English 10 Honors

Course Number: C120/
Category: English Language Arts/
Credits: 2 /
Recommended Grades: 10 /
Level: Honors /
Length: Full Year /
Description: ELA 10 begins with the exploration of the central question, How Do We Determine the Right Thing to Do? in which students conduct academic research as part of small pathway groups. Throughout the year, students read full-length Literary canon (Antigone, Things Fall Apart) or contemporary works (The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Alexander Hamilton) alongside curated collections of authentic texts to build background knowledge and to provide a diverse array of perspectives. Topical text collections include Telling Stories, and The Ethics of Public Health Decisions to allow students to engage in interdisciplinary learning. The year concludes with a student-driven research project and presentation to the learning community. Over the course of the year, students write a variety of longer writing assignments: fictional/historical/personal narratives, reflective narratives, literary analysis, expository essays, and argumentative essays. This course is aligned to the 2017 Massachusetts Language Arts and Literacy Curriculum Frameworks (9/10) and counts as a unit of ELA towards CHS graduation requirements.