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English Language Arts 2

Duration

10 Months

Prerequisites

Student Must Have Completed Grade 9

Requirements

None

Course Summary

In this Grade 10 English Language Arts course, students study diverse texts, improving writing and speaking skills. They explore how human experiences shape literature and develop their voices through writing about literature and research topics.

MAJOR TOPICS AND CONCEPTS

Semester 1:

  • Reading Comprehension/Expository & Narrative Writing Honors
  • Composing a poem with ambiguous meaning
  • Interpreting purpose and theme in an allegorical text
  • Paraphrasing rigorous literary texts
  • Connecting historical context and setting to literary texts
  • Illuminating a human rights issue through fiction

Semester 2:

  • Reading Comprehension/Argumentative & Informational Writing

Honors:

  • Composing a rhetorically charged closing argument for a fictional character
  • Comparing and contrasting elements of leadership in non-fiction and fiction
  • Creating a fictional text based on a well-researched universal theme
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