Grade 10 Curriculum

~First Quarter~
Short Story (one from each section)
Nonfiction
*Structure of Language:
Review parts of speech usage and pronoun reference
*Composition: Collins Writing
Open Response Question Research
*Assess summer reading:

~Second Quarter~
Legend (King Arthur)
Drama (Antigone)
*Structure of Language:
Review Sentence Structure and Punctuation
*Composition: Collins Writing
Response to Literature
Open Response Question Creative Writing

~Third Quarter~
Novel - Nonfiction
*structure of language:
Mechanics and Conventions
*Composition: Collins Writing
Multi-Paragraph Response to Literature
Open Response Question

~Fourth Quarter~
Poetry
*Structure of Language:
Diagram Sentences http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/diagrams/diagrams.htm
*Composition: Collins Writing
Poetry Writing
Multi-paragraph Response to Literature