English
10 Curriculum
2013-2014
Mr. Otton
First Trimester
Literature
Genre
Study
A Separate Peace - John Knowles
“An
Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” - Ambrose Bierce
“Stopping
by Woods” - Robert Frost
“Nature”
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“A Psalm
of Life” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“To
Helen” - Edgar Allan Poe
Colonial
Period
“Of
Plymouth Plantation” - William Bradford
“Huswifery”
- Edward Taylor
“Sinners
in the Hands of an Angry God - Johnathan Edwards
Revolutionary
Period
from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
from Poor Richard’s Almanac - Benjamin
Franklin
“Speech
to the Virginia Convention - Patrick Henry
“Letters
from an American Farmer” - de Crevecoeur
The
Romantic Period
The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne
Outside
Reading - To
be announced at a later date
Vocabulary
Units I,
II
Spelling
Lists
1-12
Public Speaking
Students
will be assigned a speaking date and prepare a 3-4 minute speech on a topic to
be assigned at a later date.
Composition
One
paragraph and two essays (4-5 paragraphs) will be graded of the several
compositions assigned.
Grammar
Review of
English 9 grammar curriculum
