English 10 Honors (114036)

Grades: 10 Credit: 1

Students analyze various literary forms to investigate structural elements and recognize their relationship to the whole work and its literary tradition. Through frequent personal writing and writing about literature, they expand their understanding of the writing process, the purposes for writing, and the author's sense of audience. In language study, students increase vocabulary skills with an emphasis on analyzing and creating verbal analogies. Students learn to evaluate critically, to use persuasive language responsibly, and to present dramatic material effectively by examining and analyzing various forms of media. Continued interaction in small and large groups increases students' proficiency in oral skills and in problem solving. (This is a Standards of Learning aligned course which is tested in 11th grade.)