Grade 10

1.00 Credit

Level 1

Course # 1121

This course involves the study of literature, composition, grammar, and vocabulary. Short stories and novels will be the primary sources of literature, but students will also regularly analyze non-fiction. A poetry unit will explore the works of well-known poets.  Students will be required to write compositions of limited length, along with in-class and persuasive writing. Grammar skills will be developed with units on effective sentence writing, and vocabulary will be chosen from the reading selections. Oral presentations will be given throughout the year.