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Grade 9 skill plan
Every Grade 9 skill in Vita, in the order we suggest teaching them. Tap a skill to practice it, or print the plan and check skills off as your child earns each gold star.
74 skills this year: 45 math, 29 language arts. That's about 3 a week over a 36-week school year, and 15 to 20 minutes of practice a day is plenty for most kids.
Standards: Common Core State Standards for math and language arts.
Math 45 skills
Equations and inequalities
- 9.1Solve literal equationsHSA-CED.A.4
- 9.2Solve two-step inequalitiesHSA-REI.B.3
- 9.3Solve systems by eliminationHSA-REI.C.6
- 9.4Absolute value equationsHSA-CED.A.1
- 9.5Inequalities on a number lineHSA-REI.B.3
- 9.6Compound inequalitiesHSA-REI.B.3
- 9.7System of equations word problemsHSA-CED.A.3
Linear functions
- 9.8Evaluate functionsHSF-IF.A.2
- 9.9Slope and intercept from standard formHSA-SSE.A.1
- 9.10Point-slope formHSF-LE.A.2
- 9.11Average rate of changeHSF-IF.B.6
- 9.12Is it a function?HSF-IF.A.1
- 9.13Write the equation of a graphed lineHSF-LE.A.2
- 9.14Arithmetic sequencesHSF-BF.A.2
- 9.15Domain and range of a relationHSF-IF.A.1
Polynomials
- 9.16Add and subtract polynomialsHSA-APR.A.1
- 9.17Multiply binomialsHSA-APR.A.1
- 9.18Factor out the GCFHSA-SSE.A.2
- 9.19Factor trinomialsHSA-SSE.A.2
- 9.20Difference of squaresHSA-SSE.A.2
- 9.21Multiply a polynomial by a monomialHSA-APR.A.1
- 9.22Square a binomialHSA-APR.A.1
- 9.23Factor when a > 1HSA-SSE.A.2
Quadratics
- 9.24Solve by factoringHSA-SSE.B.3a
- 9.25Solve by square rootsHSA-REI.B.4b
- 9.26Vertex and axis of symmetryHSF-IF.C.7a
- 9.27The discriminantHSA-REI.B.4b
- 9.28Complete the squareHSA-REI.B.4a
- 9.29Read a parabola's vertexHSF-IF.B.4
- 9.30Zeros from a graphHSF-IF.C.7a
- 9.31The quadratic formulaHSA-REI.B.4b
Exponents and exponentials
- 9.32Simplify square rootsHSN-RN.A.2
- 9.33Evaluate exponential functionsHSF-IF.A.2
- 9.34Exponential growth and decayHSF-IF.C.8b
- 9.35Linear or exponential?HSF-LE.A.1
- 9.36Geometric sequencesHSF-BF.A.2
- 9.37Properties of exponentsHSN-RN.A.1
- 9.38Compound interestHSF-LE.A.2
- 9.39Multiply square rootsHSN-RN.A.2
- 9.40Write an exponential modelHSF-LE.A.2
Statistics
- 9.41Compare spreadHSS-ID.A.2
- 9.42Describe correlationHSS-ID.C.8
- 9.43ResidualsHSS-ID.B.6b
- 9.44Correlation vs. causationHSS-ID.C.9
- 9.45Outliers and measures of centerHSS-ID.A.3
Language arts 29 skills
Grammar
- 9.1Types of phrasesL.9-10.1b
- 9.2Types of clausesL.9-10.1b
- 9.3Parallel structureL.9-10.1a
- 9.4Misplaced and dangling modifiersL.9-10.1
- 9.5Who or whom?L.9-10.1
- 9.6AppositivesL.9-10.1b
Punctuation
- 9.7Semicolons, colons and commasL.9-10.2a
- 9.8HyphensL.9-10.2
Vocabulary
- 9.9Word formsL.9-10.4b
- 9.10ConnotationL.9-10.5b
- 9.11Context cluesL.9-10.4a
- 9.12Greek and Latin rootsL.9-10.4b
- 9.13AllusionsRL.9-10.4
Reading and rhetoric
- 9.14Oxymoron, paradox, hyperbole and understatementL.9-10.5a
- 9.15Ethos, pathos and logosRI.9-10.6
- 9.16Rhetorical devicesRI.9-10.6
- 9.17Logical fallaciesRI.9-10.8
- 9.18Central ideaRI.9-10.2
- 9.19Rhetorical questionsRI.9-10.6
- 9.20The effect of word choiceRI.9-10.4
- 9.21Identify the main claimRI.9-10.8
Reading literature
- 9.22Types of ironyRL.9-10.6
- 9.23Character motivationRL.9-10.3
- 9.24Story structure choicesRL.9-10.5
- 9.25ToneRL.9-10.4
- 9.26Direct or indirect characterizationRL.9-10.3
Writing
- 9.27Counterclaims and rebuttalsW.9-10.1b
- 9.28Formal styleW.9-10.1d
- 9.29TransitionsW.9-10.1c
Tip for homeschool families: the progress report on your Family page shows which of these skills your child has mastered, with dates. Print both to keep a record of the year.