SaskatchewanGrade 9
SK Grade 9 ELA Curriculum
Video lessons and practice for every Grade 9 English Language Arts topic. Aligned to what Saskatchewan schools teach. Master reading, writing, speaking, and media literacy.
SK Grade 9 ELA 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 |