SLIDE 2 English 10
- Challenging, Regents-level course
- Literature studied includes works such as:
Macbeth, The Catcher in the Rye, The Laramie Project, Fahrenheit 451, Night
- Regular independent reading is required
- Intensive writing instruction including narrative,
persuasive, informational, and creative writing
- A major research paper, minimum five pages
- Regular study of vocabulary, grammar, and
usage
- Frequent projects and presentations
English 10 Honors
- Demanding, Honors-level course that requires student
proficiency and independence.
- Literature studied includes works such as:
Macbeth, Gilgamesh, The Odyssey, Fahrenheit 451, The Inferno, The Canterbury Tales, Arcadia, and The Stranger
- Regular independent reading is required, about 100
pages per week
- Students have already mastered narrative, persuasive,
informational, and creative writing and work on improving their craft
- A major research paper, minimum five pages
- Students are required to lead discussions, make
presentations, complete individual and group projects
- The final project is a fifteen minute TED talk
