ENGLISH 10 COURSE OUTLINE
Mr.
Laven blaven@summer.com
Penticton
Secondary School 250-770-7750
158
Eckhardt Ave. East
Penticton,
BC V2A 1Z3
Introduction
English 10 Course Outline
Semester 1 - 2014 - 2015
English
10 promotes reading, writing, listening and viewing for both pleasure and
purpose. Often, for the first time, you are encouraged to be reflective (reflective
or meta-cognitive thinking entails thinking about thinking) with what you have
written. There is a focus on writing with a purpose that goes beyond producing reports
or creative writing. The thesis is introduced and the structure of the essay is
explored. English 10 also serves to provide opportunities to read fiction and
non-fiction with the intent to encourage life-long reading habits.
Prescribed
Learning Outcomes:
English
10 students should
·
Develop an appreciation
for literary endeavours (reading, writing, listening and viewing)
·
Develop analytical skills for analysing literary
content
·
Write effectively in a
variety of forms (narrative, expository…)
·
Become reflective
learners
Outline
& Resources
1.
Romeo
and Juliet by William Shakespeare (2 weeks Sept.)
2. The Hobbit
by J.R.R. Tolkien - or – To
Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (3 weeks Oct.)
3. The Essay
(2 weeks intermittent)
a. reading
for meaning
b. developing
the 5 paragraph structure
c. introduction
and the topic
d. the
thesis statement
e. building
support – developing paragraphs
f. the
conclusion – restating the thesis
4. Independent Book Study Student
choice of non-fiction (3 weeks Nov.)
5. The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak – or - The Cage by Ruth Minsky Sender (2
weeks Dec.)
6. Readings in Poetry
(2 weeks Dec. & intermittent)
7. Film Study (3
weeks intermittent)
8.
Short
Stories (2 weeks Jan. & intermittent)
a. Story
and Structure
b. Elements
of the Short Story
c. Writing
the Short Story.
9. Grammar and Usage
(2 weeks intermittent)
a. punctuation
b. parallel
structure
c. parts of speech
10. Speaking and presentation
a. public speaking
b.
class presentations
11. Field Trip – Penticton Art
Gallery
Evaluation
Equal
weight will be given to the two terms.
Assignments and
projects will each contribute to 70% of your grade.
Tests and quizzes
will account for 30% of your grade.
A
final provincial exam will account for 25% of a final grade.
Student achievement will be determined by
in class performance, including preparedness, completion and workmanship,
either individually or in groups.
The
encompassing theme for English 10 is “Relationships”
The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost
TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
