English 10

Teacher(s)

Laura Blake

Prerequisite

It is recommended that students complete English 9.

Description


English 10 Online is an interactive and engaging course with an emphasis on writing, both in expository and creative forms, and on the study of literature. There is a strong emphasis on the development of writing skills, and the course includes literacy strategies throughout.
The course is literature based and organized by genre.

There are four units:

  • Unit One: Identity
  • Unit Two: Power
  • Unit Three: Novel Study
  • Unit Four: Poetry and Documentary Study

Type

online

Credit

4

Deposit

20

Delivery

Student-paced

Summary

Written and oral assignment, midterm exam and final exam.

Assessment

BC Performance Standards

Support

SIDES teacher

Materials

Novel Choices:
Finnie Walsh by Steven Galloway
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time
Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

Requirements

Basic Technical Requirements

More Info

Unit One: Identity
Genres: Art, poetry, memoir, advertising, podcast, short story.
Assignments: Writing in expository and narrative forms; discussion postings, informal speaking assignment, interview, text and image assignment, quiz.

Unit Two: Power
Genres: Poetry, songs, speeches, persuasive writing, play, short story.
Assignments: Writing in expository and persuasive forms, comparative essay, discussion postings, creative assignment, quiz.

Midterm exam

Unit Three: Novel Study
Genre: Novel Study
Assignments: character sketch, narrative, verbal-visual essay, quizzes.

Unit Four: Poetry, Documentary and Exam Preparation
Genres:Documentary film, poetry
Assignments: Documentary review, augmented poem and writing, original poetry.

Final Exam

Outcomes

Click here to view the Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLOs) within the Integrated Resource Package (IRP)for this course.

We acknowledge and thank the W̱SÁNEĆ people on whose traditional territory we live, learn, and teach.

We are a public K - 12 school and a proud member of School District #63 (Saanich).