Composition / Literature 10

This is a two-term course with a thematic approach to literature and writing for students who have completed core 9 requirements. In tenth grade, the learning of reading, writing, thinking, speaking, listening, and researching focuses on the concept of The American Dream. Within this overarching theme, students will explore a variety of texts and genres through close reading and will write narrative, argumentative, and informative texts. Students will compare and contrast texts and media that connect traditional, classical, and contemporary themes while focusing on comparing the impact of artistic mediums, and thematic or historical contexts. They will make connections between their own lives and the lives of those they read. They will continue to develop their understanding of rhetoric through their reading, writing, and dialog. Students will develop speaking skills through continued rehearsal techniques and will perform a formal speech. Students will continue to research authentic questions so they can orally articulate a claim supported by evidence while differentiating between primary and secondary document sources. They will continue to develop and monitor their reading, writing, and thinking processes as they read self-chosen texts, write about self-chosen topics, and think about their thinking.