ELA 9 A Honors
NCAA Approved
Pick a version of the course
$299.00
Why this course works
A better fit for real student schedules.
Built for students ready to go further, this honors course offers greater depth, challenge, and academic rigor—without sacrificing flexibility. Blueprint Independent Study is here to support you as you push yourself, stay on track, and achieve at a higher level.
A great fit for
- Advanced academic goals
- Students seeking more challenge
- Grade replacement with added rigor
- Students preparing for advanced pathways
What students get
- - Immediate access after enrollment
- - Self-paced coursework
- - Transferable high school credits
- - Transcript delivery to home school
Course description
What you'll learn
English Honors for grade 9 is an integrated curriculum with challenging assignments aimed at preparing Honors-level students for advanced work in the study of literature and language arts. Each unit contains thematically related lessons in five domains: reading and the study of literature, reading informational text, writing, speaking and listening, and language study, which includes word knowledge and grammar skills. Topics are presented in ways that help young adolescents relate literacy skills to other aspects of their lives. Writing assignments include narrative, expository, and persuasive/argumentative modes and emphasize the use of details and reasoning to support ideas. Speaking and listening lessons in semester A emphasize collaborative discussion skills and peer review. Vocabulary development instruction is integrated into literature and informational text lessons. Each unit ends with an authentic assessment that presents students with a real-world scenario requiring some of the skills they learned in the unit. Assignments that are specific the Honors level of this course ask students to apply advanced skills earlier in the course and more often than students in the regular version of English 9. For example, students move immediately beyond the identification of literary elements or aspects of informational text to the analysis of these components. Likewise, Honors students don’t simply recognize and describe rhetorical strategies—they also use these strategies to create specific effects. Some Honors assignments require students to go one step farther in developing an assignment—for instance, writing an essay after generating ideas for the essay using the worksheet provided to students in the regular course. Clear and extensive guidelines are provided for each Honors assignment along with a detailed rubric for evaluation.
Flexible pacing
Start when ready
Purchase at any time and work through the course on your own schedule.
Built for transfer
Credits that move with you
Designed for students needing recovery, replacement, flexibility, or acceleration.
Simple process
From purchase to transcript
Finish the course, complete the exam, and we send the transcript to the home school.
Course outline
What you'll work through
Outline subject to change.
Resources
The Basics of Story
Evidence and Explanation
How Words Add Up
Points of View
Purpose and Argument
The Hunt for Knowledge
Semester Exam
How it works
From enrollment to transcript in 5 steps.
Buy ELA 9 A
Purchase the course whenever you're ready. No waiting for a term start date.
Start learning
Access the course right away and move at your own pace.
Study and complete coursework
Work through the material on your own time. If needed, extensions are available for an additional fee.
Schedule and take the exam
Exams are proctored and may be taken virtually or in person at an approved testing center. Retest and no-show fees may apply.
Transcript sent to home school
Once the course is passed, Blueprint sends the transcript to the student's home school.
Need more time?
Students have 84 days to complete this course. Extensions are available for an additional fee when needed.
Exam details
Final exams are proctored. Plan ahead and schedule at least 3 days before the end date to avoid additional fees.
