Semester/Quarter 1 (English 10A):
Rhetoric Unit - an introduction to the concepts of rhetoric
This I Believe Essay - a personal essay writing unit
Persuasive Essay - an excellent capstone to the rhetoric unit
Phrase Unit - best used while students are writing personal or persuasive essay
Words Commonly Confused - students review common errors made in their writing
Antigone Unit - students read and analyze the play
A Separate Peace Unit - students read and analyze the novel
Outside Reading Project - Fiction
Final Exam - covers units from semester/quarter 1
Semester/Quarter 2 (English 10B):
Fiction Unit - students review the elements of fiction while reading short stories
Short Story Writing - students employ elements of fiction in their own original stories
Memoir Unit - students write a memoir about a specific theme
Clause Unit - best used during a writing unit
Punctuation Unit - also best used during a writing unit
Julius Caesar - students read and analyze the play
Poetry - students read and analyze poetry
Outside Reading Project - Nonfiction
Final Exam - covers units from semester/quarter 2