Grade 10 - English

Language Arts Honors 10B - Semester 2 (Credit: 0.50)

Like semester A, semester B consists of integrated units focused on a theme or mode of study. Literature study in semester B focuses on the analysis of different forms of literature and as well as the evaluation of various modes and forms of writing. Writing and informational text lessons guide students through the stages of a rigorous research proceess and demonstrate how to evaluate, integrate, and share the information gathered during research. Students are required to share their ideas and analysis using several different modes, including oral and multimedia presentations. As in Semester A, Honors assignments in this semester require students to take a more analytical or active approach to many of the assignments and activities in the course. Honors students will write more often and more deeply about topics and also reflect more critically on the processes they use to read and write.

Required Novels:

Animal Farm (Semester A)
Night (Semester B)
Optional Novels (Choose 1 per Semester):

The Catcher in the Rye
The Bean Trees
All Quiet on the Western Front
Lord of the Flies
Twelfth Night
Farewell to Manzanar
Antigone