English 10
English 10 World Literature
English 10 World Literature
English 10 deals with all aspects of language arts, reinforcing the literary elements and terminology within the genres of literature: the short story, poetry, drama, and the novel. Writing, grammar, and revision skills as applied to the writing process, along with reading comprehension and vocabulary will be highlighted. The student will participate in class discussions, group activities, presentations, and use of technology.
English 10 deals with all aspects of language arts, reinforcing the literary elements and terminology within the genres of literature: the short story, poetry, drama, and the novel. Writing, grammar, and revision skills as applied to the writing process, along with reading comprehension and vocabulary will be highlighted. The student will participate in class discussions, group activities, presentations, and use of technology.
Materials and Resources
Materials and Resources
Keystone Site
Keystone Site
CVHS English 10 Site
CVHS English 10 Site
Common Literature website
Common Literature website
News ELA
News ELA
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Julius Caesar Online Text
Julius Caesar Online Text
Crash Course Literature
Crash Course Literature
Materials and resources used throughout this course may include but are not limited to the materials and resources listed here. Materials and resources used during this course are available to parents and students by using student login information on a district-issued iPad.
Materials and resources used throughout this course may include but are not limited to the materials and resources listed here. Materials and resources used during this course are available to parents and students by using student login information on a district-issued iPad.
Module 1
Module 1
Rhetorical Devices Influence the Audience
Rhetorical Devices Influence the Audience
In this module, reading, writing, speaking, and listening are framed around the big idea of interpreting diverse perspectives. This module addressed the essential question: How does the speaker, through the rhetorical devices he or she uses, influence the views and opinions of his or her audience? Students read from, and write to, informational texts as well as classic and contemporary literature. Students engage in class discussions involving the informational text and literature to interpret diverse perspectives.Students apply a broad range of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Students address how a speaker influences the views and opinions of his or her audience. Key outcomes include citing strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of a text; analyzing how an author’s choices create a desired effect; analyzing how an author transforms text elements in a written work; evaluating the use of rhetorical devices in speeches; and presenting information, findings, and supporting evidence appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
In this module, reading, writing, speaking, and listening are framed around the big idea of interpreting diverse perspectives. This module addressed the essential question: How does the speaker, through the rhetorical devices he or she uses, influence the views and opinions of his or her audience? Students read from, and write to, informational texts as well as classic and contemporary literature. Students engage in class discussions involving the informational text and literature to interpret diverse perspectives.Students apply a broad range of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Students address how a speaker influences the views and opinions of his or her audience. Key outcomes include citing strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of a text; analyzing how an author’s choices create a desired effect; analyzing how an author transforms text elements in a written work; evaluating the use of rhetorical devices in speeches; and presenting information, findings, and supporting evidence appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
Module 2
Module 2
Knowledge and Experience Shape Perspective
Knowledge and Experience Shape Perspective
In this module, reading, writing, speaking, and listening are confronted around the big idea of interpreting diverse perspectives. This module addressed the essential question: How do a rhetor's knowledge and experience shape and influence his or her perspectives of an individual? Students read from, and write to, informational texts as well as classic and contemporary literature. Students engage in class discussions around the informational text and literature to interpret diverse perspectives. Students apply a broad range of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Students address how a rhetor’s knowledge and experiences shape and influence his/her perspective of an individual. Key outcomes include developing and analyzing a topic with relevant, well-chosen, and sufficient facts, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic; evaluating a speaker’s perspective, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric; and presenting information, findings, and supporting evidence appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
In this module, reading, writing, speaking, and listening are confronted around the big idea of interpreting diverse perspectives. This module addressed the essential question: How do a rhetor's knowledge and experience shape and influence his or her perspectives of an individual? Students read from, and write to, informational texts as well as classic and contemporary literature. Students engage in class discussions around the informational text and literature to interpret diverse perspectives. Students apply a broad range of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Students address how a rhetor’s knowledge and experiences shape and influence his/her perspective of an individual. Key outcomes include developing and analyzing a topic with relevant, well-chosen, and sufficient facts, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic; evaluating a speaker’s perspective, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric; and presenting information, findings, and supporting evidence appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
Module 3
Module 3
The Importance of Influential Relationships
The Importance of Influential Relationships
In this module, reading, writing, speaking, and listening are framed around the big idea of interpreting diverse perspectives. This module addresses the essential question: How do events in our lives impact our relationships with others? Students read from and write to informational text as well as classic and contemporary literature. They engage in class discussions involving the informational text and literature to interpret diverse perspectives. Students apply a broad range of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Students address how a writer influences the views and opinions of their audience. Key outcomes include determining a theme or central idea of a text and analyzing its development over the course of the text; citing strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly and implicitly; analyzing how complex characters develop over the course of a text; analyzing the impact the point of view has on the meaning of the text; and developing and analyzing a writing topic with relevant, well-chosen, and sufficient facts, concrete details, or other information and examples.
In this module, reading, writing, speaking, and listening are framed around the big idea of interpreting diverse perspectives. This module addresses the essential question: How do events in our lives impact our relationships with others? Students read from and write to informational text as well as classic and contemporary literature. They engage in class discussions involving the informational text and literature to interpret diverse perspectives. Students apply a broad range of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Students address how a writer influences the views and opinions of their audience. Key outcomes include determining a theme or central idea of a text and analyzing its development over the course of the text; citing strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly and implicitly; analyzing how complex characters develop over the course of a text; analyzing the impact the point of view has on the meaning of the text; and developing and analyzing a writing topic with relevant, well-chosen, and sufficient facts, concrete details, or other information and examples.
Module 4
Module 4
Constrained Perspectives
Constrained Perspectives
In this module, reading, writing, speaking, and listening are framed around the big idea of seeing ourselves through the eyes of others. This module addresses the essential question: How do outside factors influence the development of an individual’s self-identity? Students should read from and write to informational text as well as classic and contemporary literature. Students should engage in class discussions involving the informational text and literature to interpret diverse perspectives. The goal of this unit is to have students to apply a broad range of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Students will address how a writer influences the views and opinions of his or her audience. Key outcomes include analyzing various accounts of a subject told in different mediums; delineating and evaluating the argument and specific claims in a text and assessing its validity; acquiring and using accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; and creating organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
In this module, reading, writing, speaking, and listening are framed around the big idea of seeing ourselves through the eyes of others. This module addresses the essential question: How do outside factors influence the development of an individual’s self-identity? Students should read from and write to informational text as well as classic and contemporary literature. Students should engage in class discussions involving the informational text and literature to interpret diverse perspectives. The goal of this unit is to have students to apply a broad range of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Students will address how a writer influences the views and opinions of his or her audience. Key outcomes include analyzing various accounts of a subject told in different mediums; delineating and evaluating the argument and specific claims in a text and assessing its validity; acquiring and using accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; and creating organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
Module 5
Module 5
Mirrors: Seeing Ourselves Through Others Eyes
Mirrors: Seeing Ourselves Through Others Eyes
In this module, reading, writing, speaking, and listening are framed around the big idea of limiting perspectives. This module addresses the essential question: How do boundaries such as censorship limit our freedom to choose and to express our opinions? Students should read from, and write to, informational texts as well as classic and contemporary literature. Students engage in class discussions involving the informational text and literature to interpret diverse perspectives.
In this module, reading, writing, speaking, and listening are framed around the big idea of limiting perspectives. This module addresses the essential question: How do boundaries such as censorship limit our freedom to choose and to express our opinions? Students should read from, and write to, informational texts as well as classic and contemporary literature. Students engage in class discussions involving the informational text and literature to interpret diverse perspectives.
Students apply a broad range of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Students address how a writer influences the views and opinions of his or her audience. Key outcomes include analyzing how complex characters develop over the course of a text; determining the point of view of the text and analyzing its impact on the meaning of the text; analyzing the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums; analyzing how an author draws on and transforms themes, topics, character types, and/or other text elements from source material; evaluating a speaker’s perspective, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric; and presenting information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically.
Students apply a broad range of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Students address how a writer influences the views and opinions of his or her audience. Key outcomes include analyzing how complex characters develop over the course of a text; determining the point of view of the text and analyzing its impact on the meaning of the text; analyzing the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums; analyzing how an author draws on and transforms themes, topics, character types, and/or other text elements from source material; evaluating a speaker’s perspective, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric; and presenting information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically.