English 10R

Course Overview

This course continues the four year English sequence which includes the New York State Regents Exam at the end of the junior year. This course requires students to do extensive work reading, discussing and writing about literature.

Literature:

Students will read a selection of short stories from various cultures. In addition several full-length works will be read and analyzed in class. Some texts include: Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, Of Mice and Men, The Odyssey, and Othello. Non-fiction works will be used to supplement each work studied. In addition, each quarter students will be required to read independent full-length works in a variety of genres and complete full-length works in a variety of genres and complete assigned projects.

Composition:

A major objective of this course is the development of expository writing skills. Paragraphs and essays, both timed writing and full writing process pieces, will be assigned frequently. An emphasis will be on preparing students for the NY States Regents exam. By the end of the course, students will be expected to write a well-structured essay of literary analysis. A formal research project will be completed by each student which will focus on acquiring and analyzing sources, taking notes from sources, and combining information into a meaningful piece.

Other curriculum areas will include vocabulary development, grammar, creative writing, listening and speaking.