What is English 9-10 about at Palmer?

English at Palmer is not a subject that has students only taking notes and listening to the teacher, it will teach English in a way that will help students exceed in there skills and they will be given a new perspective of the English language that is used in there daily lives. This course is a new way to dive deep into the depts of English and truly learn and feel the art of it.

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In grade 8, English is mixed with Social Studies which we call Humanities, this is changed once they reach grade 9 as now they have English and Socials Studies (more information about this subject on Social Studies Page) separate. This means that they will now be focusing on a higher understanding level of English. 

In grade 10, students have a variety of course selection and can choose from 2 English courses, Composition and Spoken language 10, and Literary studies with Creative writing 10 (Incentive course separate: more information on English Incentive 9-10 page) 

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English 9-10 at Palmer uses this four main core competencies to help and to develop better English skills: Communication, Thinking, Personal and Social. These four aspects will be the building blocks to there English success.

Communication will teach students skills such as presenting information and ideas with confidence and understanding the connections between language and culture.

Thinking will teach students to come up with new different ideas.

Personal will teach students to incorporate English aspects into there daily lives.

Social will help them make new connections with people.