Course Syllabus:
English/Language Arts 10
2013-2014 Academic Year
Course Description
In this course you will read short stories and novels, autobiographies and other types of nonfiction, poems, and plays. The works come from a broad range of time periods and cultures. As you read and analyze the literature, you will become more skilled interpreters of literature and the world in which we live. In addition to reading, you will be writing expository, narrative, and persuasive essays as well as stories and poems. In journals, you will also have opportunity to express yourself informally; your journals will serve as a record of your growth and development as writers and thinkers during your sophomore year. We will not, of course, neglect grammar study and vocabulary development. |
Topics
Non-fiction Poetry Drama Folklore / Legends Novel Study
Modes of Writing for Different Purposes and Audiences Organization, Unity, and Coherence Sentence-Level Constructions Conventions of Usage Conventions of Punctuation
Research Writing
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Course Objectives
1. To apply critical reading and thinking skills to the analyses of literature.
2. To employ the conventions of standard written English and usage as needed to
ensure clear written communication.
3. To write compositions for a variety of purposes using all stages of the writing
process.
4. To apply research and reference skills to find information and support for their
compositions and studies.
5. To analyze and synthesize concepts found in representative selections from
various genres found in world literature.
6. To plan, present, and evaluate formal oral presentations.
7. To convey ideas with clarity, coherence, conciseness, precision, and fluency.
8. To produce documents using MLA format.
Course Standards
Common Core State Standards (CCSS):
Reading: Literature
Reading: Informational Text
Writing
Speaking and Listening
Language
1. To apply critical reading and thinking skills to the analyses of literature.
2. To employ the conventions of standard written English and usage as needed to
ensure clear written communication.
3. To write compositions for a variety of purposes using all stages of the writing
process.
4. To apply research and reference skills to find information and support for their
compositions and studies.
5. To analyze and synthesize concepts found in representative selections from
various genres found in world literature.
6. To plan, present, and evaluate formal oral presentations.
7. To convey ideas with clarity, coherence, conciseness, precision, and fluency.
8. To produce documents using MLA format.
Course Standards
Common Core State Standards (CCSS):
Reading: Literature
Reading: Informational Text
Writing
Speaking and Listening
Language