ENL1W Complete Course: Grade 9 English (De-streamed)

A complete, ready-to-teach semester of ENL1W, built on the 2023 Ontario Grade 9 English curriculum. Every lesson is 75 minutes, and the day-by-day schedule covers 88 class periods, so it fits a standard Ontario semester.

Every unit covers expectations from more than one strand (Literacy Connections, Foundations of Language, Comprehension and Composition) and ends with an assessment of learning and a four-level rubric. The schedule maps all 59 specific expectations to the lessons that teach them. Original stories, poems, posts, proposals and images were written for these lessons, so there are no copyright problems.

Teaching outside Ontario?

A full Grade 9 English (ELA 9) course: short fiction, poetry, nonfiction and media; narrative, persuasive and analytical writing; grammar and vocabulary; discussion and presentations; a literature circle novel study and a portfolio. It fits Grade 9 English anywhere in Canada and Grade 9 English Language Arts in the US. Many texts and examples are Canadian and include First Nations, Métis and Inuit voices. Everything comes as editable Word and PowerPoint files, so you can replace the Ontario expectation codes with your own standards and adjust the evaluation plan to your school's rules. Prices are in Canadian dollars.

Lessons

1. Who I Am: identity, voice and belonging (11 lessons)
2. Word Lab: how language works (9 lessons)
3. Storywork: First Nations, Métis and Inuit voices (12 lessons)
4. Digital Citizens: media, misinformation and online life (12 lessons)
5. Lit Circles: novels in literature circles (16 lessons)
6. Make It Better: research, design and persuasion (12 lessons)
7. Portfolio and Final Exam: literacy portfolio, conference, review and final exam (8 lessons)
8. Buffer Lessons: five stand-alone lessons for flex and supply days

What you get

• A teacher lesson plan for every lesson: curriculum expectations, learning goals and success criteria, a timed sequence, differentiation, look-fors and answer guides
• Detailed slideshows (15 slides per lesson) with speaker notes on every slide: what to say, what to ask, what to look for and how long to spend, plus warm-ups, worked examples, model answers and answer-key slides
• Student handouts, organizers and exit tickets
• Editable Word and PowerPoint files, plus PDFs
• A unit overview for every unit, a full course map, a day-by-day schedule (88 class periods) with expectation coverage, the culminating task, and a final exam with an answer key
• An editable course outline for students and families, with the 2026 evaluation plan and the attendance and participation scale
• Five stand-alone buffer lessons for flex days and supply teachers

Built for the 2023 Ontario Grade 9 English curriculum (ENL1W, de-streamed), and easy to adapt for any Grade 9 English class.