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Course Title: English 10 – Language/Literary Analysis/Communication Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 101121 Term(s) Full Year
Offered:
Prerequisite(s): Completion of an English 9 course Open To 10
Grades:
Description: In this course emphasis is placed on an analysis of spoken and written language as well as literary analysis
and criticism of a variety of literature. Elements of literature evaluated include the novel, short story, poetry, and
Shakespearean drama. Evidence-based research and inquiry skills will be evaluated. Writing emphasis will include
informative, persuasive, descriptive, narrative, and resume writing as well as literary analysis/criticism, timed writings,
research essays, and speeches. Appropriate SAT vocabulary, including literary terms, will accompany units. Grammar
and its basic usage will be reviewed.
Course Title: Honors English 10 – Advanced Language/Literary Credit Value: 1.0
Analysis/Communication
Course Number: 101221 Term(s) Full Year
Offered:
Prerequisite(s): Completion of English 9 with a 90% or higher and teacher Open To 10
recommendation or completion of Honors 9 with an 80% or Grades:
higher and teacher recommendation
Description: In this course emphasis is placed on an analysis of spoken and written language with special emphasis
on rhetorical devices. Special focus on literary analysis and literary criticism will be included. Genres of literature to be
evaluated include the novel, short story, poetry, and Shakespearean drama. Evidence-based research and inquiry skills
will be evaluated. Writing emphasis will include informative, persuasive, descriptive, and resume writing as well as literary
analysis, syntactically parallel paragraphs, timed writings, and research essays. Appropriate SAT vocabulary, including
literary terms, will accompany units. Grammar and its basic usage will be analyzed.
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