Language Arts 10 A

Description

Semester A – English for grade 10 is an integrated curriculum, with each unit consisting of thematically related lessons in five domains: analyzing literature, analyzing informational text, writing, speaking and listening, and language study, which includes word knowledge and grammar skills. The skills that students practice for this course are similar to the skills in English 9 but require more independence and depth of thought. An introductory lesson at the start of each unit helps students identify any areas of weakness and review those topics before starting the more challenging grade 10 lessons. Writing assignments required in Semester A of this course include fiction, expository, and persuasive, and analytical modeses, emphasizing the use of details, evidence, and reasoning to support ideas. Speaking and listening lessons in Semester A cover collaborative discussion skills, the peer review process, and how to plan and deliver informative speeches and presentations. Vocabulary development instruction is integrated into literature and informational text lessons. Each unit ends with an authentic assessment that presents students with a real-world scenario requiring some of the skills they learned in the unit. 

Required Materials

Required Novel: 

• Animal Farm by George Orwell: ISBN-10: 9780451526342 

Optional Novels: 

• • The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger: ISBN-10: 9780316769174; ISBN-13; 978-0316769174 
  • The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver: by ISBN-10: 0062277758; ISBN-13; 978-0062277756 
  • All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque: ISBN-10: 1906230668; ISBN-13: 978-1906230661 
  • Lord of the Flies by William Golding; ISBN-10: 0399501487; ISBN-13: 978-0399501487 
  • Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare – Project Gutenberg 
  • Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston: ISBN-10: 1328742113; ISBN-13: 978-1328742117 
  • Antigone by Sophocles – Project Gutenberg