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Holt McDougal Literature, Grade 9
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Write Source, Grade 9 Use these Write Source lesson and practice resources
• BEFORE the Holt McDougal Literature selection to review or introduce upcoming instruction OR
• AFTER the Holt McDougal Literature selection for further practice or reinforcement of writing, grammar, usage, and mechanics skills.
Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 1 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Text Analysis Workshop: Plot and Conflict, pp. 28–35
• Plot Stages and Conflict, pp. 28–29
• Analyze the Text, pp. 32–35 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing
• Plot Elements • Analyzing Literature
Student Edition • Plot, pp. 314–315, 322 • Conflict, pp. 318, 479 • Writing an Analysis Paragraph,
p. 257 • Traits of a Response to
Literature, p. 258 • Sample Response Essay, p. 259
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing
A Sound of Thunder/From Here to There: The Physics of Time Travel/The Time Machine (Short Story/Magazine Article/Movie Poster), pp. 36–56
• Text Analysis: Foreshadowing, pp. 37, 38, 40, 41, 52
• Magazine Article, p. 55 • Writing Prompt: Dialogue, p.
54 • Language Coach: Frequently
Misused Words, p. 47 • Vocabulary Strategy: Latin
Root mal, p. 53
• Foreshadowing • Analyzing Information • Dialogue • Misused Words • Roots
Student Edition • Analyzing Information, p. 497 • Foreshadowing, p. 600 • Responding to Prompts About
Literature, pp. 295–303 • Dialogue, pp. 99, 112, 120 • Using the Right Word, pp. 678–
696 • Root Words, pp. 506–512 • Magazines, pp. 347, 351, 354
Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Grammar Language in Context: Literary Model: Dialogue, pp. 57–58
• G9: Mechanics Language in
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 1 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Context: Literary Model: Dialogue in Poetry, pp. 304–305
• G9: Mechanics Language in Context: Writing Application: Dialogue, p. 306
The Most Dangerous Game (Short Story), pp. 58–83
• Text Analysis: Conflict, pp. 59, 60, 63, 68, 74, 76, 78, 81
• Writing Prompt: Diary Entry, p. 83
• Language Coach: Multiple Meaning Words, p. 63
• Language Coach: Suffixes, p. 68
• Language Coach: Word Origins, p. 75
• Grammar and Style: Add Descriptive Details (prepositional phrases), p. 75, 83
• Vocabulary Strategy: Denotation and Connotation, p. 82
• Response to Text • Conflict • Multiple-Meaning
Words • Suffixes • Etymology • Propositional Phrases • Connotation
Student Edition • Analyzing Information, p. 497 • Conflict, pp. 318, 479 • Writing an Analysis Paragraph,
p. 257 • Traits of a Response to
Literature, p. 258 • Prepositional Phrases, pp. 230,
732, 744 • Suffixes, p. 505 • Connotation, pp. 115, 281 • Dictionary (Etymology & Word
Meaning), pp. 352–353 • Journal Writing, p. 586
SkillsBook
• Using the Right Word, pp. 57–64
• Prepositional Phrases, p. 133 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9: Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes, pp. 147–148
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes Review, p. 348
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes A, B, C, pp. 344–346
Warriner’s • Suffixes, pp. 364, 365, 534 • Prepositional Phrases, p. 70–
76
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 1 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Daughter of Invention (Short Story), pp. 84–99
• Text Analysis: Plot and Character, pp. 85, 88, 92, 95, 97
• Writing Prompt: Describe a Scene, p. 99
• Plot • Character • Descriptive Writing
Student Edition • Plot, pp. 314–315, 322 • Character Sketch, p. 586 • Character Chart, p. 264 • Writing an Analysis Paragraph,
p. 257 • Traits of a Response to
Literature, p. 258 • Sample Response Essay, p. 259 • Descriptive Paragraph, pp. 565,
572
Net-text • Creative Writing Story 1 • Respond to Literature Essay 1–
3
The Gift of the Magi (Short Story), pp. 100–111
• Text Analysis: Irony, pp. 101, 104, 108–109
• Writing Prompt: Description, p. 111
• Language Coach: Homophones, p. 106
• Grammar and Style: Effective Word Choices (precise verbs), pp. 108, 111
• Vocabulary Strategy: Greek Root chron, p. 110
• Irony • Descriptive Writing • Homophones • Specific Verbs • Roots
Student Edition • Irony, p. 600 • Roots, pp. 506–512 • Writing an Analysis Paragraph,
p. 257 • Traits of a Response to
Literature, p. 258 • Descriptive Paragraph, pp. 565,
572 • Homophones, pp. 678–697 • Roots, pp. 506–512 • Specific Verbs, pp. 114, 538
Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
GrammarSnap • Specific Verbs
Net-text • Creative Writing Story 1 • Respond to Literature Essay 1–
3
Media Study: from The Lord of the Rings (Film Clip), pp. 112–115
• Suspense in Movies, pp. 113, 114
• Write or Discuss: Analyze Suspense in Different Movies, p. 115
• Suspense • Analyzing Forms of
Art
Student Edition • Creating Suspense, pp. 98, 537,
551, 575 • Response to an Art Prompt, p.
456
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 1 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. The Rights to the Streets of Memphis (Autobiography), pp. 116–125
• Text Analysis: Autobiography, pp. 117, 120–121, 123
• Writing Prompt: Interpretation, p. 125
• Grammar and Style: Emphasize Action (strong verbs), pp. 121, 125
• Vocabulary Strategy: Synonyms and Antonyms, p. 124
• Autobiography • Verbs • Vocabulary Strategies
Student Edition • Autobiography, p. 586 • Biographical Narrative, pp.
129–136 • Respond to a Fiction Prompt,
pp. 298–303 • Verbs, pp. 714–727 • Dictionary, pp. 352–353
SkillsBook • Verbs, pp. 89–105
Virtual File Cabinet • G9: Grammar Action Verbs, p.
16 • G9: Usage Language in
Context: Choices: Investigating Verbs––AK, p. 62
• G9: Usage Language in Context: Choices: Investigating Verbs, p. 137
• G9: Usage The Principal Parts of Verbs, p. 138
• G9: Usage Regular Verbs, p. 139
GrammarSnap • Specifi Verbs
Warriner’s • The Verb, pp. 14–20 • Using Verbs Correctly, pp.
144–175
from Seabiscuit (Biography), pp. 126–137
• Text Analysis: Suspense in Biography, pp. 127, 130, 133, 135, 136
• Vocabulary Strategy: The aud Word Family, p. 137
• Suspense • Word Family/Roots
Student Edition • Creating Suspense, pp. 98, 537,
551, 575 • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Roots, pp. 506–512
Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 1 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Horse of the Century (Magazine Article, Timeline, Radio Transcript), pp. 138–143
• Informational Analysis: Synthesize, pp. 138–143
• Writing Prompt: Draw Conclusions from Three Sources, p. 143
• Synthesizing
Information • Critical Reading
Student Edition • Synthesizing Information, pp.
493, 498 • Critical Reading, pp. 473–478
The Raven/ Incident in a Rose Garden (Narrative Poems), pp. 144–153
• Text Analysis: Narrative Poetry, pp. 145–146, 148, 150–153
• Reading Poetry, pp. 145, 148–150, 152–153
• Language Coach: Denotation/ Connotation, p. 149
• Reading and
Analyzing Poetry • Denotation/
Connotation
Student Edition • Reading and Reacting to
Poetry, pp. 481–482 • Critical Reading, pp. 473–478 • Connotation, pp. 115, 281 • Dictionary, pp. 352–353
Net-text
• Creative Writing Poem 1–4
Sorry, Right Number (Teleplay), pp. 154–173
• Text Analysis: Plot in Drama, pp. 155, 160, 165, 172
• Memoir, p. 171 • Writing Prompt: Dialogue, p.
173 • Grammar and Style: Create
Realistic Characters (slang), p. 173
• Plot in Drama • Memoir • Dialogue • Slang
Student Edition • Plot, pp. 314–315, 322 • Critical Reading, 473–478 • Reading Fiction, p. 479 • Reacting to Fiction, p. 480 • Writing Plays, pp. 323–332 • Biographical Narrative, pp.
129–136 • Dialogue, pp. 323, 330 • Slang, p. 601
Virtual File Cabinet
• G9: Grammar Language in Context: Literary Model: Dialogue, pp. 57–58
• G9: Mechanics Language in Context: Literary Model: Dialogue in Poetry, pp. 304–305
• G9: Mechanics Language in Context: Writing Application: Dialogue, p. 306
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 1 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative, pp. 174–183
• Writing a Personal Narrative, pp. 174–183
• Drafting, p. 177 • Revising, pp. 178–180 • Editing and Publishing, p. 181 • Grammar in Context:
Punctuating Dialogue, p. 177 • Grammar in Context:
Compound Sentences, p. 181 • Scoring Rubric, p. 182
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Narrative Writing
• Personal Narrative • Compound Sentence • Punctuating Dialogue
Student Edition • Writing a Narrative Paragraph,
pp. 89–94 • Prewriting, pp. 95–100 • Writing, pp. 101–106 • Revising, pp. 108–118 • Editing, pp. 119–122 • Publishing, pp. 123 • Rubric, p. 126–128 • Compound Sentences, p. 172,
287, 748, 762 • Punctuating Dialogue, pp. 120,
616
Net-text • Narrative Writing
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Narrative Writing
SkillsBook • Types of Sentences, p. 144
GrammarSnap • Sentences Types: Simple,
Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex
Virtual File Cabinet • G9: Grammar Language in
Context: Literary Model: Dialogue, pp. 57–58
• G9: Mechanics Language in Context: Literary Model: Dialogue in Poetry, pp. 304–305
• G9: Mechanics Language in Context: Writing Application: Dialogue, p. 306
Warriner’s • Compound Sentences, pp. 109–
110, 441–442
Speaking and Listening Workshop: Presenting an Informal Speech, pp. 184–185
• Presenting an Informal Speech, pp. 184–185
• Speech
Student Edition • Speaking in Class, p. 465
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 2 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Text Analysis Workshop: Character and Point of View, pp. 202–207
• Point of View, pp. 202–203 • Character Traits and
Motivation, pp. 204–206 • Analyze the Text, p. 207
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing
• Point of View • Character • Analyzing Literature
Student Edition • Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286 • Analyzing Information, p. 497 • Synthesizing Information, p.
498 • Writing an Analysis Paragraph,
p. 257 • Point of View, pp. 322, 599 • Character Sketch, p. 586 • Character Chart, p. 264
Net-text
• Respond to Literature Essay 1–3
Pancakes (Short Story), pp. 208–221
• Text Analysis: First-Person Point of View, pp. 209, 213, 217, 219
• Sarcasm, p. 216 • Language Coach: Multiple
Meanings, p. 216 • Vocabulary Strategy: The
Latin Word Root ben, p. 220 • Grammar and Style: Add
Supporting Details (precise adjectives), p. 221
• Writing Prompt: Comparison, p. 221
• Point of View • Sarcasm • Multiple-Meaning
Words • Roots • Adjectives • Comparison Writing
Student Edition • Point of View, pp. 322, 599 • Responding to Prompts About
Literature, pp. 295–303 • Dictionary (word meaning), pp.
352–353 • Roots, pp. 506–512 • Avoiding Sarcasm, p. 225 • Using Adjectives, p. 231 • Comparison Paragraph, pp.
147, 574
SkillsBook • Using the Right Word, pp. 57–
64 • Adjectiv es, pp. 107–110
Virtual File Cabinet • G9/Vocabulary: Common
Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
GrammarSnap • Specific Nouns, Verbs, and
Adjectives • Past Tense and Past Perfect
Tense Warriner’s
• The Adjective, pp. 10–27 • Using Modifiers Correctly, pp.
198–221
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 2 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. The Necklace/ Spending Spree/ Is Debt Dragging You Down? (Short Story/Magazine Article/ Advertisement), pp. 222–239
• Text Analysis: Character Motivation, pp. 223, 228, 231, 233, 234
• Language Coach: Denotation/ Connotation, p. 227
• Writing Prompt: Response Analysis, p. 236
• Grammar and Style: Vary Sentence Beginnings, pp. 230, 236
• Vocabulary Strategy: The Latin Word Root spec, p. 235
• Character • Connotation • Responding to
Literature • Sentence Variety • Roots
Student Edition • Character Sketch, p. 586 • Character Chart, p. 264 • Connotation, pp. 115, 281 • Respond to a Fiction Prompt,
pp. 298–303 • Roots, pp. 506–512 • Vary Sentence Types, pp. 225–
227
SkillsBook • Sentence Combining, pp. 157–
162 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Sentences Varying Sentence Beginnings, pp. 445–446
• G9: Sentences Revising Sentences to Create Variety, pp. 447–448
Net-text • Respond to Literature Essay 1–
3 Warriner’s
• Combining Sentences, pp. 451–460
• Improving Sentence Style, pp. 461–465
GrammarSnap • Sentences Types: Simple,
Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 2 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Hamadi (Short Story), pp. 240–253
• Text Analysis: Third-Person Point of View, pp. 241, 244, 245, 247, 251
• Figurative Language, p. 250 • Writing Prompt: Character
Analysis, p. 253 • Language Coach: Multiple
Meanings, pp. 246 • Language Coach: Etymology,
p. 248 • Grammar and Style: Using
Repetition to Add Emphasis, pp. 250, 253
• Vocabulary Strategy: Words from Greek Culture, p. 252
• Point of View • Figurative Language • Character Analysis • Multiple-Meaning
Words • Etymology • Repetition
Student Edition • Point of View, pp. 322, 599 • Responding to Prompts About
Literature, pp. 295–303 • Writing: Character Sketch, p.
586 • Figurative Language, p. 598 • Repetition, pp. 336, 341 • Dictionary (word meaning &
etymology), pp. 352–353 SkillsBook
• Using the Right Word, pp. 57–64
Warriner’s • The History of English, pp.
501–504
from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings / Caged Bird (Autobiography(, pp. 254–267
• Text Analysis: Characterization in Autobiography, pp. 255, 256, 260, 261, 263, 265
• Writing Prompt: Character Analysis, p. 267
• Language Coach: Homophones, p. 260
• Grammar and Style: Descriptive Details (adjective clauses), pp. 261, 267
• Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple-Meaning Words, p. 266
• Character Analysis • Homophones • Adjective Clauses • Multiple-Meaning
Words
Student Edition • Character Sketch, p. 586 • Character Chart, p. 264 • Autobiography, p. 586 • Homophones, pp. 678–697 • Dictionary (word meaning), pp.
352–353 • Adjective Clauses, p. 744
SkillsBook
• Using the Right Word, pp. 57–64
• Adverb, Adjective, and Noun Clauses, p. 138
Virtual File Cabinet • G9: Grammar: The Adjective
Clause, pp. 51–52 • G9: Grammar Adjective
Clauses A, B, pp. 92–93 Warriner’s
• The Adjective Clause, pp. 101–103
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 2 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Blind to Failure Magazine (Article), pp. 268–281
• Text Analysis: Character Study, pp. 269, 270, 272, 274, 276, 280
• Interpret Graphic Aids, pp. 269, 273, 278, 280
• Vocabulary Strategy: Specialized Vocabulary, p. 281
• Character • Graphic Aids • Specialized
Vocabulary
Student Edition • Writing: Character Sketch, p.
586 • Learning New Words, p. 502 • Writing in Science: Keeping a
Learning Log, p. 408 • Dictionary (word meaning), pp.
352–353 • Adding Graphics to Your
Writing, p. 602 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Introduction: Making New Words Your Own, pp. 1–2
A Different Level of Competition (Newspaper Article), pp. 282–285
• Main Ideas, pp. 282–285 • Writing Prompt: Make
Generalizations from Evidence, p. 285
• Main Idea • Analyzing Information
Student Edition • Finding Main Idea, p. 486 • Levels of Thinking, pp. 493–
499 • Citing Newspapers, p. 382
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Expository Writing Net-text
• Expository Writing Essay 1–2
A Voice/My Father’s Song (Poems), pp. 286–291
• Text Analysis: Speaker, pp. 287–291
• Reading Poetry, pp. 287, 288, 291
• Analyzing Poetry
Student Edition • Writing Poetry, 333–339 • Special Poetry Techniques, pp.
340–341 • Reacting to Poetry, pp. 481–
482 • Poetry: Critical Reading, p. 481
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 2 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. from Rosa Parks/Rosa (Biography/Poem), pp. 292–301
• Text Analysis: Characterization Across Genres, pp. 293, 296, 297, 298, 299
• Write for Assessment: Compare and Contrast Different Authors, p. 301
• Language Coach: Word Roots, p. 296
• Vocabulary Strategy: Etymologies, p. 300
• Understanding Poetry • Comparison Writing • Roots • Etymology
Student Edition • Comparison Paragraph, pp.
147, 574 • Roots, pp. 506–512 • Dictionary (etymology), pp.
352–353 • Character Sketch, p. 586
Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
Warriner’s • The History of English, pp.
501–504 Net-text
• Expository Writing Essay 1–2
Writing Workshop: Argument: Literary Criticism, pp. 302–311
• Writing a Literary Criticism, pp. 302–311
• Editing and Publishing, p. 309 • Grammar in Context: Using
Transitions, p. 305 • Grammar in Context:
Adjectival and Adverbial Phrases, p. 309
• Scoring Rubric, p. 310
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Response Writing
• Response to Literature • Transitions • Adverb Phrases • Rubric
Student Edition • Response to Literature:
Analyzing a Theme, pp. 255–260
• Prewriting, pp. 261–266 • Writing, pp. 267–272 • Revising, pp. 273–284 • Editing, pp. 285–286 • Publishing, p. 289 • Rubric, p. 290 • Transitions, pp. 103, 214, 220,
277 • Adverb Phrases, p. 742
SkillsBook • Phrases, pp. 131–135
Virtual File Cabinet • G9: Grammar The Adverb
Phrase, p. 64 • G9: Grammar Adjective and
Adverb Phrases, p. 65 Warriner’s
• The Adverb Phrase, pp. 73–76 Net-text
• Response to Literature Essay 1–3
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Response Writing
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 2 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Speaking and Listening Workshop: Participating in a Discussion, pp. 312–313
• Participating in a Discussion, pp. 312–313
• Discussion
Student Edition • Listening in Class, p. 464 • Speaking in Class, p. 465 • A Closer Look at Listening and
Speaking, p. 466
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 3 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Text Analysis Workshop: Setting, Mood, and Imagery, pp. 330–335
• Setting, pp. 330–331 • Analyze the Text, pp. 334–
335
• Setting • Analyzing Literature
Student Edition • Setting, pp. 318, 322, 479 • Writing an Analysis Paragraph,
p. 257 • Traits of a Response to
Literature, p. 258 • Sample Response Essay, p. 259 • Analyzing Information, p. 497
A Christmas Memory (Short Story), pp. 336–353
• Text Analysis: Details of Setting, pp. 337, 338, 342, 347, 349, 351
• Writing Prompt: Description, p. 353
• Grammar and Style: Effective Verb Tense, pp. 344, 353
• Vocabulary Strategy: Connotation and Denotation, p. 352
• Setting • Descriptive Writing • Verb Tense • Connotation
Student Edition • Setting, pp. 318, 322, 479 • Descriptive Paragraph, pp. 565,
572 • Verb Tense, pp. 718–720 • Connotation, pp. 115, 281 • Dictionary, pp. 352–353
SkillsBook
• Verbs, pp. 89–105 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9: Grammar Language in Context: Writing Application: Description, p. 31
• G9: Usage Language in Context: Literary Model: Description, pp. 230–231
Warriner’s • The Verb, pp. 14–20 • Tense, pp. 156–162
Net-text • Narrative Writing Essay 1–2
Through the Tunnel (Short Story), pp. 354–369
• Text Analysis: Setting as Symbol, pp. 355, 358, 363, 367
• Writing Prompt: Analysis, p. 369
• Vocabulary Strategy: Latin Roots (quest, quer, quisit), p. 368
• Setting • Analyzing Literature • Roots
Student Edition • Setting, pp. 318, 322, 479 • Writing an Analysis Paragraph,
p. 257 • Analyzing Information, p. 497 • Roots, pp. 506–512
Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
Net-text • Respond to Literature Essay 1–
3 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Response Writing
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 3 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. The Cask of Amontillado (Short Story), pp. 370–383
• Text Analysis: Mood, pp. 371, 374, 376, 379, 381, 383
• Irony, p. 375 • Paraphrase, pp. 371, 372, 379 • Vocabulary Strategy: The
clud Word Family, p. 382
• Analyzing Literature • Irony • Paraphrase • Formal Language • Vocabulary Strategies
Student Edition • Responding to Prompts About
Literature, pp. 295–303 • Irony, p. 600 • Paraphrasing, 488–490 • Roots, pp. 506–512 • Dictionary, pp. 352–353
SkillsBook
• Using the Right Word, 57–64
Media Study: from The Cask of Amontillado (Film Clip), pp. 384–387
• Setting and Mood, pp. 385–386
• Write or Discuss: Compare Films and Written Versions, p. 387
• Setting • Comparisons
Student Edition • Setting, pp. 318, 322, 479 • Writing an Analysis Paragraph,
p. 257 • Citing Videos, p. 384 • Focusing on Points of
Comparison, p. 155 • Listing Details, p. 155 • Comparison Paragraph, pp.
147, 574
from A Walk in the Woods (Travel Narrative), pp. 388–399
• Text Analysis: Setting and Mood, pp. 389, 390, 392, 396, 398
• Language Coach: Suffixes, p. 393
• Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues, p. 399
• Setting • Suffixes • Vocabulary
Acquisition
Student Edition • Setting, p. 352 • Responding to Prompts About
Literature, pp. 295–303 • Suffixes, p. 505 • Learning New Words, p. 502
SkillsBook
• Using the Right Word, pp. 57–64
Virtual File Cabinet • G9/Vocabulary: Common
Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes, pp. 147–148
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes Review, p. 348
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes A, B, C, pp. 344–346
Warriner’s • Prefixes, 363, 530 • Suffixes, 364, 365, 534 • The History of English, pp.
501–504
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 3 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Wilderness Letter (Letter), pp. 400–405
• Primary Sources, pp. 400–405 • Writing Prompt: Cite
Evidence, p. 405 • Language Coach:
Homographs, p. 402
• Primary Sources • Citing Sources • Dictionary Usage
Student Edition • Primary Sources, p. 344 • Evaluating Information, pp.
493, 499 • Citing Sources, pp. 177, 374,
381–384 • Dictionary, pp. 352–353
The Sharks/ The Peace of Wild Things (Poems), pp. 406–411
• Text Analysis: Imagery and Mood, pp. 407, 408, 411
• Analyzing Poetry
Student Edition • Writing Poetry, 333–339 • Special Poetry Techniques, pp.
340–341 • Reacting to Poetry, pp. 481–
482 • Poetry: Critical Reading, p. 481
Writing Workshop: Short Story, pp. 412–421
• Writing a Short Story, pp. 412–421
• Drafting, p. 415 • Editing and Publishing, p. 419 • Grammar in Context:
Participles, p. 415 • Grammar in Context:
Quotation Marks, p. 419 • Scoring Rubric, p. 420
• Writing a Short Story • Participles • Quotation Marks • Rubric
Student Edition • Writing Stories, pp. 313–317 • Prewriting, p. 318 • Writing, p. 319 • Revising, p. 320 • Editing, p. 320 • Story Patterns, p. 321 • Elements of Fiction, p. 322 • Using a Rubric, pp. 61–72 • Participles, pp. 726, 742 • Quotation Marks, pp. 632, 634
SkillsBook • Quotation Marks, pp. 33–37 • Verbals: Gerunds, Infinitives,
& Participles, p. 100 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9: Grammar: Quotation Marks B, pp. 137–138
• G9: Mechanics Language in Context: Choices: Exploring Italics and Quotation Marks, p. 290
• G9: Mechanics Quotation Marks A, B, C, D, pp. 294–297
• G9: Mechanics Quotation Marks Review A, B, pp. 298–299
• G9: Grammar The Participle, p. 66
• G9: Grammar Participles and Participial Phrases, p. 68
• G9: Grammar: The Participle and the Participial Phrase, pp. 43–44
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 3 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Warriner’s
• The Participle, pp. 77–78 • Quotation Marks, pp. 314–322
Net-text • Creative Writing Story 1
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 4 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Text Analysis Workshop: Theme and Symbol, pp. 434–439
• Themes in Literature, pp. 434–435
• Analyze the Text, pp. 437–439
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Response Writing
• Theme • Analyzing Literature
Student Edition • Theme, pp. 256, 322, 569 • Response to Literature:
Analyzing a Theme, pp. 255–289
• Applying Information, p. 496 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Response Writing Net-text
• Respond to Literature Essay 1–3
Marigolds (Short Story), pp. 440–453, 459
• Text Analysis: Theme and Setting, pp. 441, 442, 446, 447, 449, 450, 452
• Language Coach: Derivations, pp. 445
• Language Coach: Etymology, p. 448
• Vocabulary Strategy: The Suffix –or, p. 453
• Theme and Setting • Etymology • Suffix
Student Edition • Theme, pp. 256, 322, 569 • Setting, pp. 318, 322, 479 • Dictionary (etymology), pp.
352–353 • Suffixes, p. 505
Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes, pp. 147–148
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes Review, p. 348
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes A, B, C, pp. 344–346
Warriner’s • The History of English, pp.
501–504 • Prefixes, 363, 530 • Suffixes, 364, 365, 534
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 4 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Sowing Change/ In Our Hands Newspaper Article (Book Cover), pp. 454–459
• Outline, pp. 455–457 • Writing Prompt: Analyze
Ideas, p. 457 • Language Coach: Word
Origins, p. 455
• Outline • Analyzing Ideas • Word Origins
Student Edition • Outlining, 17, 590–591 • Dictionary (etymology), pp.
352–353 • Responding to Prompts About
Literature, pp. 295–303 • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Analyzing Information, p. 497
Warriner’s
• The History of English, pp. 501–504
The Scarlet Ibis/Woman With Flower (Short Story), pp. 460–479
• Text Analysis: Symbol, pp. 461, 464, 473, 474, 477
• Writing Prompt: Character Analysis, p. 479
• Language Coach: Word Definitions, p. 465
• Grammar and Style: Vary Sentence Structure, pp. 468, 479
• Language Coach: Prefixes, p. 470
• Vocabulary Strategy: Denotation and Connotation, p. 478
• Symbols • Character Analysis • Definitions • Sentence Structure • Prefixes • Connotation
Student Edition • Symbols, p. 601 • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Writing: Character Sketch, p.
586 • Dictionary, pp. 352–353 • Prefixes, pp. 503–504 • Connotation, pp. 115, 281 • Vary Sentence Types, pp. 225–
227 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes, pp. 147–148
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes Review, p. 348
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes A, B, C, pp. 344–346
Warriner’s • Prefixes, 363, 530
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 4 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Math and After Math (Essay), pp. 480–491
• Text Analysis: Implied Main Idea, pp. 481, 485, 486, 488, 489, 490
• Language Coach: Word Definitions, p. 485
• Analogies, p. 489 • Vocabulary Strategy: Using
Context Clues, p. 491
• Main Idea • Definition • Analogy • Vocabulary Strategies
Student Edition • Analyzing Information, p. 497 • Main Idea, p. 486 • Analogy • Dictionary, pp. 352–353
Skillsbook
• Using the Right Word, pp. 57–64
The Future in My Arms (Essay), pp. 492–499
• Text Analysis: Author’s Perspective, pp. 493, 494, 496, 498
• Writing Prompt: Persuasive Letter, p. 499
• Grammar and Style: Rhetorical Questions, pp. 496, 499
• Language Coach: Synonyms, p. 497
• Author’s Perspective • Persuasive Letter • Questions • Synonyms
Student Edition • Synthesizing Information, p.
498 • Analyzing Information, p. 497 • Evaluating Information, p. 499 • Asking Questions, p. 133 • Publishing: Publish a Letter, p.
233 • Thesaurus to Find Synonyms,
p. 539 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Persuasive Writing Net-text
• Persuasive Writing Essay 1
Poem On Returning to Dwell in the Country/My Heart Leaps Up/The Sun (Poems), pp. 500–505
• Text Analysis: Universal Theme, pp. 501, 503–505
• Reading Poetry, pp. 501, 502, 504, 505
• Theme • Analyzing Poetry
Student Edition • Response to Literature:
Analyzing a Theme, pp. 255–289
• Reading and Reacting to Poetry, pp. 481–482
Two Kinds/Rice and Rose Bowl Blues (Short Story/Poem), pp. 506–523
• Text Analysis: Theme Across Genres, pp. 507, 508, 510–512, 514, 515, 517, 520, 521
• Writing for Assessment: Compare and Contrast Themes, p. 523
• Vocabulary Strategy: Word Origins, p. 522
• Analyzing Theme • Word Origins
Student Edition • Response to Literature:
Analyzing a Theme, pp. 255–289
• Dictionary (etymology), pp. 352–353
Warriner’s • The History of English, pp.
501–504
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 4 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Writing Workshop: Informative Text: Analysis of Literary Nonfiction, pp. 524–533
• Writing an Analysis of Literary Nonfiction, pp. 524–533
• Drafting, p. 527 • Editing and Publishing, p. 531 • Grammar in Context:
Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses, p. 527
• Grammar in Context: Commas with Nonrestrictive Phrases and Clauses, p. 531
• Scoring Rubric, p. 532
• Literary Nonfiction • Restrictive and
Nonrestrictive Clauses • Rubric
Student Edition • Respond to a Nonfiction
Prompt, pp. 304–310 • The Writing Process, pp. 13–32 • Using a Rubric, pp. 61–72 • Restrictive and Nonrestrictive
Clauses, pp. 612–613 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9: Mechanics Commas with Nonessential Clauses and Phrases, p. 262
• G9: Grammar Language in Context: Choices: Exploring Clauses, p. 87
• G9: Grammar Clauses, p. 88 • G9: Grammar Review B:
Clauses and their Functions, p. 105
SkillsBook • Clauses, pp. 136–140
Warriner’s • Essential clauses or phrases,
pp. 104, 2747, 522
Speaking and Listening Workshop: Participating in a Panel Discussion, pp. 534–535
• Participating in a Panel Discussion, pp. 534–535
• Discussion
Student Edition • Listening in Class, p. 464 • Speaking in Class, p. 465 • A Closer Look at Listening and
Speaking, p. 466
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 5 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Text Analysis Workshop: Author’s Purpose, pp. 552–557
• Author’s Purpose and Perspective, pp. 552–554
• Organization and Format, pp. 554–555
• Analyzing Nonfiction • Organization
Student Edition • Respond to a Nonfiction
Prompt, pp. 304–310 • Organization: Expository
Writing, pp. 166–167 • As You Read, pp. 477–478 • Levels of Thinking, pp. 493–
499
Island Morning Descriptive (Essay), pp. 558–567
• Text Analysis: Diction, pp. 559, 560, 563, 566
• Writing Prompt: Compare and Contrast Response, p. 567
• Grammar and Style: Improve Sentence Flow (coordinating conjunctions), pp. 562, 567
• Voice • Compare and Contrast
Writing • Coordinating
Conjunctions
Student Edition • Characteristics of Voice, pp.
168–169 • Writing a Comparison Essay,
pp. 145–184 • Coordinating Conjunctions, pp.
734–735
Net-text • Creative Writing Poem 1–4
SkillsBook • Coordinating Conjunctions, p.
119 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9: Grammar: Combining Sentences Using Coordinating Conjunctions, pp. 165–166
Warriner’s • The Conjunction, pp. 31–32
Georgia O’Keeffe (Biographical Essay), pp. 568–577
• Text Analysis: Tone, pp. 569, 574, 575
• Writing Prompt: Evaluation, p. 577
• Language Coach: Derivations, p. 572
• Grammar and Style: Use Descriptive Language (restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses), pp. 573, 577
• Vocabulary Strategy: Word Root gen, p. 576
• Tone • Evaluation • Derivation • Restrictive and
Nonrestrictive Clauses • Roots
Student Edition • Tone, pp. 479, 599 • Evaluating a Comparison
Essay, p. 182 • Dictionary, pp. 352–353 • Restrictive and Nonrestrictive
Clauses, pp. 612–613 • Roots, pp. 506–512
Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Mechanics Commas with Nonessential Clauses and Phrases, p. 262
• G9: Grammar Language in Context: Choices: Exploring Clauses, p. 87
• G9: Grammar Clauses, p. 88 • G9: Grammar Review B:
Clauses and their Functions, p. 105
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 5 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. SkillsBook
• Clauses, pp. 136–140 Warriner’s
• Essential clauses or phrases, pp. 104, 2747, 522
Who Killed the Iceman?/Skeletal Sculptures (Magazine Article/ Process Description), pp. 578–589
• Text Analysis: Text Features, pp. 579–581, 587, 588
• Take Notes, pp. 579, 580, 581, 585, 588
• Writing Prompt: Comparison and Contrast, p. 588
• Language Coach: Roots and Affixes, p. 581
• Language Coach: Multiple Meanings, p. 584
• Vocabulary Strategy: Suffix –ologies, p. 589
• Text Features • Compare and Contrast • Roots • Affixes • Multiple-Meaning
Words
Student Edition • Using Graphic Organizers, pp.
588–589 • Adding Graphics to Your
Writing, p. 602 • Taking Notes, pp. 467–472 • Focusing on Points of
Comparison, p. 155 • Comparison Paragraph, pp.
147, 574 • Affixes, pp. 503–504, 505 • Roots, pp. 506–512 • Dictionary (word meanings),
pp. 352–353 • Using Special Poetry
Techniques, pp. 360–361 • Comparison–contrast: Prompts,
p. 546
SkillsBook • Using the Right Word, pp. 57–
64 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes, pp. 147–148
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes Review, p. 348
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes A, B, C, pp. 344–346
Warriner’s • Prefixes, 363, 530 • Suffixes, 364, 365, 534
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 5 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. The Lost Boys (Magazine Article), pp. 590–599
• Text Analysis: Author’s Purpose, pp. 591, 592, 596, 598
• Writing Prompt: Analysis, p. 598
• Interpret Graphic Aids, pp. 591, 592, 594, 597, 598
• Language Coach: Roots and Affixes, p. 596
• Vocabulary Strategy: Latin Root fract, p. 599
• Respond to a
Magazine • Graphic Aids • Roots • Affixes
Student Edition • Adding Graphics to Your
Writing, p. 602 • Affixes, pp. 503–504, 505 • Roots, pp. 506–512 • Analyzing Information, p. 497 • Respond to a Nonfiction
Prompt, pp. 304–310 • Magazines, pp. 347, 351, 354
SkillsBook
• Using the Right Word, pp. 57–64
Virtual File Cabinet • G9/Vocabulary: Common
Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes, pp. 147–148
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes Review, p. 348
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes A, B, C, pp. 344–346
Warriner’s • Prefixes, 363, 530 • Suffixes, 364, 365, 534
The Open Window (Short Story), pp. 604–611
• Text Analysis: Tone and Author’s Purpose, pp. 605, 606, 609, 610
• Language Coach: Idioms, p. 608
• Writing Prompt: Respond to Text, p. 611
• Grammar and Style: Add Descriptive Details (participles and participial phrases), pp. 609, 611
• Tone and Purpose • Idioms • Response Paragraph • Participles
Student Edition • Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286 • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Tone, pp. 479, 599 • Understanding Idioms, pp.
672–677 • Participles, pp. 726, 742
SkillsBook
• Verbals: Gerunds, Infinitives, & Participles, p. 100
Virtual File Cabinet • G9: Grammar The Participle, p.
66 • G9: Grammar Participles and
Participial Phrases, p. 68 • G9: Grammar: The Participle
and the Participial Phrase, pp. 43–44
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 5 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Warriner’s
• The Participle, pp. 77–78 Net-text
• Respond to Literature Essay 1–3
from The House on Mango Street (Fiction), pp. 612–619
• Text Analysis: Author’s Perspective, pp. 613, 617, 618, 619
• Analyzing Text
Student Edition • Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286 • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480
Adding Graphics to Your Web Site (Technical Directions), pp. 626–631
• Text Analysis: Technical Directions, pp. 627, 629–631
• Analogy, p. 628 • Language Coach: Antonyms,
p. 629 • Writing Prompt: Technical
Directions, p. 631
• Directions • Analogy • Antonyms
Student Edition • Analogy, p. 600 • Dictionary, pp. 352–353 • Explaining a Process, pp. 185–
199
Writing Workshop: Informative Text: Business Letter, pp. 632–641
• Writing a Business Letter, pp. 632–641
• Drafting, p. 635 • Editing and Publishing, p. 639 • Grammar in Context:
Capitalization, p. 635 • Grammar in Context:
Complex Sentences, p. 639 • Scoring Rubric, p. 640
• Business Letter • Capitalization • Complex Sentences • Rubric
Student Edition • Writing Business Letters, p.
513 • Writing a Business Letter, p.
514 • Writing Tips for Letters of
Request, p. 515 • Parts of a Business Letter, pp.
516–517 • Creating an E-Mail Message, p.
518 • Tips for Writing E-Mail
Messages, p. 519 • Sending a Letter, p. 520 • Using a Rubric, pp. 61–72 • Complex Sentences, pp. 173,
287, 748, 762 • Capitalization, pp. 648–653
SkillsBook
• Capitalization, pp. 41–46 • Types of Sentences, p. 144 • Sentence Combining, pp. 157–
162 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9: Sentences Combining to Create Complex Sentences, pp. 435–436
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 5 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. • G9: Grammar Complex
Sentences and Compound Complex Sentences, p. 103
• G9: Mechanics Language in Context: Choices: Exploring Capitalization, p. 233
• G9: Mechanics Reviewing Capitalization of Titles, p. 246
• G9: Mechanics Review A, B, C: Capitalization, pp. 247–249
• G9: Common Errors Capitalization A, B, pp. 391–392
Warriner’s • Capital Letters, pp. 244–263 • Creating a Complex Sentence,
pp. 458–459
Speaking and Listening Workshop: Creating an Online Professional Profile, pp. 642–643
• Creating an Online Professional Profile, pp. 642–643
• Writing Online
Student Edition • Publish Your Essay Online, p.
289 • Making A Website, pp. 80–81
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 6 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Text Analysis Workshop: Argument and Persuasion, pp. 654–659
• Elements of an Argument, pp. 654–655
• The Craft of Persuasion, pp. 656–658
• Analyze the Text, p. 659
• Persuasive Techniques
Student Edition • Persuasive Writing: Selecting a
Controversy, p. 208 • Gathering Reasons for your
Position, p. 209 • Prewriting: Gathering
Objections, p. 210 • Analyzing Information, p. 497
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Persuasive Writing Net-text
• Persuasive Writing Essay 1–2
I Have a Dream (Speech), pp. 660–669
• Text Analysis: Argument, pp. 661, 662, 666, 668
• Writing Prompt: Analysis, p. 668
• Vocabulary Strategy: Analogies, p. 669
• Argument • Analogy
Student Edition • Elements of Persuasive
Writing, pp. 208–210 • Analogy, p. 600 • Responding to a Persuasive
Prompt, pp. 247–252
Testimony Before the Senate (Speech), pp. 670–679
• Text Analysis: Persuasive Techniques, pp. 671, 672, 674, 677
• Summarize, pp. 671, 673, 675, 677
• Persuasive Techniques, p. 674 • Grammar and Style:
Imperative Sentences, pp. 676, 679
• Vocabulary Strategy: Foreign Words, p. 678
• Persuasive Techniques • Summarizing • Paraphrase • Imperative Sentences • Foreign Words
Student Edition • Elements of Persuasive
Writing, pp. 208–210 • Analogy, p. 600 • Responding to a Persuasive
Prompt, pp. 247–252 • Summarizing, pp. 485–487 • Punctuation of Foreign Words,
p. 636 • Imperative Sentences, pp. 226,
746
SkillsBook • Kinds of Sentences, p. 143
GrammarSnap
• Declarative, Interrogative, and Imperative Sentences
Warriner’s • Classifying Sentences, pp. 63–
64 • Imperative Sentences, pp. 266,
524
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 6 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. How Private Is Your Private Life?/The Privacy Debate: One Size Doesn’t Fit All (Magazine Article/Newspaper Editorial), pp. 680–693
• Text Analysis: Fact and Opinion, pp. 681, 683, 684, 686, 688, 690, 691
• Language Coach: Word Definitions, p. 685
• Writing Prompt: Critique, p. 693
• Use Rhetorical Devices (parallelism), pp. 690, 693
• Vocabulary Strategy: Internet Words, p. 692
• Fact and Opinion • Definitions • Critique • Parallel Construction • Internet
Student Edition • Definition of Fact, p. 43 • Facts in Persuasive Writing, p.
202 • Opinions, pp. 205, 212, 213 • Dictionary (Word Meaning),
pp. 352–353 • Parallel Construction, p. 550 • Using the Internet, pp. 346, 383
Warriner’s
• Parallel Structure, pp. 461, 528 SkillsBook
• Unparallel Construction, pp. 176–177
Virtual File Cabinet • G9: Sentences Revising
Sentences to Create Parallel Structure, pp. 439–440
Media Study: Billy Thomas/Life Is Calling (Public Service Announcements), pp. 694–697
• Persuasion in PSAs, pp. 695–697
• Media Literacy, pp. 695–696 • Write or Discuss: Evaluate
Emotional Appeal, p. 697
• Persuasive Writing
Student Edition • Persuasive Writing: Selecting a
Controversy, p. 208 • Gathering Reasons for your
Position, p. 209 • Prewriting: Gathering
Objections, p. 210 • Responding to Persuasive
Prompts, pp. 247–252 • Persuasive Writing on Tests, p.
253
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Persuasive Writing
Net-text • Persuasive Writing Essay 1–2
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 6 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Primal Screen/The Pedestrian/TV Master (Essay/Short Story/Advertisement), pp. 698–710
• Text Analysis: Writer’s Message, pp. 699–702, 704–708
• Language Coach: Repetition, p. 707
• Advertisement, p. 710 • Writing Prompt: Dialogue, p.
709 • Language Coach: Multiple
Meanings, p. 704 • Grammar and Style:
Capitalize Dialogue, pp. 707, 709
• Text Analysis • Repetition • Advertisement • Dialogue • Multiple-Meaning
Words • Dialogue
Student Edition • Elements of Persuasive
Writing, pp. 208–210 • Writing Guidelines: Persuasive
Poster, p. 450 • Repetition, pp. 336, 341 • Dialogue, pp. 99, 112, 120 • Dictionary (Word Meaning),
pp. 352–353
SkillsBook • Using the Right Word, pp. 57–
64 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9: Mechanics Language in Context: Writing Application: Dialogue, p. 306
Warriner’s • Writing dialogue, p. 325 • Punctuating dialogue, pp. 317,
354
Writing Workshop: Argument: Persuasive Essay, pp. 712–721
• Writing a Persuasive Essay, pp. 712–721
• Drafting, p. 715 • Revising, pp. 716–718 • Editing and Publishing, p. 719 • Grammar in Style: Parallel
Structure, p. 715 • Grammar in Style: Gerunds,
p. 719 • Scoring Rubric, p. 720
• Persuasive Essay • Parallel Construction • Gerunds • Rubric
Student Edition • Writing a Position Essay, 201–
206 • Prewriting, pp. 207–210 • Writing, pp. 211–216 • Revising, pp. 217–228 • Editing, pp. 229–232 • Publishing, p. 233 • Rubric, p. 234 • Gerunds, pp. 726, 742 • Parallel Construction, p. 550
SkillsBook
• Verbals: Gerunds, Infinitives, & Participles, p. 100
• Unparallel Construction, pp. 176–177
Virtual File Cabinet • G9: Grammar: The Gerund and
the Gerund Phrase, pp. 45–46 • G9: Grammar The Gerund, p. 69 • G9: Grammar Gerund and
Gerund Phrases, p. 71 • G9: Sentences Revising
Sentences to Create Parallel Structure, pp. 439–440
Warriner’s • The Gerund, pp. 81–82 • Parallel Structure, pp. 461, 528
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 6 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Speaking and Listening Workshop: Debating an Issue, pp. 722–723
• Debating an Issue, pp. 722–723
• Debate
Student Edition • Publishing: Stage a Debate, p.
233
30
Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 7 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Spring is like a perhaps hand/Elegy for the Giant Tortoises/Today/U.S. Poet Laureates: Getting the Word Out (Poems), pp. 756–763
• Elegy, pp. 757, 760, 763 • Diction, pp. 757, 758, 761,
763 • Paraphrase, pp. 757, 760, 763
• Analyze Poetry • Paraphrase
• Student Edition • Reading and Reacting to
Poetry, pp. 481–482 • Writing Poetry, pp. 333–338 • Sample Poems, p. 339 • Special Poetry Techniques, p.
340 • Paraphrasing, 488–490
400-Meter Free Style/ Bodybuilders’ (Contest Poems), pp. 764–769
• Text Analysis: Concrete Poetry, pp. 765, 767, 769
• Writing Prompt: Concrete Poem, p. 769
• Language Coach: Multiple Meanings, p. 767
• Analyzing Poetry • Writing a Poem • Multiple-Meaning
Words
Student Edition • Reading and Reacting to
Poetry, pp. 481–482 • Writing Poetry, pp. 333–338 • Sample Poems, p. 339Special
Poetry Techniques, p. 340 • Dictionary (word meaning), pp.
352–353
Net-text • Creative Writing Poem 1–4
SkillsBook • Using the Right Word, pp. 57–
64
The Night Poetry Rocked the House (Magazine Article), pp. 770–773
• Synthesize, pp. 770–773 • Language Coach: Denotation/
Connotation, p. 771 • Writing Prompt: Support an
Opinion, p. 773
• Synthesize • Connotations • Opinion Writing
Student Edition • Synthesizing Information, p.
498 • Connotation, pp. 115, 281 • Writing a Position Essay, p.
201–233
Net-text • Persuasive Writing Essay 1–2
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Persuasive Writing
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 7 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. For Poets/Ode to My Socks/egg horror poem (Poems), pp. 774–785
• Text Analysis: Ode, pp. 775, 781, 784
• Figurative Language, pp. 775, 776, 778, 779, 782, 784
• Writing Prompt: Poem, p. 785 • Grammar and Style: Write
Concisely (infinitive phrases), p. 785
• Analyzing Poetry • Figurative Language • Writing a Poem • Infinitive Phrases
Student Edition • Writing Poetry, pp. 333–338 • Sample Poems, p. 339 • Special Poetry Techniques, p.
340 • Reading and Reacting to
Poetry, pp. 481–482 • Infinitive Phrases, pp. 726, 742 • Figurative Language, p. 598
Net-text
• Creative Writing Poem 1–4 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9: Grammar The Infinitive, p. 73
• G9: Grammar The Infinitive Phrase, p. 74
• G9: Grammar Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases, p. 75
• G9: Grammar: The Infinitive and the Infinitive Phrase, pp. 47–48
SkillsBook • Verbals: Gerunds, Infinitives,
& Participles, p. 100 Warriner’s
• The Infinitive Phrase, pp. 86–88
O What Is That Sound (Poem), pp. 786–791
• Text Analysis: Ballad, pp. 787, 790, 791
• Sound Devices, pp. 787, 788, 790, 791
• Analyzing Poetry • Sound Devices
Student Edition • Reading and Reacting to
Poetry, pp. 481–482 • Special Poetry Techniques, p.
340 • Figurative Language, p. 598
Net-text
• Creative Writing Poem 1–4
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 7 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. The Seven Ages of Man/The Road Not Taken (Poems), pp. 792–797
• Text Analysis: Dramatic Monologue, pp. 793, 794, 797
• Meter, pp. 793, 794, 796, 797
• Analyzing Poetry
Student Edition • Writing Poetry, pp. 333–338 • Sample Poems, p. 339 • Special Poetry Techniques, p.
340 • Reading and Reacting to
Poetry, pp. 481–482
Net-text • Creative Writing Poem 1–4
Writing Workshop: Informative Text: Analysis of a Poem, pp. 798–807
• Writing an Analysis of a Poem, pp. 798–807
• Drafting, p. 801 • Revising, pp. 802–804 • Editing and Publishing, p. 805 • Grammar in Context:
Singular and Plural Possessives, p. 801
• Grammar in Context: Dashes, p. 805
• Scoring Rubric, p. 806
• Analyzing Poetry • Possessives • Dashes • Rubric
Student Edition • Response to Literature, pp.
255–289 • Writing Poetry, pp. 333–338 • Sample Poems, p. 339 • Special Poetry Techniques, p.
340 • Using a Rubric, pp. 61–72 • Possessive Nouns, p. 702 • Dashes, pp. 640–641
Net-text
• Creative Writing Poem 1–4 SkillsBook
• Apostrophes to Form Possessives, pp. 30–31
• Possessive Cases of Nouns, p. 73
• Possessive Cases of Pronouns, p. 80–81
• Dashes, pp. 27, 28 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9: Usage The Possessive Case, p. 171
• G9: Mechanics Dashes, p. 328 • G9: Mechanics Parentheses
and Dashes, p. 329 Warriner’s
• Possessive Case, pp. 184, 185, 327, 328–329, 330, 331, 333, 334, 336, 516
• Dashes, p. 349, 521
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 7 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Speaking and Listening Workshop: Presenting a Literary Analysis, pp. 808–809
• Presenting a Literary Analysis, pp. 808–809
• Literary Presentation
Student Edition • Give an Oral Presentation, p.
289
34
Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 8 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Text Analysis Workshop: Author’s Style and Voice, pp. 820–825
• Author’s Style and Voice, pp. 820–825
• Author’s Style and Voce
Student Edition • Critical Reading, pp. 473–478 • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Respond to a Fiction Prompt,
pp. 298–303
Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?/Tim O’Brien: The Naked Soldier/Be a Marine (Short Story/Interview/Poster), pp. 826–840
• Text Analysis: Realism, pp. 827, 828, 830, 831, 837
• Language Coach: Idioms, p. 835
• Writing Prompt: Letter, p. 839
• Grammar and Style: Supporting Details (repetition), pp. 831, 839
• Vocabulary Strategy: Words That Start with in-, p. 838
• Analyzing Text • Idioms • Writing a Letter • Repetition • Prefix
Student Edition • Critical Reading, pp. 473–478 • Understanding Idioms, pp.
672–677 • Writing Letters, pp. 513–520 • Repetition, pp. 336, 341
Prefixes, pp. 503–504 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes, pp. 147–148
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
Warriner’s • Prefixes, 363, 530
The Princess and the Tin Box (Fable), pp. 842–847
• Text Analysis: Parody, pp. 843, 844, 846, 847
• Writing Prompt: New Ending, p. 847
• Analyzing Text • Writing a New Ending
Student Edition • Critical Reading, pp. 473–478 • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Respond to a Fiction Prompt,
pp. 298–303 • Writing Stories, pp. 313–322
Net-text
• Creative Writing Story 1
Going to Japan Essay, pp. 852–859
• Text Analysis: Humor, pp. 853, 854, 856, 857, 858
• Summarize, pp. 853, 858 • Vocabulary Strategy:
Appropriate Word Choice, p. 859
• Analyzing Text • Summarizing • Understanding Word
Choice
Student Edition • Respond to a Nonfiction
Prompt, pp. 304–310 • Summarizing, pp. 485–487 • Understanding Word Choice,
pp. 14, 20, 40, 48–49
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 8 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. A Few Words (Essay), pp. 860–867
• Text Analysis: Tone, pp. 861, 862, 865
• Paraphrase, pp. 861, 864, 865 • Writing Prompt: Opinion, p.
867 • Language Coach: Denotation/
Connotation, p. 862 • Grammar and Style: Vary
Sentence Types, pp. 864, 867 • Vocabulary Strategy:
Homonyms, p. 866
• Tone • Paraphrasing • Connotations • Sentence Types • Homonyms
Student Edition • Tone, pp. 479, 599 • Paraphrasing, 488–490 • Writing a Position Essay, pp.
201–233 • Connotation, pp. 115, 281 • Vary Sentence Types, pp. 225–
227 • Dictionary (Word Meaning),
pp. 352–353
SkillsBook • Types of Sentences, p. 144
GrammarSnap • Sentences Types: Simple,
Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex
Virtual File Cabinet • G9: Sentences Combining to
Create Compound Sentences, pp. 433–434
• G9: Sentences Combining to Create Complex Sentences, pp. 435–436
• G9: Sentences Revising a Paragraph by Combining Sentences, pp. 437–438
• G9: Sentences Revising Sentences to Create Parallel Structure, pp. 439–440
• G9: Sentences Revising Sentences to Create Variety, pp. 447–448
• G9: Sentences Revising a Paragraph, pp. 449–450
Warriner’s • Writing Complete Sentences,
pp. 432–447
A narrow Fellow in the Grass/“Hope” is the thing with feathers— (Poems), pp. 868–873
• Text Analysis: Dickinson’s Style, pp. 869, 870, 871, 873
• Journal Article, p. 872 • Language Coach: Multiple
Meanings, p. 870
• Analyze Text • Journal Writing • Multiple-Meaning
Words
Student Edition • Reading and Reacting to
Poetry, pp. 481–482 • Writing Poetry, 333–339 • Special Poetry Techniques, pp.
340–341 • Journal Writing, p. 586 • Dictionary (Word Meaning),
pp. 352–353
SkillsBook • Using the Right Word, pp. 57–
64
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 8 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Luxury/Kidnap Poem (Poems), pp. 874–879
• Giovanni’s Style, pp. 875, 876, 878, 879
• Interpret Ideas in Poetry, pp. 875, 876, 879
• Analyzing Poetry
Student Edition • Reading and Reacting to
Poetry, pp. 481–482 • Writing Poetry, 333–339 • Special Poetry Techniques, pp.
340–341
The Sneeze (Drama), pp. 880–889
• Text Analysis: Farce, pp. 881, 886, 888, 889
• Analyzing Drama
Student Edition • Critical Reading, pp. 473–478 • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Writing Plays, pp. 323–332
Writing Workshop: Informative Text: Analysis of an Author’s Style, pp. 890–899
• Writing an Analysis of an Author’s Style, pp. 890–899
• Drafting, p. 893 • Editing and Publishing, p. 897 • Grammar in Context: Run-
On Sentence, p. 893 • Grammar in Context:
Compound-Complex Sentences, p. 897
• Scoring Rubric, p. 898
• Analyzing Literature • Writing Process • Correcting Run-On
Sentences • Compound-Complex
Sentences • Rubric
Student Edition • Respond to a Fiction Prompt,
pp. 298–303 • The Writing Process, pp. 13–32 • Using a Rubric, pp. 61–72 • Rubric for Response to
Literature, p. 292 • Correcting Run-On Sentences,
pp. 176, 557 • Compound-Complex
Sentences, p. 748
SkillsBook • Run-On Sentences, pp. 165–167 • Types of Sentences, p. 144
Virtual File Cabinet • G9: Grammar Complex
Sentences and Compound Complex Sentences, p. 103
• G9: Grammar: Run–on Sentences, pp. 161–162
Warriner’s • Revising Run-On Sentences, pp.
441–444 • Compound Complex Sentences,
pp. 53, 110, 487, 519–520
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 9 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Text Analysis Workshop: History, Culture, and the Author, pp. 918–923
• Context Within the Work, pp. 918–919
• Analyze the Text, pp. 922, 923
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Response Writing
• Critical Reading
Student Edition • Critical Reading, pp. 473–478 • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Analyzing Information, p. 497
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Response Writing
Net-Text • Respond to Literature Essay 1–
3
from Angela’s Ashes (Memoir), pp. 924–939
• Text Analysis: Memoir, pp. 925, 926, 928, 930–933, 937
• Language Coach: Word Definitions, p. 929
• Writing Prompt: Argument, p. 939
• Vocabulary Strategy: Latin Root fid, p. 938
• Grammar and Style: Write Concisely (gerund phrase), p. 939
• Text Analysis • Definitions • Argument • Roots • Gerund Phrase
Student Edition • Respond to a Nonfiction
Prompt, pp. 304–310 • Autobiography, p. 586 • Responding to a Persuasive
Prompt, p. 247 • Dictionary (word meaning), pp.
352–353 • Roots, pp. 506–512 • Gerund Phrase, pp. 726, 742
Virtual File Cabinet
• G9: Grammar: The Gerund and the Gerund Phrase, pp. 45–46
• G9: Grammar Gerund and Gerund Phrases, p. 71
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
Warriner’s • The Gerund Phrase, pp. 83–84
SkillsBook • Verbal Phrases, p. 132
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 9 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Revisiting Sacred Ground (Essay), pp. 940–949
• Text Analysis: Cultural Symbol, pp. 941, 944, 945, 947, 948
• Language Coach: Roots and Affixes, p. 944
• Vocabulary Strategy: Greek Root cosm, p. 949 • Analyze Text
• Roots • Affixes
Student Edition • Analyzing Information, p. 497 • Respond to a Nonfiction
Prompt, pp. 304–310 • Affixes, pp. 503–504, 505 • Roots, pp. 506–512
Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes, pp. 147–148
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes Review, p. 348
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes A, B, C, pp. 344–346
Warriner’s • Prefixes, 363, 530 • Suffixes, 364, 365, 534
Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird (Short Story), pp. 950–961
• Text Analysis: Voice and Dialect, pp. 951, 952, 956, 958, 960
• Similes, p. 959 • Writing Prompt: Description,
p. 961 • Grammar and Style: Choose
Effective Words (vivid verbs), pp. 957, 961
• Language Coach: Word Origins, p. 959
• Analyze a Short Story • Similes • Descriptive Writing • Verbs • Word Origins
Student Edition • Critical Reading, pp. 473–478 • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Analyzing Information, p. 497 • Similes, pp. 263, 280, 340, 601 • Responding to Prompts About
Literature, pp. 295–303 • Descriptive Paragraph, pp. 565,
572 • Dictionary (Etymology), pp.
352–353
SkillsBook • Other Forms of Punctuation,
pp. 37–38 Virtual File Cabinet
• Mechanics Parentheses, Brackets, and Dashes, p. 319
• Mechanics Review C: Hyphens, Parentheses, Brackets, and Dashes, p. 322
Warriner’s • Brackets, pp. 361, 508 • Parentheses, pp. 360–361, 524
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 9 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. American History (Short Story), pp. 962–975
• Text Analysis: Influence of Author’s Background, pp. 963, 964, 969, 973, 974
• Character, pp. 967, 974 • Language Coach: Word
Origins, p. 970
• Analyze Text • Character • Word Origins
Student Edition • Character Sketch, p. 586 • Character Chart, p. 264 • Dictionary (Etymology), pp.
352–353
Warriner’s • The History of English, pp.
501–504
Special Report/President Killed (Magazine Article/Photograph), pp. 976–981
• Photograph, p. 980 • Writing Prompt: Analyze
Author’s Style and Purpose, p. 979
• Language Coach: Word Origins, p. 978
• Analyze a Photo • Word Origins
Student Edition • Analyzing Information, p. 497 • Respond to a Nonfiction
Prompt, pp. 304–310 • Magazines, pp. 347, 351, 354 • Dictionary (Etymology), pp.
352–353 • Response to an Art Prompt, pp.
456–457
Warriner’s • The History of English, pp.
501–504
The Tropics in New York/ Theme for English B (Poems), pp. 982–989
• Text Analysis: Harlem Renaissance Literature, pp. 983, 986, 989
• Reading Poetry, pp. 983, 984, 987, 989
• Language Coach: Roots and Affixes, p. 984
• Language Coach: Multiple Meanings, p. 986
• Analyze Poetry • Roots • Affixes • Multiple-Meaning
Words
Student Edition • Reading and Reacting to
Poetry, pp. 481–482 • Writing Poetry, 333–339 • Special Poetry Techniques, pp.
340–341 • Dictionary (Word Meaning),
pp. 352–353 • Affixes, pp. 503–504, 505 • Roots, pp. 506–512
SkillsBook
• Using the Right Word, pp. 57–64
Virtual File Cabinet • G9/Vocabulary: Common
Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes, pp. 147–148
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes Review, p. 348
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes A, B, C, pp. 344–346
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 9 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Warriner’s
• Prefixes, 363, 530 • Suffixes, 364, 365, 534
Haiku/Haiku/Honku (Haiku), pp. 990–995
• Haiku, pp. 991, 995 • Text Analysis: Historical and
Cultural Context, pp. 991–995
• Analyzing Poetry
Student Edition • Reading and Reacting to
Poetry, pp. 481–482 • Writing Poetry, 333–339 • Special Poetry Techniques, pp.
340–341
Net-text • Creative Writing Poem 1–4 • Respond to Literature Essay 1–
3
Writing Workshop: Informative Text: Online Feature Article, pp. 996–1003
• Writing an Online Feature Article, pp. 996–1003
• Revising, pp. 1000–1002 • Drafting, p. 999 • Editing and Publishing, p.
1003 • Grammar in Context:
Quotations, p. 999 • Grammar in Context:
Participial Phrases, p. 1002 • Scoring Rubric, p. 1003
• Online Article • Quotations • Participles • Rubric
Student Edition • Publish Your Essay Online, p.
289 • Making A Website, pp. 80–81 • The Writing Process, pp. 13–32 • Using a Rubric, pp. 61–72 • Quotation Marks, pp. 632, 634 • Participles, pp. 726, 742
SkillsBook
• Quotation Marks, pp. 33–37 • Verbals: Gerunds, Infinitives,
& Participles, p. 100 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9: Grammar: Quotation Marks B, pp. 137–138
• G9: Mechanics Language in Context: Choices: Exploring Italics and Quotation Marks, p. 290
• G9: Mechanics Quotation Marks A, B, C, D, pp. 294–297
• G9: Mechanics Quotation Marks Review A, B, pp. 298–299
• G9: Grammar The Participle, p. 66
• G9: Grammar Participles and Participial Phrases, p. 68
• G9: Grammar: The Participle and the Participial Phrase, pp. 43–44
Warriner’s • The Participle, pp. 77–78 • Quotation Marks, pp. 314–322
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 9 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Technology Workshop: Updating an Online Feature Article, pp. 1004–1005
• Updating an Online Feature Article, pp. 1004–1105
• Writing Online
Student Edition • Publish Your Essay Online, p.
289 • Making A Website, pp. 80–81
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 10 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Shakespeare’s World (Article), pp. 1022–1025
• Read Nonfiction, pp. 1022–1025
• Integrate Multiple Sources of Information, pp. 1022–1025
• Reading Nonfiction
Student Edition • Critical Reading, pp. 473–478 • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Levels of Thinking, p. 493–499
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Research Writing Net-text
• Research Report
Text Analysis Workshop: Shakespearean (Drama), pp. 1026–1033
• Shakespearean Tragedy, pp. 1026–1027
• Shakespearean Language, pp. 1028–1029
• Reading Shakespeare, pp. 1030–1031
• Analyze the Text, pp. 1032–1033
• Reading and Understanding Drama
• Analyzing the Text
Student Edition • Critical Reading, pp. 473–478 • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Analyzing Information, p. 497 • Responding to Prompts About
Literature, pp. 295–303
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Research Writing
Net-text • Research Report
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act One (Drama), pp. 1034–1063
• Text Analysis: Reading Shakespearean Drama, pp. 1035, 1040, 1047, 1053, 1054, 1059, 1063
• Summarize, p. 1037 • Language Coach: Word
Definitions, p. 1062
• Reading and Understanding Drama
• Summarizing • Word Definitions
Student Edition • Critical Reading, pp. 473–478 • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Analyzing Information, p. 497 • Responding to Prompts About
Literature, pp. 295–303 • Summarizing, pp. 485–487 • Dictionary (word meaning), pp.
352–353 • Figurative Language, p. 598
SkillsBook
• Using the Right Word, pp. 57–64
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 10 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act Two (Drama), pp. 1064–1087
• Shakespearean Drama, pp. 1069, 1071, 1076, 1083, 1086, 1087
• Summarize, p. 1064 • Language Coach: Etymology,
p. 1073 • Language Coach: Multiple
Meanings, p. 1084
• Reading and Understanding Drama
• Summarizing • Etymology • Multiple-Meaning
Words
Student Edition • Critical Reading, pp. 473–478 • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Writing Plays and
Characteristics of Plays, pp. 323–332
• Summarizing, pp. 485–487 • Dictionary (meaning &
etymology), pp. 352–353
Warriner’s • The History of English, pp.
501–504
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act Three (Drama), pp. 1088–1113
• Shakespearean Drama, p. 1090, 1092, 1094, 1095, 1097, 1103, 1104, 1112, 1113
• Language Coach: Etymology, pp. 1095, 1107
• Language Coach: Multiple Meanings, p. 1102
• Reading and Understanding Drama
• Etymology • Multiple-Meaning
Words
Student Edition • Critical Reading, pp. 473–478 • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Dictionary (meaning &
etymology), pp. 352–353
SkillsBook • Using the Right Word, pp. 57–
64 Warriner’s
• The History of English, pp. 501–504
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act Four (Drama), pp. 1114–1129
• Text Analysis: Shakespearean Drama, pp. 1114, 1119, 1122, 1129
• Language Coach: Commonly Confused Words, pp. 1117
• Language Coach: Derivations, p. 1125
• Reading and Understanding Drama
• Commonly Confused Words
• Understand Word Origins
Student Edition • Critical Reading, pp. 473–478 • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Using the Right Word, pp. 678–
696 • Dictionary, pp. 352–353
SkillsBook
• Using the Right Word, pp. 57–64
Warriner’s • The History of English, pp.
501–504
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 10 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act Five (Drama), pp. 1130–1147
• Writing Prompt: Blank Verse Poem, p. 1147
• Shakespearean Drama, pp. 1130, 1132, 1134, 1136, 1137, 1144, 1146
• Language Coach: Multiple Meanings, pp. 1143
• Reading and Understanding Drama
• Multiple-Meaning Words
Student Edition • Writing Poetry, 333–339 • Special Poetry Techniques, pp.
340–341 • Reacting to Poetry, pp. 481–
482 • Dictionary (word meaning), pp.
352–353
SkillsBook • Using the Right Word, pp. 57–
64
Great Movies: Romeo and Juliet (Critical Review), pp. 1152–1157
• Analyze a Critical Review, pp. 1152, 1153, 1155–1157
• Writing Prompt: Compare and Contrast, p. 1157
• Language Coach: Roots and Affixes, p. 1154
• Analyzing Text • Comparison • Roots • Affixes
Student Edition • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Focusing on Points of
Comparison, p. 155 • Comparison Paragraph, pp.
147, 574 • Affixes, pp. 503–504, 505 • Roots, pp. 506–512
Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes, pp. 147–148
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes Review, p. 348
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes A, B, C, pp. 344–346
Warriner’s • Prefixes, 363, 530 • Suffixes, 364, 365, 534
Net-text • Respond to Literature Essay 1–
3
45
Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 10 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Pyramus and Thisbe (Myth), pp. 1158–1165
• Text Analysis: Myth, pp. 1159, 1160, 1163–1165
• Writing Prompt: Comparison, p. 1165
• Language Coach: Roots and Affixes, p. 1164
• Analyzing Text • Comparison • Roots • Affixes
Student Edition • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Focusing on Points of
Comparison, p. 155 • Comparison Paragraph, pp.
147, 574 • Affixes, pp. 503–504, 505 • Roots, pp. 506–512
Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes, pp. 147–148
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes Review, p. 348
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes A, B, C, pp. 344–346
Warriner’s • Prefixes, 363, 530 • Suffixes, 364, 365, 534
Net-text • Respond to Literature Essay 1–3
Writing Workshop: Argument: Critical Review, pp. 1166–1175
• Writing a Critical Review, pp. 1166–1175
• Drafting, p. 1169 • Editing and Publishing, p.
1173 • Grammar in Context: Use
Adverbial Clauses, p. 1169 • Grammar in Context: Using
Semicolons Correctly, p. 1173
• Scoring Rubric, p. 1174
• Critical Review • Rubric • Semicolon • Adverbial Clauses
Student Edition • Response to Literature:
Analyzing a Theme, pp. 255–260
• Prewriting, pp. 261–266 • Writing, pp. 267–272 • Revising, pp. 273–284 • Editing, pp. 285–286 • Publishing, p. 289 • Rubric, p. 290 • Semicolon, p. 618 • Adverbial Clauses, pp. 610, 744
SkillsBook
• Semicolons, pp. 21–22, 24 • Adverb Clauses, p. 138
Virtual File Cabinet • G9: Mechanics Language in
Context: Choices: Exploring Semicolons and Colons, p. 276
• G9: Mechanics Semicolons Review, p. 279
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 10 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Warriner’s
• Semicolons, pp. 98, 298–299, 300, 316, 442, 457, 532
• Adverb Clauses, pp. 104, 105, 438, 459, 512
Speaking and Listening Workshop: Evaluating a Critical Review, pp. 1176–1177
• Evaluating a Critical Review, pp. 1176–1177
• Oral Presentation
Student Edition • Give an Oral Presentation, p.
289 • Evaluating a Response to
Literature, pp. 292–293
47
Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 11 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Homer’s World (Informational Article), pp. 1188–1193
• Examining the Homeric Epics, p. 1188–1189
• Homer: The Epic Poet, p. 1190
• Analyzing Literature
Student Edition • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286 • Analyzing Information, p. 497
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Response Writing Net-text
• Respond to Literature Essay 1–3
Literary Analysis Workshop: The E Text Analysis Workshop: The Epic, pp. 1194–1201
• Characteristics of the Epic, pp. 1194–1195
• Language of Homer, pp. 1196–1197
• Reading the Epic, pp. 1198–1199
• Analyze the Text, pp. 1200–1201
• Analyzing Literature
Student Edition • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286 • Analyzing Information, p. 497
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Response Writing Net-text
• Respond to Literature Essay 1–3
The Wanderings of Odysseus from the Odyssey (Epic Poem), pp. 1202–1239
• Text Analysis: Epic Hero, pp. 1203, 1204, 1208, 1210, 1216, 1218, 1220, 1221, 1223, 1229, 1233–1235, 1238
• Language Coach: Roots and Affixes, pp. 1209, 1227
• Language Coach: Synonyms, p. 1212
• Language Coach: Word Definitions, p. 1217
• Language Coach: Multiple Meanings, p. 1222
• Language Coach: Homophones, p. 1232
• Language Coach: Idioms, p. 1235
• Vocabulary Strategy: Words with the Prefix fore-, p. 1239
• Analyzing Literature
• Roots • Affixes • Definitions • Homophones • Idioms
Student Edition • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286 • Affixes, pp. 503–504, 505 • Roots, pp. 506–512 • Dictionary (word meaning), pp.
352–353 • Thesaurus to Find Synonyms,
p. 539 • Understanding Idioms, pp.
672–677 • Using the Right Word, pp. 678–
696 • Prewriting, pp. 386–394
Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes, pp. 147–148
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 11 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. • G9/Vocabulary: Common
Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes Review, p. 348
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes A, B, C, pp. 344–346
Warriner’s • Prefixes, 363, 530 • Suffixes, 364, 365, 534
The Homecoming from the Odyssey (Epic Poem), pp. 1240–1269
• Characteristics of an Epic, pp. 1241, 1244, 1246, 1247, 1249, 1250, 1253–1256, 1258–1260, 1262, 1264, 1265, 1267
• Language Coach: Denotation/ Connotations, p. 1248
• Summarizing, pp. 1241, 1267 • Grammar and Style:
Descriptive Details (figurative language), pp. 1256, 1269
• Language Coach: Etymology, pp. 1252
• Language Coach: Roots and Affixes, p. 1259
• Language Coach: Synonyms, p. 1264
• Vocabulary Strategy: Latin Word Root solus, p. 1268
• Analyzing Literature
• Connotations • Summarizing • Figurative
Language • Etymology • Synonyms • Roots • Affixes
Student Edition • Reading and Reacting to
Fiction, pp. 479–480 • Summarizing, pp. 485–487 • Connotation, pp. 115, 281 • Figurative Language, p. 598 • Dictionary (etymology), pp.
352–353 • Affixes, pp. 503–504, 505 • Roots, pp. 506–512 • Thesaurus to Find Synonyms,
p. 539 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes, pp. 147–148
• G9/Vocabulary: Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes, pp. ix–xviii
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes Review, p. 348
• G9: Mechanics Adding Suffixes A, B, C, pp. 344–346
Warriner’s • Prefixes, 363, 530 • Suffixes, 364, 365, 534 • The History of English, pp.
501–504
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 11 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Writing Workshop: Video Script, pp. 1270–1279
• Writing a Video Script, pp. 1270–1279
• Planning/Preproduction, pp. 1271–1272
• Production, p. 1273 • Revising, pp. 1274–1276 • Editing and Publishing, p.
1277 • Grammar in Context:
Consistent Verb Tense, p. 1277
• Scoring Rubric, p. 1278
• Writing a Script/Play
• Rubric • Verb Tense
Student Edition • Writing Plays, pp. 323–324 • Prewriting, pp. 327–329 • Writing, p. 330 • Revising, p. 331 • Editing, p. 331–332 • Using a Rubric, pp. 61–72 • Verb Tense, pp. 718–720
SkillsBook
• Verbs, pp. 89–105 Virtual File Cabinet
• G9: Grammar Language in Context: Writing Application: Description, p. 31
• G9: Usage Language in Context: Literary Model: Description, pp. 230–231
Warriner’s • The Verb, pp. 14–20 • Tense, pp. 156–162
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 12 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Research Strategies Workshop, pp. 1292–1313
• Planning Your Research, pp. 1293–1294
• Using the Internet, pp. 1295–1297
• Using the Library or Media Center, pp. 1298–1304
• Internet • Library • Research
Student Edition • Primary vs. Secondary Sources,
p. 344 • Using the Internet, pp. 346, 383 • Using the Library, pp. 347–354 • Prewriting, pp. 364–372
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Research Writing Net-text
• Research Report
Research Strategies Workshop, pp. 1292–1313
• Evaluating Information, pp. 1305–1309
• Research Tips and Strategies, pp. 1312–1313
• Evaluate Sources
Student Edition • Evaluating Information, p. 499 • Evaluating Sources of
Information, p. 348
Research Strategies Workshop, pp. 1292–1313
• Collecting Your Own Data, pp. 1310–1311
• Terms for the Internet, p. 1295
• Terms for the Library, p. 1298
• Use the Library • Internet • Conduct Research
Student Edition • Using the Internet, pp. 346, 383 • Using the Library, pp. 347–354 • Prewriting, pp. 364–372
Writing Workshop: Research Paper, pp. 1314–1335
• Research Paper, pp. 1314–1335
• Drafting, pp. 1322–1323 • Editing and Publishing, p.
1332 • Review MLA Guidelines, pp.
1334–1335 • Grammar in Context:
Punctuating Titles, p. 1323 • Grammar in Context:
Integrating Quotations, p. 1332
• Scoring Rubric, p. 1333 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Research Writing
• Research Writing • Punctuating Titles • Integrating
Quotations • Rubric
Student Edition • Research Writing, pp. 355–363 • Prewriting, pp. 364–372 • Writing, pp. 373–384 • Revising, pp. 385–388 • Editing, pp. 389–391 • Publishing, p. 392 • Citing Sources, pp. 381–384 • Punctuating Titles, p. 614 • Quotations, p. 632 • Using a Rubric, pp. 61–72
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Research Writing Net-text
• Research Report
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