Welcome to English 10-2!!

“Journey Into the World”

The goal of this class is to

1.  Expose you to literature from places all over the world and to

2.  develop your

·  critical thinking and analytical ability

·  reading comprehension

·  vocabulary

·  ability to express yourself

·  ability to understand an author’s purpose

Attached you will find a cover sheet listing the requirements for this class. You will also find the San Dieguito Union High School District’s honesty policy and the instructions for Turnitin.com, as well as your first few assignments.

It is possible to complete in as little as a month, depending on how quickly YOU work. To set the pace initially, you should finish at least one short story a day.

Remember, I am here to help YOU, so please come to me with any questions/concerns/comments. I am excited to work with you and look forward to a successful year.

Sincerely,

Ms. Lawrence

(760)753-3860 x5609


English 10 Name______

2nd semester

Date______

Read the following selections: / Issued / Returned / Grade
Instructional Reading Strategies
Magical Realism
“My Life with the Wave” Paz (from Eye of the Heart)
“Yzur,” Lugones (from Eye of the Heart)
“The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” Marquez
“Amnesty” Nadine Gordimer
From Inferno Dante Alighieri
“What Men Live By” Leo Tolstoy
“”The River Merchant’s Wife” Li Po
From Night Elie Wiesel
“Through the One Way Mirror” Margaret Atwood
Read ONE of the following / Date / Pre-Work / Grade
Bless Me Ultima Anaya
The Power of One Courtney
One Hundred Years of Solitude Marquez
Life and Death in Shanghai Chen
House of Spirits Allende
River Sutra Mehta
Things Fall Apart Achebe
Read ONE of the following / Date / Pre-Work / Grade
Oedipus Rex and
Oedipus the King Sophocles
Cyrano de Bergerac Rostand
The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare
Waiting for Godot Beckett

Complete the following

Date / Pre-Work / Grade
Report of Information Essay
Autobiographical Incident Essay
Direct Writing Assessment
Literary Terms Oral Exam

Journals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Semester Grade______