Accelerated 10th Grade English
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." William Butler Yeats
Welcome to Accelerated 10th Grade English! The goal of Accelerated English 10 is to make students more skilled readers, writers, speakers, and thinkers. We will be reading a variety of literary texts along with selected works of nonfiction, with a strong focus on student choice readings.
We will follow the St. Paul Public Schools district wide sequence of the newly revised Minnesota State Standards. For more information please access: http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/index.html. For an overview of SPPS 10th Grade English Curriculum: SPPS English 10 Curriculum
The course syllabus is attached below on this page and provides more information relevant to the curriculum, grading, and expectations.
Throughout the course of the school year, students will be working to master the writing process, continue to strengthen their reading abilities, and hone their communication skills. Units of study will focus on reading, writing, and thinking in a variety of genres, including non-fiction, fiction, poetry, and texts relevant to media literacy. In addition, students will practice and grow foundation skills, such as organization, vocabulary, grammar, and the utilization of a wide variety of AVID comprehension strategies. Our classroom will work to encourage and provide opportunities for depth of thought, analysis, discussion, and collaboration, particularly around expressing personal beliefs.
I invite you to contact me directly with any questions or concerns you may have.
ALL ASSIGNMENTS AND LESSON PLANS ARE POSTED IN SCHOOLOGY.
You may reach me through the Como High School operator or click on the following:
10 Grade Accelerated English Syllabus 2023/24