10th Grade English
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| Topics | Cultural Identity, Exile, Conflict, and Change | World War One, Post-war societies | World War II, Revolution, Cultural Identity through land/nature | |
| Literature | Shakespearean Tragedy, World Literature | Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Story | Contemporary Literature, Contemporary Poetry | |
| Composition |
Expository Essay Personal Essay Nature Writing Poetry (heroic couplets) |
Literary Criticism Creative Writing Research Paper
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Writing Portfolio Critical Reviews Comparative Analysis |
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| Skills | Acting | |||
| Portfolio Artifacts |
Character Sketch Tracing Conflict essay Heroic Couplets Short Essay Portfolio asstd. essays |
1st person short story Industrialism Integration project Poet study/ poetry writing Short Essay Portfolio Spot of Time essay
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Comparing Patton and Buck Film study/ Film Research Paper: Communist Russia Short Essay Portfolio Final Paper |
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| Integrated Units | H: Rennaisance Theater Art: Nature Writing/Photography
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H: Research Studies (National Historty Project) H: Industrial Revolution Art: Mixed Media portrait |
H: African History, Chinese History | |
| Field Trips & Speakers | Hamlet (at Davidson College) | Charlotte Public Library for NHD research | Othello (ballet with NCDT) | |
| Resources |
Kite Runner, Husseini Cry, The Beloved Country, Patton The Sea and The Bells, Neruda Othello, Shakespeare |
A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway Hard Times, Dickens "The Hunger Artist", Kafka "Labyrinths" Borges |
A Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich, Solzhenitsyn Good Earth, Buck House Made Of Dawn, Momoday |
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