purpose including to persuade inform or entertain; reflect on effectiveness of tone and adjust accordingly to effectively communicate ideas |
ELA.9.D1.1b | Public speaking dramatic interpretation and audience engagement: Prepare and deliver formal presentations on various topics using effective organization clear delivery visual aids and appropriate language; interpret and perform dramatic texts developing characters through voice movement and expression; engage audiences respond to questions and collaborate on performance productions |
ELA.9.D1.2 | Multimodal design and platform alignment: Combine visuals and media to create polished purposeful messages; align design choices to specific audiences genres and platforms |
ELA.9.D1.3 | Evidence-based reasoning and logical organization: Support ideas with evidence or examples and acknowledges audience needs including reasons for opinions or point of view; move smoothly and logically from one point to another to keep audience engaged |
ELA.9.D2.1 | Metacognitive reflection and criteria comparison: Reflect and compare with increasing independence effective strategies used as a listener speaker reader writer viewer and representer by asking self questions including how does my work compare to the assignment criteria |
ELA.9.D2.2 | Criteria development and self-evaluation tools: Contribute to the development of class or course criteria; use tools including exit tickets reflection slips self-quizzes and portfolios to assess own understanding and learning |
ELA.9.D2.3 | Feedback integration and strategy refinement: Receive descriptive feedback from others; reflect on how to refine strategies for listening speaking reading viewing writing or representing |
ELA.9.D2.4a | Goal-setting and action planning: Reflect on and set specific learning goals to continue to develop as a listener speaker reader writer viewer and representer; plan steps to achieve goals |
ELA.9.D2.4b | Self-directed learning metacognition and growth mindset: Engage in ongoing reflection on learning process growth and achievement through writing conferences and individual support; set and adjust personal literacy goals; develop metacognitive awareness and self-direction as learner; create portfolios documenting learning journey and celebrating achievements |
ELA.9.D2.5a | Evidence collection and growth tracking: Monitor progress by collecting evidence of learning; track growth towards goal achievement |
ELA.9.D2.5-synthesis | Interdisciplinary connections and synthesis: Make connections between ELA and other subjects; apply reading writing and communication skills across curriculum; explore how literacy supports all learning areas; synthesize understanding across disciplines and recognize language as central to all learning |