Language Arts 10 (Year)

Language Arts Grade 10 (Year) This course stresses the acquisition of Standard English prose; the production of which is encouraged in the following ways: the reading of fiction and nonfiction, the practice of language skill development activities, the accumulation of in-context vocabulary, the writing of short prose pieces in fiction and nonfiction, and the application of research skills for the purpose of career investigation. In addition, the practice of informal journal writing in response to the assigned reading is evaluated. Readings will include Antigone, Julius Caesar, Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, Of Mice and Men, and short fiction and nonfiction selections from the Language of Literature text. Students are encouraged to participate in the school wide Shakespeare Festival and the speech and Drama Tournament.