9th Grade
Ninth graders focus on grammar, vocabulary, analysis, writing reports and public speaking.
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Resources for 9th Grade
Across Five Aprils
Newbery Honor novel following an southern Illinois farm family through the five Aprils of the American Civil War.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Newbery Medal novel about a Black family holding onto their Mississippi land during the Depression and Jim Crow.
Johnny Tremain
Newbery Medal historical novel following a Boston silversmith's apprentice into the events of the American Revolution.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Newbery Medal novel about a Barbados-raised girl adjusting to Puritan Connecticut in 1687 and the witchcraft accusation that follows.
Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying
Barbara Oakley's bestselling learning-science guide rewritten for ages 10-17, teaching focused and diffuse thinking, chunking, and how to beat procrastination.
Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at Anything
A short, 160-page distillation of Barbara Oakley's learning research, co-written with Olav Schewe — the fastest way into the material for an older teen.
The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond
Donna Goldberg's practical system for teaching organisation — binders, backpacks, planners and workspaces — for the bright student who loses everything.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
Sean Covey's teen adaptation of the classic habits framework — goal-setting, prioritisation and personal responsibility, aimed at ages 12-17.
Easy Grammar Plus Student Workbook
Student workbook for Easy Grammar Plus by Wanda C. Phillips, using the prepositional approach to teach grammar with low-prep daily lessons and built-in review. Grades 7 and up.
Our Mother Tongue: A Guide to English Grammar
A classical, literature-rich English grammar guide that surveys the major concepts of grammar through sentence diagramming and selections from great writers and Scripture. Recommended for grades 6-9.
The Art of Argument: An Introduction to the Informal Fallacies (Revised Edition)
A best-selling middle-school logic course from Classical Academic Press that teaches 28 informal fallacies through vivid examples, mock advertisements, and engaging discussion.
The Thinking Toolbox: Thirty-Five Lessons That Will Build Your Reasoning Skills
A friendly, comic-illustrated follow-up to The Fallacy Detective, with 35 hands-on lessons and activities that teach practical reasoning, evidence, and problem-solving for ages 13 and up.