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Nova Scotia · Grade 9

English Language Arts

Grade 9 outcomes (2022) are numbered 1 to 10; outcomes 1-3, 4-7 and 8-10 follow the Atlantic Canada strands shown here.

Outline

Lessons for this subject are being written.

Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.

Curriculum strands

SLSpeaking and Listening

Asking clarifying questions; supporting viewpoints; discussion and debate; adapting language to audience and situation

RVReading and Viewing

Reading widely, including young adult literature; research strategies; responding to and critically evaluating texts

WRWriting and Other Ways of Representing

Writing to extend ideas and reflect; choosing form and style for an audience; writing processes and conventions