Year 9 English

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Reading strategies

A. Main idea

B. Theme

C. Author's purpose and tone

D. Text structure

E. Literary devices

F. Analysing literature

G. Analysing informational texts

H. Comparing texts

I. Visual elements

Writing strategies

J. Organising writing

K. Developing and supporting arguments

L. Creative techniques

M. Active and passive voice

N. Editing and revising

O. Research skills

Vocabulary

P. Prefixes and suffixes

Q. Greek and Latin roots

R. Synonyms and antonyms

S. Word choice and usage

T. Homophones

U. Analogies

V. Context clues

W. Domain-specific vocabulary

X. Reference skills

Grammar and mechanics

Y. Sentences, fragments and run-ons

Z. Phrases and clauses

AA. Nouns

BB. Pronouns and antecedents

CC. Pronoun types

DD. Verb types

EE. Subject-verb agreement

FF. Verb tense

GG. Adjectives and adverbs

HH. Prepositions

II. Direct and indirect objects

JJ. Conjunctions

KK. Misplaced modifiers

LL. Restrictive and non-restrictive elements

Reading strategies

A. Main idea

B. Theme

C. Author's purpose and tone

D. Text structure

E. Literary devices

F. Analysing literature

G. Analysing informational texts

H. Comparing texts

I. Visual elements

Writing strategies

J. Organising writing

K. Developing and supporting arguments

L. Creative techniques

M. Active and passive voice

N. Editing and revising

O. Research skills

Vocabulary

P. Prefixes and suffixes

Q. Greek and Latin roots

R. Synonyms and antonyms

S. Word choice and usage

T. Homophones

U. Analogies

V. Context clues

W. Domain-specific vocabulary

X. Reference skills

Grammar and mechanics

Y. Sentences, fragments and run-ons

Z. Phrases and clauses

AA. Nouns

BB. Pronouns and antecedents

CC. Pronoun types

DD. Verb types

EE. Subject-verb agreement

FF. Verb tense

GG. Adjectives and adverbs

HH. Prepositions

II. Direct and indirect objects

JJ. Conjunctions

KK. Misplaced modifiers

LL. Restrictive and non-restrictive elements

MM. Commas

NN. Semicolons, colons and commas

OO. Dashes, hyphens and ellipses

PP. Capitalisation

QQ. Formatting