1 Credit Required – Grade 10
Length: One Year
Prerequisite: English 9
This course will follow the standards outlined in the college & career readiness standards. It will focus on reading, writing, and speaking. Students read a variety of texts including short stories, poetry, novels, biographies, informational texts, and a Shakespearean play. Students will plan and give a variety of speeches, create book reports, and conduct a career research project. Writing assignments include essays, stories, and poetry - with an emphasis on the writing process - planning, editing, and revision. Students learn to teach each other through small and large group activities and discussion. The class will also spend time focusing on the research process and the creation of a research product for the National History Day project in conjunction with their sophomore history course.
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