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Figures of Speech, Nuance, and Rhetorical Tropes
9th Grade · Ela · Open Global English
6 lessons
Goal
Analyze semantic nuance between near-synonyms, interpret complex figurative devices, and evaluate their literary and rhetorical impact.
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Curriculum Framework
9th Grade · Ela · Open Global English
1
8 lessons
Advanced Syntax, Phrases, and Structural Parallelism
Master complex sentence architecture using varied phrase types, diverse dependent clauses, and balanced parallel structures.
2
6 lessons
Voice, Sentence Boundaries, and Syntactic Precision
Apply intentional active and passive voice constructions while eliminating sentence boundary errors such as fragments, comma splices, and run-ons.
3
6 lessons
Mechanics, Advanced Punctuation, and Orthography
Demonstrate mastery over complex punctuation marks—including semicolons, colons, em-dashes, and quotation integration—along with advanced orthography.
4
6 lessons
Morphology, Etymology, and Foreign Borrowings
Decode unfamiliar terminology using Greek and Latin roots, historical etymological shifts, and foreign phrases integrated into English.
5
5 lessons
Context Clues, Polysemy, and Specialized Lexicons
Infer word meaning from syntactic and contextual cues, decipher polysemous words across fields, and apply discipline-specific vocabulary.
6
6 lessons
Figures of Speech, Nuance, and Rhetorical Tropes
Analyze semantic nuance between near-synonyms, interpret complex figurative devices, and evaluate their literary and rhetorical impact.
7
5 lessons
Rhetorical Style, Diction, Nominalization, and Registers
Evaluate how authors craft tone, mood, and authority through diction, grammatical nominalization, syntactic pacing, and social registers.
8
5 lessons
Sociolinguistics, Language Functions, and Semiotic Systems
Analyze language functions, communicative competence across cultural contexts, and how verbal text interacts with multimodal semiotic systems.