Honors English 10 2005-06 Course Outline Becker
Trimester 1:
Short Stories and Novels
Picture books and literary techniques (1 week)
Short Stories (2 weeks)
Group Short Story Project (2 weeks)
Imaginative Writing: Short Story (1 week)
Novel: Bless Me Ultima (3 weeks)
Expository Writing (1 week)
Novel: Tristan and Iseult or Lord of the Flies (3 weeks)
Independent Reading: at least 400 pages—Fiction (students’ choice). You will complete a reading journal that includes entries for summary and response. You should write one entry for every 20 pages for a total of 20 entries. Each entry will be worth 10 points for a total of 200 points.
Trimester 2:
Drama and Poetry
One Act Plays: We will read several one-act plays
Persuasive Writing (1 week)
Shakespearean Play: Much Ado About Nothing (4 weeks)
Expository Writing (1 week)
Poetry: Students will learn different forms of poetry and they will be required to write their own examples of these forms and then to create a poetry notebook. (4 weeks)
Independent Reading: at least 400 pages—Fiction (Becker’s choice). You will complete a reading journal that includes entries for summary and response. You should write one entry for every 20 pages for a total of 20 entries. Each entry will be worth 10 points for a total of 200 points.
Trimester 3:
Nonfiction and Historical Fiction
Narrative Writing (1 week)
Nonfiction essays (2 weeks)
Autobiography: Night by Elie Wiesel (3 weeks)
Research Writing (1 Week)
Historical Fiction: The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat (4 weeks)
Persuasive Writing (1 week)
Independent Reading: at least 400 pages—Nonfiction or Historical Fiction (Students’ choice). You will complete a reading journal that includes entries for summary and response. You should write one entry for every 20 pages for a total of 20 entries. Each entry will be worth 10 points for a total of 200 points.