English 9 introduces students to the MN English Language Arts gr. 9-10 benchmarks for reading, writing, speaking, listening, media literacy, and language.  This course establishes a foundation in the habits and skills for the critical thinking, analysis, argumentation, research, and writing types  that will be expected of students throughout their high school years.  Students will study collections of literature and informational texts, including voices from within and outside of the U.S. and MN American Indian perspectives, and write texts for a variety of purposes and audiences.