English 10
LA.10.V2.Bnet4copy
In this course students will explore the many aspects of ninth grade language arts. These aspects include writing, literature, grammar, listening and speaking, elements of research, and cultural literacy. This course is designed to provide the opportunity for you to incorporate prior knowledge, utilize the reading process, read frequently, respond to reading and understand a variety of reading materials. To enhance their learning experiences, students are encouraged to reflect on the material read and to use the higher order thinking skills of analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating to make relevant connections. Poetry, short stories, novels, biographies, autobiographies, and other forms of non-fiction writing are all covered in this course. The course is split into three basic units: Risk, Adventure, and Heroes. Each unit covers a wide variety of material and is assessed using traditional and non-traditional assessments.
Additional Resources Needed
Textbooks
Elements of Language Fourth Course
Publisher: Holt Rinehart Winston (2004)
Teacher ISBN: 0-03-068688-1
Student ISBN: 0-03-068668-7
Elements of Literature: Fourth Course
Publisher: Holt Rinehart & Winston (Jan 2002)
Teacher ISBN: 0-03-067309-7
Student ISBN: 0-03-067282-1
Tradebooks
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
A Summer Life by Gary Soto
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
Night by Elie Weisel
Technology Needs
Microsoft Word (word processing software)
Microsoft PowerPoint (automated presentation software)
Microsoft Excel (spreadsheet software)
Adobe Acrobat Reader
QuickTime
RealPlayer
Shockwave
Content Topics
Unit 1
Risk
Unit 2
Adventure
Unit 3
Heros
Assessments
- Guided Reading Questions
- Literature Response Journal
- Class Discussion (message board)
- Writing Assignments (essays, research papers)
- Quizzes
- Tests
- Projects
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