Mon Amie's Learning Lab™Grade 9 ELA • Skill Library
Louisiana Standards-Aligned • 36 skills • 18 ready now

Grade 9 ELA Skills

Pick any skill to open its lessons. Each skill has a live 60-minute lesson with an Academic Coach and two practice missions for home. Skills are listed in our suggested order, but every child can start wherever they need.

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A. Vocabulary

  1. 1Word Roots & Morphology (HS)L.9-10.4b, L.9-10.4a, L.9-10.6
  2. 2Figures of Speech & NuanceL.9-10.5a, L.9-10.5b, L.9-10.4a
  3. 3Euphemism, Oxymoron & Word Relationshipscoming soon
  4. 4Academic & Domain-Specific Wordscoming soon

B. Reading Comprehension

  1. 1Citing Strong & Thorough Textual EvidenceRL.9-10.1, RI.9-10.1
  2. 2Theme Development & Objective SummaryRL.9-10.2, RI.9-10.2
  3. 3Analyzing Complex CharactersRL.9-10.3
  4. 4Cumulative Impact of Word Choice on ToneRL.9-10.4, RI.9-10.4
  5. 5Text Structure, Order & Manipulating TimeRL.9-10.5
  6. 6Evaluating an Argument, Reasoning & FallaciesRI.9-10.8
  7. 7Analyzing Seminal U.S. DocumentsRI.9-10.9
  8. 8Author's Point of View & RhetoricRI.9-10.6, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.8
  9. 9Analysis Across Two MediumsRL.9-10.7, RI.9-10.7
  10. 10How Authors Transform Source MaterialRL.9-10.9
  11. 11Central Idea in Literary NonfictionRI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.3
  12. 12Point of View in World Literaturecoming soon
  13. 13Delineating & Evaluating Claimscoming soon
  14. 14Conflicting Accounts & Biascoming soon
  15. 15Modern vs. Traditional Themescoming soon
  16. 16Word Choice, Tone & Voicecoming soon
  17. 17Film & Text Comparisoncoming soon
  18. 18High School Readiness Close Readingcoming soon

C. Writing

  1. 1Argument with Precise Claims & CounterclaimsW.9-10.1
  2. 2Informative/Explanatory AnalysisW.9-10.2a, W.9-10.2b, W.9-10.2c, W.9-10.2d, W.9-10.2e, W.9-10.2f
  3. 3Research Project & Source SynthesisW.9-10.7, W.9-10.8, W.9-10.9
  4. 4Literary Analysis EssayW.9-10.9a, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.1
  5. 5Narrative with Reflection & Multiple Plot Linescoming soon
  6. 6Argumentative Research Essaycoming soon
  7. 7Argument with Rebuttalcoming soon
  8. 8Research Synthesis Essaycoming soon

D. Grammar & Conventions

  1. 1Precise Language, Syntax & CohesionL.9-10.1a, L.9-10.1b, L.9-10.2a, L.9-10.3

E. Fluency

  1. 1Close Reading of Complex Textscoming soon

F. Reviews & Checkpoints

  1. 1Review & Reinforcementcoming soon
  2. 2Review & Mid-Spring Checkpointcoming soon
  3. 3Reading & Writing Celebrationcoming soon
  4. 4Year-End Review & Benchmarkcoming soon