Academic English 10
Assignments
R1:
- Finish Animal Farm for Tuesday, 11/3.
- Prepare for a test over Animal Farm on Thursday, 11/5.
- No homework for Monday, 11/9.
W4:
- Prepare for a test over Animal Farm on Friday, 11/6.
- No homework for Tuesday, 11/10.
| getting_grounded_and_making_predictions.doc |
Academic English 10 - Basic Syllabus
Writing
- Standard English Conventions
- Timed writing practice
Literary Analysis and the Short Story
- Identification and application of literary analysis terms
- Selected short stories
- Novel: The Pearl
Propaganda and Dystopian Literature
- Discussion and analysis of tools of persuasion and propaganda
- Analysis and interpretation of political cartoons
- Novels: Animal Farm, Anthem
Digital Storytelling
- Memoir and personal narrative
- Focus on voice, diction, syntax, purpose, and economy in writing
- Final piece incorporates narration, images, and music
Research Paper
- Focus on finding and synthesizing credible sources in a research paper
- Thesis-driven paper of six or more pages.
Literary Units
- Further practice in comprehension, analysis, and interpretation.
- Possible texts: A Separate Peace, The Old Man and the Sea, Hamlet, The Contender, Ethan Frome, A River Runs Through It
- Standard English Conventions
- Timed writing practice
Literary Analysis and the Short Story
- Identification and application of literary analysis terms
- Selected short stories
- Novel: The Pearl
Propaganda and Dystopian Literature
- Discussion and analysis of tools of persuasion and propaganda
- Analysis and interpretation of political cartoons
- Novels: Animal Farm, Anthem
Digital Storytelling
- Memoir and personal narrative
- Focus on voice, diction, syntax, purpose, and economy in writing
- Final piece incorporates narration, images, and music
Research Paper
- Focus on finding and synthesizing credible sources in a research paper
- Thesis-driven paper of six or more pages.
Literary Units
- Further practice in comprehension, analysis, and interpretation.
- Possible texts: A Separate Peace, The Old Man and the Sea, Hamlet, The Contender, Ethan Frome, A River Runs Through It
| short_story_analysis_worksheet.doc |
| lit_term_pretest.doc |
Blog Topic
If someone offered you $20 billion to spend twenty years of your life in seclusion, would you do it? Why or why not? What do you think life in isolation would be like?