Grade 10 Academic Course of Study

Mandatory Units:

1) Short Story/ Literary Test Skills

• Paragraph assignments
• Short story test
• Literary essay based on a short story or in-class movie

2) To Kill A Mockingbird – Novel Assignment

• Small reading quizzes
• Primary source literary essay
• Group novel presentations

4) Twelfth Night – Shakespearean Play

• Group Seminar presentation
• Small Quizzes
• Creative Writing Assignments

5) Independent Novel Study

• Content Test
• Literary essay based upon an Independent novel; MLA Format

Course Evaluation and Marks:

Term Work – 70%

ISU Literary Essay – 10%

Exam – 20%