KAKhaemenes AcademyEnglish 9 · Unit 11
High SchoolLanguage Arts

Term IV · Weeks 31–33

Unit 11

Creative Media & Publication

Plan a publication, study visual rhetoric and editorial design, revise collaboratively, credit sources, and produce a literary magazine or exhibit.

Begin Week 31Unit OverviewAssessments

Essential Question

How do words, images, sound, layout, and sequence work together for a real audience?

Text and Source Family

Student-selected mentor texts, visual essays, poems, short nonfiction, art criticism, and multimedia compositions.

Learning Priorities

  • Read closely and cite precise textual evidence.
  • Write through planning, drafting, feedback, revision, editing, and reflection.
  • Use language conventions and vocabulary as tools for meaning and style.
  • Discuss, present, listen, question, and respond with intellectual fairness.
  • Preserve major work in the Grade 9 portfolio.

Required reading · Before and After

Original Academy text; available offline.

Eden's first article stated that every family wanted a later market closing time. Interviews produced several opposing views. The revised article explained the sampling method and quoted residents who disagreed.

Reading assignment: Reread, annotate at least two details, explain what the passage supports and what remains uncertain, and draft one evidence-based response connected to the unit's essential question. Revisit during Weeks 31–33. Save writing in the existing portfolio.

Three-Week Sequence

Read, analyze, compose, and demonstrate.

Week 31

Audience, Genre & Multimodal Composition

How does a real audience change what and how a writer creates?

style sheets and editorial consistency
Open Week
Week 32

Editing, Layout & Visual Rhetoric

How do design choices guide attention and shape interpretation?

copyediting marks and house style
Open Week
Week 33

Publication Studio

What responsibilities accompany publishing work for others to read?

proofreading systems and final consistency checks
Open Week

Performance Evidence

Curated literary magazine, digital exhibit, or themed publication with editorial statement.

Students submit planning, one meaningful draft, feedback or conference notes, the finished product, and a short reflection explaining the strongest revision.

Add to PortfolioOpen RubricsDraft in PROSE

Standards Emphasis

Measured through authentic work.

  • W.9-10.3–6
  • SL.9-10.2,4–6
  • L.9-10.1–3
  • NCTE 6,8,11,12