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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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