This document provides a course description for 10th grade English. The philosophy is to help students develop their language abilities to further the gospel and express themselves clearly like Christ. The course objectives are for students to critically examine ideas in literature and clearly express their own ideas. Students will study grammar, composition, literature genres like short stories and poetry, and build vocabulary. Areas evaluated include assignments, projects, tests, journals, recitation, and analysis skills. Additional activities include poetry anthologies, workshops, and research papers.

1. Course Description
10th
grade
English
Philosophy Statement: The use of language is an integral part of every person’s life, especially in the
Information Age in which we now live. The ability to not only express oneself, but to also understand the
expressions of others is critical to furthering the Gospel of Christ. Just as Christ both listened and preached,
so should these students. Honing their abilities in both composition and literature will help to achieve our
overall goal of creating articulate, perceptive, and well-rounded Christian students.
Course Objective: The students will critically examine the ideas of others expressed in literature, and will
grow to appreciate them as expressions of self. In turn, they will also learn to clearly express the ideas and
desires that the Lord has placed in their hearts.
Textbooks:
- Prentice Hall Literature: Platinum
- Prentice Hall Grammar and Composition, Grade 10
- Vocabulary workbook, fourth course
Materials:
- Student notebook for class, lecture notes
- Folder for weekly journal assignments
Time Allotment: Average of 40 minutes per day, 5 days a week
Course Content:
Unit 1: Summer Reading Book Analysis
Unit 2: Grammar 1 Parts of Speech
Unit 3: Grammar 2 Basic Sentence Parts and Patterns
Unit 4: Grammar 3 Clauses, Sentence types, and Structure
Unit 5: Composition 1 Paragraphs and Essays
Unit 6: Composition 2 The Research Paper Process
Unit 7: Literature 1 The Short Story, Part I
Unit 8: Literature 2 The Short Story, Part II
Unit 9: Literature 3 The Novel
Unit 10: Literature 4 Poetry and Poetry Writing
Unit 11: Literature 5 Dramatic Literature
Unit 12: Vocabulary Ongoing Vocabulary Building
Areas to be evaluated:
- Homework and class assignments
- Individual projects, tests, and quizzes.
- Creative writing in weekly journals
- Poetry recitation skills
- Critical/ book analysis skills
Additional Activities
- Poetry anthology
- Creative Writing Workshops
- Research/ Position papers