SaskatchewanGrade 9
SK Grade 9 English Curriculum
Lessons and practice for every Grade 9 English topic. Aligned to what Saskatchewan schools teach, from reading strategies to writing and oral communication.
SK Grade 9 English Curriculum | StudyPugHelp
SO_ID | Outcome | StudyPug Topic |
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ELA.9.CR9.1a.1 | Personal identity and self-concept development: View listen to read comprehend and respond to a variety of texts that address identity themes such as The Search for Self including personal growth self-image and family relationships |
ELA.9.CR9.1a.2 | Cultural narratives and social responsibility: Explore texts addressing social responsibility through Our Shared Narratives including cultural stories traditions from First Nations Métis and other cultures |
ELA.9.CR9.1a.3 | Ethical decision-making and personal efficacy: Analyze texts exploring efficacy themes such as Doing the Right Thing including making ethical choices and demonstrating personal agency |
ELA.9.CR9.1b.1 | Interpersonal relationships and loyalty themes: View listen to read comprehend and respond to texts addressing identity through Exploring Loyalty Love and Relationships examining complex interpersonal dynamics |
ELA.9.CR9.1b.2 | Social equity and equal opportunity themes: Examine texts addressing social responsibility through Equal Opportunity themes including fairness justice and social equity issues |
ELA.9.CR9.1b.3 | Resilience and overcoming challenges: Explore texts addressing efficacy through Surviving and Conquering themes including resilience perseverance and triumph over challenges |
ELA.9.CR9.2a.1 | Pre-reading comprehension strategies: Select and use appropriate before-reading strategies including formulating focus questions setting purpose activating prior knowledge and previewing text structure |
ELA.9.CR9.2a.2 | Active reading and meaning construction: Apply during-reading strategies including adjusting rate to specific purpose and text difficulty monitoring comprehension making connections and using cueing systems |
ELA.9.CR9.2b | Post-reading reflection and analysis: Use after-reading strategies including analyzing and evaluating text meaning synthesizing information and reflecting on author craft and effectiveness |
ELA.9.CR9.3a.1 | Audience purpose and context analysis: Use pragmatic cues including language suitable for intended audience register tone and situational context to construct and confirm meaning |
ELA.9.CR9.3a.2 | Text structure and organizational patterns: Analyze textual cues including author's thesis or argument and how author organized text to achieve unity coherence and effect |
ELA.9.CR9.3b.1 | Sentence structure and grammatical relationships: Use syntactic cues including parallel structures sentence patterns and grammatical relationships to construct meaning and understanding |
ELA.9.CR9.3b.2 | Word meaning and morphological analysis: Apply semantic lexical and morphological cues including connotation and denotation word parts and etymology to determine meaning |
ELA.9.CR9.3b.3 | Sound-symbol relationships and spelling variants: Use graphophonic cues including common spellings and variants for effect or dialect to aid in word recognition and pronunciation |
ELA.9.CR9.3b.4 | Fonts color and visual design elements: Analyze other cues including fonts color graphics and visual design elements to construct and confirm meaning in various text types |
ELA.9.CR9.4a | Visual literacy and media comprehension: View and demonstrate comprehension and evaluation of visual and multimedia texts including illustrations maps charts graphs pamphlets photography artworks video clips and dramatizations |
ELA.9.CR9.4b | Information synthesis from multiple visual sources: View and demonstrate comprehension of visual and multimedia texts to synthesize and summarize ideas from multiple visual and multimedia sources |
ELA.9.CR9.5a | Active listening and oral information analysis: Listen purposefully to understand analyze and evaluate oral information and ideas from conversations discussions interviews and speeches |
ELA.9.CR9.5b | Following directions and analyzing presentations: Listen purposefully to understand analyze and evaluate oral information from directions and speeches recognizing train of thought main points and presentation techniques |
ELA.9.CR9.6a | Fiction poetry and drama analysis: Read and demonstrate comprehension and interpretation of grade-level appropriate texts including traditional and contemporary prose fiction poetry and plays from First Nations Métis and other cultures |
ELA.9.CR9.6b | Diverse cultural perspectives in literature: Develop insightful interpretation and response to literature from First Nations Métis and other cultures examining diverse worldviews and cultural perspectives |
ELA.9.CR9.7a | Expository and informational reading: Read independently and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of information texts including expository essays historical accounts and news articles |
ELA.9.CR9.7b | Scientific writing and technical documentation: Read independently and demonstrate comprehension of scientific writing and technical texts analyzing specialized vocabulary and concepts |
ELA.9.CR9.8a | Reading rate accuracy and expression: Read grade 9 appropriate texts to increase fluency and expression achieving 150+ words per minute orally with proper intonation and phrasing |
ELA.9.CR9.8b | Independent silent reading development: Read grade 9 appropriate texts to increase silent reading fluency achieving 215-260 words per minute with comprehension |
ELA.9.CC9.1a.1 | Personal narrative and identity exploration: Create various visual multimedia oral and written texts that explore identity themes such as The Search for Self through personal narratives and self-reflection |
ELA.9.CC9.1a.3 | Action-oriented and problem-solving texts: Create texts exploring efficacy themes such as Doing the Right Thing including persuasive writing problem-solution pieces and calls to action |
ELA.9.CC9.1b.1 | Interpersonal themes and loyalty exploration: Create various visual multimedia oral and written texts exploring identity through Exploring Loyalty Love and Relationships in creative and reflective formats |
ELA.9.CC9.1b.2 | Equal opportunity and justice themes: Create texts addressing social responsibility through Equal Opportunity themes including persuasive essays social commentary and advocacy pieces |
ELA.9.CC9.2a | Independent inquiry and research methodology: Create and present an individual researched inquiry project related to a topic theme or issue studied in English language arts using appropriate research methods |
ELA.9.CC9.2b | Academic research presentation and documentation: Present individual researched inquiry projects using proper documentation citation multimedia elements and effective presentation techniques |
ELA.9.CC9.3a.1 | Writing process initiation and idea development: Select and use appropriate before-writing strategies including considering and valuing own observations experiences ideas and opinions as sources for ideas |
ELA.9.CC9.3a.2 | Writing development and audience awareness: Apply during-writing strategies including shaping and reshaping drafts with audience and purpose in mind while developing and organizing content |
ELA.9.CC9.3b | Final writing preparation and thesis support: Use after-writing strategies ensuring that all parts support the main idea or thesis through comprehensive editing revision and final preparation |
ELA.9.CC9.4a.1 | Pragmatic writing conventions and audience awareness: Use pragmatic conventions including inclusive language that supports people across cultures genders ages and abilities while considering audience and purpose |
ELA.9.CC9.4a.2 | Textual organization and writing effectiveness: Apply textual conventions including strong leads coherent body and effective endings to create well-organized and impactful written communication |
ELA.9.CC9.4b.1 | Syntactic conventions and idea relationships: Use syntactic conventions including subordination to show more precisely the relationships between ideas and create varied sentence structures |
ELA.9.CC9.4b.2 | Semantic lexical and morphological conventions: Apply semantic lexical and morphological conventions using both denotative and connotative meaning of words for precise and effective communication |
ELA.9.CC9.4b.3 | Graphophonic conventions and spelling accuracy: Use graphophonic conventions including knowledge of spelling patterns and rules to identify analyze and correct spelling errors |
ELA.9.CC9.4b.4 | Other cues and presentation enhancement: Apply other cues including combining print and visuals to enhance presentations and create engaging multimedia communication |
ELA.9.CC9.5a | Visual and multimedia presentation development: Create and present a variety of visual and multimedia presentations to best represent message for an intended audience and purpose |
ELA.9.CC9.5b | Presentation adaptation for diverse audiences: Create and present a variety of visual and multimedia presentations including addressing various audiences for one proposal with appropriate adaptations |
ELA.9.CC9.6a | Oral interaction and group communication: Use oral language to interact purposefully confidently and appropriately in one-to-one small group and large group discussions for problem-solving and collaboration |
ELA.9.CC9.6b | Advanced discussion and communication skills: Apply oral language skills for prompting and supporting others solving problems resolving conflicts building consensus and articulating personal viewpoints |
ELA.9.CC9.7b | Reasoned argument and opposing viewpoint presentation: Present reasoned arguments of opposing viewpoints using formal and informal speaking situations with logical evidence and persuasive techniques |
ELA.9.CC9.8a.1 | Character analysis and descriptive composition: Write to describe through creating a profile of a character using detailed observation sensory details and character analysis techniques |
ELA.9.CC9.8a.2 | Narrative writing and storytelling techniques: Write to narrate through creating narrative essays using plot development character development and storytelling techniques |
ELA.9.CC9.8a.3 | Informational and explanatory writing: Write to explain and inform through creating researched reports using evidence analysis proper documentation and clear explanations |
ELA.9.CC9.8a.4 | Critical analysis and persuasive techniques: Write to persuade through creating reviews using critical analysis evaluative criteria and persuasive techniques |
ELA.9.CC9.8b.1 | Descriptive writing and scene creation: Write to describe through creating descriptions of scenes using sensory details atmospheric elements and vivid imagery |
ELA.9.CC9.8b.3 | Formal letter writing and communication: Write to explain and inform through creating multi-paragraph letters using appropriate format structure and informational content |
ELA.9.CC9.8b.4 | Letter to editor and persuasive communication: Write to persuade through creating letters to the editor using logical arguments evidence and persuasive appeals |
ELA.9.CC9.9a | Various text forms and creative expression: Experiment with a variety of text forms including debates meetings presentations to unfamiliar audiences poetry précis short scripts advice columns video documentaries and comic strips |
ELA.9.CC9.9b | Literary techniques and stylistic elements: Experiment with techniques including tone persona point of view imagery dialogue and figurative language to enhance writing effectiveness and creativity |
ELA.9.AR9.1a | Metacognitive awareness and skill evaluation: Assess personal strengths and needs as a viewer listener reader representer speaker and writer and contributions to the community of learners |
ELA.9.AR9.1b | Personal improvement and learning objectives: Develop goals based on personal assessment and work toward them through systematic planning and self-monitoring of language learning progress |
ELA.9.AR9.2a | Clarity correctness and impact analysis: Assess own and others work for clarity correctness and impact using established criteria rubrics and evaluative frameworks |
ELA.9.AR9.2b | Collaborative assessment and improvement: Provide and receive constructive feedback for continuous improvement in language arts skills communication effectiveness and learning growth |
Grade 9 English in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Grade 9 English develops students' abilities across six language arts strands: viewing, listening, reading, representing, speaking, and writing. Students engage with a wide range of texts — from traditional First Nations and Métis stories to contemporary fiction, poetry, and informational writing — to build critical thinking, communication, and literacy skills.
Reading and Viewing in Grade 9 English
Grade 9 students apply before-, during-, and after-reading strategies to understand and analyze texts. They use pragmatic, textual, syntactic, semantic, and graphophonic cues to construct meaning. Visual and multimedia literacy is also a key focus, with students interpreting illustrations, charts, photography, video clips, and other media.
- Applying comprehension strategies across fiction, poetry, and informational texts
- Analyzing author's argument, organization, unity, and effect
- Understanding visual design elements including fonts, color, and graphics
- Increasing reading fluency to 150+ words per minute orally and 215–260 words per minute silently
Writing and Representing in Grade 9 English
Students write across a variety of forms and purposes, including descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive writing. They create character profiles, personal essays, researched reports, letters to the editor, and multimedia presentations. Writing instruction covers before-, during-, and after-writing strategies with emphasis on revision, editing, and audience awareness.
- Writing character profiles, narrative essays, and personal essays
- Creating researched reports with proper documentation and citation
- Producing persuasive pieces including reviews and letters to the editor
- Experimenting with tone, persona, imagery, dialogue, and figurative language
Oral Language and Inquiry in Grade 9 English
Grade 9 students develop oral communication skills through discussions, dramatic readings, debates, and formal presentations. They also complete individual researched inquiry projects, learning to select sources, organize information, and present findings effectively to different audiences.
- Participating in one-to-one, small group, and large group discussions
- Presenting reasoned arguments using evidence and persuasive techniques
- Completing and presenting individual researched inquiry projects
- Using oral language to express ideas through dramatic readings and monologues
Self-Assessment and Goal Setting
Grade 9 English also includes metacognitive skills. Students assess their own strengths and needs as communicators, set learning goals, and use rubrics and feedback to improve. Peer feedback and self-monitoring are central to growth in this grade.